On Easter Sunday I was challenged to walk (well more like scrambled, slip and slide, pulled, supported….) up Lion’s Head, the reward being a beautiful pair of blue eyes waiting for me at the top. I had to admit that despite having lived in Cape Town for 28 years, I had never been up the mountain before, a Cape Town icon. (more…)
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Sat 7 Apr 2018
Walking up Lion’s Head: a personal challenge, and walking in my Camino shoes!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Camino, Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Food news, WhaleTales Blog
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Mon 1 Jan 2018
2017: A year of finding my feet, both on and off the dance floor!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Art, Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Constantia, Dancing, Food news, France, Franschhoek, KwaZulu-Natal, McGregor, Michelin, munich, Restaurant news, Stellenbosch, WhaleTales Blog, Winelands, World's 50 Best Restaurants
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A year ago I posted here on my Blog that 2016 was the best year of my life. Looking back on 2017, I can echo this sentiment about 2017, surpassing what was already a fantastic 2016! The year was crowned by the publishing of my first book, and I plan to write two this year. I discovered my Self-Love, and now can truly stand on my own two feet! (more…)
Mon 4 Dec 2017
Salon58 by Jackie Burger and Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen indulgent, entertaining, and theatrical, with good food and MCC!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, design, Events, Food news, Michelin, Restaurant news, Wellington, WhaleTales Blog, Wine news
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It is almost impossible to summarize the goosebump specialness of being in the company of two creative geniuses on Saturday afternoon, at Salon58 No 11, with the theme of ‘Trace’ – style and fashion icon Jackie Burger and Michelin-star chef Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen. (more…)
Tue 7 Nov 2017
Failed Le Chocolatier interdict against WhaleTales Blog sets Social Media defamation precedent!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Blogging news, Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Food news, WhaleTales Blog
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Last year I was subject to an urgent interdict in the Western Cape High Court with a demand to remove a Blogpost about the misleading packaging which Le Chocolatier had used for its chocolate slabs, claiming them to be sugar-free and Banting-friendly. In a landmark case in terms of freedom of speech and defamation in digital Social Media, Judge Dennis Davis refused the demand for my Blogpost to be taken down, with only two sentences required to be removed from the Blogpost. The case sets a precedent for future cases regarding defamation on Social Media platforms. (more…)
Mon 4 Sep 2017
South African focus continues to grow at JAN Restaurant in Nice, soon to be joined by MARIA!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under accommodation, books, Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Food news, France, Gin, Restaurant news, WhaleTales Blog
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A three-week writing focus at Apricale in Italy saw me complete the writing of a book within the time period I had allocated to this first-ever writing challenge. As the catalyst for The Book was Chef Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen, in that I met a special man at his book launch in March last year, and that The Book tells the story of the transformational effect of the meeting, there was no better restaurant to eat at on Saturday, to celebrate the completion of The Book, than at JAN Restaurant in Nice! It felt like Christmas, it being exciting to experience JAN Restaurant again, my third visit in two years! (more…)
Mon 24 Jul 2017
MCQP hosts first ever Christmas in July Party, theme and venue for MCQP Party 2017 to be announced there!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Dancing, Events, WhaleTales Blog
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For the first time in the history of the MCQP, a Christmas in July Party will be held, this Friday 28 July. At the Party the theme and the venue for the MCQP Party on 16 December will be announced. (more…)
Tue 11 Jul 2017
La Colombe appoints creative Pastry Chef André Steyn, raises the bar at the already excellent restaurant!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Constantia, Food news, Restaurant news, WhaleTales Blog
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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…)
Tue 28 Mar 2017
Shock ranking on 51-100 World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, South Africa drops out of Top 50 list!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Food news, Restaurant news, WhaleTales Blog
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It was a shock to see today that none of our country’s top restaurants have made the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, with both The Test Kitchen and La Colombe named today in the 51 – 100 ranking list, announced a week ahead of the 2017 World’s 50 Best Restaurant ceremony in Melbourne next Wednesday! (more…)
Mon 13 Feb 2017
JAN Restaurant in Nice awarded 2017 one Michelin star, does SA proud! Start of a French Food experience!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under accommodation, Airlines, Blogging news, Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Food news, London, New York, Restaurant news, Tourism news, WhaleTales Blog
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Today I depart on a two-week eating tour of France, continuing my World’s 50 Best Restaurant journey I began in New York and London in July last year. There is no more exciting start to my culinary trip than dinner at JAN restaurant in Nice on Wednesday, given that it has just been awarded the 2017 Michelin one-star rating. In February 2016 owner Jan-Hendrik van Der Westhuizen did our country proud, in becoming the first South African chef to own a Michelin-star restaurant. (more…)
Tue 24 Jan 2017
The Inside Guide ‘The 10 Best Restaurants in Cape Town 2017’ misleads!
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Cape Town, Chris von Ulmenstein, Food news, Restaurant news, Somerset West, Stellenbosch, WhaleTales Blog
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When I saw a link on Facebook to an article ‘10 Best Restaurants in Cape Town 2017′ I was intrigued enough to read it. I found it an interesting reflection of restaurant and chef politics, in that ’14 of SA’s top chefs‘ fed back where ‘they go for a bite when they are not whipping up feasts in their own kitchens’. (more…)
