Friday, October 30, 2020
Restaurant Month tapas supper at Bouchon
Finalists Announced for the 2020 Diners Club Winemaker and Young Winemaker of the Year Awards
Front left to right: Johan Malan (Simonsig) and Jasper Raats (Longridge)
Friday, October 23, 2020
This Week’s MENU. De Kelders weekend, Keermont tasting
As the sun sets over Walker Bay, it paints a yellow brick road in the water
Slowly, slowly, things appear to be returning to what we previously regarded as normal. We have spent a weekend away from home for the first time since Lock down started and we have enjoyed an actual, live wine tasting with real people. But we must still be careful; it appears that too many people, here and in other countries are beginning to behave as though the danger is passed and infection numbers are starting to climb again. Please be careful; we are lucky to enjoy minimal restrictions and we don’t want the world to close in around us again. Here are our stories for this week; we hop that you’ll like them
An invitation from friends to spend a long weekend at De Kelders could not be refused. We hadn't been away from our house since February and a change of scene is so beneficial. We recommend it if you are feeling housebound. The weather when we arrived on Friday was perfect. Read on…
Tasting Keermont Single Vineyard Series wines
Something from the past happened this week, another reminder of normality; we were invited to a tasting of Keermont wines at their Cape Town venue in upper Kloof Street. The farm is nestled high up in a naturally-formed amphitheatre between the Helderberg and Stellenbosch mountain ranges, with spectacular views. Definitely worth a visit. During lock down they have concentrated on their export business and are now back in the South African trade, working hard and succeeding. Read on…
Tasting Keermont Single Vineyard Series wines
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Early Summer escape to De Kelders
Thursday, October 15, 2020
This Week’s MENU. La Bohème supper, Sauvignon Top 10, Tomato tart
Lock down has been hard on many people and restaurants have really struggled. No trade for months and then they had to reinvent themselves to keep going, doing take aways and deliveries. But none of these made them the revenue they needed to survive. If you have a favourite local restaurant, please try and support them, even if it’s in a small way; they need your help
We discovered that La Bohème in Sea Point was featured on Restaurant Week - which is running for the whole of October, so should probably be retitled Restaurant Month. You can still book and get the specials run by the restaurants who have joined. Here is the link: http://www.restaurantweek.co.za/ We made a booking and, when we alerted friends who live close to us, they also made a booking and we sat together. It was a wet Friday night so, sadly, we could not sit on the terrace, which we had hoped to do. Read on…
Top Ten Sauvignon blancs. Online presentation with in house dinner from Overture
On Wednesday we were invited by the SA Sauvignon Blanc Association to watch them reveal the winners of the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 Competition. It was a video, on line, released at 7 pm. Chef Zola Nene was the compère and Nataniël was the Entertainment, telling us South African stories between the announcements. A novel way indeed to organise a competition under our current circumstances. Read on…
On the MENU this week: Tomato, Goats Cheese and Caramelised Onion Tart
A very simple recipe, very quick and easy to put together, good for a quick supper for 2 or 3. Not much actual cooking required, just frying onions. And rather summery, so it’s good with a nice crisp Rosé. Read on…