Fleur du Cap have decided to print all their promotions on neck-tags made from seed paper. Seed paper is paper embedded with herb and flower seeds. After you buy your bottle of wine you don’t throw out the neck tag, you plant it.
In this case the neck tag is embedded with rocket and basil seeds. [...]
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South Africa is bursting with design ideas and sheer creativity. Anyone who doubts that should get down to the Design Indaba 2011 at the CTICC and see for themselves.
260 exhibitors cram the halls with stands exhibiting everything from architecture, furniture, ceramics, craft, decor, fashion, graphic design, jewellery, design and visual media, media and advertising.
If you [...]
Rich, sweet and sticky, the way it’s meant to be – with a dollop of creme fraiche and maybe a glass of dessert wine to accompany? I can’t think of a nicer way to finish a meal.
Here’s my recipe. The trick is to make sure it is not wet and gooey in the middle when taking [...]
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Of all the meats freely available to consumers in supermarkets and butcheries, pork is one of the most problematic. Factory line production has seen to that.
Sourcing some decent, ethically reared, free range pork has really been a problem, for me anyway.
Free range pork does not contain hormones or antibiotics and the pigs have been allowed to [...]
I love coriander. It always adds punch to a dish.
It’s used in a lot of South Asian cooking, stir frys, Thai curries and steamed fish. It also pops up in Mexican cooking and is used in salsa and guacamole. In Indian cooking it’s tossed, chopped, on top of dhal and curries.
It’s not a wimpy herb, it’s got [...]
I had expected my first meal at Rust en Vrede to be out of this world.
It is considered to be the top restaurant in South Africa by Eat Out magazine, and Rossouw’s Restaurants have given it their top award of 3 stars.
So let me tell you about my first meal there.
The venue itself is stunning. [...]
Overhex is one of those producers you vaguely know about, know that you should know more, and are then surprised at what you find out when you do get to know them.
They export 12 million litres a year, and no surprise that they are making their brands known to South Africans as the Rand has become [...]
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Tessa Kiros is a fabulous writer of cookery books. They are not traditional recipe books, more cultural insights. It’s no surprise that she wins awards for her writing skills as well as her recipes.
She has the most unusual background. Born in London to a Finnish mother and a Greek Cypriot father, her family moved to South [...]
This week Mynhardt Joubert of Bar Bar Black Sheep in Riebeek Kasteel shares his recipe for Smoked Paprika Chicken with us.
I made this recipe last night and I’m still drooling at the memories of it. Rich earthy flavours spring from the plate.
Needless to say a dish like this will need to be prepared with a stonker [...]
Before the show dinner was served at the newly revamped Side Dish Theatre Bistro.
Starters of duck salad with apple was excellent and tasty, squid with noodles was a great little dish. The squid was perfectly cooked.
Main courses were shoulder of lamb which was served with mashed potatoes which was real comfort food as the wind [...]
Newly opened, The Pickled Fish is a lovely little restaurant
Located inside the Imhoff Farm at Kommetjie.
It’s a welcome addition to the other eateries at this farm.
The Pickled Fish does nothing but fish. I like that.
Squid, salmon carpaccio, hake, mussels, prawns, east coast sole. You get the idea.
There are tables scattered under the trees outside and [...]
This annual event takes place this year on February 25th and 26th.
It celebrates the Sauvignon Blanc grape, grown in the Constantia Valley, and used to make the single varietal wine. It also explores its use in blends both in South Africa and internationally.
You can go to a very posh tasting on the afternoon of the 25th which lasts [...]
It’s Valentine’s day and we are giving away 2 bottles, to one person, of this crisp, clean and refreshing MCC. It’s made from a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes and retails for R95 in good wine shops.
All you have to do is to be the first to respond to this post to win [...]
The Power and the Glory, under Rafiki’s Bar,
Corner of Kloof Nek Road.
8am-10pm
Bar from 5pm ’till late.
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Delicious Hartenberg Riesling, tasty Tapas and great jazz, all under the oaks on the Hartenberg Estate.
Chef Marais says; “This is one of my favourite little dishes round this time of year, it just epitomises summer for me. It is on our summer menu at Societi Bistro. The flavours are simple, fresh, bold and it is so easy to make. The creamy Goats cheese works very well with the fresh crisp [...]
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Food from the heart is a compilation of recipes by Heleen Meyer.
It aims to recreate the food of our childhood and is unashamedly nostalgic.
Memories of childhood, food cooked by Oma and their sights smells and tastes that will transport you back to a safer, more innocent time.
Ina Paarman tells us how to do Gebakte Kaaskoekresep [...]
Where were you born?
Cape Town
How long have you been in your present job?
I’ve been here one year since the restaurant opened
What is your favourite dish to cook?
My marinated duck breast with star anise and orange
What is your favourite dish to eat?
Steak, medium rare
What’s the best thing about your job?
I love that I’m on a working [...]
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Hennie Van Der Merwe’s revamped menu at Glen Carlou was exactly what I needed to sample during a recent visit out to the Paarl/Franschhoek area.
His cooking is down to earth, flavoursome, tasty, uncomplicated and straightforward. A member of my party described it as ‘comfort food’.
At the very least, it’s comforting to be able to recognise what’s [...]
Posted in Restaurants Tags: franschhoek, glen carlou, hennie van der merwe, hess collection, paarl, paarl valley, quartz stone, taal monument 11 Comments read more »
Hartenberg Wine Estate will recommence their Tapas and Jazz evenings this Saturday, February 12th. These evenings will run every Saturday until the weather turns mean, which could be into March.
The event runs from 17:00 to 20:00 hrs.
You can enjoy fine Hartenberg wine with selections of Tapas plates that will cost from R35-80.
The music will be [...]
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