This week I am not bringing you a wide selection of wines, as I usually do.
No, I am bringing you just one. It’s called Hedonist. It’s well named.
A hedonist is someone who is motivated by desire for sensual pleasures in life.
In my book, Hedonist wine is a posh wine. It’s not for everyday drinking and [...]
Eric Bulpitt is a lucky guy.
He has been invited to work with Rene Redzepi of Noma, the world’s number 1 restaurant, for a 6 week spell later this year. What a coup for Jardine restaurant and Eric.
He’ll learn the finer points of Nordic cuisine, and cook with smoked elk, cloudberries, musk ox and radish in edible [...]
Celebrity chefs, don’t you just love ‘em?
The poor dears, as if they haven’t gotten enough of our attention through their TV shows, cooking utensils and cookery books, they are now screaming for more by appearing in celebrity art.
Leading the way in South Africa is Cape Town based artist and foodie, Alex Hamilton.
Working from his airy, loft style studio [...]
The restaurant opening of the year is happening this Saturday, May 1st.
La Mouette ( named after the seagulls that surf the skies down along the coast at Sea Point) will open its doors on Regent Road, Sea Point, and it promises to be something special.
The head chef, young, bright eyed and bushy tailed, is Henry Vigar. [...]
It’s one year exactly since I last ate at Nobu in Cape Town.
The experience was so bad that it has taken me a whole year to be able to brave another trip.
One year on, and recession afflicted, the One and Only, leopardskin wearing, top hatted door staff are now only too eager to valet park your car.
Inside, 10 [...]
I bought this gadget the other day and I love it to bits. I’ve always wanted one, so when I spotted this in the Chefs Warehouse that was it, I just had to have it.
It’s got a blade on it that can slice food to 0.3 millimetres thin. That’s very, very thin.
You can adjust the [...]
Cape Town restaurants aren’t really suited to Winter.
Summer is their thing.
Warm weather, blue skies, spectacular views and streetscapes mean that open spaces, alfresco dining and starry skies are the backdrop to some of the best dining experiences in the Cape.
But come Autumn and Winter a metamorphose occurs. What were once airy breezy restaurants become cold [...]
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What a great day out.
Great vibes, weather, happy crowds, wonderful food, wine and not to mention cheeses to taste.
Well organised and well spread out, the crowds never felt too much, and it really is a food and drink festival, with an emphasis on cheese.
A big tent houses the largest selection of cheese under one roof [...]
Four years ago, while out on the campaign trail, a Seattle based staff member of Obama’s team presented him with a box of Smoked Salt Caramels made by Fran’s Chocolates of Seattle.
Now they are the chocolate of choice in the White House, and will be the treat you will be handed when visiting Barack, as [...]
When I saw this bunch of edible herbs for sale I couldn’t resist buying them. What a lovely idea. They smell great, and make a really interesting arrangement, not your usual flowers.
Where the herbal bouquet makes a real impact is as a gift. You need to remind the receiver that the bunch is edible, so please don’t just throw [...]
Waitrons in Cape Town have been getting me very hot and bothered recently. The standard of service in most restaurants in this city is not up to scratch. So, in an effort to get to the bottom of what the issues are I’ve decided to do a bit of research.
First up, I thought a good [...]
Autumn has fairly and squarely arrived in Cape Town.
Woolly jackets, boots and dark colours are the order of the day. In the food department we are turning to stews, casseroles, roasts and soups.
Here are my top 4 soup recipes.
They are easy to prepare and taste really delicious because fresh ingredients only are used.
Celeriac Soup.
So here’s [...]
1. Where were you born?
I was born in Palermo, Sicily.
2. How long have you been in your present job?
Since there were no tiles on the floor! about 9 months.
3. What is your favourite dish to cook?
I love to create, putting together whatever I find. At work, definitely chocolate in any form.
4. What is you favorite [...]
Neil Jewell is the chef at Bread and Wine restaurant on the Moreson wine estate.
His charcuterie products are known to every decent restaurateur in the Western Cape and beyond. So it’s a rare treat to be able to watch and participate, upfront and personal, as Neil takes you through a three hour course on charcuterie.
This will be [...]
So here’s the scenario. 8 people are coming to dinner, and they are bringing 4 kids between them that will need to be fed also.
You just don’t feel like cooking, couldn’t be bothered shopping, and especially couldn’t be bothered with all the cleaning up afterwards.
And, most importantly, you do not want to spend a fortune.
So [...]
This week I looked for something different to do and asked David Wibberly of The Bordeauxroom to come up with a theme for us.
This is what David does – he organises personalised tastings with the winemaker present. He’ll do it in your house, your office, or at a team building event. In fact, David will go [...]
Have you always thought about growing your own vegetables, herbs and flowers from seed but were worried about how to do it? What’s the right depth? What’s the right distance apart?, How often do you water? When to you feed the plants? How much do you feed them?
Well help is at hand with a wonderfully innovative [...]
Tina Bester says of her new book Comfort, “It’s filled with recipes that offer the culinary equivalent of a lovely long hug”.
Comfort embraces nostalgic old fashioned food recipes and gives them a unique modern twist.
The books invites readers to cocoon at home and prepare hearty wholesome food for the ones they love. I think she has [...]
Only 90 minutes from Cape Town, Robertson is a set in the heart of the Route 62 wine producing region, and its wide streets are lined with jacaranda and oak trees.
Nestled down a leafy side street The Robertson Small Hotel looks like, well….it looks like a small hotel.
Actually it’s a Victorian manor house, which has been [...]
It’s winter specials season, and restaurants across Cape Town have gone into overdrive to keep bums on seats during the Autumn/Winter period, between now and the much touted World Cup bonanza.
It got me wondering whether or not all these specials were all they were cracked up to be? or are they a restaurants chance to [...]
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