{"id":22626,"date":"2025-12-19T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/?p=21017"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:00:16","slug":"breakfast-in-the-bush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-west\/blog\/2025\/12\/19\/breakfast-in-the-bush\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast in the bush"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Monkeys making off with banana bread. Bush babies in the bar. Ellies strolling past the dinner table. <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Dining with Elephants<\/strong> is not your every day cookbook. 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