{"id":50320,"date":"2013-10-30T15:57:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T13:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=50320"},"modified":"2013-10-30T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T13:57:14","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-30-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-30-october\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 30 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 Airbus has used research conducted by The London Sleep Centre to widen its seats to 18 inches (45,72 cm), the perfect seat size<\/strong><\/span><\/a> which allows passengers on long-haul flights to sleep more comfortably and enjoy a deeper sleep.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Cape Town Partnership is displaying its work at 6 Spin Street from 6 – 12 November. Entrance is free. (received via media release from Rabbit in a Hat Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Top Stellenbosch chefs are putting the wine town and its food and wines on show today at Summer Place, a ‘pop-up collaboration of restaurants, wine producers, art, music and fashion’<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Every wine on show is paired with a signature dish by Christian Eedes. \u00a0Chefs on show are\u00a0\u00a0Bertus Basson of Overture, Michael Broughton of Terroir, George Jardine of Jordan Restaurant, Christiaan Campbell of Delaire Graff Estate, and Gr\u00e9gory Czarnecki of Waterkloof restaurant, all on the 2014 Eat Out<\/strong> Top 20 Restaurant short-list, with the exception of Broughton.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Creation has won a gold medal for its Chardonnay 2012\u00a0in the inaugural Global Chardonnay Masters presented by The Drinks Business<\/strong>. (received via e-mail)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Lanseria Airport is expanding,<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and is opening a new runway on 11 November, which will be able to receive bigger aircraft.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 ‘Cape Town Then & Now<\/em>‘ contrasts contemporary Cape and historic Cape Town. \u00a0(received via e-mail by Exclusive Books)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Delheim is hosting its annual mountain bike event ‘Delheim MTB Day and Trail Run<\/em>‘ on 23 and 24 November, offering a choice of 7km and 12 km routes. (received via media release from Random Hat Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Famous Brands is taking its\u00a0coffee shop chain Tashas<\/strong><\/span><\/a> overseas, having just opened in Jumeirah in the United Arab Emirates, and is set to open in the UK.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 A French Champagne Festival will be held at the Vineyard Hotel on 22 November, from 6 – 9 pm, and is organised by Wine Concepts. \u00a0Thirty champagnes will be available to taste. (via Facebook)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Skukuza airport will close<\/strong><\/span><\/a> between 4 November – 13 December for maintenance.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 ‘Walking Cape Town<\/em>‘ is a new book that details 33 walks and drives in and around Cape Town. (received via e-mail from Exclusive Books)<\/p>\n

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

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 Airbus has used research conducted by The London Sleep Centre to widen its seats to 18 inches (45,72 cm), the perfect seat size which allows passengers on long-haul flights to sleep more comfortably and enjoy a deeper sleep. * \u00a0 The Cape Town Partnership is displaying its […]<\/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":[7,3,124,1918,266,20,31,22,21,19],"tags":[21989,21994,21986,21984,64,569,240,32378,11308,14431,2521,1736,2489,21990,7568,2939,2381,11622,30,21992,21987,2080,21991,21988,4099,33,2666,5352,20346,13,21993,32376,18333,11356,447,21985,5,561,173,3056,32373,10,365,10132],"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