This week, meals at some of the world's top restaurants are up for grabs on eBay as part of a charity auction for Action Against Hunger - if you're feeling adventurous, why not place a bet? We also look at Jamie Oliver's ever-expanding foodie empire, and celebrate La Motte Chardonnay's top world ranking.
	Meals at world's top restaurants auctioned on eBay
	Wine: La Motte Chardonnay ranked 4th in the world
	News from abroad: Jamie goes Italian
	Last chance to vote for your favourite seafood restaurant!
As winter starts getting closer, allow cool cocktails to make way for robust red wines. Here are some good spots for sipping by the glass: Cape Town: Bascule Belthhazar Caveau Johannesburg and Pretoria: @Monte The Fish and Wine Company Prosopa Durban: Havana Grill Society

I’ve been eyeing the recycling bins at my son’s school with deep feelings of guilt for many weeks now. Recycling is something that I have been meaning to do for months, even years – but the dilemma has been the bins.

I’ve been trying to find white metal bins in various sizes to match the prized, oversized one in my kitchen (which I hunted for high and low and eventually found in Swellendam en route to a fishing expedition with my husband).

Well, what do you know? There we were, searching for soccer shin guards in a busy mall on Election Day, and as usual I couldn’t resist popping into Mr Price Home. I always seem to find a plate, glass or bowl there, and I did – pretty French bowls in teal blue. I can’t wait to fill them with helpings of my 12-hour spoon lamb.

As I passed the cupcake section, I spotted my target – an array of metal bins lined the floor, a wee bit smaller than my kitchen one but perfect. My husband (by now he was waiting in the car with very hungry kids) just smiled as I clattered to the car with three new bins.

One is already filled with glass, another with paper and the other with teabags, eggshells and watermelon rind, which will become a compost heap on our tiny city patio.

Our two-year-old thinks they’re perfect, too: just the right height to jump onto when he keeps me company while I’m making cakes – his favourite pastime at the moment.

Now I can’t wait to do my first recycling duty – while I try to stay focused on the cake sales at school.

Happy eating

Abigail
Eat Out Editor