Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Mayor Patricia de Lille has launched a Beach Safety campaign, handing out goody bags containing sunscreen, a frisbee, and beach safety pamphlets at Clifton 4th Beach, Camps Bay, Silwerstroom, Gordon’s Bay, Muizenberg, and Monwabisi. The campaign includes a ‘I love my Beach’ promotion, aimed at keeping Cape Town’s 83 beaches clean, safe and free of alcohol. The City has budgeted an additional R 22 million to keep the beaches, scenic routes, and business areas clean until February.
* The Minister of Tourism is inviting tourism players to apply for a three-year position as Non-Executive directors on the board of SA Tourism. Entries close on ‘23 January 2014′ (sic).
* The Wall Street Journal has slated South African Pinotage as a wine variety to avoid buying as a gift over the festive season! Lettie Teague writes: ‘I have my own list of such wines (‘bad holiday bottle’), and it includes anything that comes in a blue bottle, is targeted specifically to women (e.g., has dress in its name) or is produced from the South African grape Pinotage‘!
* Airline food is the differentiator for many airlines, especially in Business and First Class, and is worth €10 billion. Michelin star and other top-level chefs are appointed to design menus, and top champagne brands are offered to ‘very demanding‘ passengers. Singapore Airlines serves ‘the world’s two most prestigious champagnes: Dom Perignon and Krug Grande Cuvee‘, its champagne expenditure being €18 million alone. The airline menu design is constrained, in that raw fish, cabbage, and beans are not used. Sensitivities to pork and rabbit have to be taken into consideration. Food tastes differently at 30000 feet altitude, which needs to be addressed via flavour enhancers. Reheating dishes in the sky can also affect the meals.
Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage Facebook: click here
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