en-us http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/xml/articles.asp?feedID=35 SoftPage http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/Dorrestein-wedding.asp After returning from their idyllic wedding in Legacy’s Nosy Iranja in Madagascar, Mike Rowley and Susie Dorrestein threw a cocktail party to celebrate their marriage. About 150 of their friends and family, who had been unable to join them on the island, joined them at The Michelangelo ballroom for the function. The decor was minimalist, with soft lighting and whites setting the scene for a tropical cocktail party. ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/Dorrestein-wedding.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/coke-fest.asp Thousands of music lovers rocked out to the sounds of international and local musos at this year’s Coke Zero Fest. And where better to experience the sounds of Oasis, Panic at the Disco, Snow Patrol, Zebra-and-Giraffe and Cassette than in the Miller Genuine Draft pavilion? Post-event dissection of the day’s entertainment saw Snow Patrol outshining Oasis as the day’s firm favourite. ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/coke-fest.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/harley-hilfiger.asp Beautiful people and hopeful entrants headed to the Harley Davidson dealership in Sandton to see who would walk away with a Harley Roadster. With the purchase of the new Hilfiger fragrance, people were automatically entered into a competition to win the iconic bike. ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/harley-hilfiger.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/hyde-park-shopping.asp ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/hyde-park-shopping.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/an-evening-of-sheer-luxury2.asp ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/an-evening-of-sheer-luxury2.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/penguin-launch.asp ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/penguin-launch.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/glamour-birthday.asp Condé Nast’s Glamour, edited by the ever-glam Pnina Fenster, celebrated its fifth birthday with a glamorous bash hosted by the Mall of Rosebank at a fully transformed Cranks restaurant. Guests enjoyed Absolut cocktails and steaming bowls of fragrant Thai and Vietnamese delicacies before hitting the dance floor, which was activated and stimulated by Jo’burg music diva, DJ Andrea. ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/glamour-birthday.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/cosmos-25th-birthday.asp Hundreds of guests rocked the house at Cosmo’s 25th birthday party, which was recently held at Taboo at 24 Central. The event saw a mix of shlebs, media mavens and fans of the mag. celebrating a quarter of a century of female-driven fun and fabulousness. Pasella’s sexy Paul Rothman served as MC as guests cut loose to the sounds of 1st Project and Zebra & Giraffe. ]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/cosmos-25th-birthday.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/vilanfante.asp The Vilafonté team – the world’s first American-South African joint winemaking venture – celebrated the launch of its 2006 vintages of the Vilafonté Series C and Series M with a wine tasting. ]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/vilanfante.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/joburg-art-fair.asp Jozi’s petit but potent (and ever-growing) art world – artists, curators, gallerists, buyers and the arts media – came out to play for the launch of the second annual Jo’burg Art Fair. Looking forward, expect big things: last year’s fair attracted more than 6 500 visitors, generating buoyant sales of some R30-million over a few days. ]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/joburg-art-fair.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/chef-of-the-year.asp Jodi-Ann Pearton of the Food Design Agency in Johannesburg whisked her way to the top and nabbed a R40 000 cash prize in the By Invitation Only Chef of the Year competition at this year’s Hostex hospitality and catering exhibition at the Sandton Convention Centre. The crowd-pleasing contest, sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions, involves having six of SA’s top chefs prepare a three-course meal in three hours using a ‘mystery basket’ of ingredients. ]]> Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/chef-of-the-year.asp http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/melrose-arch-launch.asp Northern Jo’burg was provided a lifestyle B12 vitamin injection with the introduction of Melrose Arch’s new R2-billion Piazza and Galleria precincts. Shopaholics, lounge lizards, social mavens and curious tourists “oohed” and “aahed” as they explored its shop-lined streets and new central square, the latter inspired by Siena’s Piazza del Campo and crisply reinterpreted with a modern South African new-urbanism twist. ]]> Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sandtonmag.co.za/pages/421483389/Scene/melrose-arch-launch.asp