{"id":23569,"date":"2011-08-07T06:28:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T04:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=23569"},"modified":"2011-08-07T19:36:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T17:36:32","slug":"every-sunday-is-oktoberfest-at-allee-bleue-with-bavarian-food-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/franschhoek\/every-sunday-is-oktoberfest-at-allee-bleue-with-bavarian-food-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Sunday is Oktoberfest at All\u00e9e Bleue Bavarian Food Festival!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On Sundays Franschhoek wine estate All\u00e9e Bleue pays tribute to its owners’ German roots, by hosting a Bavarian Food Festival.\u00a0 Last Sunday I was invited by All\u00e9e Bleue GM Wolfgang Leyrer and PR consultants Ian and Lise Manley to taste\u00a0the Bavarian delicacies with other bloggers\u00a0and journalists, an Oktoberfest come early!<\/p>\n

One drives\u00a0towards the bottom end of the estate, past vineyards, oak trees, and the summer picnic\u00a0area, to where the lunch buffet was set up in the Shiraz Room, which leads to two courtyards.\u00a0 We were lucky to have excellent weather,\u00a0and could enjoy the winter sun outside.\u00a0 On a central table\u00a0a selection of German cold meats (Aufschnitt) served as a starter,\u00a0 served on a\u00a0Bavarian blue and white check tablecloth, with Bierschinken, Cervelatwurst, tomato salad, coleslaw, a radish salad, a potato salad (Kartoffelsalat), gherkins, pickled onions, German sweet mustard, and French Dijon mustard.\u00a0 A separate table with beautiful breads included Brezel, ryebread, Laugenstangen, Pumpernickel, and dark rolls.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For the main course, the German staple food sausages,\u00a0supplied by Raith Gourmet in Cape Town,\u00a0are served: Weisswurst, Frankfurter, and N\u00fcrnberger Bratwurst.\u00a0 In addition, there was Leberk\u00e4se (cooked in a bread pan, with a mix of beef, pork, bacon and onions), Wiener Schnitzel, pork neck roast, r\u00f6sti and\u00a0 Sauerkraut.\u00a0\u00a0 Not only are All\u00e9e Bleue wines for sale by the glass or bottle, but they also offer Paulaner Weissbier and Lager.\u00a0\u00a0 For dessert there was fruit salad and fresh cream, Apfelstrudel, pancakes with a\u00a0rum and raisin sauce, as well as a board with South African cheeses, and an interesting looking Obatzda, a regional speciality I had not eaten previously, a mix of camembert, butter, cream cheese, onions, chives and beer!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>German Stimmung was created by accordianist\u00a0Stanislav Anguelov,\u00a0and some recorded music.\u00a0 The new hostess Christiane ensured that all guests were well looked after, and Food & Beverage Manager Desmond Spangenberg, the recipient of three Sweet Service Awards,\u00a0and his team kept the tables filled with food.\u00a0 For the children a jumping castle is great fun, and the grounds are safe for children to explore.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr Leyrer showed us the impressive recently\u00a0renovated\u00a0Manor House.\u00a0 An historic house dating back to 1689, it was painstakingly repaired and renovated by Gundel and Emile Sogor with guidance from the South African Heritage Resources Agency.\u00a0 The interior was designed by the Sogors too,\u00a0adding a unique mix of modern and historic Cape furniture, with massive armoires in the downstairs rooms.\u00a0 The Manor House has two suites, a bar, reception rooms and a hi-tech kitchen, and can be used for wedding groups, or for corporate meetings and conferences. Each room and the passages have paintings as well as paint effects done by the Sogors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ein Prosit, ein Prosit, der Gem\u00fctlichkeit!\u00a0 That’s what we experienced at a lovely relaxed and friendly Bavarian Sunday lunch, taking me back to my Heimatland!\u00a0<\/p>\n

All\u00e9e Bleue<\/strong>, R45, Franschhoek.\u00a0 Tel (021) 874-1886. www.alleebleue.com<\/a> (The website only has a short description of the Bavarian Food Festival).\u00a0 Sunday lunch.\u00a0 At Shiraz Room until September, and outside Kendal Cottage from October.\u00a0 R145 per person.<\/p>\n

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

On Sundays Franschhoek wine estate All\u00e9e Bleue pays tribute to its owners’ German roots, by hosting a Bavarian Food Festival.\u00a0 Last Sunday I was invited by All\u00e9e Bleue GM Wolfgang Leyrer and PR consultants Ian and Lise Manley to taste\u00a0the Bavarian delicacies with other bloggers\u00a0and journalists, an Oktoberfest come early! One drives\u00a0towards the bottom end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[124,14,20,21,19,293],"tags":[577,12663,12653,12651,32378,12654,2352,12656,32369,4316,12661,12665,12648,12658,6520,12657,12659,12650,2554,10122,12652,12662,12660,567,12655,32373,3293],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t