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FairfoodieView all
The Fairfoodies answer your daily foodie needs: what's for dinner? Where can I get a decent cup of coffee? What wine should I take to bookclub? What new trendy spot can I brunch at this weekend? With an online archive of recipes, we've got your menus covered from flash affairs to Sunday night suppers. We're based in Cape Town but would love your input on yummy new haunts around the country.
The Grillroom
The Grillroom, the new kid on the Franschhoek strip, is the latest venture of chef Matthew Gordon who brought you the Haute Cabriere Cellar Restaurant The French Connection bistro. What's more, their winter cocktail menu will keep you warm all afternoon. I haven't had a chance to check it out ...
Coffee and dessert at Woolies
It's not as simple as it sounds, as you do have to go home and get baking after your cup of coffee, but I still love the concept of Woolworths' new coffee cup holders that have a recipe printed on the inside. I got Justin Bonello's crème brulee with my morning latte, and - if I'm not too lazy - ...
Mission SuccexyView all
The musing of Samantha Steele, a twenty-something year old trying to find her way in the big, wide world - which at the moment is Cape Town. Read about my search for work, love and good times. To keep up with my daily foibles, follow me on Twitter @steelesm
Single in the city
Through a series of rather unfortunate events everyone in my immediate family is single. We're not talking about calamitous events; just unfortunate ones that led to unwanted realisations between couples. This situation is very different from this time last year when I was the only single ...
Computer conspiracy
I sighed, tucked my hair behind my ears, got down on my hands and knees and crawled underneath the desk. The rear of the computer screen jutted over the back of the table above my head; my two colleagues were peering over the desk while I stared despairingly at the mess of tangled cords at the ...
InFashionView all
Fairlady Fashion Assistant Cara-Lee will keep you up to date and in the know with what’s happening with our fashion team and share their flair with what’s now and how to wear it. Here’s to keeping you in good fashion company
Durban fashion shoot l Day Two
It was a yummy breakfast and beautiful patio setting that greeted us bright and early this morning. We then set off to a lush nature reserve towards Pinetown. After a 15 minute sandy walk, downhill (we were dreading the hike back up), we found ourselves surrounded by a magical waterfall and ...
Durban fashion shoot l Day One
We hit the skies and jetted off to a very hot and humid Durban on Monday to shoot four editorials for our upcoming issues, and got off to a rocky start when I tried to use a GPS in our rental car - I'm somewhat technically challenged! Once we finally headed off, nervously guided by a little ...
Style DiariesView all
Read about Style Intern Sunshine's fashion and beauty adventure as she completes her internship with Fairlady and shares her favourite style finds. You can also follow her on Twitter @sunshineshibs
YUM YUM! LuloCafe
Our first YUM YUM candidate is baby-faced Mike Maliwa aka LuloCafe. As part of Johannesburg's hot young DJ talent, he is flourishing in South Africa and you will soon see him on the international stage. He is down to earth, very friendly and makes it almost impossible to resist his natural ...
Deon Maas: Witboy in Africa
The first time I met Deon Maas was at a media event in 2006. He was very good friends with my then boss and I remember thinking what a presence he had. Maybe because I've never seen anyone over 40 years with earrings and tight jeans. I was in awe! Fast forward to 2010 and I was just as drawn to ...
Beauty uncutView all
Get an inside look at the goings on of the Fairlady beauty department. We'll share our best beauty tips, make-up info and trend advice - and bust a few beauty myths along the way!
Guess what?!
Last week I attended the launch of a hot new fragrance by Guess - Seductive! Beauty eds were treated to an evening of champagne, cocktails and canapés in the presence of some of SA's hottest models showing off the new fragrance. Created by perfumer Veronique Nyberg, look forward to seductive ...
RoC rocks summer
It's days like these (well in Cape Town at least) that I resent being in the office. If my extension was long enough I swear I'd drag my desk all the way to Company Gardens and just sit there on the grass with my friends - the squirrels - blogging away happily. Luckily many more days like today ...
Open bookView all
Love reading? Then Open Book is the blog for you. Join the conversation as we discuss our favourite books, authors and book news.
Orange or lemon?
This year's Orange Prize winner has been announced: Barbara Kingsolver, for her novel The Lacuna. Apparently it's about the Mexican revolution and the communist witch-hunts in the US in the 50s. Also in the running was Hilary Mantel, for Wolf Hall. Most of those of us in the FAIRLADY office ...
Do gooders
Behind the Badge Last Wednesday, Behind the Badge - The untold stories of South Africa's police service members(Zebra Press) by Andrew Faull was launched. The book is a collection of interviews with current and former policemen. Their interesting commentary about policing under apartheid, ...
