Katrina Rose Wind

Internationalist by upbringing, food connoisseur by choice, Katrina is a bite-sized wordsmith with endless culinary curiosity. In between writing, photographing and making food, she's thinking about it, with coffee cup in hand – more than anything, Katrina wants to make people excited about being in the kitchen.

How To Make Sure You’re Drinking Enough Water

We’ve all heard it before, ‘drink more water, it’s good for you’. It’s true though, drinking more water can help your skin, aid in weight loss, and help with digestion. Water really…

Eat Better, Live Healthier

I know most of us have told ourselves that this is our year, we’re going to be healthier, eat better, take care of ourselves more but then life gets in the way…

How Lockdown Is Impacting The Restaurant Business

Lockdown has hit the restaurant industry hard – again. The revised level 3 lockdown restrictions that came into immediate effect on Dec 28th, have already caused some irreversible damage to the hospitality…

How To Shop At The Grocery Store Without Getting Sidetracked

Going to the grocery store can be stressful for some. When you’re pressed for time, running around the grocery store trying to grab everything you need can be taxing, and if you’re…

The 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2020

2020 is the year we all stayed home. So it’s no surprise that our most popular recipes of the year reflect that. We’ve got a prego sauce that our readers seem to…

What’s The Difference Between Probiotic and Prebiotic Anyway

I’m sure you’ve heard these two names thrown around before, and maybe even interchangeably. Even though probiotics and prebiotics sound similar, the two play different roles in your gut health. Probiotics and…

Looking at Food Trends For 2021

It’s a new year and with that comes 2021 food trends. Some are welcome to stay (hi sourdough) and some, well, we are glad to see go – pancake cereal or whipped…

Festive Cocktails For Christmas and NYE

When it comes to holiday cocktail recipes, there’s no need to overcomplicate things, the simpler the better. In fact, there is so much you can do with some basic, cocktail ingredients and…

How To Make Hanukkah Special During Corona

Look, 2020 has been rough. Even though there’s a vaccine on the horizon, we don’t know when SA will be getting it, let alone where on the list we fall on. This…

New! Durbanville Hills Honeysuckle Demi Sec Sparkling Wine

The city is sparkling with the latest edition to the Durbanville Hills Sparkling Wine portfolio with the slightly sweeter Honeysuckle Demi-Sec. Doesn’t that sound absolutely divine? Durbanville Hills Honeysuckle Demi Sec The…

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Christmas Specials Around Cape Town

The holiday season is here! Cape Town has loads of Christmas specials to offer, whether you want something on the fancier side or on the more lax side, we’ve got you covered.…

I Tried Making Gigi Hadid’s Pasta Sauce Recipe – I’m Sold

I’ve heard it, you’ve heard it, by now everyone has heard about social media’s obsession with model, Gigi Hadid’s pasta. Back in early quarantine, Gigi Hadid shared a step-by-step spicy vodka pasta…

Picnic Specials Around Cape Town That You May Not Know About

Summer has been teasing us for a quite bit but it seems that it’s finally here to stay. With summer comes more outings, especially those that include eating and drinking outdoors. We’re…

Bree Street’s Newest Hot Spot, Culture Wine Bar

Once we heard a new wine bar was opening in CPT we knew we had to go check it out. It’s not that there is a shortage of bars in this town,…

Why More Professional Athletes Are Eating Plant-Based

You may have thought that going vegan was just a trend but as the years go by, more and more people are making the switch to veganism – especially professional athletes. In…

Peru’s Golden Child, Ceviche

If you thought ceviche was Mexican or Ecuadorian, you were sadly misled, given false information, straight up lied to. Ceviche is Peru’s national dish, our golden child if you will. So much…


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