{"id":50015,"date":"2013-10-22T15:52:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=50015"},"modified":"2013-10-25T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T09:28:17","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-22-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-22-october\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 22 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Du Toitskloof Wines is the official wine sponsor of Seasons 2 – 4 of Kokkedoor, the Afrikaans cooking program filmed in Prince Albert and broadcast on\u00a0kykNET<\/b>. \u00a0Teams of amateur and experienced chefs are ‘paired’ in teams of two, and are eliminated over the duration of the series. (received via media release from De Kock Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 At the Aviation Association of Southern Africa Conference held last week, the question was raised about\u00a0SAA being a Government-funded airline<\/b><\/a>. \u00a0It was suggested that it be sold off to a commercial operator, and that the government should make the operation of all airlines financially viable.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The First Lady of Equatorial Guinea, Mrs Constancia Mangue de Obiang, has been\u00a0named ‘Mother Africa’,<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0taking over the title from Winnie Mandela.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \u00a0American\u00a0travel and food show\u00a0‘Parts Unknown’<\/i>\u00a0host Anthony Bourdain<\/b><\/a>\u00a0visited Johannesburg earlier this year, in search of our unique cuisine, and found little that is African, \u00a0finding more of a ‘mish mash<\/i>‘ and a ‘melting pot’<\/i>\u00a0of cultures influencing our food. \u00a0The episode featuring Johannesburg will be flighted on\u00a0CNN International<\/b>\u00a0at 17h00 this Friday.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Fleur du Cap is offering winetasting guidance to new wine drinkers at their new Wine Novice Tasting Club at Die Bergkelder on the first Thursday of every month, commencing on 31 October. \u00a0The aim of the Club is to explain wine terminology, and to guide wine drinkers on how to sniff and swirl. (received via GC Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The International Maths Olympiad will be held in Cape Town for the first time, from 3 – 13 July next year. \u00a0Learners from 100 countries will participate. (via Facebook)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Hartenberg is offering daily canap\u00e9 and wine pairings (at R100), and picnics which include a bottle of wine for two to share (at R150 per person). (received via Smart Communications & Events)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Twelve Apostles Hotel is hosting a star-studded 3- course dinner with a difference on 29 January, which it is calling\u00a0‘Astronomy Gastronomy’.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 Dining in the Caf\u00e9 Grill first, the guests will then be taken through the hotels’ \u00a0herb garden to The Kraal above the hotel, to star gaze with Kechil Kirkham and Chris de Coning from Over the Moon Tours. (received via media release from FIVE STAR PR)<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0\u00a0Du Toitskloof Wines is the official wine sponsor of Seasons 2 – 4 of Kokkedoor, the Afrikaans cooking program filmed in Prince Albert and broadcast on\u00a0kykNET. \u00a0Teams of amateur and experienced chefs are ‘paired’ in teams of two, and are eliminated over the duration of the series. (received […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[15,3,124,1918,266,20,22,21,19,293],"tags":[21810,21806,21816,32366,21817,32378,21812,21808,19280,21813,19662,21807,21819,412,30,19836,410,21820,21818,19259,4861,21809,21811,2129,830,21815,5,109,32373,10,365,21814,13160],"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