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New Restaurants still opening in Cape Town and Winelands, despite start of winter!

imageNew restaurant openings continue, especially in Cape Town.  Cape Town ‘s most successful restaurant opening, Locanda Restaurant at Villa 47 on Bree Street, has been followed by the opening of its new Stuzzico bar and small plate restaurant! Interesting news is Chef Ivor Jones’ departure from The Test Kitchen and his future plans (see POSTSCRIPT below).  Mulberry & Prince is an exciting new New York-inspired restaurant.

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Restaurant Openings

#   Mulberry & Prince has opened on the corner of Bree and Pepper Street, with owners American Cynthia Rivera and local Cornel Mostert (photograph) Continue reading →

International Cintron Premium Energy Drink range launched in South Africa!

Cintron-Jungle[1]Recently I received a sample pack of Cintron Premium Energy Drinks, an international American-driven brand that is now available in our country.

Made from natural mineral water from the Austrian Alps, and offering a range of three flavours made from pure fruit juices (natural, mango, pineapple, and cranberry), it is a healthy drink containing natural sweeteners, and Vitamins B5, B6, and B12. It contains Glucoronolactono for energy, and has no artificial colourants or preservatives.  It is Halaal certified.

The Cintron brand is positioning itself as a ‘premier luxury lifestyle beverage brand’, enjoyed by the international jet set, and is served at fashionable events such Continue reading →

Restaurant Review: Biga Cafe, Bakery and Deli in Hermanus has ‘organic breads’, very rude owners!

Biga Exterior Whale CottageWithin 2 minutes of walking into Biga Café, Bakery, and Deli the rudeness of co-owner Hanli Carstenson came to the fore, and this continued from her, magnified by a rude departure ‘greeting‘ from fellow co-owner Glen Herringshaw, when I popped in there yesterday, after visiting the Hermanuspietersfontein market further down the street!

Biga (meaning sourdough starter in Italian, Hanli said) has been open since December, and has taken over the space of former Season, one of the few restaurants in Hermanus which I enjoyed eating at (mainly for its calf’s liver and mash).  It has also taken over some of the space of Hornbill House, an art gallery, Continue reading →

WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 4/5/6 October

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   An International Institute for Peace through Tourism World Symposium will be held in Johannesburg from 16 – 19 February, in honour of the late Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King.  The symposium will ‘honour the legacies of the world’s three champions of peace and non-violence‘…’by building bridges of tourism, friendship and peace‘ between Africa, Asia, and North America in the main.

*   The launch of FlySafair next week will have a temporary effect of lowering domestic airline prices.  The new airline will offer a base price for the seat plus two pieces of hand luggage at 7 kg, extra charges being levied for meals, checked luggage, and pre-booked seats.  The airline says that the fares offered are not just opening specials and are sustainable.  Skywise and Fly Blue Crane are also waiting to take off, offering flights between Cape Town and Johannesburg.  Mango does not expect a price war to develop after the launch of the new low-cost airlines.

*   Tolene van der Merwe has been appointed as SA Tourism Country Manager for the UK, having previously Continue reading →