Thursday, February 17, 2022

In MENU This Week. Yzerfontein seaside break, Jordan Timepiece Old Vines wines


 Light effects and reflections on the wet sand with Hartlaub's gulls

After two years in which our activities were severely constrained, there are signs of a return to normal life. Most of this week’s MENU is about a short holiday we have taken in Yzerfontein, just up the road from home but, next week, we will have several stories about experiences we have had and other exciting stories are in the pipeline. We have, for example, been invited to a tasting of the Veritas prize winners and the RMB Starlight Concert at Vergelegen, which had to go online last year. Click on the titles and photographs to enjoy the stories…

A holiday break in Yzerfontein

At the end of January, we went on another Great Escape, this time a return to lovely Yzerfontein, by the sea up our West Coast, for 10 days. We enjoyed our Karoo/Garden route trip in October so much that we had been longing to get away, but had to wait until the Omicron variant of Covid had abated. As you will see from the photographs, the surf was up – it is only 79 kilometres away, you Cape surfers. And there is lots of accommodation available at reasonable prices. We are so pleased to see some new restaurants and many food trucks, which may well belong to people who are pivoting to survive. Yzerfontein has a permanent population of 3000, which swells to 30000 at peak season, which is why we like the off-peak times. Read on…

Fish and Chips at Skafti, Yzerfontein

Lynne was just not up to cooking on our first night in Yzerfontein so we decided to try out one of the restaurants. Skafti, which is just at the beginning of town opposite the great Spar supermarket, is known for its seafood. We chatted to a couple from Johannesburg at the next table… Read on…

Portuguese-themed meals at Lulas, Yzerfontein

Lulas Portuguese Restaurant may be Yzerfontein’s best restaurant; it certainly is ours. We had two meals there and were tempted to go again. It is easy to find being located at the end of the northern beach and you can see it from the beach. You do need to book, especially at weekends, because it is extremely popular. Read on…

Rosemead Bakery and YzerBru, a bakery and a professional micro-brewery in Yzerfontein

Several Cape Town friends drove to join us for a day, so we gave them tours of the town and took them out for lunch at places we knew they would enjoy. The first is YzerBru, a small micro brewery that makes very good beers. What we loved is that you can do a tasting of three of them, or all six in 100 ml glasses. Read on…

The Birds of Yzer

Our little flat had a balcony looking over a garden with huge aloes and an empty plot. The balcony gave us a great bird-watching position and we even had one spectacular bird experience on it. Read on…

Wine Tasting at Darling Cellars

On our way back from our stay at Yzerfontein, we made a stop at Darling Cellars. They have a huge range of wines available for tasting and purchase, and the prices are very reasonable considering the very good quality. We often buy them for our everyday wine, especially their whites and rosés. We opted for the eight wines tasting and shared it. You can choose which eight wines you want to taste. Read on…

Jordan Launches Old Vines Timepiece wine range

In 1985 the owner of Jordan Wine Estate, Ted Jordan, father of Gary Jordan, planted three vineyards and they are still producing great grapes and wine,  These vineyards have just become part of the Old Vine Project. Read on…





17th February 2022

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