Spades & Spoons- organically delicious!

I first discovered Spades & Spoons at KAMERSVOL just a few weeks ago and I was immediately intrigued by their absolutely delicious coconut crackers and other RAW products! I was very happy to find out that they were just down the road from Vesper's school where the old Organic at Heart was located.

First interesting thing I noticed were the vintage books .....containing the menus! 

Very cool idea (just like our wedding invites!!)

Surprisingly all these raw goodies are actually really tasty....

The Space is simple and decorated with lovely vintages pieces , flowers  and herbs from the garden...

 

 

They have a lot of great juices and very intriguing breakfast choices (RAW & COOKED!)....and they do serve MEAT  with their pledge in MIND:
"We aim to source all of produce from organic, fair-trade suppliers, to develop relationships with local organic farmers and to practice sustainability, recycling and re-purposing principles at every stage." 

This is their story!

And this was my delicious breakfast: Traditional Galette with Organic Eggs, Mushroom and Tomatoes....yum!

Great place to take the kids as well....

23 Constantia Road, Wynberg,
Cape Town, South Africa

Hilton Spa Boutique ....as TRASHY as Paris!!!

It had been about a year from my last Groupon experience, so I thought I'd give it another try!!! big mistake....

What was advertised as an Aromatherapy Massage at the Hilton Spa Boutique - was possibly the worst massage I have had in a very long time. To sum it all up....Vesper and her tiny little hands would have given me a much better massage then the 12 year old massage therapist (I seriously doubt any of her credentials).

I knew as we walked in this was definitely not the classiest place in town.....it was all confirmed when I realized that the treatment room was actually not even big enough for the therapist to walk around the table...and the floor was covered in oil.

The oil she used had absolutely no AROMA and I'm pretty sure it was some sort of canola or vegetable oil...! lovely.....

Her technique was ......non existent -I had a much better massage in Madagascar when the therapists ended up being the housekeeper and the maintenance guy !!

Lesson learned AGAIN.....pay full price and enjoy some of our great Spas like the One & Only, Fresh Wellness at the Cellars and my little local favorite Ambiente!!! world class....and stay away from anything that has the word HILTON in it!

The Chandelier says it all!!!