Food and Wine
‘sleep . eat . drink’ A Grand Getaway to Mont Rochelle in the Cape Winelands
Anchored on a neatly vine-combed estate in the gorgeous Franschhoek Valley, Mont Rochelle is a place where, most certainly, you will sleep, eat and drink generously as you live on the grand land of the vine. … Read More
Safari Food: Malva Pudding Recipe from Garonga Safari Camp
Here’s a fantastic recipe for Malva Pudding – a good old South African favourite – from deep in the wilderness. It’s the recipe used at Garonga Safari Lodge in Makalali, Limpopo, where the meals are out of this world. … Read More
Yoga, Spagetti, Easter Bunnies & Whales: All are part of Various Upcoming Events at De Hoop Nature Reserve
It could be yoga in a pristine reserve that takes your fancy, or hot-footing it through the fynbos with the kids to find Easter eggs, or a weekend learning the secrets of Italy’s well-known passion-foods. These, and all sorts of other things besides, are coming up in De Hoop Collection’s special packages for 2013. … Read More
Five Awesome Ways to Have a Food Feast in South Africa
no commentsSouth Africa’s climate begs for food feasts celebrated out in the open under big skies studded with stars. Here are some special feasting spots and, for that matter, places to stay in enormously good style. … Read More
Bushmans Kloof Springs to Life with Flowers and a Tantalising New Summer Menu
It’s not just flowers that are bursting forth in the Cederberg. The new menu at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Retreat is also full of the bounce of Spring, and re-emerging fresh and fabulous for Summer. … Read More
All Things Braai and Beautiful: Five-Star Braai’s on the West Coast
Think West Coast and notice how braais and bokkoms scurrel for top seed along with flowers and whales. Recently, braai’s on the West Coast have gathered an extra bit of glitz at Abalone House, sitting pretty beside the sea in small-town Paternoster. There, they’ve been re-invented as sumptuous, five-star fireside feasts. … Read More
Namaste. Indian Restaurants in Cape Town
no commentsCape Town swarms with eateries of all types and tastes. When you fancy a feast from India in the gorgeous Mother City, these are some of the Indian Restaurants you could head for. Do book ahead – Cape Town is abuzz with visitors during holiday season and dining space needs reserving. … Read More
A Clink & a Cuppa: Some Enticing Tea-Stops in Cape Town
no commentsWhether it’s a simple afternoon tea cuppa you’re after on a day of sightseeing, or a more elaborate, belly-sagging high tea taken in the grand style we adopted from the English, we offer you a little outpouring of tantalising tea-stops in Cape Town. From the sublime and the pricey to the cheap and cheerily pleasurable, here are our suggestions: … Read More
Food Glorious Food: Reuben’s at The Robertson
Casual-with-class, Reuben’s at The Robertson is The Robertson Small Hotel’s fabulous boutique-style bistro. This is where you can sit back to a unique and sublimely palatable dining experience in characterful Robertson. The menu, crafted by patron chef Reuben Riffel, is ever-in-transition, and in keeping with his acclaimed cooking style, “the flavours will whisk your memory off to simpler times and have you returning time and time again for more.” (Source: http://reubens.co.za/our-restaurants/) … Read More
Heartfood House? Well, not exactly, it’s actually Hartford House
no comments“It’s a chef’s responsibility to make an ingredient shine“. And that’s exactly what Jackie Cameron does so well in her great Midlands kitchen at the beautiful Hartford House. … Read More
