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If you aren’t sure yet where to watch the Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund , look no further than Gourmet Boerie on Kloof Street. Their usual Saturday Boerie Special will also be available: 330ml beer, a gourmet boerie + chips for only R55. Get stuck in!
Directions to Gourmet Boerie
Shop No 5, Buitenkloof Studios
8 Kloof Street
Gardens
Western Cape
8000
Tel: 021 424 4208
I’m always on my very best behaviour when I do reviews. But when dinner starts with an 11 “course” martini judging, things can get a little rowdy.
I recently went to Pure Restaurant at the Hout Bay Manor for a martini judging and then dinner. Directly after the mammoth martini session, we were ushered from the bar to the restaurant itself. This 140 seater room is the perfect location for a wedding reception, a party, or just a delicious “spoil yourself” dinner.
To start we shared Scallops served with a Napa salad, and an orange-pumpkin seed salsa (R85). The scallops had been seared a little too long for me, but they went very well with the crisp, lightly dressed cabbage salad and the fresh orange salsa. Drops of fresh, salty caviar brought everything together beautifully.
Skybok creates video profiles on local restaurants, theatres, coffee shops, hotels, wine estates & various points of interest. Pictures on a brochure can be misleading; but Skybok’s video presentation offers an insightful level of immersion to truly see what an establishment is all about. We will feature a few of their videos during the upcoming weeks. First up… Tjing Tjing!
Tjing Tjing is a unique, urban rooftop bar located in the Cape Town CBD adjacent to Long Street. You will find the bar above the Dear Me restaurant situated in an almost 200 year old building. Enveloped in the wooden mansards of the old attic is an eclectic mix of new and old, local and Asian, with a Japanese shrine-inspired red bar and black and white Tokyo imagery. The bar opens up to a lofty outside terrace.
Tjing Tjing serves a variety of seasonal and more familiar classic cocktails, they have Jack Black on tap and offer an extensive wine list. The tapas menu at Tjing Tjing boasts sticky Asian-glazed pork belly skewers as a favourite, cheese & charcuterie boards, risotto balls, cheesy quesadillas and steak rolls to name a few.
If you want your venue to be featured on the Skybok website or for any further enquiries, please contact Tamika at tamika(at)skybok.net
Directions to Tjing Tjing
165 Longmarket Street
Cape Town
Tel: 021 422 4920
info@tjingtjing.co.za
The Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap, South Africa’s most anticipated wine event on the annual calendar is set to take place for the ninth year running on Saturday 12th October 2013 at Wellington’s Diemersfontein Wine Estate outside Cape Town. Diemersfontein will also bring this event to Johannesburg and Durban, on the 7th September 2013 and 21st September 2013 respectively.
Guests attending this year’s ‘Pinotage on Tap’ events can look forward to ‘prepped and primed’ barrels of Pinotage. In Cape Town guests can also enjoy one barrel of Chenin Blanc and one barrel of Shiraz. The official Beer partner for the POT festival is the premium, craft slow beer from Darling Brewery. A range of lunch dishes and sweet treats will also be included in the ticket price, as well as some interesting food stalls in a market style environment. Great entertainment is also in store with an exciting musical line-up for the day, including Gangs of Ballet, Newton’s 2nd Law and Natasha Meister.
Mark your calendars, book your tickets, and make sure you’re at one of the Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap events this year. Tickets will be available through Computicket from 10 June 2013. Numbers are limited so wine enthusiasts are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment! Weekend accommodation specials are also available. Please contact Rene at Diemersfontein on 021 864 5050 or online@diemersfontein.co.za (Bookings will only be open with ticket sales)
Diemersfontein is situated on the famous Wellington Wine Route in the Western Cape, teaming with traditional charms, and elegant beauty. Diemersfontein is known for its natural grace and of course – its Pinotage. Bought by the Sonnenberg family in the 1940’s, Diemersfontein is founded on the key-stone stately Manor House overlooking a picturesque valley of vineyards, a number of well-appointed guest cottages and approximately 45 residential properties which all make up this award-winning working wine estate.
