Cymbidiums or
boat orchids at the Duckitt orchid nursery near Darling
We wish all our Jewish readers a blessed Rosh Hashanah and well over the Fast
A Happy Islamic New Year to our Moslem readers
A Happy Islamic New Year to our Moslem readers
A long weekend awaits. We will enjoy it with friends in the Hemel en Aarde Valley, after which we'll rush back onto the treadmill of the exciting things that fill our life ... and give us more stories to relate to you. We hope that you will enjoy yourselves as much as we intend to, whether you celebrate Heritage Day or National Braai Day
Dining at Zenzero in trendy Camps Bay-
A Pop up Lunch at The Homestead
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Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
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Afternoon tea with friends at the Leeu Estates in
Franschhoek
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The Annual Cook-Off between Muratie and Du Toitskloof
Wine Cellars
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The Darling Wildflower Show
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What is on the MENU this week Veal Piccante
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MENU’s Wine of the Week -
Simonsig Cuvée Royale Blanc de Blancs 2012
Dining at Zenzero in trendy Camps Bay
We were invited to review this beach front
restaurant in Camps Bay last week. The website says, "Robust with the full
flavours of Italy" which pays " ... homage to Italy ...
encapsulates ‘La dolce Vita’". And it is undoubtedly popular with its
impressive full frontage with great views of Camps Bay beach and the sea. We
passed it twice more that week and the double fronted terrace was filled with
people enjoying the view with some drinks, and soaking up those views. Inside is much bigger than one expects.....
A Pop up Lunch at The Homestead
Elaine Rousseau is one of our best
caterers in Cape Town, she has 18 years of experience. Her company, Food Fanatics is very successful. She
has a lovely venue on Constantia Road in Wynberg which you can book for events,
and we were invited to come and join her and some of her family, customers and
friends for lunch last weekend. She has an amazing garden.....
Amorim Cap Classique Challenge
This is the 16th year this prestigious Cap
Classique Challenge has been held. Run by the Mèthode Cap Classique Association
and sponsored by Amorim Cork, it lauds the best MCCs in the land. You know it is Spring when.....
Afternoon tea with friends at the Leeu Estates in
Franschhoek
How
can one refuse an invitation to take tea with friends? We were invited to try
the afternoon tea at the Leeu Estates this week with other members of the media
and they kindly arranged transport from Cape Town to get us there and back. Should
you wish to partake of this lovely experience, the tea costs R190 per person
and includes a pot of tea. Afternoon Tea will be served from 2pm to 5pm every
day of the week. The Leeu Estate is the 17-room country house retreat and
boutique winery in the Franschhoek valley and it is part of the Leeu Collection
owned by Mr Analjit Singh. It was a lovely day, the gardens are looking splendid.....
The Annual Cook-Off between Muratie and Du Toitskloof
Wine Cellars
It was time again for the annual cook off
between these two wine producers (one a family-owned Stellenbosch estate, the
other a huge consortium of wine producers on the other side of the Du
Toitskloof Pass in Rawsonville); both renowned not only for their wines but
their good cooking. They take turns in hosting this fun competition. The object
is to each braai the same meat, prepared in two different ways and then have
the attending guests taste them, and vote for their favourites. This year, the
sixth time the cook off has happened, it was at Muratie in Stellenbosch and the
theme was pork. They were to cook two different cuts each, they could
choose which....
The Darling Wildflower Show
In our spring, the Cape is a showcase of
wild flowers. To see the best, you have to go up the West Coast and this year
we were invited to one of the oldest flower festivals, Darling which was
celebrating its 100th year. It was held at the Darling Golf Club
Lynne loves this dish and ate it a lot when she
lived in London, where there are many good authentic Italian restaurants. She
has not ever cooked it but found this recipe by Donna Hay that she wants to try
soon and thought you might also like it. Veal production nowadays is strictly
controlled, the calves are not tightly penned as in the past. That means the
veal is not white but pale pink and very delicious. So don't let history put
you off eating it. You can of course also use pork escalopes.
Donna
Hay's recipe for Veal Piccante
Ingredients
8 veal cutlets, pounded thin - 1 cup
of flour for dredging - ¼ tsp salt - ¼ tsp of fresh ground black pepper - 3 Tbls
of butter - 1 Tbls of extra virgin olive oil - ½ cup of chicken broth - ¼ cup
of dry vermouth or white wine - ¼ cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice - ⅓
cup of capers, drained and rinsed - ⅓ cup of fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
Prepare the veal by pounding thin between two
sheets of wax paper. Season the flour with salt and pepper. Dredge each piece
of veal in the flour making sure you coat both sides. In a large skillet heat
the butter and the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the veal for around 2
minutes on each side, add more butter if needed. When all the veal is done
remove from the skillet and set aside. Turn up the heat deglaze the pan with
the broth, lemon juice, vermouth and capers. Scrape the brown bits from the
bottom of the pan and reduce. Return the veal to the pan for 2 more minutes. Plate
the veal and pour the sauce all over the top. Garnish with parsley
This
has had good lees contact. Made from 100% chardonnay, it is exactly the style
of MCC that we love and drink as often as we can. Lean and crisp citrus, very
elegant, fine mousse, no dosage. Very French in style. Heavenly. A deserved
winner of the 2017 Amorim Cap Classique Challenge Award for Blancs de Blanc and
a Gold medal at the 2017 Concours Mondial in Brussels
22nd September 2017
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