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fountain, a tiny sushi and cocktail bar, another restaurant and a club privé (which is not very private at all), Trinity is eager to push all levers down to brighten, and to eventually warm, the city’s nights. 15 Bennett Street, Green Point, 021 418 0624

GoinG oh so Green in Green Point Zoned “a park for the enjoyment of all” back in the 1700s, the Green Point Common has had its fair share of deviations from the original plan of usage, as parts of it were subsequently turned into a wasteland, a stadium, a golf course, a Virgin Active parking lot, a military parade ground, and even a concentration camp during the Anglo-Boer War. Finally 12 hectares of its westernmost corner have arrived at its designated, bio-diverse and happy function. The new Green Point Park, open from sunrise to sunset all year and accessible through four gates, offers a fresh visual vantage on the city and its mountains. With a lake, fynbos garden, and an educational parcours, Green Point Park has given green, the ultimate megatrend of the past billion years, a new home.

Diversify, Diversify, Diversify The mantra of any stockbroker holds true for the expansion strategies of Giorgio Nava. While his restaurant 95 Keerom continues to serve top-notch South African-Mediterranean fare, and Carne SA caters for meat lovers, Giorgio has now branched off into pasticceria land with Caffe Milano, situated at 153 Kloof Street. It offers the choice of 30 pastries and seven home-made breads. Anything missing in the portfolio? Of course – cheese. Mozzarella S.A. is now open in Lower Kloof Street, opposite the vida e caffè. We came for lunch and had a sublime Rotolo di Verdura, little sushi-like creations, but oozing of al dente mozzarella wrapping instead of the algae, and with a deliciously harmonised filling of vegetables.mozzarella S.a., 51 Kloof Street, 021 422 5822

the Genie in the bottleTo lure the spirit out of the Gran Patron Burdeos, you have to dig deep in your pocket. At R360 a shot, this is as exquisite as it gets in Cape

Town’s recently opened Tequila Town on Buitengracht. For philosophical sojourns into the world of tequila, pop in early. Bartender Anthony knows it all: “If you wake up from a good tequila, you should still feel drunk. If it was a bad tequila, you’ll have a hangover.” On Monday’s “Industry night” the place hums with dozens of Cape Town bartenders and aficionados wildly swirling and shaking those bottles.tequila town, 39 Buitengracht, 082 457 4550

At A stretch A smart way to keep sane and happy in the everyday, is to concentrate on what some call the “here and now”. Once the chime tolls in the yoga studio, it is all about breath, posture and harmony with the world. While morphing into balancing sticks, rabbit, camel, up-dog or an aeroplane, yoga has the power to send shockwaves of inner peace into the universe.

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The trick works by focussing attention. All we need to think about are our movements within an energetic bubble of two cubic metres, hovering blissfully above our exercise mat. And that’s why the mat is so important. We spend a lot of time with it, as we rotate, stretch, kneel and backbend. It’s warm, comfy and doesn’t talk back at us. And at times, when we lie on it, face down, with our lips millimetres away from it, blissful union can seem tantalisingly within reach … unless you happen to inhale some of the nasty chemicals that find their way into most mats.

Few mat producers use natural rubber. Even fewer are fully biodegradable, and no company we ever heard of plants a tree for every mat sold. Starting at R534 Jade Yoga mats, the Rolls Royce of the mat world, are now available in South Africa. For those who want to make sure that all is really, really well, with themselves and the earth.076 306 0300, www.jadeyoga.co.za

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