Diemersfontein’s flag carrier “The people’s Pinotage”, known as The Original Coffee Chocolate Pinotage is praised for its easy accessibility, uniqueness, wonderful rich coffee taste, and smokey overtones. This unique style of Pinotage is a perfect accompaniment to grilled meats, venison and dark chocolate desserts, and is a firm favourite at the popular Pinotage on Tap events. Diemersfontein also offers a host of activities on the farm and its surrounds, which makes the Cape Town leg of the Pinotage on Tap events the perfect weekend getaway.
For more information about Diemersfontein, or their Pinotage on Tap events, visit www.diemersfontein.co.za.
SAVE THE DATE DIARY DETAILS:
Event: Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap 2013
POT JHB
Date: 7 September
Ticket Price: R340 per adult
Ticket and Wine R770 – this includes a case of 6 bottles of the Diemersfontein Pinotage to be collected on the day.
Future Fans (All under 18’s)
Timing: 12:30 – 18:30
Venue: Oakfield Farm, Beyers Naude Drive, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
Bands: Newton’s 2nd Law & Natasha Meister
POT DBN
Date: 21 September
Ticket Price: R280 per adult
Ticket and Wine R720
Future Fans R80
Timing: 12:30 – 18:30
Venue: The Litchi Orchard, Seaforth Rd, Salt Rock, Durban
Bands: Gangs of Ballet & Natasha Meister
POT Cape Town
Date: 12 October
Ticket Price: R340 per adult. No Kids ticket.
Ticket and Wine R770, incl Free gift of an original POT Peak Cap.
Timing: 12:30 – 18:30
Venue: Diemersfontein Wine & Country Estate, Jan van Riebeeck Drive, Wellington.
Bands: Gangs of Ballet, Newton’s 2nd Law and Natasha Meister
Got them soul thang going on: 2 burgers 2 craft beers R.145
How do you order each burger…
1.the shroomy nutter (mushroom + pine nut sauce)
Journey out of this universe, and explore the mirage I come from. Mushroom what is that? eat it she said. Walk on clouds with these eyes. Lets talk with each other but our months won’t be open.
2.the flying piglet ( bacon, avo, caramelized onions)
I’m part of a soul funk groove, lord cheese knows that pigs can’t fly in the middle of July, are you looking for your bitches? I have taken them all. Big botay whaaaat. Slide trombone.
3.the veggie weggie (pumpkin, butternut, broccoli and sweet potato)
I have got ways of being a devil and sleeping in a lion’s den. So don’t give me the blues, I am the kind of woman that makes a man loose his tenor saxophone. My race is almost run don’t gamble with my game.
4.who’s that guy * showcase. (hummus & tsitsiki)
Will mysteriously prove the love of my soul.
I’m a lonesome cowboy traveling along looking for a party tonight.
5.funky chicken. (bree and cranberry sauce)
aka mama hen-not-obvious, jiggle into these arms on cranberry hill. My heart won’t break cause my flavor is everybody’s possession. I never run from trouble.
100 in 1 Day Cape Town: the concept is simple: 100 urban interventions in one day. a civil action day where people take ownership of their city and create a better place to live. Join the action workshop this tuesday 21st may.
Supperclub – Its a Soul House
It’s time to spoil your soul. Come and join us for an evening filled with joy, delicious soul bites and stunning soul music. This supper event will make you appreciate the sunny side of winter. We joined forces with the very special and creative venue, it’s a house, the electrifying band The Soul Housing Project and the paramount chef David Louch. Together with this trio we will lift your soul up in new heights and make you enjoy every moment of that evening!
We heart beat exhibition: A monthly event held in both Johannesburg and Cape Town – exploring the world of electronic hip hop. This event pays tribute to producers, a role typically overlooked, creating the need for a platform where the art of producing is highlighted and celebrated. Set against the backdrop of urban art exhibitions, WeHeartBeat attracts youthful trendsetters, hip hop lovers and “new experience” seekers.
