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restaurants

win lunch at the spice route restaurant for mothers day

May 2, 2012

The Spice Route Restaurant, situated next to the Fairview Wine and Cheese Farm in Paarl, explores the romance between spice, food and wine. The culinary voyage focuses on the Spice Route wines, with each meal carefully crafted and prepared to compliment them. 

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gorgeous by graham beck is gorgeous

May 1, 2012

Gorgeous by Graham Beck, the first brand-exclusive bubbly bar in South Africa has opened its doors at Steenberg in Constantia. I was invited last week to meet Pieter Ferreira, the wine maker, and sample some of his delectable fizzy nectar.

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ryans kitchen in franshhoek – where every table is a chefs table

April 24, 2012

a delightful restaurant in the heart of franschhoek

In a world where cooking is the mainstream and every one is watching it on TV or sending pictures of their food around social media, Ryans Kitchen in Franschhoek is the perfect place to feel like you are getting in on the action.

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chefs table at the foodbarn with la vierge wines

March 22, 2012

a superb lunch

“At La Vierge we agree with Oscar Wilde when he says, “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.” Paradise awaits”. Nothing could have been truer than this last Friday where I was privileged to have been invited to the Foodbarns Chefs Table. A magnificent lunch collaboration between Franck Dangereaux from [...]

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my food highlights for 2011

December 29, 2011

Drizzle and Dip collage

Eat Out recently asked me to contribute my comment on what my most memorable meal of 2011 was and this got my mind jumping.  How on earth was I supposed to come up with just the one?  I finally settled on the 11 course tasting menu at The Test Kitchen where Luke Dale Roberts, Eben Sadie and [...]

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