About

For those who don’t know me, my name is Demi and I am madly in love with Durban, almost as much as my Iphone … ok that’s pushing it a little far, but I really do love living here! Honestly, we have some of the best weather in the world, great beaches and are in close enough proximity that we can spend weekends in the Berg or up at one of the many big 5 game reserves and, did I mention the weather? all 320 days of sunshine a year!

Another big love of my life, other than my children and man, is food. I love to cook it, eat it, take pictures of it and just look at it – no, seriously, I like to walk down the aisles of supermarkets looking at all the different ingredients in store all the while making mental notes for future reference, obviously only when I have the luxury of time on my side! I love eating out with my boyfriend and friends, which is frequently, and really enjoy programs such as Master Chef, Cake Boss and well the food channel in general.

My cooking skills or passion didn’t come naturally, I think my first husband whom I’ve known since I was 16 could tell you some trial and error horror stories and I’m sure can’t believe he is still alive today to tell the tales. Yes, I started out as an awful, terrible, disastrous cook. It was only when we (my ex & I) lived with his mother for a year or so that I began to feel inspired, she was an Italian kitchen goddess, who could cook up a storm in no time. Then along came my twins and that’s when I got serious. I started buying recipe books so I could make my own baby food, bought all the different kitchen nik-naks, discovered all the things these nik-naks could do, progressed onto entertaining friends, I even started making ravioli and selling it in bulk at a farmers market. Since then I’ve been unstoppable, trying out recipes and exploring the culinary world, even learning to love the food I had hated for years and my passion for food and cooking has grown from there …

So what better way to further express my passion for food than through a blog. I want to share all my restaurant raves and reviews, tried and tested wines and recipes and just a whole lot more about food I love. I would also like hear your feedback regarding anything I post so please make use of the comment boxes.

You will also find me on twitter @durbadining and facebook http://www.facebook.com/DurbanDining.

Happy eating, cooking and entertaining!