{"id":95121,"date":"2017-11-06T00:06:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T22:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/?p=95121"},"modified":"2017-11-06T00:06:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T22:06:37","slug":"leeu-estates-the-dining-room-launches-new-summer-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/leeu-estates-the-dining-room-launches-new-summer-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeu Estates\u2019 The Dining Room launches new Summer Menu!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Last Monday Leeu Estates hosted writers to try their new Summer Menu, curated by Leeu Collection Executive Chef Oliver Cattermole. The new menu is dominated by dishes created with fresh produce from the estate.<\/b> The new Conservatory added to The Dining Room is also complete,  and is set up for meals. <\/b><\/p>\n

We were invited to the lunch by Leeu Collection Vice President, Marketing and External \"\"<\/a>Relations Nicolette Waterford, and she has an amazing knack of choosing perfect weather days, at 34C, one of the first hot summer days (in the photograph with Leeu Collection \"\"<\/a>founder Mr Analjit Singh). <\/p>\n

Many of us were dressed in black, in solidarity with the Support the Farmers campaign. Nicolette welcomed us to Leeu Estates, one of the properties in the Leeu Collection, and introduced Chef Oliver to us. Chef Oliver walked us through the menu, telling us which ingredients went into each dish, as we were to choose one of three starters, one of three main courses, and one of two desserts.  <\/p>\n

The Leeu Collection was founded after Mr Singh fell in love with Franschhoek during the 2010 Soccer World Cup, and has grown to include accommodation establishments Leeu House and Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais on the main road in Franschhoek, Restaurants Marigold and Tuk Tuk Microbrewery, as well as Leeu Estates and the Mullineux & Family Wines cellar and Tasting Room set further back closer to the entrance to Franschhoek. The latter property opened just over a year ago. Internationally the Leeu Collection owns Linthwaite House in the UK, with a hotel to open in London in 2020. In Florence a Leeu luxury hotel is set to open in 2021.<\/p>\n

Long-awaited Leeu Estates opens in Franschhoek, love at first sight!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n