Cravings Delicatessen, a popular health food deli in the cosmopolitan neighborhood of Sea Point, is launching a healthy and convenient picnic service for the Cape Town Summer season.

The Cravings picnic package is ideal for a day out at the beach, romantic lunches, family gatherings, corporate events and more. Customers can call in to pre-order from the Cravings menu, which consists of a wide selection of freshly made fruit and veggie  juices, tasty smoothies, ice-teas, iced-coffees, fruits, salads, sandwiches and wraps. The food gets packed into a Cravings cooler bag that comes with ice packs and can be collected at the store at any time between 7:30 am and 6:30pm.

Their location in the heart of Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard strip, which is renowned for its beautiful beaches and breath-taking scenery, was the inspiration for Cravings Delicatessen owners Michelle and Mel Uria, to introduce a fun and affordable picnic alternative for holiday makers to enjoy relaxed summer days.

“Our goal is to give both the locals and tourists more time to unwind and enjoy the holiday season by providing them with quality food without the hassle of having to stand in stores in long queues on hot days only to have to go home again to pack food for the days outing,” says Michelle. “There’s something very special about a summer picnic in Cape Town – getting to enjoy the beautiful weather and revel in nature while relishing good healthy food.”

For more information about Cravings Delicatessen and the Cravings picnic baskets, please contact:
Office: 77 Regent Road, Sea Point
Tel: 021 434 5200
Email: cravings@telkomsa.net

Price: R120 for cooler bag (as a refundable deposit or purchase of bag alone excluding contents) and R15 per ice pack
Order times: From 7am
Collection times: From 7:30 am – 6pm (customers to give half hour notice)
Cooler bags must be returned within 30 days in same condition.

Mirrors Café, a new and charming health-bistro-cocktail-lounge, is located right in the heart of bustling Sea Point.

This intimate venue offers tasty Mediterranean-inspired tapas and light meals, coffees, and cocktails – ideal for business lunches, social after work drinks, private functions, and individuals dropping by for a coffee and free Wi-Fi.

Mirrors will be hosting regular social events, cocktail specials, and some of Cape Town’s coolest DJ’s this coming summer!

Vawter, Mainstay and Esprit will be hosting regular bi weekly events at Mirrors from November 2010! Cocktail and drinks specials, loads of amazing prize give-aways, and Cape Town’s coolest, hottest girl DJs will be keeping crowds entertained at Mirrors Cafe.

Open from midday till late
Shop 3, the Equinox Building, 154 Main Rd, Sea Point
Contact: 021 4396776

Mirrors Cafe Menu

Beef Burger @ R45
150g ground basted beef patty served with chips and a side salad
Chicken Burger @40
150g ground chicken patty served with chips and a side salad
With either Cheesy Onion, Pepper Sauce or Tzatziki

Salads
Mirror Salad @ 35
A leafy combination of baby salad leaves with cherry tomatoes, pimento peppers and cucumber served with herbed Vinaigrette
Grilled Linefish Salad @ 40
Grilled Linefish  with chilli salt, served with a salad of Asian leaves and fresh slaw and spiced dressing
Chicken Salad  @ 40
Sesame spiced chicken salad served with soy vinaigrette

Desserts
Toffee fruit Skewers with butterscotch Ice Cream
Strawberry Sundae with Ice Cream and Coulis

Toasted Ciabatta & Panini
A fresh, crispy Italian style Ciabatta or Panini with one of the following,
Greek Pesto Chicken Mayo @ 35
Spiced kofta style beef and Tzatziki @ 40
Pan Roast Butternut and Mirror salad with herbed cream dressing @ 30
All served with Chips and a side salad

“Homestyle dish Of the day’ @ R50
Please ask you waiter about today’s specials

Tapas Menu

Beef Kofta’s with spiced yogurt dipping sauce @ 30
Asian Glazed Chicken with sesame flavours @ 30

Chilli Salted Linefish Skewers with soy dipping sauce  @ 25
Salad tapas, a chunky mix of olives, marinated feta, roast cheery tomatoes and peppers @ 25

“Chefs Tasting plate” @60
Ask your Waiter for Details

Paprika salted Chunky Chips @ 15
Fresh Ciabatta  @ 10
Greek Pesto Dip @ 10
Tzatziki @ 10

A choice of six mouth-watering dishes comprise the Sinn’s Spring Specials, including Moroccan Spicy Chicken Salad, Fish and Chips, Cajun Chicken Burger, Black Lentil Bobotie, Fried Black Mussels Noodles, and Chicken Korma, for a mere R50.

Black Lentil Bobotie

“Sinn’s is my favourite restaurant; they offer consistently top notch service and fantastic food which is decently priced” says Sinn’s patron, Catherine Kannemeyer.

Sinns people

Resonating a contemporary chic style with a relaxed yet opulent atmosphere, Sinn’s is geared with excellent service and warm hospitality. Great value for money and delicious cuisine completes the package, making Sinn’s the prime lunch time spot this spring.

Sinns setting

Visit:      www.sinns.co.za
Tell:     021 465 0967
Email:     indulge@sinns.co.za

Spicy Spring Specials at Sinn’s for R50:

Moroccan Spicy Chicken Salad
Grilled pieces of Harissa coated chicken on a bed of crisp lettuce, cherry tomatoes, chick peas and toasted sesame dressing.

Fish and Chips
Deep-fried hake in a spicy batter with homemade Tartar sauce and golden french fries.

Cajun Chicken Burger
Spicy grilled chicken breast served with a cucumber, red onion and avocado salsa, sour cream and golden french fries.

Black Lentil Bobotie
Cape Malay curried lentils baked with an egg custard and served with rice and sambals.

Fried Black Mussel Noodles
Oriental egg noodles with fresh mussels in a Thai red Curry sauce.

Chicken Korma
Tender pieces of chicken in a mild aromatic curry served with basmati rice and pappadum.

Collins studied at Zevenvaght Chef School, and went on to gain experience at the Lord Charles Hotel, Constantia Uitsig Restaurant, and Poplars in D’Aira Wine Estate; as well as cheffing for the Four Diamonds hotel, Lodge at Vail, Colorado.

Following this Collins took up a three year vocation as restaurant manager at Camps Bay’s internationally renowned Café Caprice. Caprice’s joint owner, David Raad, will be partnering with Collins in the opening of trendy Kloof Street’s new Hudson’s Burger Bar. The bar is targeted at hip burger loving socialites, a crowd known to enjoy the renowned Caprice niche.

Says Collins: “Our concept is to introduce a completely unique, simple, more direct burger bar, offering the highest quality burgers you can get in Cape Town. Our burgers will comprise of freshly ground beef, made in-house, every morning. No soya proteins, limited fat (from the regular 20% down to Hudson’s 5%), and no offal, just whole grain meat! What else makes Hudson’s so unique from the rest? Double crunch fries, sour dough buns, a chickpea and lentil veggie burger, vanilla lemonade, and other innovative toppings to top off the menu. We’re keeping it simple, but interesting.”

The décor and design elements of the burger bar comprise of sustainable products like natural woods and re-cycled; their goal being to create an organic feel, emulating the simplicity of the product.

Hudson’s will cater breakfasts, salads, and desserts, with their main focus on gourmet burgers at an affordable price. It’s been conceptualised as an extension of Caprice’s clientèle and bar-like atmosphere; a place for customers to grab a coffee in the morning and a beer in the eve, with the added convenience of its positioning on cosmopolitan Kloof Street.

Originally found here – reproduced with permission