Tag Archives: The Ritz

Restaurant Openings continue in Cape Town and Winelands: January 2017!

December has seen the opening of new restaurants Marigold, The Stepbrother, The Classic Car Bar, Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia, Thali, La Parada Del Mar in Camps Bay, and more.

We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously, and welcome information.

Restaurant Openings

#   La Parada Del Mar has opened in Camps Bay: http://www.whalecottage.com/blog/cape-town/restaurant-review-la-parada-del-mar-sizzles-in-camps-bay/ Continue reading →

Shimmy Beach Club Sweet Service and Vodacom Sour Service Awards!

shimmy-beach-club-goldfishThe Sweet Service Award goes to Shimmy Beach Club and its GM Malcolm Moodie, its Deputy GM Stephan Fourie, the Shimmy Luxury Collection CEO Nicky van der Walt, and The Ritz GM Clayton Howard, for allowing me to see the fantastic Goldfish concert at Shimmy Beach Club earlier this week, and with it fantastic seating which enabled me to take excellent photographs and videos.  It is a world class act, and it filled me with pride to see how far this talented duo has come.  Impressive too was the ease of getting there with Uber, and then being shuttled to the Shimmy entrance.  Continue reading →

Hot summer ahead at Shimmy Beach Club, new summer menu launched, with hot music!

imageLast week a number of writers was invited to experience the new Summer Lunch Menu at Shimmy Beach Club, prepared by Chef Adrian Cook and his team. We were also informed about the exciting Summer Music program planned at Shimmy Beach Club, which has been operating at the outskirts of the V&A Waterfront for the past four years. Continue reading →

Graham Beck uses stemware in its goal to be best sparkling wine brand in the world!

imageYesterday I attended a presentation by Graham Beck winemaker of 27 years, Pieter ‘Bubbles’ Ferreira, at the colourful The Stack, sharing with us what a difference stemware makes in the tasting experience and enjoyment of Graham Beck sparkling wines. Continue reading →