Directions to it’s a house
20 Jarvis Street
Green Point
8051
Tel: 021 418 2411
THE GOOD FOOD & WINE SHOW – CAPE TOWN MAY 23 TO 26
THE TASTIEST DATE ON THE SA CULINARY CALENDAR AND SHOWCASING THE LATEST GLOBAL FOOD TRENDS
It’s the tastiest date on the South African foodie calendar and an event where trends are born. The new look Good Food & Wine Show kicks off in Cape Town from May 23 to May 26 and is bang on with what’s hot and fabulous in food and cooking fashions.
The enduring appeal of celebrity chefs continues and appearing at the Cape Town show is the inimitable Gordon Ramsay, star of television series Hell’s Kitchen, The F Word, Ramsay’s Best Restaurant, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon’s Great Escape, Gordon Behind Bars and Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course along with the American versions of Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef and Hotel Hell. Chef Ramsay is famous for his scathing outbursts in the kitchen. However, despite his unconventional style, he is without a doubt one of the best chefs in the world and has several successful restaurants to prove it.
Comfort food gone global while baking has taken the world by storm so heading for our shores is master pâtissier, author and TV chef Eric Lanlard who counts Madonna and the Beckhams among his celebrity clients. Next year the charming Frenchman will become the first chef to travel to space with Virgin Galactic.
Also coming to the Cape Town show is Australian chef and star of Bill’s Food, Bill Granger who is known for delicious food that is simple, fresh, looks irresistible and more importantly is easy to create at home.
Locally sourced food and children’s nutrition are the leading trends in 2013, according to the US National Restaurant Association’s annual “What’s hot 2013 chef survey” and the Good Food & Wine Show is bang up-to-date with these global predictions.
Getting children into the kitchen and involved in cooking for the family is the future of a healthy nation. So what better inspiration to our children than winner of the first Junior MasterChef Australia Isabella Bliss and her twin sister Sofia, who came in the top four of the competition which propelled them to international recognition? The two will be active at the show’s latest addition, the Little Chefs Kitchen.
The Bliss twins recently published a cookbook with their mother Sylvana Spina who will also be at the show on the innovative Dial-A-Mum where experts will be giving mothers advice – from nutrition and what to cook that night to what to pack into a healthy but tasty school lunchbox.
Where food comes from is making headlines around the world following the horse meat scandal. The Real Food stand is a fully interactive experience covering everything from sustainability and being able to rent-a-hen for your own freshly laid eggs to how to create your own blog and share your food experiences with the world.
The Cape Town Good Food & Wine Show also proudly launches the first South African Bar Show, a not-to-be-missed platform for premium brands in the bar industry.
The Good Food & Wine Show is more interactive than ever before – the whole family can interact with local and global foodie personalities who are showcasing their culinary skills while exhibitors have the opportunity to communicate directly with their target market.
The Good Food & Wine Show is being partnered with Fiera Milano, the world’s leading exhibition company. This is the recipe for all that’s fabulous in the kitchen! Don’t miss it.
Tickets cost R110 for adults for R55 for children. This includes more free theatres than ever before. Visitors will also receive a coupon book that will allow for massive savings and specials. Tickets can be purchased via Computicket.
Computicket have given us two general admission tickets to give away for the Saturday of the Festival (25 May 2013). We will choose one winner at random by Tuesday afternoon – 5pm.
If you are on Twitter, use @FoodBlogCT, @Computicket and #ComputicketGFW and tell us what you are looking forward to the most at the Good Food & Wine Show. For additional entries or if Twitter isn’t your thing, you can also e-mail us with your answer to marvin(at)food-blog.co.za.
The annual Good Food and Wine Show takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from the 23 – 26 May.
A little something different this year is the launch of 48hOURS TV. They have a stand at the show where you can have your 15 minutes of fame to prove that you can outshine Ramsey himself.
