{"id":54867,"date":"2014-03-06T23:07:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T21:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=54867"},"modified":"2014-03-06T23:07:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T21:07:24","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-6-march-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-6-march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 6 March"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 Mango is tightening up its credit card procedures,<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to prevent fraud, by demanding that tickets bought by credit card are verified with the actual card. \u00a0If the card is not with the passenger, he\/she may not board.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 ESKOM started load-shedding around the country today, without prior warning, the rain in Johannesburg allegedly wetting the coal and therefore affecting its supply! \u00a0The Cape has not been spared, with electricity cuts in Somerset West, Claremont, Durbanville, Tokai, Kenilworth, Parow, Elsies River, Wellington, and Hout Bay this morning, followed by Sea Point, Camps Bay, and many other Cape Town suburbs later in the day. \u00a0Our international visitors (other than those from other African countries) are shocked! (via Twitter)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chef Chris Erasmus will leave Pierneef\u00a0\u00e0 La Motte in June, to open his own restaurant with his wife in Franschhoek in September.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Bols Bartending World Champion Rusty Cerven chose Cape Town as one of his four world cities to visit, with Sydney, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro, as part of his prize when he beat 3000 bartenders from 66 countries. \u00a0In Cape Town he demonstrated his winning creation he calls ‘William’s Punch’,<\/em> a mix of lemon sherbet, rhubarb juice, Bols Parfait Amour, Bols Genever, and champagne, with nutmeg and lemon peel. \u00a0At the V&A Hotel he assisted in developing tea-based cocktails, using Dilmah teas. Two such cocktails will be offered per month, reports Hotel and Restaurant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The National Agricultural Marketing Council has found that an average food basket increased in price by 3,3% from January 2013 to the same month a year later, The New Age<\/strong> reported, doubling from the increase measured in the twelve month period before. \u00a0Within the food basket, some items had price increases closer to 6 %, including rice, white bread, tea, maize meal, and milk.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Kleine Zalze has launched its maiden MCC Vintage Brut 2010, a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. \u00a0It retails for about R140. (received via media release from Manley Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Pongr\u00e1cz is participating in a pairing with fine handmade chocolates at the Val de Vie market on Sunday 16 March.\u00a0 <\/i>Three chocolates will be paired with\u00a0Pongr\u00e1cz Brut, Pongr\u00e1cz Ros\u00e9, and Desiderius 2008. \u00a0The pairings cost R50. (received via media release from GC Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Three Du Toitskloof wines won five stars in the What Food, What Wine South Africa food and wine pairing competition, in the R100 and under wine category. \u00a0The inaugural local competition is hosted by the International Wine & Spirits Competition and TWS Media. \u00a0A range of foods was cooked by celebrity Chef Jenny Morris, and local judges judged the pairability of the wines. Five stars went to\u00a0Du Toitskloof Beaukett 2013 paired with pumpkin fritters; the Du Toitskloof Dimension 2010, which was paired with oxtail stew; and the\u00a0Du Toitskloof Chardonnay Viognier 2013 paired with bobotie. (received via media release from De Kock Communications)<\/p>\n

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

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 Mango is tightening up its credit card procedures, to prevent fraud, by demanding that tickets bought by credit card are verified with the actual card. \u00a0If the card is not with the passenger, he\/she may not board. * \u00a0 ESKOM started load-shedding around the country today, without […]<\/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":[7,15,3,124,672,1918,266,20,22,21,19],"tags":[24186,32370,32366,2552,32378,1933,19280,24190,19662,5351,3360,30,24192,19836,697,18969,1461,1335,1601,14694,8154,7408,24191,32384,6611,229,11760,24187,658,32398,542,24189,8210,3494,5,24195,116,2800,32385,32373,10,24193,24194,24188,365],"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