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Pierneef à La Motte disappoints, only goes a little French for Bastille Festival weekend!

imageLast night I attended the ‘I love Paris’ concert at La Motte’s old cellar, performed by Louise Howlett and accompanied by Albert Combrink, which set the French scene at the wine estate for the celebration of Bastille Day on Tuesday, but celebrated in Franschhoek this weekend. It was a natural to book a table at Pierneef à La Motte for after the concert, the menu having a French theme, but the experience disappointed!

I made both the bookings telephonically on Friday, and was treated with efficiency and friendliness by Angela for the concert, and by a grumpy Continue reading →

Pierneef à La Motte Sweet Service and Ice Cream Community Sour Service Awards!

Pierneef a La MotteThe Sweet Service Award goes to Pierneef à La Motte and its Manager Pierre Theron, who is an angel in always making a plan to find  a table for our Whale Cottage Franschhoek guests, who often request us to book restaurants for the weekend in the last minute.  Usually the reservations staff at the restaurant tell me that they are fully booked, but when I ask for Pierre he always makes a plan to organise a table, making our guests delighted with the excellent service. Continue reading →

‘Chefs who share’ cook up R1,2 million, demonstrating ‘The ART of Giving!

Chefs who share chefsAn unusual recipe of 14 top South African chefs working together in pairs of two in less than ideal temporary kitchen conditions set up outside the City Hall, supported by a sommelier and restaurant serving staff per chef pair, and serving 36 guests a unique four-course menu each, dreamt up by Opulent Living publisher Barbara Lenhard, saw R1195000 raised for charity on Thursday evening, alongside which Chefs who share Barbara Lenhard Whale Cottage Portfoliothe brand new Mercedes-Benz S Class was launched.

The A list event, which was covered by Top Billing and was MCd by Top Billing presenter Bonang Matheba and previous Top Billing and The Dr Mol Show presenter Dr Michael Mol, was first announced in May, and even though the tickets cost R3000, they were snapped up within a very short period of time, leaving many food lovers disappointed that they were Continue reading →