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PEOPLE are truly strange. Pandemic aside, I've never been able to understand why they gravitate towards the only occupied table in a restaurant - being mine. I'm a longtime fan of the personal space, the wider the better, and along with an aversion to shaking hands, if conspiracy theorists had it…
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SHAKES and cakes, all day breakfasts and classics, and tapas: that's what you can expect at Tapasco which opened on Huguenot Road in Franschhoek on September 1. It's owned and run by German couple Tim and Nadine Roggenbach, who needed to find something to do during lockdown while their guesthouse…
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SPICE Route Destination in Paarl is home to a range of local artisans with authentic offerings, who are ready to welcome guests this festive season with new journeys waiting to be discovered and experienced. With most of the artisans already operational, Jewell’s Restaurant is now open and ready…
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GÅTE at Quoin Rock is proud to announce a new concept and fine dining experience which will be represented through the introduction of the new head chef, Jack Coetzee. This chapter for the restaurant will focus not only on using local ingredients from the area, but those found within the Quoin Rock…
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A PINSA is an oval of handmade goodness topped with scrumptious ingredients and baked in a wood-burning oven to produce a crispy, pillowy crust. The man behind the PINSA brand is Andrey Tarasov, an entrepreneur who relocated to South Africa from Moscow in 2018. Over the past 25 years he has spent…
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LA Petite Colombe, sister restaurant to La Colombe in Constantia that has consistently received worldwide acclaim and been named among the best restaurants in the world, has re-opened its doors at a stunning new location on Leeu Estates, on the outskirts of Franschhoek. Leeu Collection’s Le…
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THE last time I saw Peter Finlayson - declared by Tim Atkin to be the Wine Legend of 2020 - it was in the comfort of my own living room (sigh); the occasion was a tastingof the Bouchard Finlayson Missionvale Chardonnay and Galpin Peak Pinot Noir. When I mentioned this to him, to his real live face…
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WHAT better way to relax and celebrate summer than visiting the countryside and getting closer to nature? When planning your adventure, be it an extended road trip, a mini getaway or simply getting the kids out of the house, look no further than De Krans Wines in Calitzdorp – the top TripAdvisor…
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CAPE TOWN’S spectacular waterfront resort, One&Only Cape Town, has reopened with new offerings for South African residents. Situated at the centre of Cape Town’s fashionable Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, overlooking the marina and with panoramic views across to Table Mountain,…
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DE GRENDEL celebrates its 300thanniversary this year, marking three centuries of a Cape landmark whose story – and that of its fourth-generation owners, the Graaff family – is deeply woven into South Africa’s history. Renowned for its award-winning wines and its restaurant rated among the best…
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