Ciao Baby - Irene Village Mall, Pta

Family Values

This week we found ourselves in Dimitri’s hometown, P-Town. We ventured to this awesome outdoor shopping centre in Irene called Irene Village Mall. Dimitri and Ion could get lost for hours shopping for anything from shaving products to linen shirts from the top brands. This unique mall also has the first Vide e Café north of the Jukskei River.

Dimitri and family went for to Italian restaurant called Ciao Baby. This modernised tratatoria has amazing pizza. The pizzas have a thin, crispy base- like the real Italian pizza should. We went for our favourite pizza the Quarto Staggioni, which has a different topping in each quarter of the pizza, and the best part is it feels like you’re eating four different pizzas in one. They also serve our favourite water, San Palegrino, yes you can taste the difference with this aqua. The others had homemade Lasagne and Regina Pizza. The Lasagne was tasty but the portion size is too much and it’s rich.

To end our amazing family outing we went for some English Toffee frozen yogurt, at Memory Lane.

This week we would like to know where your best family outing place is. Email us at: best@yourtastebuds.com

Until we eat again,

DimitrION

Local is Lekker

Our taste buds have traveled the world recently in search of the ultimate in good food and wine. We wanted to present some of our most memorable gastronomic experiences from lands afar...so we have added new links on our website: www.YourTasteBuds.com

We recently came back from our European holiday in France and Cyprus and decided to add a new international section to our blog. The reason for creating these pages for you is that when you’re traveling you don’t need to ask your Concierge or Taxi Driver where to eat…they normally send you to touristy and more expensive places. Eating like a local is always lekker.

A memorable little gem in Cyprus is Ta Piatakia (The Little Plates), which is owned by an ex-South African and serves mezes with a twist. We had the traditional hummus, but mixed with carrots, deep fried celery leaves that sound terrible but tastes so good. Many meze later we enjoyed an orange and dark chocolate brownie.

Coming back to SA, a place in Joburg that makes our taste buds tingle every time we eat there is Tashas in Atholl. This is the best fusion food and Greek coffees outside the motherland.

Until we eat again,

DimitrION