The
photograph in this week’s MENU cover shows a book, "Dark Continent My Black Arse", by Sihle Khumalo. It was quite by
accident that Lynne was reading it when we were hit by “load-shedding, exactly
16 years ago to the day. And here we are, still bothered by electricity
shortages. The only difference is that is has become worse. Mr Khumalo wrote an
interesting article in the Sunday Times last year, aimed at those who blame the
country’s post-democracy challenges on the paler skinned population. See it here
On a
lighter note, this is the first MENU of the year, with stories of some of our “holiday”
activities and, very importantly, a wonderful wine tasting. We look forward to
many more and, so far, have one in the bag for next week
We were very excited when we were invited to attend the
Elgin Chardonnay Colloquium. It had not been held since 2019 because of the
Covid hiatus. Elgin's cool climate and excellent soils produce some of the best
South African Chardonnays in several different styles, some of which we were to
taste in the four flights. They were kind enough to lay on transport from
Pinelands for us, a place at which we could safely leave our car. It was an
early start, the bus leaving at 8 am. Read on…
We had been rather housebound for the Christmas and New Year
period, during which Cape Town fills up with lovely tourists, but the roads and
restaurants are so busy that locals just wait for the 'season' to ameliorate. Schools
started again, the roads calmed down and we decided to take a lovely tour of
our favourite summer places which we love to visit. Read on…
Lunch at The Beach Bar, Hout Bay
Lynne had read good reviews for The Beach Bar in Hout Bay. It's
next to the beach car park, opposite the Chapman's Peak Hotel. So we invited a
friend who lives locally, booked a table and went for lunch on a beautiful
breezy day. The wind made us choose to sit inside. We were impressed by the
wide variety of ages and apparent incomes eating there. Read on…
Cape Town Opera concert in Kirstenbosch National
Botanical Garden
We made a resolution this year to go to more music events. We
both love music and have quite eclectic tastes. So, when we heard that Cape
Town Opera was giving a Sunday concert of opera choruses at Kirstenbosch, supported
by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Brandon Phillips, we bought
tickets immediately. It is such a lovely venue. You pack a picnic supper and
some wine, get there for 4 pm, take a rug and some small low backed chairs and
walk to the concert area, where the lawns slope down to the stage, and find
your favourite place. Read on…
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