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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 6 August

imageTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   The Design Indaba has announced that it will eliminate the Design Indaba Expo, largely due to the large drop in attendance this year, reaching the 2009 attendance level. The venue of the Design Indaba conference will change to Artscape, and the date will move from the last weekend in February. Owner Ravi Naidoo would like to take the event to Johannesburg and Durban too, as well as internationally.

*  South Africans traveling in Europe can now access data via an Orange Holiday Continue reading →

WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 6 August

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   The Brass Bell in Kalk Bay has to remove all its deck extensions, the City of Cape Town has dictated.

*   Vida e Caffe is said to be opening at Shell forecourts, rolling out with 40 outlets initially, and a total of 300 is planned!

*   Russia is now South Africa’s third largest export market, especially in bulk wines.

*   The Hermanus Wine & Food Festival will be held at the outskirts of the town this weekend, on Friday and Saturday.

*   Bistro Sixteen82 is focusing on South Africa in its Tapas themed dinners in August,Bistro Sixteen82 Bunny Chow !cid_image002_jpg@01CE91D0 with its ‘Bringing Tapas Home’ theme being traditional South African dishes with a contemporary twist. The ten local dishes include Bobotie, Bunny Chow, Malva Pudding, and Koeksisters.  So far the Tapas themes have been Italy and Turkey, and Mexico and the Orient will follow. (via media release from Communication Services Africa)

*   The Robertson Wine on the River festival takes place for the eighth consecutive year, over the weekend of Continue reading →