Send 48hOURS TV a short motivation and you could be one of their celebrity chefs at the Good Food & Wine Show, as well as feature on the first series. They also have prizes up for grabs, as well as thousands of potential fans for your your new-found fame.
Enter now now now!
Email your short motivation and contact details to 48hOURS TV on: chef@48hoursTV.com
Good luck!
Balducci’s at the V&A Waterfront offers an unrivalled menu of simple, everyday Italian dishes that reflect the most traditional elements of food and culinary styles. Our Italian Chic menu offers food that is relaxed and restorative, while at the same time being creative, modern and affordable.
Balducci’s has a simple philosophy: to provide a memorable experience by redefining the essence of good, real food and upping the standards, with its clean understated formality, crisp white linen, racks of sparkling wine glasses, beautiful views and gracious service.
The emphasis is on providing good quality food that is simple, fresh, filled with passion and served in style, including the delicious onion zuppa garnished with an African macadamia nut pesto, carpaccio of venison, or the Melanzane alla Parmigiano, amongst other things. A luscious line up of pizzas includes specialities like the white pizza with mozzarella, goat’s chevin cheese, smoked kwaito (Gouda), Parmigiano with sautéed spinach and garlic on a béchamel sauce, or try the Osso Buco or the Parma Ham.
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Named after Belshazzar, the King of Babylon, Belthazar serves up to 250 of the finest wines by the glass. It has a dream selection from over a 600 of the Cape’s finest cellars, featuring hundreds of fine wines, auction wines and rare vintages displayed in the specially designed vinoteque. The Belthazar team devised the first wine-list in the country that illustrates vintage ratings, critic’s ratings, style indicators and wine/food matches. We want your experience of fine wine at Belthazar to be perfect. Simply ask your friendly sommelier for assistance.
Indulge your palate. Belthazar is so much more than good food and wine. Indulge in the best – from the world’s finest wine glasses and revolutionary wine technology to the slick service, superb aged Karan beef, export quality Mozambican shellfish and the freshest South African seafood. We invite you to indulge in the grand finale – a platter of boutique South African cheeses perfectly paired with a selection of Cape port wines.
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Setting out on a quest to create ‘The Best Burger’, the owners of Gibson’s Gourmet Burgers and Ribs visited the top burger joints in the ‘Burger Capitals of the World’ – Chicago, New York and Las Vegas, and then tapped into the expertise of Belthazar’s Master Butcher, and feedback from hundreds of burger tastings with colleagues, friends and customers. The result was the creation of ‘The Ultimate Burger’, proudly showcased at their gleaming new restaurant, Gibson’s – a cool and trendy joint next door to Belthazar at the V&A Waterfront, specialising in gourmet burgers and ribs.
Made from grain-fed beef, their juicy 200g burgers are firstly flame-grilled with lashings of their secret basting, and then placed on a home-baked, toasted sesame-seed bun, crowned with shredded lettuce, sun-ripened tomato, caramelised onions, cucumber and drizzled with their No 6 Creamy Sauce. All this deliciousness is served with a choice of thick-cut fries (potato, sweet potato or half-and-half).
Gibson’s offers great value for money with all chicken and beef burgers priced between R65 and R90, including a choice of thick-cut fries or baked potato. However, if you’re up for something a little more sophisticated, you’ve got a selection of seven sensational ‘Designer Burgers’, such as the Game Burger made from freshly-ground ostrich, the Lamb Burger served with a side of mint sauce or the Mr Chutney Burger. Vegetarians are catered for as well can bite into a Giant Mushroom Burger or an Eastern Burger made with blended lentils, chick peas, fresh vegetables and aromatic spices.
For the beer aficionado, Gibson’s has an assortment of slow-brewed artisanal beers, while wine connoisseurs will feel at home with the selection of 12 premium House Wines sourced by Belthazar’s Head Sommelier, James Pietersen.
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