Exciting news from Franschhoek is that Chef Scot Kirton’s La Colombe team will take over the current The Tasting Room space at Le Quartier Français when Chef Margot Janse leaves The Tasting Room at the end of April next year. The new restaurant will open in August next winter with an as yet undisclosed name, after renovations have been completed. Continue reading →
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Shock announcement of Chef Margot Janse resignation at Le Quartier Francais!
Despite hearing rumours about Chef Margot Janse’s intended departure from The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français whilst I was in Johannesburg last month, it was still a shock to hear the confirmation of her resignation today. Continue reading →
Leeu Estates opened its doors in Franschhoek on Monday, after a three-year program of consolidating three properties, planting vines, developing a vegetable garden, and transforming a 19th century Manor House into a 17-bedroom boutique hotel.