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Voodoo Lily in Birdhaven relaunched with fresh new look and menu
Voodoo Lily restaurant in leafy Birdhaven is boasting a bright new look and a fresh new menu under the well-known ownership of Johannesburg restaurateur Larry Hodes, who owns Arbour Café around the corner from Voodoo Lily, as well as Calexico at 44 Stanley. “Birdhaven is an incredible suburb and Voodoo Lily is up to the challenge of being the ‘go to’ restaurant for the community, delivering an excellent service for business people, couples, families, and friends,” he says. The New York-style restaurant with its indoor and outdoor spaces, is designed to be the ideal place for amazing meals from morning to night, tea and coffee, after work drinks, all types of functions, a post-dog-walk snack, or a place to work with a separate corner adapted as ‘workstations’. The restaurant has seating for 160 – 80 outside and 80 inside – and a staff of 20. Dominating the new décor are two stunning mosaics – a magnificent wallpaper mosaic depicting a voodoo lily and created out of thousands of...
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Appetite Fest returns spruced for spring Appetite Fest, the biggest culinary and entertainment festival that Pretoria has ever seen, returns to Time Square from 13 to 15 September 2019. This year’s three-day Appetite Fest promises to be bigger and better than the inaugural festival in 2018, with an extra day added to give food adventurers more time to explore, as well as more...
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Stop smacking the snooze button; Climate disruption is here “Stop smacking the snooze button. Climate disruption is here. You need to know what to do,” says sustainability facilitator, greening specialist and climate change leader Lorraine Jenks. Having researched the impacts of climate change on events and tourism in Africa, Jenks is in a position to help you understand WHY climate change is having the...
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Event budgeting tips from the pros
Planning and orchestrating different types of events requires a strategic approach to budgeting. While your events may differ wildly in nature, for example, a fundraiser compares to a conference, the budgeting steps to set you up for success will largely remain the same. This article will walk you through the key steps to take that will help you...
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Feng shui your day
Seating and setting up an event might seem fairly straightforward but there are some tips and tools Meetings can offer to help deliver maximum impact. Spatial awareness First and foremost, assess the full dimensions of your room – not just the length and breadth but also the height of the entire space you are working with. If your set-up requires...
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City Lodge Hotel Group undergoes fabulous refurbs
The City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has a series of refurbishments in progress to refresh and modernise its properties. Courtyard Hotel Sandton and five Road Lodges around the country are currently being given a makeover. The Road Lodge Umhlanga Ridge is undergoing a softs refurbishment, with new carpets in the passages and vinyl flooring in the...