I recently attended the launch of the spring menu at Greenhouse Restaurant at the Cellars Hotel in Constantia. It was a perfect day with the gardens looking particularly…
The former Catharina’s restaurant at Steenberg Estate has undergone a major revamp and has opened as Tryn. Kerry Kilpin, who is the executive chef on the estate heads…
I was invited to TOKARA to sample a few dishes from Chef Carolize Coetzee’s new ingredient-driven spring menu. Carolize recently returned from a three-week stage at Cosme in New…
A couple of weeks ago I went to La Colombe for an utterly exquisite dining experience. I would say lunch, but it really is just so much more…
A couple of Fridays ago I headed to Franschhoek to experience the new Spring menu at La Petite Colombe. I went last year so I knew I was…
The Grand Roche in Paarl has new owners, undergone a big renovation to the luxury suites and has reopened its doors with a brand spanking new restaurant .‘Viande’…
A couple of Fridays ago I ventured out to Stellenbosch to visit Cavalli Estate and sample Chef Michael Degs Winter special menu. It was hours before a massive…
Anthonij Rupert Wyne in Franschhoek is proudly the first wine estate in South Africa to both cultivate and produce black Perigord truffles, and a couple of weeks ago I…
On a recent trip to Johannesburg, I got to stay at the Peech Hotel again and to check out their newly built suites. This family owned and operated…
In November, and just before the chaos of December slammed into my life, I was invited to Boschendal to check out a few of the exciting new things…
Two weeks ago I attended a lunch at INDOCHINE at Delaire Graff Estate to experience the new menu inspired by Chef Virgil Kahns recent adventures in South East…
Last week I was privileged to experience a chef’s table lunch at the recently opened Table Seven, a private dining venue housed in the trendy new Salt Orchard…