{"id":23629,"date":"2011-08-08T00:08:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T22:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=23629"},"modified":"2011-08-08T21:09:53","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T19:09:53","slug":"imnojamieoliver-food-blog-paired-with-swirl-wine-blog-at-august-food-wine-bloggers-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/imnojamieoliver-food-blog-paired-with-swirl-wine-blog-at-august-food-wine-bloggers-club\/","title":{"rendered":"ImnoJamieOliver food blog ‘paired’ with Swirl wine blog at August Food & Wine Bloggers’ Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The August Food & Wine Bloggers\u2019 Club meeting will \u2018pair\u2019 Food blogger Matt Allison of I\u2019mnoJamieOliver Blog and Wine blogger Nikki Dumas of Swirl blog, \u00a0<\/span>and will be held at Den Anker in the V&A Waterfront \u00a0<\/span>on Wednesday 17 August<\/span>, from 6 \u2013 8 pm. \"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Allison<\/span><\/strong>, author of\u00a0www.imnojamieoliver.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0blog, is\u00a0a \u201chusband, stay at home father, urban farmer, eco advocate, closet designer, photographer & designated household cook\u201d, he writes about himself. His blog originally started when he committed to cooking his way through Jamie Oliver\u2019s \u201920 minute meals\u2019 for the iPhone, completing all 60 recipes in under 90 days. It has since grown into a platform to explore the origins of food, rethinking it one meal at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Nikki Dumas <\/span><\/strong>has always been in the leisure industry, as Training Manager at Greyhound Citiliner, having obtained her training background at South African Airways.\u00a0 <\/span>She has managed restaurants in Johannesburg, including the first store set-up and operations of Moyo on Grant Avenue in Norwood.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>She moved to Cape Town in 2000, managing a number of restaurants: Villamoura in Camps Bay, Belthazar in the Waterfront, and Balducci’s in the Waterfront.\u00a0 <\/span>Two years ago she started her own consultancy, called <\/span>Winestyle.biz, and\u00a0 <\/span>it specialises in wine list design, wine training, and wine accessories for several wine estates and restaurants.\u00a0 <\/span>The company has received the highest accolades, both locally and internationally, for its wine list design and compilation from Diners’ Club International and Wine Spectator.\u00a0 <\/span>With its restaurant on-site tutoring program, the company guarantees an increase in turnover in wine sales. \u00a0<\/span>Nikki has produced and manufactured a wine tasting journal, to record one\u2019s tasting experiences.\u00a0 Nikki writes Swirl Blog.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Food & Wine Bloggers\u2019 Club was formed to reflect the tremendous growth in and power of food and wine blogs in forming opinion about food, restaurants and wines.\u00a0 Most bloggers do not have any formal training in blogging, and learnt from others.\u00a0\u00a0 The Food & Wine Bloggers\u2019 Club aims to foster this informal training, and to serve as a social media networking opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of the two bloggers will talk for about half an hour about their blog, and what they have learnt about blogging.\u00a0 The Club will give fledgling as well as experienced bloggers the opportunity to learn from each other and\u00a0to share\u00a0their knowledge with others.\u00a0 Attendees can ask questions, and get to know fellow bloggers.\u00a0 The Club meetings are informal and fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Future Food & Wine Bloggers\u2019 Club meetings have been organised as follows:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 21 September:\u00a0\u00a0Chef Brad Ball of Bistro 1682<\/a>, <\/span><\/strong>and <\/span><\/strong>wine speaker from Steenberg, <\/span><\/strong>at Steenberg<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a019 October:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Roger and Dawn Jorgensen of Jorgensen\u2019s Distillery, <\/span><\/strong>and Anthony Gird and Michael de Klerk of\u00a0Honest Chocolate<\/span><\/strong>, with\u00a0a chocolate and potstill brandy tasting, at Haas Coffee on Rose Street.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 12 November: Visit to new Leopard\u2019s Leap<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>tasting room and cookery school in Franschhoek\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jordan Wines from Stellenbosch will lead bloggers through a\u00a0tasting of their\u00a0wines.\u00a0 Snacks will be\u00a0served by Den Anker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Food & Wine Bloggers\u2019 Club,<\/span><\/strong> Wednesday 17 August, 6 \u2013 8 pm:\u00a0 Den Anker<\/span>, V&A Waterfront,<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Cape Town. Bookings can be made by e-mailing Chris at whalecot@iafrica.com<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span>The cost of attendance\u00a0is R100.\u00a0 Twitter: @FoodWineBlogClu\u00a0 Facebook: click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The August Food & Wine Bloggers\u2019 Club meeting will \u2018pair\u2019 Food blogger Matt Allison of I\u2019mnoJamieOliver Blog and Wine blogger Nikki Dumas of Swirl blog, \u00a0and will be held at Den Anker in the V&A Waterfront \u00a0on Wednesday 17 August, from 6 \u2013 8 pm. Matt Allison, author of\u00a0www.imnojamieoliver.com\u00a0blog, is\u00a0a \u201chusband, stay at home father, […]<\/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":[4795,3,124,266,20,21,19],"tags":[11930,1349,2221,3073,2285,3982,32366,32378,11656,12678,2381,4571,12673,11793,11797,12672,6839,6272,6235,11796,4911,12357,11931,12674,7710,11795,12679,11969,231,11794,1587,32393,12675,32373,12677,6263,12676],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\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