Jimmy’s Killer Prawns have packed up and moved to Hermanus. Despite spending what must have been a small fortune on fitting the premise out it didn’t take them long to do the sums. And I wonder just how many other establishments have the fat that’s going to be needed to weather this shrinking market. Maureen’s have closed their restaurant for winter but the pie shop is still roaring. Paquita’s is also closed for a couple of months. It is being renovated after changing hands and its the same story at the Choo Choo cafe on the road to Buffalo Bay. On the upside we have Italia Piccolo around the corner from Muir’s (where Simple Simon used to be). They are a very small Italian deli offering both pies as well as frozen meals at a very reasonable price. These can also be eaten at a very small table in front of the premises. Next there are two new bistro’s at the other end of town. Jamie Blue and Lunar Cafe which can both be found on Thesen’s wharf and which opened just before the festival. Luna Cafe has an interesting menu. I would like to try their French Toast which is something that has failed to excite ever since Silver and Sage dropped it from their menu, sold the shop and stopped selling coffee, cake.