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Plate Up!
Plate Up is a new category to SueCharltondotcom. It will deal with restaurant/food reviews of any kind. It will be based on my experience as a consumer and a patron of a variety of restaurants, bistros,fine-dining, low dining and take-aways that I frequent around South Africa. I am not a…
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Obamarising the Middle East
I don’t profess to be an expert on the politics or dynamics of the Israel/Palestine conflict. Having visited Israel and seen the places of major faiths merge in Jerusalem, it is hard to understand why tolerance, respect of faith and differences can not be established like a no-fly zone around…
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Limp Food
I love eating out. I enjoy the whole dining out experience: new restaurants; new food; service; location; ambiance you name it I love it. So to my horror I report a new trend in curry dishes – that is dishes without crucial ingredients. Two leading indian curry restaurants in the…
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Are The Chips Falling on Sun City
I am a regular degenerate of Sun City. I went to see Leo Sayer open the Sun City Hotel in the early 80’s. Went to see Elton, Linda Ronstadt, Pink, Beach Boys etc. Always had a flutter on the tables. Won a weekend for two when the Palace at The…
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Eleanor Rigby Never ‘Dined’ Alone
Contrary to public perception Eleanor Rigby did not die of a broken heart alone – she in fact dined (excuse pun) alone at Santorini at Sun City, South Africa due to bad service. It has often irritated me that a woman alone who wishes to eat, and goes into a…
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Police Brutality
You get good cops and bad cops… and then you get brutal cops! Why? Bad training? Power mongers? Corruption ? Attitude? South Africa has been plastered on the front pages and top story slots of the international media over the latest brutality by police in Daveyton. It raises the question,…
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PRO’S Create Their Own Agony
Having recently read a colleagues rave about the stupidity and rudeness of some public relations officers (pro’s) just thought I would add my five cents worth. I have for many years bemoaned the lack of media skills that pro’s tend to have. They seem to focus on learning about corporate…