On Thursday evening Llewellyn Lambert and I attended the media launch of the HQ World Class Cocktail Menu, the theme of the event being Wild West. We tried five of the six cocktails on the HQ cocktail menu, developed by Warren Cowdy, the HQ General Manager. Continue reading →
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HQ 2017 #FineWining pairing dinners launched with bubbly Graham Beck evening!
On a day that was already going well, it was hard to imagine that it could get even better with an invitation to attend the 2017 launch of the #HQFineWining (what a clever hashtag) series of food and wine pairing dinners. Graham Beck bubblies were served and we were told that bubbly pairs well with all kinds of foods, including the well-known HQ steak! Continue reading →
UberEats launches in Cape Town, restaurant meals delivered faster!
On Thursday afternoon I attended the launch of UberEATS in a private home in Willesden Road in Camps Bay, with the backdrop of a beautiful sunset. The launch follows that in Johannesburg four months ago, the city having seen 200000 downloads of the UberEATS App in the first two months of its launch. Continue reading →
Pigalle Sweet Service and HQ Restaurant Sour Service Awards!
The Sweet Service Award goes to Pigalle, whose manager Warren answered the phone, and my questions regarding their Winter Specials so efficiently, being a good listener, and answering to the point! I was shocked at how poorly restaurant phone calls are answered, especially those linked to hotels, when I made calls to more than 100 restaurants for their Restaurant Winter Specials information in the last week!