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Imibala Restaurant: fresh foods add colour to new Somerset West Rupert eatery!
It was a ‘wow’ reaction when I entered newly opened Imibala Restaurant on Bright Street on Monday, at the invitation of Ian Downie representing the restaurant owners Johann and Gaynor (Ian’s sister)...
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South African restaurants reflect (most) international food trends!
How are food trends made? Is it chefs inspired by other chefs, especially award-winning ones? Is it chefs doing stages in the top restaurants of the world, and returning to create dishes inspired by...
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Restaurant Review: Boschendal The Werf Restaurant expensive farm foraged...
In December I visited Boschendal Farm, to try their new Deli, and had been fortunate to be shown around the revitalised wine estate by Events Manager Aldo du Plessis and Chef Christiaan Campbell. The...
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Open Door at Constantia Uitsig is now open for Breakfast!
On Tuesday Open Door at Constantia Uitsig opened its doors for Breakfast, served from 9h00 until 11h00 daily. It is reasonably priced, and offers some unusual breakfast options. Open Door is the third...
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Bistro13 pops up at pop-up Hands On Street Food by Nic van Wyk at De Warenmarkt!
A year after opening at Stellenbosch Vineyards, Bistro 13 has opened as a pop-up restaurant at De Warenmarkt in Stellenbosch, called Hands On Street Food by Nic van Wyk. I popped in at De Warenmarkt...
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Restaurant openings in Cape Town and Winelands continue unabated!
The flood of new restaurant openings continues, especially in Cape Town. We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously. Restaurant Openings Easy Tiger (fast food casual...
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Restaurant Review: Clare’s Cakes in Plett ‘tastefully decadent’ but service not!
Despite having been open on Main Street in Plettenberg Bay for the past four years, I only noticed Clare’s Cakes (& Deli) on my visit to Plett last week. It offers very reasonably priced cakes,...
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Foxcroft Bakery foxy new addition to Constantia!
In just ten days Foxcroft has become the talk of the town, Chefs Scot Kirton and Glen Williams from La Colombe opening a foxy and more informal Restaurant and Bakery in Constantia. In the large space...
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Melissa’s to open Mantra Café in Camps Bay!
Having previously heard that Melissa’s was opening in Camps Bay, above the newly opened The 41, I was surprised to hear from its GM designate Ian Smith that the restaurant will be called Mantra Café,...
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The Yard opens in Waterfront’s Silo District as multi-cultural cuisine...
The new The Yard in the Silo District of the V&A Waterfront opened last week, as a multi-cultural cuisine restaurant, but also offering a bar, a homeware shop, and a Deli. It is the most unique...
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Restaurant Review: Le Petit Manoir Restaurant just does not gel, despite...
Last week I invited my friends Clint and Llewellyn Lambert (GM of the Franschhoek Boutique Hotel, and influential blogger at Hospitality Hedonist) to join me for dinner at Le Petit Manoir in...
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Haus & Laib Deli, Speciality Butchery, and Bistro opens on Loop Street, sells...
Yesterday I went to pop in at the new Haus & Laib Deli, on Loop Street opposite the back entrance to the St Martini Lutheran Church. I received a warm welcome from co-owner Cheryl Hauslaib, whom I...
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Restaurant Review: Lunch in the Bramon vineyard in Plett best on the Garden...
The highlight of our Garden Route trip last week was having lunch at Bramon, a pioneering boutique wine estate outside Plettenberg Bay. This was one of the first wine estates in the area, and has...
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Babylonstoren 2 opens as The Newt in Somerset in the UK, celebrates local...
It was by chance that I heard about The Newt in Somerset opening in the UK last year, a property which Babylonstoren owners Koos Bekker and Karen Roos bought in 2013 as Hadspen House, renaming the...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 23 of Level 4, 23 May 2020.
Saturday 23 May 2020, Day 23 of Level 4, after 35 days of Level 5 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for a day that didn’t go as planned at all, but was filled with highlights; for our Building Manager Henry...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 3 of Level 3, 3 June 2020.
Wednesday 3 June 2020, Day 3 of Level 3, after 66 days of Level 4 and 5. Corona Gratitude #Grateful for a surprisingly warm start to the day, despite it being very misty, when I left home to exercise...
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Restaurant Review: There are no quinces on the menu at Quince Restaurant,...
Three weeks ago two friends living in the Southern Suburbs and I met for lunch at Quince Restaurant in Diep River, having seen its lovely photographs posted in my Lockdown Restaurant Facebook Group....
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 2 of Level 1, 22 September 2020.
Tuesday 22 September 2020, Day 2 of Level 1, Day 180 of Lockdown Corona Gratitude #Grateful for a change of scenery, my first visit to Franschhoek in almost two years; for a number of stops in...
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Franschhoek Restaurants during Lockdown: which are open, closed, and opening...
Last week I spent two days in Franschhoek for a catch-up visit, after not having been to this lovely village known for its eateries and good wines in eight months. From having heard that the village...
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Harvest Culture Eaterie opens Modern Bistro in Tyger Falls Waterfront,...
In speaking to Homespun Chef Matt Schreuder about his new restaurant opening at The Andros Boutique Hotel next month, he told me that his father, the well-known restaurateur Dale Schreuder known for...
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