{"id":18162,"date":"2011-03-16T10:08:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T08:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=18162"},"modified":"2011-04-06T20:39:44","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T18:39:44","slug":"franschhoek-chefs-will-be-cooking-with-wine-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/franschhoek\/franschhoek-chefs-will-be-cooking-with-wine-in-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Franschhoek chefs will be cooking (with wine) at ‘Cook Franschhoek’ in June!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A number of hands-on demonstrations by some of the top chefs in Franschhoek will take place over the weekend of 10 -12 June, the chefs sharing their knowledge and passion for their craft, in what Franschhoek Wine Valley is calling ‘Cook Franschhoek’.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The chefs that have been included in ‘Cook Franschhoek’ are Margot Janse of The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>, Neil and Tina Jewell from Bread & Wine, Bjorn Dingemans from Franschhoek Kitchen<\/a>\u00a0at Holden Manz wine estate, Judy\u00a0Sendzul from the Salmon Bar<\/a>, Ryan Smith from Ryan’s Kitchen<\/a>, Leigh Trout from Mange Tout<\/a> at Mont Rochelle Hotel, Darren Roberts at Grande Provence<\/a>, Chris Erasmus at Pierneef \u00e0 La Motte<\/a>, Pierre Hendriks of Le Bon Vivant<\/a>, Matthew Gordon from Haute Cabriere,\u00a0Adrian\u00a0Buchanan from Freedom Hill,\u00a0as well as representatives of L’ermitage, Huguenot Fine Chocolates<\/a>, Le Franschhoek Hotel,\u00a0and Franschhoek Country House and Villas.\u00a0\u00a0 Each course will accept 8 – 30 participants, depending on the size of the demonstration venue.\u00a0\u00a0 Each demonstration will be paired with a Franschhoek wine.\u00a0 Most, but not all, of the demonstrations will be held at the Franschhoek Kitchen.\u00a0 The cost per course and the venues\u00a0will be announced tomorrow, and will be added to this blogpost.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Franschhoek’s best wine estates will participate in ‘Cook Franschhoek’ too, including Franschhoek Pass Winery, La Motte, Grande Provence, Cabri\u00e8re, Haut Espoir, Anthonij Rupert Wines, Mont Rochelle and M\u00f4reson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Accommodation will be available at a variety of accommodation establishments over the ‘Cook Franschhoek’\u00a0weekend.\u00a0 Whale Cottage Franschhoek is offering ‘Cook Franschhoek’ participants a special reduced winter rate\u00a0for the weekend.<\/p>\n

Franschhoek is re-asserting its positioning as the Gourmet Capital of South Africa.\u00a0 While it may no longer have the largest number of Eat Out<\/strong>\u00a0 Top 10 restaurants, it has just launched the Franschhoek Wine Valley Food & Wine Route<\/a>, and ‘Cook Franschhoek’ is another demonstration of\u00a0Franschhoek’s culinary leadership.<\/p>\n

‘Cook Franschhoek’,<\/strong> 10 –\u00a012 June.\u00a0 www.franschhoek.org.za<\/a>.\u00a0Tickets can be bought at www.webtickets.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

POSTSCRIPT 18\/3<\/strong>: The Franschhoek Wine Valley has not dotted all its i’s nor crossed all its t’s, and therefore is not yet able to provide cost, chef and venue details, as was promised for yesterday.\u00a0 Darren Roberts from Grande Provence denies being a\u00a0participant of the ‘Cook Franschhoek’ programme, not the first time that they have been erroneously listed on a\u00a0Franschhoek programme, Roberts says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

POSTSCRIPT 6\/4<\/strong>: The program for Cook Franschhoek has been finalised.\u00a0 Most of the demos will take place at Franschhoek Kitchen at Holden Manz, the exception being those at the Salmon Bar, Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais, Allora,\u00a0and Pierneef\u00a0\u00e0 La Motte.\u00a0 At each demo a chef and a matching winemaker will participate.\u00a0 Prices range from R 30 for a chocolate tour and tasting at Huguenot Fine Chocolates, to R 225 each for two demos by the Salmon Bar, hosted by Judy Sendzul of the Salmon Bar\u00a0and Marc Kent of Boekenhoutskloof: a Farmed versus Wild-caught salmon cook-off on 11\/6, and a Salmon and Trout Tasting on 12\/6.\u00a0\u00a0 On average the prices for the other demos range between R100 – R150.\u00a0\u00a0 Grande Provence and Le Bon Vivant are no longer participating in the event.\u00a0 The full Franschhoek chef and winemaker list is as follows:<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Adrian Buchanan of Freedom Hill restaurant, and Dieter Sellmeyer of Lynx<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Smit of Caf\u00e9 Bon Bon, with Rob Armstrong of Haut Espoir<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Bjorn Dingemans of Franschhoek Kitchen, and Mark Carmichael-Green of Holden Manz<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Leigh Trout of Mange Tout at Mont Rochelle Hotel, and Dustin Osborne of Mont Rochelle\u00a0<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Judy Sendzul of Salmon Bar, and Marc Kent of Boekenhoutskloof<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Smith of Ryan’s Kitchen, and Neil Patterson of Antonij Rupert Wines<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Matthew Gordon of Haute Cabriere, and Takuan von Arnim of Cabriere<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Botha of La Verger at Le Franschhoek Hotel, and Susan Erasmus of Vrede & Lust<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Neil and Tina Jewell of Bread & Wine, and Clayton Reabow of M\u00f4reson<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Erasmus of Pierneef \u00e0 La Motte, and Edmund Terblanche of La Motte<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Louis Jansen of Monneaux, and and DP Burger of Glenwood<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Philip Aplas of Allora, and Terra del Capo (Anthonij Rupert Wines)<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Ethne Booysen of L’Ermitage Hotel, and Wynand Grobler of Rickety Bridge<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Margot Janse of Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais, and Rob Armstrong of Haut Espoir<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a>\u00a0 Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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