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BURNT Movie Review.

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  BURNT movie review By Lisalee Solomons                  Picture Sourced: Lisalee Solomons, Cape Town. Academy award winner Bradley Cooper gives a stellar performance in this brilliant film about his passion for making food that will leave a lasting impression on his customers. With a brilliant cast including Sienna Miller, Uma Thurman, Omar Sy, Matthew Rhys, Ricardo Scamarcio, Alicia Vikander and Emma Thompson. Adam Jones whose character is played by Cooper; was a well-known chef at a Parisian restaurant owned by his late mentor Jean-Luc until his drug use and very bad temperamental behaviour destroyed his career and his restaurant.  Adam goes into self-isolation in New Orleans to sober up and plans to head to London to restart his career and earn his much wanted third Michelin Star. Back in London, Adam searches for old colleagues to help him open a new restaurant, keeping in mind that all his ex-colleagues/ friends have beef with Adam. He meets Tony Balierdi (Daniel Bruhl), now a

Food crises remains a concern in Cape Town.

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Food crises remains a concern in Cape Town.   By Lisalee Solomons                                                           Picture Sourced: Lisalee Solomons, Cape Town  Since COVID19 hit the world globally, its no secret that many have had to resort to desperate measures in order to get food in their house considering that the lockdown period has caused many to lose their jobs. Some have now taken up the task of planting their own fruit and vegetables in their back garden instead of waiting for government to finally wake up and realise the hunger crises we faced with.  Food is a necessity! It is what is needed to make many of us function throughout the day. It should not be normal to see pensioners or young kids standing in long queues to get food for themselves during the day. We’ve seen a lot of this on our tv screens during the lockdown of many people in Cape town standing outside shelters with their own bakkies or plates waiting for food handouts from people and