Wednesday 25 August 2021, Day 30 of Level 3 đ·
Corona Gratitude đ
#grateful for a stay-at-home catching up admin day; for my new housekeeper Faith cleaning my home, far better than my previous one, she being the sister of my favorite petrol attendant Mike; for a Camps Bay walk to Woolies, with massive waves and a good sunset; for the luck of seeing two heart clouds over Lions Head today â€ïžâ€ïž; and for being happy, healthy, and free. đđ Continue reading →
Chef Charné Sampson is one of the youngest 2021 Top 10 Women Chefs, and heads up the kitchen at Epice at Le Quartier Francais in Franschhoek. She wins a bottle of Adhara Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I was unable to meet her as she was ill on Sunday, when I delivered her prize.
Chef CharnĂ©Â graduated from Silwood in 2016. She did her internship at Myoga, Woolworths, Waterkloof, The Test Kitchen, and at La Colombe. She stayed on at La Colombe, until 2019, when she was given the opportunity to head up Epice.Â
Epice is one of a number of restaurants in the La Colombo restaurant group. Chef Charné took the restaurant to Best New Restaurant in Africa in the inaugural World Culinary Awards.  Epice is a fine dining restaurant, its dishes flavour-filled with spices.
Sunday 22 August 2021, Full Moon, Day 27 of Level 3 đ·
Corona Gratitude đ
#grateful for a second spectacular weekend day; for a Roadtrip with Gary Peterson, to Hazendal which wowed us, to Epice and ProtĂ©gĂ© at Le Quartier Francais, to Orangerie Restaurant at Le Lude, and to Dieu DonnĂ© in Franschhoek, an amazing trip with the fabulous fun company of Gary; for seeing my #Bestie Llewellyn Lambert for the first time in two years, without telling him I was popping in; for a safe trip back home; for Kelly Szabo actively canvassing her friends and their friends to vote for Utopia in the Kfm Best of the Cape Awards (Best Date Night Restaurant); for an amazing sunset to end off this fabulous day; and for being happy, healthy and free. đđ Continue reading →
Last week we announced that we were seeking nominations for the Capeâs Top 10 Women Chefs, the prize of a bottle of ADHARA Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil going to each of our top chefs, kindly sponsored by Venishree Mayer, co-owner and olive oil producer of Fraaigelegen Farm in Tulbagh.
We are grateful for the nominations that we have received. We congratulate the Top 10 Women Chefs in the Cape.
We wish all our hard-working Women Chefs as well as our Blog readers a relaxing and happy Womenâs Day.