Pre-concert early supper at De Warenmarkt, Stellenbosch
We decided to treat ourselves to an early dinner before the
concert we would be attending at Stellenbosch University's Endler Auditorium. Because
of Graduation at the University, many places were booked out. We ended up at a
venue we are familiar with, De Warenmarkt, and could only have a table for two
there by promising to be out by 6.30. Read on…
70th Birthday Concert for Péter-Louis van Dijk in the
Endler Auditorium, Stellenbosch University
If you live in Cape Town and go to an evening concert in
Stellenbosch, perhaps at the famous Endler Auditorium, you want to be there on
time and perhaps stay the night afterwards so that you don’t have to drive home
on the motorway in the dark.
We had a very special concert to go to; a celebration of the 70th Birthday of an old friend, composer Péter Louis van Dijk, conducted by his son Xandi van Dijk. Lynne was best friends with Péter's first wife, Susi Waldmann. They met at Girl Guides and she came to know Peter and the boys better when she returned to South Africa from England in 1993. Sadly, Susi died in 2000.
Peter has since remarried, to Junita, whom we have both come
to know. They live in Port Elizabeth so we haven’t seen each other for too
long. We tried to find affordable accommodation in Stellenbosch, but it was
Graduation time at Stellenbosch University and the city was full. Read on…
Oriental tapas supper at Silk restaurant, Cape Town
It is Restaurant Week again but, actually, it’s Restaurant Month, as it will last for the whole of April. There are some really interesting restaurants, some very new restaurants and some impossibly expensive restaurants offering “specials" that we still can’t afford. Have a look, we are still considering where to go next.
Our first venture was to Silk restaurant, now part of the grouping of restaurants run by Faisal Khakoo and Anna Rascola, his Catalonian wife, and Christophe and Sabrina Durand. Faisal and Anna own La Bohème and La Bruixa (the Witch) in Sea Point. Christophe and Sabrina own Bouchon in the premises of their Dorrance winery, in the same Heritage Square building. In partnership with Faisal, they serve excellent French style tapas there.
Silk is on the corner of Buitengracht and Shortmarket Street in what used to be the Africa Cafe ground floor premises. Parking is available in the square, but be aware that the area is now filled with very popular restaurants and it can be very crowded, especially on the weekend. Read on…
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