Eat

OFF the beaten track, but well worth the drive and less than 60 minutes from Cape Town, you’ll find Perdeberg Cellar on the outskirts of Paarl. Home to a diverse range of wines, this is also where you'll find Eat @ Perdeberg, serving up comfort food, country style. Experience Perdeberg…
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ERRIEDA du Toit and her husband Ian were seated across the table from me at last week's celebratory luncheon at KWV's Cathedral Cellar in Paarl. "Bianca, you've been around..." she said. That is not inaccurate, but in this case it was leading to a question as to whether I have ever encountered…
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THE Taj Cape Town has always presented the perfect meeting place between the past and present: a magnificent heritage building with a proud history in the epicentre of an equally historic city, where the movers and shakers of the day meet. Now, the hotel is readying for an exciting future, thanks to…
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THE top restaurants in South Africa were announced at the 2022 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awardson Sunday 20 November at GrandWest in Cape Town. The industry was celebrated in a spectacular display of gourmet food, creative drinks and top-notch entertainment, which had over 700 guests, including…
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FOOD and wine lovers have an opportunity to share a sensory journey of Cape Town’s richly diverse culinary and wine cultures, led by president of the South African Sommeliers Association, Spencer Fondaumiere, and well-travelled chef Jocelyn Myers-Adams. This multi-course food and wine event…
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A RANGE of fresh handcrafted dishes have been added to the seven tashas Inspired Menus. Brooklyn, Canal Walk, Constantia, Gateway, Mall of Africa, Morningside and Nicolway customers can now all experience more vegetarian options, delicious new desserts, and plenty of luxe salads. “We continue to…
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SORRY not sorry for the headline; sometimes alliteration gets the better of me. Yes, there are snails on the menu. No, they won't make you squeamish. They are finely diced and cunningly hidden inside gnocchi browned in the pan, which is served with minted peas and smoky pancetta, all liberally…
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THE award-winning Sense of Place wines take the headache out of shopping this festive season in a new campaign that offers wine-lovers the go-to solution for every occasion. Whether it’s a top-quality gift that’s required, a refreshing all-rounder, or a bold food-wine, this flagship range from…
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SUMMER is the time to seek out fresh new food and wine delights and one of the must-attend events this holiday season is Helderberg Fresh Fine Wine & Food Festival. It takes place in Somerset West on Saturday 3 December, in the exquisite setting of 322-year-old Vergelegen Wine Estate. More…
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BRUNCH can be confusing. Technically, it's a contraction of breakfast and lunch, served from mid-morning till about 1pm - with or without alcoholic beverages, although I don't understand why you wouldn't have a Bloody Mary or a Mimosa since it's probably weekend when day drinking is not as frowned…
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