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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Cape Town'

Mar 16

Cape Quarters

It was an astoundingly hot day in Cape Town and we’d been working all day; irritable, lethargic and thoroughly unpleasant summed us up. And then I had to go up and down the escalators looking (& photographing everything) and all I want (read full article)

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Mar 12

The good, the bad or the ugly …

He stops and asks about the food (is it good, bad, ugly) while our mouths are full and we kinda laugh (embarrassment for him? surprised? did he lip read? does he know?)  and just like that his gone, helmet in hand, down the steps and onto his bik (read full article)

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Dec 26

Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town International Airport, in my opinion, was looking quite fabulous in November when I flew from there to Durban … I phoned a friend of mine who lives in CT to ask her if she had seen the new look and she said ‘yes, isn’t it chaos?’ Sh (read full article)

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Nov 01

David Higgs

I’d like to just say WOW and leave it at that but of course I can’t! Rust en Vrede Restaurant, currently rated as a top dining out experience in SA as well as internationally and there I sat with a friend, in the restaurant watching passi (read full article)

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Oct 31

Cape Town, a bit of table mountain & Bizerca …

I had to take these photos to show you and remind myself that I am in Cape Town – I can see a tiny bit of Table Mountain today because it’s clear; there’s nothing else much as you can see from the photos. I could be anywhere else if (read full article)

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Oct 30

Royale Eatery, Long Street, Cape Town

In Cape Town for a couple of days, last night being the first after a long day. Bad traffic, big accident, got lost (even with a garmin) & then missed my flight to CT, there’s a first for everything. I wasn’t so flippant about it yes (read full article)

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Sep 15

HOSTEX SET TO TAKE THE CAPE BY STORM

In what will undoubtedly be one of the biggest tourist booms South Africa has ever seen, 2010 looks set to bring boundless opportunities to service providers throughout the hospitality industry. Timed perfectly to help companies take advantage of th (read full article)

Cape Town, Venues, www.hostexcape.co.za

Sep 03

Sunday Times Food Awards Results ….

At a fabulous, cocktail event this evening (catered for by Dish Food & Social), the winners of Sunday Times Food Awards were announced …… Winner in the Senior Chef Catergory: Henrico Grobbelaar, Executive Chef: Lady Philips Restaurant Winne (read full article)

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Sep 01

Good Times and Sunday Times Chef Awards

Arrived in Cape Town and had a two hour walk and wonder around town. I haven’t stayed in town or had the time to walk around the city for many years and today was an absolute delight. I just wished I’d had my camera but then of course, th (read full article)

Cape Town, Sunday Times : Good Times

Aug 22

Good Times @ Dish Food & Social : 1st September

A unique opportunity to attend a dinner at Dish Food & Social in CT in the gracious old Ball Room Good Times with Sunday Times and Dish Food & Social @ the gracious Ballroom of the Avalon Hotel evening indulgence to begin at the table… (read full article)

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Aug 21

Sunday Times Chef of the Year : Finalist are being selected

Thursday 20th August 2009 : Cape Town : 7th Floor Innovation Centre (Foodcorp) The judges selecting finalist in the three categories Finalists will be in this week’s Sunday Times Paper …. (or on this blog on Sunday) (read full article)

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Aug 21

Sharp my Bra! I think not – more like mould bro!

Irk Blog coming up : I’m irked by basic food that isn’t good. I’m irked by something so simple that how can it be screwed up…. Busy day, left home early, flew into CT and like so many people, by the time we got to the airport (read full article)

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Aug 09

Durbanville Hills Wines : Chefs Table (lunch) at the Mount Nelson

In the kitchen at the Mount Nelson Hotel with Chef Rudi thyme cured beef with lightly pickled carrot tomato philidelphia terrine scallops and sweet bread with parma ham salmon coulibiac lamb tangine with nut and seed cous cous cheese ginger and pass (read full article)

Cape Town, Chef : Rudi Liebenberg, Chefs Table, Durbanville Hills Wines, Mount Nelson Hotel, Wine Maker : Martin Moore

Aug 07

Mount Nelson afternoon tea table: laden & decandent & delicious

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Afternoon Tea, Cape Town, Chef : Rudi Liebenberg, Mount Nelson Hotel

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