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NEDERBURG in Paarl is steeped in history that stretches back to 1791, with stories honoured and immortalised in the Heritage Heroes range of wines. You can read further on the website and learn more at the Visitors' Centre; today I'll be sharing my visit from a couple of weeks back. The wines,…
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THERE was something about this particular upcoming weekend that I instinctively felt would be special. I would be staying at an exquisite property in Simondium, that tiny part between Paarl and Franschhoek. I had very little planned and minimal obligations, so although it would still technically be…
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DURING lockdown in 2020, Hentie van der Merwe and Frits Reyneveld took over Evita se Perron in Darling. You can read my Daily Maverick story about that here, for the background (sign up to be an Insider to access it from the archives). The restaurant was also featured in Bertus Basson's TV makeover…
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RIGHT now is the best time to be planning your trip up the West Coast to see the spring flowers. Groote Post is about an hour's drive from Cape Town and is a great place to stop for lunch - Wednesdays to Sundays - and taste some super wines, from the Old Man's Blends to MCC to stars like Seasalter…
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OVER the past 18 years Societi Bistro has been an integral part of many great chefs' careers. Peter Weetman and his team are now excited to welcome yet another highly talented young chef, Tristan Camilleri (above), to Societi Bistro as senior sous chef. Camilleri has the perfect pedigree for…
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LOVE is all around you at Maison de L'amour - House Of Love for the less romantically inclined, for whom a few days and nights here would work wonders. The Darling (and darling) B&B is owned by Nina and Derek Poole, who also own and run 1910 The Old Forge, a short distance away; both have…
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ONE block to the right, then the second road left: those are the directions from Maison de L'amourto 1910 The Old Forge; the B&B and the restaurant are both owned and run by Nina and Derek Poole. I didn't go there during the day - very busy on Saturday and Sunday I was told - but I was there…
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IT really doesn't get much more urban than a side street in Maitland, and it's good to remember it's worth seeking out hidden gems like this. You'll be pleasantly surprised. Urban Playground is across the parking lot from Sense of Taste chef school owned and run by Peter and Debs Ayub. Well, the…
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IT'S been a topsy turvy few months for wine farms and wine lovers...I'd only just had lunch at Cape Point Vineyards towards the end of June when another alcohol ban took effect mere days later. The timing for the farm wasn't toobad though; it was closing for July winter holidays, and reopened at…
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KALEY CUOCO - you know her as Penny-no-last-name-until-she-married-Leonard in The Big Bang Theory but guess what? She really can act. That's not supposed to sound mean. But you know what it's like when someone has been in a long-running award-winning series for so long; they become that character…
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