Harbour House Restaurant has opened at the V&A Waterfront.
That’s great news, as I believe they now take the mantle of the best restaurant on the Waterfront. I ate there yesterday and not only did I enjoy the physical and aesthetic beauty of the new venue (think lots of bleached wood and glass), but the food [...]
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Usana Pinot Gris 2011 @ R65.00
One of only a handful of single-varietal bottlings locally, this is the first vintage from Usana in Stellenbosch. With notes of pear, quince and dried apple and a moderate 12.5% alc it is a sure bet to get you into the summer mood.
Barton Chenin Blanc 2011 @ R58.00
Barton supports the [...]
The 12 Apostles Hotel is the kind of place that you need to remind yourself about, and that it is well worth a visit.
It’s a destination venue – situated, as it is, well beyond the hustle and bustle of Camps Bay and tucked high up on the slopes of the 12 Apostles mountains.
And a destination [...]
I have a special place in my gastronomic heart for Bizerca.
Despite the unusual location (tucked round the back of some bleak office blocks on the foreshore), the odd architecture (you have to enter via a hotel lobby) and the noisy clattering car showroom vibe, each visit has been special both for the food and the [...]
I’ve known Russel Wasserfall and Camilla Comins for a couple of years now.
He takes stunning photographs and writes beautifully about all matters food. He has also produced some wonderful cookery books and I first met him through his work on “Bloke”,a cookery book written by his brother-in-law, Jason Comins, which celebrates blokey ways to make [...]
Stefan Marais is as about as French as you get around these parts. His name alone betrays his Huguenot origins.
Sure they’ve named an entire district after him in Paris.
So the thinking is that if he were to do a French inspired menu it would be special. And special it is.
Authentic regional dishes are made with local [...]
I loved Reuben Riffel’s first cookbook, ‘Reuben Cooks’.
Its easy style and wonderful photography were an insight into the man, and you really got a feel for his personal and food philosophy from reading it.
So it’s with great interest that I’ll drool over the pages of his second book, “Reuben Cooks Local”, which goes on sale [...]
Saturday’s match brings home that there’s an important role for Irish Stew in the modern world.
It helps give you nutrition and strength, and will help you get a rugby ball past a load of Welshmen, and over the line.
It will also help you stop a Welshman getting his ball over the line.
If you support Ireland, [...]
Well, what colour is it? Carrot coloured? A kind of orange, carrot orange?
Wrong.
I’ll bet you didn’t know that carrots used to be purple, and white, and yellow, and pink and multi coloured?
Carrots originated in Afghanistan, where they were purple, with a dark orange flesh.
These varieties (commonly called Purple Dragons) still exist and are the most [...]
Number of years the auction is in existence: 27.
Turnover 2010: R3.9m.
Turnover 2011: R5.3m.
Highest price per case: R6,000 for the Boekenhoutskloof Syrah Auction Reserve 2009.
Number of buyers: 122
Numbers of overseas buyers: 19.
Number of cases sold: 2,955.
Average price per case: R1,789.
Split between red and white: 38 red, 13 whites.
Biggest spender: Alan Pick, of The Butcher Shop and [...]
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