On Monday I stopped at the Robertson Small Hotel for a bite to eat and a cappuccino, where Monica van Niekerk of Paul René MCC came to greet me, she having been surprised at the hotel with a stork party for the imminent birth of her daughter. She contacted her husband Henk, and he in turn contacted me, inviting me to a tasting of their sparkling wines. Continue reading →
Category Archives: Brandy
The Test Kitchen to up its fare, aims to do even better on World’s 50 Best Restaurant awards!
On Saturday evening The Test Kitchen closed its doors for a six-week renovation, aimed at improving its ranking on the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list. The restaurant currently is 22nd Best in the World. Continue reading →
[spasie] underground restaurant goes into hibernation, ends off on KWV highlight!
Yesterday underground restaurant [spasie] announced that it was going into hibernation for an undefined period at the end of June, following the departure from Cape Town earlier this week of its founder Gregory Zeleny and his partner Sven Finkeldeh. For me the KWV dinner a week ago with Chef Mynhardt Joubert preparing a meal with honey in each course was a highlight.
Koekedoor Season 2 episode three: Baking goes off the (dessert) trolley!
Episode 3 of Koekedoor was based on the old-fashioned dessert trolley, and was inspired by judge Mari-Louise Guy’s childhood days of growing up in Lutzville, and Sunday family lunches at the local hotel. It was an elimination round, and one of the nine contestants had to leave at the end the programme. Continue reading →