I could not think it possible that the Eat Out Awards 2018 could be so refreshingly different, but it appears that new Head Judge Margot Janse has created a fresh new look at the restaurant judging criteria. Many of our top old-guard chefs took a severe beating at the Awards last night! Continue reading →
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Restaurant Review: RocoMama’s Green Point food and service ‘Not Normal’!
Yesterday Elize Skriker and I went to have lunch at RocoMama’s in Green Point, having been challenged to try the Burger and Shake eatery as an 18 year old! Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 11 September
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
*. Despite the Rand exchange rate being at its best ever for international visitors, no surge in tourism bookings is being seen. The after-effect of last year’s Ebola crisis, and the new visa regulations, have affected tourism numbers from China, India, and Brazil in particular. Hotelier Arthur Gillis said that the golden opportunity of the exchange rate was negated by the visa regulations, and said that we ‘shoot ourselves in the foot’.
* Cape Town was featured in ‘Leute Heute’ on ZDF German TV this afternoon, with actor Kai Schumann Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 29 June
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Horror forecasts about the effect of the Immigration Regulations, and how they will affect tourism from China and India in particular, abound, according to meetpie.com. Destination Management Companies are reporting a 70% decline in bookings, incentive travel is affected, and the following forecasts for the following year say it all: 100000 fewer Continue reading →