The inaugural FOOD XX Symposium and Awards will be taking place next month in Cape Town with the objective of supporting womxn in the food, drinks, and hospitality industries. In the lead up to the event, we bring you Studio H's top 10 South African female-run food businesses for 2019.

In other top story news, Kumari Govender gives her top 6 fashion and decor trends for 2019, we share the artist lineup for the upcoming Baz-Art International Public Art Festival and I review Chef Matt Manning's first official restaurant Grub & Vine.

We've also got tickets for grabs to see DJ Bonobo at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town or at Sounds Wild at Fox Junction in Johannesburg, enter here!

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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