The Sweet Service Award goes to Vlaeberg Post office and its new Branch Manager Jacques, for making the collection of my Waterfront post so quick and easy yesterday. Due to renovations and changes at the Waterfront, one has to collect one’s post ‘manually’ by standing in a queue at the Vlaeberg Post Office. He saw me in the queue, and put someone on to finding my post, it taking a very short time compared to a previous visit for the same reason. Continue reading →
The Sweet Service Award goes to Le Lude wine estate in Franschhoek, and its Orangerie Restaurant Executive Chef Nicolene Barrow, for spoiling me with two bottles of Le Lude sparkling wine, my favourite bubbly, when I and a friend had lunch at her restaurant and I handed over a prize of a bottle of Adhara olive oil to her for being included in the 2021 Top 10 Women Chefs List. Continue reading →
The Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths Camps Bay, and to its former Store Manager Gary Arendse, who headed up the branch for just over two years, and sadly has been moved to the Piazza da Luz Branch in Sea Point. From the messages members of the community posted in his honour in reaction to a Facebook post, and from my own experience, Gary was the perfect Manager, always professional, friendly, connecting with customers, knowing our names, keeping products for me when I could not get to the shop immediately, sourcing products not stocked in this small branch from other Continue reading →
The Sweet Service Award goes to Dinkel Bakery and its staff member Cain, for his continuous good service when he keeps poppyseed rolls for me every week, and for speaking to me in German.