Fancy food makes me nervous. I worry I won’t get enough to fill me up, or that I’ll be too dim to understand it. Fear not at Foxcroft. The chefs there slay. You’ll be enchanted, sure – the plating is bewitching – but these are cooks who aim to please a hungry eater. They serve…
Category: Easy eats
4 Course Cardhu Whiskey Experience at CarneSA
Whiskey and Italian food can be best mates, yes or no? Find out for yourself at CarneSA this month, when maestro Giorgio Nava serves up classic Italian food with fine Scottish malt whiskey for the Cardhu Whisky Experience at Carne SA. This 4-course journey of discovery takes place during the entire month of April at…
Salt the Star at Paul Cluver Wines
SALT Restaurant at Paul Cluver Wines is stepping up for the annual Elgin Cool Wine & Country Food Festival. The picturesque Elgin Wine Valley will be a hive of activities during the festival weekend of 28 and 29 April, and the team at Paul Cluver can’t wait to share their amazing offering with visitors. A…
Top Value: GlenWood’s Fine Wine and Food Experience
Winemaker DP Burger describes the fruits of his labour at GlenWood estate as ‘food wines, made to be enjoyed with a fantastic meal’ and I’m not arguing. Great news that now, the beautiful estate tucked in a valley behind Franschhoek village is offering the GlenWood Fine Wine and Food Experience at a mere R395. The…
Gabriëlskloof: Botrivier Sublime Food and Wine
Four things make me fall in love with a restaurant: the way it looks, the way it feels, what’s on the menu and what the food tastes like, of course. In all these categories, Gabriëlskloof knocks it out of the park. Chef Frans Groenewald applies his classic training (serious skills at work) to create a…
Bartholomeus Klip Sunday Family Lunches
From Sunday 25 March till 29 July, you and your beloveds can enjoy a traditional Sunday Lunch feast at Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse. Famed near and far for its exceptional cooking, regional wine list and beautiful gardens, this historic guesthouse is the jewel of Swartland country hospitality. I love me a slap-up tradional Sunday lunch with…
Elgin Cool Wine and Country Food Festival
Elgin Valley food and wine…uhm, that’s some place you stop at for padstal pies and juice, right? Wrong! The beautiful, blissed-out Elgin Valley actually holds some cracking good surprises. Since it’s only just over an hour’s very pleasant drive from Cape Town, with a big choice of accommodation and some seriously family friendly fun, with…
Shiraz and Charcuterie at Anthonij Rupert Wine Estate
Calling all charcuterie lovers! If recent reports of listeriosis have put the fear of death in you, rest assured you can feast to your heart’s content at Anthonij Rupert Wyne‘s annual Shiraz & Charcuterie Festival. Held at the wine estate outside Franschhoek on Saturday, 26 May (11am to 4pm), it’s a highlight on the annual…
Easter Weekend at Spier Wine Estate
Spier Wine Estate will be buzzing with activity this Easter! Whether it’s Easter Egg Hunt for the littlies, a spit braai dinner, lazy brunch or a lavish picnic, Spier has your Easter feasting covered. Easter Spit Braai Dinner On Saturday 31 March from 18.30, Spier Hotel Restaurant is hosting a harvest table buffet, alongside a…
Easter Fun at Stellenbosch Vineyards
Hop on over to Stellenbosch Vineyards for a family-themed Easter Sunday when the Easter bunny will be favouring those visiting the beautiful estate with plenty of fun-filled treats and activities. Bring the kids and let them take part in the ‘egg-citement’ of an Easter egg hunt that will be held every hour, alongside other…