On Friday radio station Kfm announced the winners in each of the 30 categories in its 2022 Best of the Cape Awards.
The winners are from Cape Town as well as from other areas in the province. Kfm introduced the competition in 2021 for the first time. Continue reading →
Wednesday 18 August 2021, Day 23 of Level 3 😷
Corona Gratitude 🙏
#grateful for a wonderful organized day, starting early in the morning, getting ready for two client meetings; for it pouring early this morning ☔️ but having cleared up when I left for town; for my Dinkel rolls waiting for me; for presenting Top 10 Woman Chef Judi Fourie of Pilcrow & Cleaver her prize of a bottle of Adhara Extra Virgin olive oil, and receiving discount vouchers for her Fideli’s and Pilcrow & Cleaver to hand out to vaccinated persons as a thank you; for a quick spoil at Labotessa Café for my favorite apple tart; for my haircut by Isabella Page Morgan after I ran out of time last week ❤️; for a pop in at Woolies at St John’s Piazza in Sea Point, succumbing to some early summer Continue reading →
The V & A Waterfront has issued a commemorative issue of its Winter 2021 magazine to honour ‘30 years of hope, connection and the best of the V & A’.
It is a reflection on the history of the establishment of the Waterfront in 1990 as well as its growing expansion and development, the harbour area which has become South Africa’s most popular tourist attraction. Continue reading →
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Red Savannah Gourmet South Africa has prepared an 8 day gourmet wine and dine package for American visitors to the Cape. The tour includes a visit to Babylonstoren, where they stay over, and go on a tour of the vegetable garden, and do wine, cheese, olive, and chocolate tastings in the area. In Cape Town they learn Cape Malay food preparation, and spend time with top chefs Luke Dale-Roberts and Bruce Robertson.
* A tough year lies ahead for airlines, which have seen capacity increase, and reduced numbers of locals flying domestically, due to the airline rate increases driven by the weak Rand and fuel prices, says Comair CEO Erik Venter.
* Wine blogs help create brand awareness and pack recognition, but their direct effect on sales cannot be measured, as is the case with any media coverage. However, mentions of a wine brand on JancisRobinson.com, Vinography.com, BiggerthanyourHead.net, Terroirist.com, and even 1WineDude.com can show an immediate impact on wine sales.
* The 24th anniversary of the release of the late Nelson Mandela from the former Victor Verster prison outside Paarl will be commemorated with an Anglo-Zulu war exhibition at The Castle, which opened yesterday. Continue reading →