The last Malva pop up shop was amazing, so am so glad there is another one soon – this time in the beautiful space at The Factory Cafe in Glenwood, and in conjunction with a sculpture exhibition by Bryan Cusack.
Make sure you’re there on Thursday 30th May from 6pm.
It’s time for fresh calamari for lunch and then takeaways from the Eat Greek stall - I’m yearning for marinated calamari and some skordalia! Head to The Food Market this Saturday at the Hellenic Hall in Durban North if this has your taste buds tingling like mine!!!
Looking forward to this pop up shop immensely:
Irene from Lulushop is having an open day – yay!
All of her carefull curated trinkets and treasures will be on sale:
from kitchenalia & furniture, to mirrors, tin/timber trunks, table lamps and ceiling lights
and much more!
You will need to email irene@lulushop.co.za for address and directions, then get there this Saturday 25th May between 9am and 2pm.
Please be aware that you will need to sign in before entering & there will be security.
It’s like a wine club – but for coffee!!!
LOVE this idea, have to get a home coffee machine soon dammit!
Check out this cool offer:
Coffee Mag select 6 of the best of South Africa’s artisanal roasters each quarter and send you a bag of each of their beans to your door – so you get to try out something different every time.
COST:
R400 a quarter (6 x 250g bags)
Every quarter there are 6 new roasters so you’ll sample 24 independent coffee roasters over the course of the year.
Hit this link if you’re keen.
Deliveries close this Friday, 17th May for the first batch (that’s tomorrow!!!)
Crush issue 29 is live – go drool ;)
Another cool evening planned at Freedom Cafe on Tuesday 28th May – the Ring Ring Bling Launch with Blossom Handmade – some very cute and quirky handmade jewellery pieces to ogle over while you sup and sip. My kind of evening ;)
{click image to enlarge}
Bookings: 082 564 5804 or cakegirl@mweb.co.za
Every year in SA, something awesome happens called the Twitter Blanket Drive.
It’s put together by some amazingy selfless people who give of their time, energy and good spirit for such a good cause – collecting and donating blankets to those in need of them each winter. The country-wide collection takes place on May 25th with drop off points around Durban and a main collection point and ‘tweetup’ meeting spot at Wakaberry Durban North – so get involved!!! Here’s a bit of the background on the TBD:
Initiated in 2010 by Founder, Melanie Minnaar, the Twitter Blanket Drive started with a single tweet:
What if each person on Twitter donated a blanket?
What sprang from this is a uniquely South African, community-driven response to the needs of the poor during the winter months of the year. The Twitter Blanket Drive movement has grown exponentially. In 2012, 13 000 blankets were collected by the TBD and donated to organisations who assist the needy, homeless and indigent. All beneficiaries of the TBD are verified Non-Profit Organisations (NPOS), as registered with the Department of Social Development. All beneficiaries for the national drive are verified through national networking organisation, info4africa (www.info4africa.org.za).
For 2013, events will be held across the country on 25 May.
Events take on the form of a ‘Tweetup’, whereby Twitter users tweet about donating their blankets and all enjoy a meal or drink at a collection point.
THE DURBAN COLLECTIONS: 25th May 2013
Wakaberry Durban North is the main collection point for Durban with blanket collection boxes also available at Florida Road, Kloof and Umhlanga.
Durban have nominated to collect and donate blankets to KwaCare which operates soup kitchens and provides food parcels to needy families, with a focus on assisting orphans, vulnerable children and child-headed households.
How can you help?
For more details on the Durban leg of the Twitter Blanket Drive, please get in touch with Fred Felton (@fredfelton) on 076-977-5788 or email falconscove@gmail.com
One of my favourite online foodie mags – Sweet Paul - has just published a kid’s issue – so much amazing inspiration for kid’s food, parties, dress-up, room decor, clothing and more and the photography is just amazing!
Click here to read the issue in full for free
