On a rainy wintry day last Sunday I and 21 other food lovers were lucky to enjoy a most fabulous five-course food feast at the seaside home of Isabella Niehaus in Langebaan, called the #LangTafelopdieDuin.

Bella is a most enterprising person, having established the Palm’s Market at the Palm’s Centre, she and many of her stallholders bringing the platteland to the city every Saturday. I met Bella there, and she has always been extremely friendly and welcoming to me.  Bella also does food styling, assists others to write books related to food, and seems to be on the go continuously.  She does one #LangTafelopdieDuin per month.

I had seen photographs of previous #LangTafelopdieDuin lunches at Bella’s house, and the location of her home and view from there looked impressive.  The rain held off until we arrived in Langebaan, and Bella’s directions were perfect in finding her home.  No matter that it was grey, overcast, and cold, there was such lovely warmth in the collection of guests which Bella had assembled around her long table, set up in the seafacing room with a fireplace, and open plan to the kitchen, where Bella spent most of the time. She seemed in her element, and was not distracted by guests chatting to her, and photographers capturing her dishes from every angle. She had only one assistant helping her with the food preparation and clean-up, a collection of guests Continue reading →