Concert on the Deck – Love, Life & Opera– Sat 25th February 2012 15h00 – 17h30
From Gingko’s newsletter: 
With February being the month of love, we thought we’d put together a programme that would celebrate some of the world’s greatest love songs. Michèle Corbin (soprano) and Donato Somma (tenor) will perform a wonderful selection of operatic, [...]

La Cucina di Ciro, set in a delightful old house off 7th Ave Parktown North, and Osteria Tre Nonni in Grafton Ave Craighall Park  (5 minutes from Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse),  have both  had their membership renewed for the 2012 American Express Platinum Fine Dining Awards.  The prestigious programme has strict criteria relating to quality, cuisine, decor, service, [...]

The nationwide winners of the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards were announced last night. Congratulations to 3 restaurants in the Parks Region who scooped awards. -

Best steakhouse countrywide: The Local Grill Parktown North
The City Press ViP Sunday Breakfast Award: The Salvation Cafe 44 Stanley Ave
no 7 in Best Restaurants nationwide [...]

See http://www.jhblive.com/reviews/restaurants/the_king_of_soups/67210

Listen to Hot Club d’Afriques, a Gypsy Swing Jazz band while enjoying a tapas spread    3.30 – 6pm @ R250/p head To book  catherine@gingko.co.za    011 4863361

I have 2 ‘foodie’ guests who come across from Pretoria to sample Jozi’s best restaurants.  They have been so knocked out by D-W 11-13, voted in the top 20 restaurants in South Africa, that they came back for more last week.  As the restaurant is just around the corner in the Dunkeld West shopping centre [...]

See http://www.jhblive.com/reviews/shops/passion_deli/58513

 La Vie en Rose, the newest hotspot for all foodies, is one garden eatery you have to visit.   See Joburg Live’s review at http://www.jhblive.com/live/review_view.jsp?review_id=52778 ; Another great find is  Contessa’s Tea Shop. See http://www.jhblive.com/reviews/restaurants/high_tea_at_contessa/53736 

An excellent owner run family Italian restaurant. Great value for money and has always been a firm favourite for a good well-priced Italian meal. Try it.  See http://www.jhblive.com/reviews/49604 

Launched 11 years ago, RMB WineX is the premier wine event in South Africa. There will be some 1 500 wines available for tasting from the 250 Cape Producers exhibiting. The exhibitor line-up this year includes award-winning producers such as Nederburg, Fleur du Cap, Tokara and Saronsberg, while there will also be newcomers such as [...]