Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Esteemed British wine writer Jancis Robinson is in the Winelands this week, addressing a workshop and tasting our local wines. Micheal Fridjhon comments about her focus: ‘Robinson focuses on whatever is of interest to her readers. This means that the bulk of her notes and comments relate to European — in fact mainly French — wine. Once outside the so-called Old World she devotes her energies to the US, New Zealand and Australia. This leaves little column space for regular assessments of Argentina, Chile, SA, Central Europe and the dozens of other wine-producing regions of the world‘.
* Vanguard Drive in Cape Town has officially been renamed Jakes Gerwel Drive, after the late friend of the late Nelson Mandela, a Director-General in the Presidency, Rector and Vice-Chancellor at the University of the Western Cape, and Chancellor of Rhodes University. The Mandela Rhodes Foundation nominated the road-name change.
* First Thursdays is launching Museum Night in Cape Town on 26 February, in conjunction with Iziko Museums of South Africa. Between 17h00 – 21h00 one can visit the Iziko South African National Gallery, the South African Jewish Museum, the Iziko South African Museum, the Iziko Planetarium, the Iziko Slave Lodge, and the Iziko Old Town House, without having to pay an entrance fee. (received via e-mail from First Thursdays)
* Imagine the Blue Train regaining its glory as a Gourmet Food & Wine Train, travelling through our country? This is what Australia will do from mid-2015 with its Indian Pacific train, travelling between Perth and Sydney, creating a Food & Wine Train, offering seasonal food and from the area through which the train is traveling.
* [spasie] underground has announced its first two secret dinners for 2015. On 22 and 23 January Chef Brad Ball, now at Pedlar’s on the Bend, will be the guest chef. Chef Jaco Redelinghuys will be the guest chef on 5 and 6 February – he is from Yoco Eatery and The Pot ‘n Spoon Supper Club. Bookings cell 076 947 9231. (received via e-mail from [spasie] underground)
Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage Facebook: click here
20
3070
27k
20