{"id":22401,"date":"2011-07-10T11:35:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T09:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=22401"},"modified":"2011-07-17T01:37:14","modified_gmt":"2011-07-16T23:37:14","slug":"bastille-festival-gives-franschhoek-french-food-and-wine-flair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/franschhoek\/bastille-festival-gives-franschhoek-french-food-and-wine-flair\/","title":{"rendered":"Bastille Festival gives Franschhoek French food and wine flair!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For the 18th year running, Franschhoek will don its red, blue and white flags and bunting to celebrate its French Huguenot past\u00a0next weekend of 16 and 17 July, celebrated by its most popular annual event, the Bastille Festival, commemorating the storming of La Bastille.<\/p>\n

Marrying food\u00a0prepared by\u00a0Franschhoek’s top chefs, including salmon trout, sushi, chocolates, and oysters,\u00a0with wines from the local Vignerons, in a Marquee in the centre of the village next door to the Hospice, the Bastille Festival is an important showcase for the village.\u00a0 Exhibitors include Akkerdal, All\u00e9e Bleue, Anthonij Rupert Wines, Backsberg, Bellingham, Boschendal, Boekenhoutskloof, Cape Chamonix, Franschhoek Cellar, French Connection Bistro, The Grill Room, Glenwood, Graham Beck, Grande Provence, Holden Manz, Haute Cabriere, La Bri, La Petite Ferme Restaurant and Winery,\u00a0\u00a0L’ermitage, Leopard’s Leap, Lynx, Monneaux, Morena, Pick ‘n Pay Sushi Bar, Plaisir de Merle, Reuben’s, Rickety Bridge, Rupert & Rothschild, Solms Delta Fyndraai and\u00a0Wines, Topiary Wines, Vrede & Lust, and Wild Peacock Products.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the first time a Le Marche Fran\u00e7ais will be set up in the Town Hall, as a market of Franschhoek artisanal food and other products.\u00a0 Cheeses, charcuterie, pastries, breads, cr\u00e8pes, water, chocolates, preserves, vegetables, coffee, and herbs will be for sale, as will be soap and linen, and kitchen accessories.\u00a0 A Farmers’ Market\u00a0will also be held.<\/p>\n

On Saturday 16 July a Boules tournament will be held at the Church grounds, as well as Fencing exhibition matches, a Waiters’ Race, a Vignerons’ Parade, and\u00a0Porcupine Ridge Barrel Rolling competition.\u00a0\u00a0A party will be held at Holden Manz wine estate in the late afternoon.\u00a0 \u00a0On Sunday 17 July there is another Boules Tournament, Fencing exhibition matches and another Porcupine Ridge Barrel Rolling competition.\u00a0 The Station Pub is hosting a number of bands over the weekend.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>POSTSCRIPT 15\/7:<\/strong>\u00a0 Given the wonderful weather of the past few days, and that which is forecast for the weekend, tickets for the Marquee are already sold out\u00a0for tomorrow.\u00a0 Given that Franschhoek will be bursting at the seams,\u00a0here are some suggestions for what to do if you were not lucky enough to buy a ticket for the marquee for tomorrow: get a wine-tasting map from the Franschhoek Tourism Bureau on the main road; go to the Town Hall, where French cheeses, Shiraz bread, chocolates\u00a0and charcuterie\u00a0are for sale; taste wines at Franschhoek wine shops La Cotte Inn Wine sales\u00a0(selling delicious cheeses too), House of Wine, and WINES<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0WINES (next door to Caf\u00e9 Benedict) is offering tastings of non-Franschhoek wine estates such as Lammershoek, Nabygelegen<\/a>, Hermanuspietersfontein, Arumdale and Bilton.\u00a0\u00a0Enjoy a light lunch at Franschhoek Kitchen (Holden Manz), <\/a>Caf\u00e9 Benedict, Salmon Bar, Caf\u00e9 Le Chocolatier, The Olive Shack,<\/a>\u00a0Reuben’s Deli,\u00a0make up your own picnic at the Franschhoek Food Emporium<\/a>, or try Fyndraai at Solms-Delta or Allee Bleue on the outskirts of Franschhoek, where things should be a little quieter.\u00a0\u00a0Buy chocolates at Huguenot Fine Chocolates.\u00a0 \u00a0Interested in art? Visit David Walter’s Ceramics studio, the galleries on the main road, The Grande Provence gallery, or the Pierneef gallery at La Motte.\u00a0\u00a0 Drive up the Franschhoek Pass, and see the view from up there onto the valley.\u00a0 Go to the Station Pub to listen to the bands.\u00a0 Go to the After-Party at Holden Manz.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

POSTSCRIPT 16\/7:<\/strong> Franschhoek is bursting at the seams, and the excellent weather is adding to the festive fun.\u00a0 At Reuben’s there is a great Farmer’s market, as well as tastings and sales of Peroni, De Villiers chocolates from Hermanus, Wildekraans wines, and Healey’s cheeses from Lourensford.\u00a0 Castle is being dispensed from next to Taki’s.\u00a0 More Peroni is available at Tr\u00e4umerei.\u00a0 Wildekrans is \"\"<\/a>doing tastings at Caf\u00e9 d’Or.\u00a0 Holden Manz’s after party\u00a0runs from\u00a0at 4 pm until midnight today, with DJ.\u00a0 The Elephant & Barrel is buzzing, with sparkling wine tastings in the courtyard.\u00a0\u00a0 A new gem is Taste South Africa<\/a>, behind Salmon Bar in The Yard, putting Franschhoek wines on show.\u00a0 An antique market is at the side of The Corkscrew.<\/p>\n

Bastille Festival, <\/strong>Franschhoek, 16 – 17 July.\u00a0 R100 Marquee entrance fee includes a tasting glass and a booklet of tasting vouchers.\u00a0 Marquee open from 12h00 – 17h00.\u00a0 Tickets from www.webtickets.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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