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The Next 48hOURS • Socials Revellers at OmmiBerg Round The Rock Festival last weekend First Base: Top your own pie at “Pizza Queen’s” new restaurant The Next 48hOURS is published by EDITORIaL STaFF EditoriaL Address EditoriaL COnTRIbutors Rani Communications. Every effort has Managing Editor: Naushad Khan Postal: P.O. Box 830, Jenny Morris Maitland, 7404 been made to ensure the accuracy of Production Editor: Peter Tromp Rafiek Mammon the information provided. Editorial Assistant: Aisha Sieed RoxyK Actual: 12 Main Rd. The Next 48hOURS will not be held Senior Designer: Dane Torode Imran Khan Three Anchor Bay responsible for the views and opinions National Sales: Godfrey Lancellas Martin Myers Tel: 021 8024848 expressed by writers and contributors. [email protected] All rights reserved. 2 The Next 48hOURS www.48hours.co.za 11 March - 17 March 2016 The Next 48hOURS • What’s Hot mother city fine dining First Base: Top your own pie at “Pizza Queen’s” new restaurant By Bianca Coleman in the immediate area. The tables ex- whole lot of greens you end up not tend out into the mall where there is eating. I loved it, and the dressing wenty-four years after open- a large children’s play area. For the is divine. I asked Kinga how come ing the first Col’Cacchio adults, there is free Wi-Fi and power it tasted better than anything I can pizzeria on Cape Town’s outlets for laptops and other devices make at home and she suggested it Foreshore, founder of the that need charging. could be because the cooked ingredi- Thugely successful franchise, Kinga Prices are very reasonable. A basic ents are done in the wood-fired pizza Baranowska, has gone back to basics margherita pizza is R45 and all the oven. with the launch of her new restau- toppings are R10 (only avo is R15 I also tried a Banting pizza base rant, First Base. and we can all understand that given, with spicy tomato sauce, Moroccan- Here you can choose from a pared its current, ridiculous out of season spiced aubergine caponato, chicken, down menu of just five signature price). These same ingredients – there crispy onion rings, topped with fresh pizzas and three signature salads, but are 50 of them - can be added to rocket. your options are limitless as you can your basic salad, which costs R15 for I was very happy to have Kinga build and create your own. And that’s leaves, seeds, and dressing (seven va- at my side to help me decide on the just about it – pizzas and salad, with rieties). toppings, as she is the queen of the soft serve ice cream with your choice While you can expect the same The Spud with its crispy dill potatoe topping is a must try pizza. As far as Banting pizza bases of toppings and sauces for dessert. high quality as you get at all go, this one was the best I’ve had – It’s simple, it’s accessible, and it’s de- Col’Cacchio branches, there are some firm enough to hold the toppings licious. small differences. Those 50 topping and nice and crispy around the edges. First Base opened in December. ingredients are not all premium - ach, smoked mozzarella, and crispy prises lettuce, cucumber, basil, roast- It’s light and airy with lots of open like Parma ham - which keeps costs dill potatoes, while The Boulders ed butternut, feta, roasted red pep- * First Base is shop G23 in The Pad- space and clean lines, and all the down. You can still get Banting and has a spicy tomato base, mozzarel- per, pumpkin and sesame seeds, chilli docks shopping centre in Milnerton, food prep areas are visible. You place wheat-free pizza bases for an extra la, chicken meatballs, green pepper, flakes, and seed vinaigrette. I asked corner of Grand National Boulevard your order at the counter and pay for R15, and there are four base sauces – fresh sweetcorn, peppadews, corian- for the chilli to be left off, and added and Race Course Road. it at the same time. tomato, spicy tomato, butternut, and der yoghurt dressing, and fresh co- bacon because, well, bacon makes The restaurant is open daily from This means if you are eating in a butter curry. riander. The signature salads include everything better. 10am until 10pm. hurry there’s no waiting for bills at The signature pizzas range in price Caesar, Cran-Beet, and Butterpop, Everything is tossed together so Call 021 555 4448. the end of the meal. You can also do from R75 to R95. The Spud has a to- and are priced between R55 and R65. you don’t get that situation where For more information, visit firstbase. take aways, and deliveries are offered mato base, mozzarella, wilted spin- I had the Butterpop which com- the good stuff is piled on top of a pizza. Zabalaza back at the Baxter with the latest theatrical voices Excitement is brewing for the sixth dance and musical theatre to physi- productions from the Eden Drama annual Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Fes- cal theatre and theatre for children, Festival, the Cape Winelands Festival tival which takes place daily, for one performed in five different languages and the Overberg Drama Festival are week only, from March 12 to 18, - English, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Zulu and also included in the line-up. where 40 productions from all over Shona. Khayalethu Anthony, who won the the Western Cape will be showcased. Some of the innovations in this Fleur du Cap award for Best Perfor- The hugely popular development year’s festival include a poetry show mance in a review, cabaret or one- festival kicks off with the Zabalaza by Words of War, stand-up comedy person show for ‘The Champion’, re- Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, performed by Amasokolari Township turns to the Zabalaza Theatre Festival March 12 and 13, when all venues Comedy and many musical produc- in a guest performance with his latest and spaces in the theatre complex tions to choose from. production ‘Naked Truth’. will pulsate with dynamic and diverse Widely regarded as one of the An adaptation and translation artistic activities featuring 26 pro- leading theatre development plat- of Janice Honeyman’s ‘Bangalory’s ductions. forms in South Africa, the week-long Back’, which was part of the Bax- The Zabalaza Main Festival fea- event promises to be jam-packed ter’s festive season line-up, will also tures 17 productions and runs from with outstanding young and rising be staged at the festival this year. Monday to Friday, March 14 to 18, talent. The productions were primar- Adapted and translated into isiXhosa with shows on at 10am, 11.15am, ily selected from the eight mini-festi- by Zoleka Helesi, ‘Amabali Ethu’ is 12.30pm, 3pm, 5pm, 6.30pm and vals which were held earlier this year ideal for young children and learn- 8pm daily. in Robertson, Stellenbosch, Khayelit- ers aged 5 to 12 and can be seen at The festival will boast multiple sha, Delft, Athlone, Mitchell’s Plain, 10am or 11.15am daily. from March Isaac Kalombo in ‘Silent Cries’, showing at the Baxter Zabalaza The- genres – from drama, poetry, hip hop, Langa and Nyanga East. The winning 14 to 18. atre Festival - Picture credit: Sithembele Junior LIONEL FRIDAY 18 MARCH RICHIE CAPE TOWN STADIUM TICKETS FROM BIG CONCERTS & COMPUTICKET ALL THE HITS LIONELRICHIE.COM ALL NIGHT LONG SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR 11 March - 17 March 2016 www.48hours.co.za The Next 48hOURS 3 The Next 48hOURS • Theatre Buzz ACTOR FOCUS: Jennifer Steyn By Peter Tromp and all the good ones that come my way, big or small. n this monthly feature, we go That’s really what I dream of...the deep into the minds of some next quality work.