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Slaying in the Summer: Win tickets to the Cosmo Summer Party

The hotly anticipated, annual Cosmo Summer Party is back and ready to kick off the Mother City holidays on Saturday, 26 November at Shimmy Beach Club. This year the Cosmo team is taking things to a whole new level with the biggest party, the biggest names and the coolest theme yet.

The Cosmo Summer Party of the year!

Cosmo Summer Party

Entertainment on the night will feature international and local DJ royalty, including homegrown hero Black Coffee. With his worldwide appeal, recent BET award wins and having hosted the best international residencies, Coffee is the freshest act to have come out of Africa in a long time.

Other entertainment on the night will be Cape Town born and bred DJ Minx; Jhb-based DJ, presenter and MC, DJ Loyd newcomer on the international scene, Joccie Borg, and much-loved local legend, the versatile and talented Leyton Lee.

With the event’s theme of “Slaying in the Summer” guests can get creative yet sexy and glam with slinky bikinis, sarongs, board shorts, tropical prints, flowers in the hair, and anything else that signifies summer, sunshine and parties.

Event starts at 19h00 for 20h00 and tickets cost R350 and can be purchased at www.cosmopolitan.nutickets.co.za/summer

Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram @CosmopolitanSA.

Win tickets to ring in #COSMOSummer

All you have to do to win a set of double tickets to the party of the year is to comment below and you are in the draw! Extra entries for Facebook and Twitter shares – make sure to leave a separate comment for each share telling me where you’ve shared the giveaway and put your Twitter handle and/or Facebook name in the comment for verification. Max of 3 entries per person. The winner will be announced 18 November 2016.

Good luck!

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Strawberry Festival at the Stellenbosch Slow Market

It’s strawberry festival time and the Stellenbosch Slow Market will be celebrating it in style on 1 October!

On Saturday, 01 October 2016, strawberry season will officially be celebrated at the Stellenbosch Slow Market where everything from freshly plucked strawberries, strawberry sausages, to strawberry soaps and bath salts as well as strawberry plants will be on sale.

Strawberry Festival at the Stellenbosch Slow Market

Meet South Africa’s queen of strawberries

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Come and meet South Africa’s queen of strawberries – strawberry farmer, Deonette Bourbon-Leftley, who has been growing these ruby red beauties for more than 31 years on her 24 hectare farm in Paarl. She says: “Our strawberries are grown with love and delivered with pride. They are ripened by the sun, and therefore are plump and sweet and last longer.”

Deonette farms with 5 strawberry varieties – Festival, Honour, Virtue, Monterey and Commitment, and ensure that 6 hours after picking the strawberries they are at the market or other clients. “Honour is a big, delicious and plump and a bit firmer than its lovely cousin, Commitment. Festival again is longer in shape and Virtue rounder in shape.  They are all delicious and juicy,” explains Deonette.

What to expect at the Strawberry Festival

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Says Dr. Gail Blake, owner of the Stellenbosch Slow Market: “Visitors can expect strawberry cocktails from Dr. Juice, strawberry tea and even strawberry bread from Fine Pastries. Native Chocolates will provide strawberry chocolate delights, and everyone should try our strawberry burgers from Flamed. And of course there will be strawberry fudge, strawberry sushi and even strawberry liqueur from Kaapse Liqueur. Ollie’s Sausages, who never disappoints with a variety of sausages of all types, will also be selling a uniquely created strawberry sausage. And that’s only a hint of what can be expected.”

Five strawberry facts

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Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen in spring.

The strawberry is a member of the rose family.

Strawberries are the only fruit that wear their seeds on the outside. On average, there are 200 seeds on each berry.

Strawberries are packed with Vitamin C. Eight strawberries will provide 140 percent of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin C for kids.

Strawberries are believed to help reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers. They are low in calories and high in vitamins C, B6, K, fiber, folic acid, potassium and amino acids.

Over and above these, visitors of the Strawberry Festival can also look forward to many other culinary delights, refreshments, boutique wines, original art and much more.

There is no entry fee to the market and ample parking is available.

DATE & TIME: Saturday, 01 October 2016, 09h00 to 14h00

VENUE: Oude Libertas Estate, Corner of Oude Libertas & Adam Tas, Stellenbosch

For more information, visit www.slowmarket.co.za or call +27 21 886 8514.

Also join the conversation on Facebook (SlowMarket), Twitter (@TheSlowMarket), Instagram (SlowMarket) and Pinterest (SlowMarket).

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