Do one thing and do it well.
Who said that?
I did actually, and it’s the thought that came to mind when I visited a new place in Camps Bay called The Mussel Bar.
With input from Bertus Basson it’s a little place that serves……..and there’s a hint in the name; mussels.
To be more precise; big fat, chubby, [...]
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 [...]
I like pizza.
I really do. But I am picky, very picky.
My big no no’s are stodgy bases, burnt edges, sloppy ingredients, ill thought out combinations.
In my experience the best pizzas have thin bases, the right amount of ingredients and are cooked in a wood fired oven that is properly controlled by the guy cooking the pizzas.
One of [...]
Posted in Niblets. 
Tags: bertus basson, cavendish, col'caccio, justin bonello, merthinus ferreira, neil jewell 
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We’re delighted to welcome Jos Baker to Spill as a regular contributor.
Dubbed a “National Treasure”, Jos is one of South Africa’s best known and most respected writers and food critics.
Orgasmic. That was our meal at Overture. But what else would one expect from a chef /patron who is passionate about food; lives it, breathes it [...]
Posted in Restaurant Reviews Tags: bertus basson, craig cormack, hidden valley, jos baker, lands end wines, morgenster, overture, sophia's, spill, stellenbosch 4 Comments read more »
I like it when a publication that I know well steps outside of the box and does something unusual and different.
I associate House and Leisure with being an interior and lifestyle magazine – and usually get my fix of the best South Africa has to offer via its beautifully styled, well written and presented pages.
They [...]
I was just leaving Bertus Basson’s Overture recently when the charming sales representative from Delheim, Mignon Du Plessis, happened to call in. She was doing her regular sales call and uncorked a bottle of Spatzendreck Late Harvest 2009.
It brought me back 20 years, to the last time I had tasted this delicious dessert wine, during [...]
Posted in Wines of The Week Tags: bertus basson, branding, charcuterie, cheese, chenin blanc, decanter, delheim, design, dessert wine, dried fruit flavour, germany, liver pate, macro, marketeers, michael Sperling, moselle, overture, quirky design, rhine, sparrow, spatzendreck late harvest, trellised vines, wine cask 2 Comments read more » |  |
