Yesterday was the beginning of Woman’s Month. Last year we saluted the Cape’s Top 10 Restaurant owners. This year we want to salute the Cape’s Top 10 Women Chefs.
We have teamed up with award-winning Adhara Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil again, each Top 10 Chef receiving a bottle of Adhara EVOO. Adhara producer Venishree Mayer is a leader herself, having been nominated for the Woman of Stature Award, in the Women in Agriculture category. Continue reading →
Friday 21 August 2020, Day 4 of Level 2, Day 148 of Lockdown.😷
Corona Gratitude 🙏
#Grateful for a lucky spoilt day today, in fact an extension of a fabulous spoil week ❤️❤️❤️; for a beautiful sunny day, our warmest day so far this week at 20C, being able to wear shorts ; for being spared Loadshedding today, but having done all my writing early this morning to accommodate it, which gave me twice the morning time to do other admin tasks as well 🙏; for a quick walk to Bakoven, being short of time, a 2000 step walk compared to the 4000 step Camps Bay one; for a spoil afternoon, starting at Mai Thai Spa in De Waterkant, a wonderful combination facial-massage, with fabulous head and hand massages with strong pressure ❤️; for Krisjan Rossouw from the next door Deepest Darkest Art Gallery waiting for me with a bottle of Bottega Prosecco, taking me next door to show me his photographic portrait art in his gallery, and sharing house purchase disasters; for a quick shop at Spar down the road, not having been there in ages; for dropping in at Pilcrow & Cleaver In Parliament Street to bring owner and Chef Judi Fourie a bottle of ADHARA extra virgin olive oil for Women’s Month, having a glass of silky smooth Doolhof Pinotage, and chatting up a storm with a lawyer sitting there too whilst waiting for my delicious Seafood dinner, which Judi comped 🙏 #thankyou; for dancing to Kfm to get back to my normal step goal; for the good news that my Hermanus house sale deal is watertight now, and that I hand it over to the purchaser in ten days 👏👏👏; for a victory in our block, having two maintenance jobs I requested approved; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →
I am a fan of High Teas, and was delighted to receive an invitation from the Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa communications agency FIVESTAR PR to try out their new Pink High Tea, which celebrates Women’s Month in August, and Breast Cancer Awareness month in September.
I invited my friend Whitney to join me, having recently joined me for the Alphen Hotel’s 5Rooms’ new Afternoon Tea, which we experienced as being very disappointing. The first thing that impresses at the Twelve Apostles is the friendliness of the staff, from the time one enters the front door. The High Tea was served in the Leopard Bar, and we were lucky that the sun had come out at the time we were there, giving us a lovely view of Lion’s Head. Phumlela looked after us perfectly, bringing more tea and cappuccino, and topping up our water. The second impressive aspect is the time which management and the staff
make to chat and to obtain feedback. First to greet us was Assistant Food & Beverage Manager Dominic Berenato, who has moved across from The Westin, and who was very friendly and helpful in finding us the perfect table. Next to pop by was Jill Wagner, who is in charge of Sales & Marketing for the Red Carnation hotels in our country, including The Oyster Box and Bushman’s Kloof Wilderness Reserve. Then GM Michael Nel came to greet us, clearly enjoying his new role at the hotel.
Phumlela talked us through the Pink High Tea. She told us that it costs R160 per person, and it includes Continue reading →
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Western Cape Tourism, Economic Opportunities, and Agriculture Minister Alan Winde has congratulated two local businesses, Blue Africa Trading and Munch Bowls, which won SIAL Innovation Awards in Shanghai recently, for highlighting the local food industry and for being ‘brand’ ambassadors. The Western Cape food industry employs 50000 staff and is worth R19 billion, the Minister said. Blue Africa Trading designed a tea box which is round, with a slot at the back to enable it to be hung, while Munch Bowls was recognised for its eco-friendly edible crisp wheat bowls. A number of local food companies attended the Asian exhibition. (received via media release from Minister Winde’s office)
* The City of Cape Town is welcoming public comment until 22 August for its draft scoping report on the financial viability of the Cape Town Stadium, including plans to add sports bars, shops, offices, and clubs.
* The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa has come up with a clever way of celebrating Women’s Month in August, by offering a Pink Tea in collaboration with Pongrácz. The Rosé MCC will be served on arrival, whereafter pink-themed treats will be served, Continue reading →