Jubilation. One sporting success has taken the woes of the past few years out of our minds for a short while. As John’s mother used to say, “Enjoy it. Tomorrow we’ll be back to old clothes and porridge”. Congratulations to the ‘Boks. We (maybe not you, or you…) knew you could do it. Especial congratulations to the captain, Siya Kolisi, and the coach, Rassie Erasmus, who spoke with humility and wisdom after the match. Churlish behaviour by a few of the English players was compensated by Cape Town restaurateur Ed Saunders who, in true Brit gentlemanly style, carried out his pledge to run the length of Hout Bay beach, naked, at 7am on Sunday morning after the Rugby World Cup final if England lost (See here). Our only regret is that we didn’t get there in time to photograph the event. He did carry an England flag to cover himself if necessary
We love going to the Veritas public tasting of the top winning wines, held again at the Ballroom at the Cape Town International Conference Centre. It gives one a chance to taste such good wines and some very special aged museum class wines from KWV. Read on…
Saturday before last saw us at the Grand Café on the Beach for Wade Bales' extremely popular Cap Classique and Gin Affair 2019. Your ticket entitled you to six plump oysters or a vegetarian option, which Lynne had. Read on…
An invitation to attend a private tasting of the Michelangelo trophy winners held this week at the Cullinan Hotel in town and we got a warm welcome and a glass of MCC. Read on…
After a recent wine event in Town, we decided we wanted some Asian food and went to Wembley Square, to a restaurant Lynne had read about and whose menu she had seen on line. It was just 8.30 when we arrived, to find them closing for the night. Obviously not popular, even though they were one of Restaurant Week's selections. SO, where to go? Well it was obvious to us, one of our old favourites and not very far way was the South China Dim Sum Bar at the top of Long Street. Read on…
On our way from Torquay, heading for our AirBnB at Mevagissey in Cornwall, we drove to Plymouth. We wanted to see the famous Hoe where Sir Walter Raleigh was said to have played bowls in 1588, while waiting for the tide to change before going off to fight the Spanish Armada and from where the Pilgrim Fathers left for America on the 6th September 1620. Read on…
We were so enjoying our Cornish holiday, but you cannot keep us still; there was so much to see. Falmouth is close to Mevagissey, so we decided to visit it and several other places in one day. Read on…
An easy Sunday evening supper, most of which you can prepare in advance. Lynne makes the sauce in the morning, then heats it when ready to serve and stirs in the pasta, the spinach and the feta. She also subscribes to Chef Nick Stellino’s method of cooking with garlic. No fine chopping or pulping of garlic for this recipe, just add nice chunky pea sized pieces, which cook down to sweet nuggets in the sauce. You could omit the chicken and the chicken stock if you are vegetarian, but the flavour might need enhancing. If your tomatoes are a little tart, add a spoonful of sugar. And if you like to spice things up, add a few chilli flakes. If you don’t use or have passata, you can use a tin of chopped tomatoes. Read on…
It won a gold medal at this year’s Veritas Awards and Lynne tasted this wine at the public tasting this week and was very impressed. This wine is made from Cabernet Franc planted on an old seabed in the Helderberg Basin. Read on…
On another enjoyable note, there is one more bubbly wine experience in Cape Town coming up tomorrow. Wine Concepts’ “Finer Things in Life” Bubbles and Boas themed Champagne Festival at the Vineyard Hotel next weekend Click on the underlined name above to see booking details
We write about Wade Bales Cap Classique & Gin Affair below. Gauteng readers can also enjoy this fun event at the Southern Sun in Hyde Park Rooftop Terrace Bar, on Saturday 23rd November from 3-7 pm and Sunday 24th November from 1-5 pm. Book your tickets today at QUICKET TICKETS
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It is also published on our website, as a blog, on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram and gives our personal view of events relating to food, wine, accommodation and travel in photo stories, as well as weekly recipes and wine reviews
We have never charged a subscription fee, and MENU has never made us any money. But our expenses are putting pressure on our pensions, so we are taking a bold step and asking our readers for a voluntary subscription to help us to cover our expenses. MENU is produced, on average, 45 weeks per year. We leave it to you to decide the amount of your subscription. We suggest a voluntary annual subscription of R100 (roughly the price of a mid range bottle of wine), which is less than R2.50 per week. In International currencies R100 is approximately £5.80/€6.30/$7.10. Links to our PayFast and PayPal accounts are on our website
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