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The wines to drink when wilting in the heat. And get a free organic cotton bottle bag.

Clare — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:48:32 +0000

Chill out there and sample these 6 taste bud puckering wines which have been personally tried by Shirley ” The Palate” Griffiths of Vino Pronto in Gardens. In fact, buy all six and you get a free 4 bottle organic cotton wine holder carry bag. What could be nicer?? There’s also room to stick a rolled up magazine in the bag, [...]

Picnics on the lawn at Casa Labia, Muizenberg.

Clare — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:45:57 +0000

Casa Labia are doing picnics on the lawn until the end of March. The cost is R285 for two, and you get a generous hamper of dips, salads, cold meats, cheeses, fruit and chocolate brownies. Kids are R50 a head (cheese rolls, cup cakes, fruit juice and a surprise toy). A family pack for two adults and two [...]

Muisbosskerm restaurant, Lambert’s Bay.

Clare — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:01:30 +0000

A drive back from the Cederberg one Sunday was a perfect excuse to make a diversion over to Lambert’s Bay for lunch and try out a restaurant on the beach that I had been hearing about for a long time, but never had the time or opportunity to visit. Muisbosskerm was the name and I had [...]

The Restaurant at Waterkloof.

Clare — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:12:42 +0000

The view from inside the main building at Waterkloof never fails to impress. 10 meter high glass walls frame glorious vistas out over False Bay and the countryside surrounding the beautifully designed building. You have to stand there for a few few minutes to adjust, and take it all in. A glass of their delicious wine helps, and [...]

Winemaker’s chat – Elunda Basson – J.C. Le Roux.

Clare — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:59:43 +0000

Who or what has had the biggest impact on you in winemaking? My 7 years as winemaker at Nederburg really helped shape the type of winemaker I am today. It was an old cellar when I started there in 1999 and in the following few years our company invested a huge amount [...]

Dalewood Lanquedoc and Huguenot Cheese.

Clare — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:51:04 +0000

I have always felt that South African cheese could be as good as any cheese produced anywhere in the world. The cheese platter at George Jardine’s is evidence of how good it can be. Too often in restaurants you get a badly chosen selection of cheeses straight from the fridge that taste of very little. A few [...]

Tabak Chili Sauce.

Clare — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:04:11 +0000

Church Shop on Spin Street in Cape Town is owned by the President people. They are a design company, and they organised the Toffie Food Festival in 2011 (and another one coming in 2012). They sell all sorts of stuff there. I mean, all sorts. Retro design calendars, vintage balls from South America, wooden sunglasses, T-shirts with photo’s [...]

Lock, Double Stock and Eight Smoking Gnocchi Pans at Liam Tomlin’s.

Clare — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:10:41 +0000

Clare Mack and Neil Pendock go back to school and learn how to make risotto, gnocchi and fruit minestrone If Guy Ritchie was to direct Master Chef SA, Liam Tomlin would be typecast as the cynical hard man judge with lethal knife skills. For Dublin-born Tomlin learned his trade in London with the Roux brothers. “You [...]

Chefs Chat. Floris Smith – Bushman’s Kloof.

Clare — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:31:57 +0000

1. Why did you become a chef? Firstly, my love and passion for food. Secondly, I suppose it is in the genes. My grandmother was a wonderful cook. I always looked at all her trophies and certificates for cooking and baking competitions she won and thought that one day I wanted to be just like her. I grew [...]

Food from the Karoo.

Clare — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:18:58 +0000

Tania Harrison grew up on a farm in the Karoo, and years later, via Paarl and Cape Town, she began to source food from her family farm to fill the “fridges of urban foodies”. She started on the internet and the business has grown to such an extent that she is in expansion mode and you [...]