Allsorts, chocolate orange, coconut – Nespresso revives these yummy memories in time for the Festive Season with their Limited Edition Variations. They recently sent me these three flavours to try for myself, and I’ll be honest, I’m kind of avoiding the liquorice and...
Gift idea: Doppio Zero gets everyone in the festive spirit
Syllable is affiliated to Doppio Zero and their social media agency. Take the guesswork out of gifting this year with a selection of treats from Doppio Zero. Whether you’re looking for a gift for clients, colleagues, or that family member who has everything, you can’t...
The NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto Mini Me
About a year ago NESCAFÉ launched its Dolce Gusto pod system in South Africa, with the pay-offline “Coffee is not just black”. The reason behind this is because of the dual-pod system: dehydrated milk pods and coffee pods. But they also don’t stop at coffee. I...
Coffee, tea, or me part 5: Happy.Me combines the best of all thing nice
While Happy.Me is best known for its happy-making bubble tea, they also serve a variety of coffee- and chocolate-based drinks. Recently I visited the Fourways store to try out the chocolate drinks, and I took Nafisa along to take pics, share in the happy sweetness,...
The Perfect Cup – the perfect way to start a Saturday
The wonderful people at Zomato recently gave me a voucher to The Perfect Cup in Parkview. I love how they (the Zomato-ites) always introduce me to places I haven’t been to before. So on Saturday morning, I decided to treat myself and my neighbour, Pam, to breakfast at...
Is your blood type coffee?
I'm not addicted to coffee, although it does significantly enhance my personality in the mornings. I can manage quite well without it over weekends (mostly), and don't drink it past 11:00 in summer (it makes me feel hot - not necessarily like that - more so than tea...
The often-mentioned birthday wishlist
In a little over two months’ time, it’s my birthday. Again. Yes, these things have a tendency to happen quite frequently, and my feelings about it are rather ambivalent; usually not so great. Apparently this time I can also claim to be at the lower-reach of a midlife...
Nescafé launches their Dolce Gusto range in SA
In September Nescafé launched its Dolce Gusto pod system in South Africa. The event paired the coffee variants with delicious mouthfuls of surprising flavours, presented in ways as innovative as their beautiful machines. The product line's pay-off line is "Coffee is...
Gimme coffee!
Fridays are lazy days for me to blog, so maybe I'll stick to Infographic Friday. I'm avoiding caffeine today because in treating one of my three major health issues, I've triggered another. Fortunately I keep my  C8H10N4O2 consumption to a minimum to avoid triggering...