Pastry Chef André Steyn joined La Colombe just over a week ago, having worked at Delaire Graff for over three years. He attracted my attention with his creative desserts as well as forest Amuse Bouche presented in a glass bowl whilst he worked at Delaire. The Chef once had a dream to become an architect, and it is our restaurant industry’s luck that his life path led him to cheffing. (more…)
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La Colombe appoints creative Pastry Chef André Steyn, raises the bar at the already excellent restaurant!
Tuesday 11th July 2017 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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Chenin Blanc Showcase at Cape Grace celebrates international Chenin Blanc Day!
Tuesday 20th June 2017 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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Yesterday I attended the Chenin Blanc Showcase, a tasting of a selection of 50 Chenin Blanc wines, at the Cape Grace Hotel. Chenin Blanc is a cultivar growing in popularity, and we tasted the different styles of Chenin Blanc. (more…)
Restaurant Review: The Granary Café at The Silo Hotel far more than a Café, serves contemporary classics in luxury dining room!
Wednesday 15th March 2017 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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Even if the Cambridge English dictionary definition of a ‘Café‘ as an inexpensive (‘a restaurant where simple and usually quite cheap meals are served‘) eatery is accepted, The Granary Café still does not deserve its ‘Café‘ name, as nothing about the contemporary classic dishes served in the sophisticated dining area is ‘simple‘. It is a showcase of Executive Chef Veronica Canha-Hibbert’s playful interpretation of her favorite classic dishes.
A salute and toast to 2016: the best year ever!
Thursday 29th December 2016 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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I have rarely written about personal matters on my Blog. I am also long past formulating New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of a year. Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine that the universe would present me with a year of years in 2016, to top any I have ever experienced! (more…)
Restaurant Menus: do’s and don’ts!
Thursday 8th December 2016 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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A new book by Nick Lander, husband of highly regarded wine judge and writer Jancis Robinson, has written a new book entitled ‘On the Menu‘. Lander has been a restaurateur at L’Escargot in London in the ‘Eighties, and has written ‘The Art of the Restaurateur’ previously. He is now a restaurant reviewer. (more…)
Eat Out Awards 2016: who will make the Top 10 restaurant list?
Saturday 19th November 2016 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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Tomorrow the Eat Out Awards will be held, the culinary highlight of the year. For the second year running the event will be held as a lunch at GrandWest, but tomorrow the Awards event will be held in the show auditorium. The event has been sold out for the past month, the first time ever, a reflection of the keen interest in the 2016 Eat Out Awards. (more…)
Doolhof wine estate launches new Signatures vintages, announces new developments!
Saturday 5th November 2016 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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Doolhof Wines launched the newest vintages in its Signatures range as well as of the new Legends of the Labyrinth Theseus, at Dash restaurant at Queen Victoria Hotel in the V&A Waterfront yesterday afternoon. Changes in its wine and accommodation offerings for next year were announced. (more…)
Tokara named 2016 Best Wine Tourism Restaurant in SA, reflects trend to local cuisine!
Thursday 3rd November 2016 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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At the conclusion of The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference held at Spier over the past two days, the seven South African winners of the 2016 Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards were announced. (more…)
Platter’s South African Wine Guide 2017 awards record number of 5 star wines!
Tuesday 1st November 2016 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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A number of records were broken last night when 94 wines and one brandy were awarded 5 star status at the launch of the Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2017 at the Table Bay Hotel, a new venue, the event having been held at the Mount Nelson for years. The colour of the 2017 Platter’s Guide is Harvest Green. (more…)
SA Chardonnay ‘never looked so good’ – Prescient Chardonnay Report 2016!
Sunday 23rd October 2016 - Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein
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At the presentation of the 2016 Prescient Chardonnay Report at SMITH Studio on Wednesday afternoon, Winemag.co.za Editor Christian Eedes said that South African Chardonnay at the top end had ‘never looked so good‘! The number of awards presented to Chardonnay wines scoring 90 or more out of a quality score of 100 points was testimony to his enthusiasm about the category.
