Celebrating life with food, wine, friends & happiness! Writer, cook and blogger. Author of four cookbooks. Passionately South African, proudly Capetonian.
Love bubbly? Then this is for you! The first weekend in December is when Franschhoek celebrates local MCC's and champagnes from abroad with The Magic of Bubbles Festival each year. Tickets sell out fast, so don't delay in getting yours online from www.webticket.co.za
Touted as the social calendar event of...
Time to put the Franschhoek MCC Route top of your bucketlist, winelovers! A whole day spent driving around the countryside, drinking bubbly? What a breeze.
MCC - Méthode Cap Classique - is what we call champagne in South Africa, and it's as good as anything the French put out. Seriously....
The Food and Wine Experience at La Motte is an epicurean dream come true. Presented each Friday at 10 am by skilled and knowledgeable La Motte Wine Ambassadors, it offers a leisurely guided exploration of 5 estate wines, matched with chef Michelle Theron's superb Winelands Cuisine.
Who doesn't want to...
While the weather is making up its mind which mode to be in for the day, you might as well take out your notebook and jot down some top destinations for Cape Winelands picnics this summer.
Delheim Wine Estate at the foothills of Simonsberg should top that list. The season for...
Having a celebration? Let Hartenberg Wine Estate host it for you, at one of their just-launched Celebration Tables. This unique new concept is a tailor-made package to suit your personal party needs, and includes special menu options, wine from the estate and table decorations. Suitable for groups between 10...
Do you like your wine estates small, personal, honest and real? Glenwood is that place.
Do you like your wines perfectly balanced, elegant and bold, with a touch of heavenly nectar? Glenwood's are those wines. Small wonder then, that the Glenwood Grand Duc Chardonnay 2013 just got 5 stars in the...
Fancy a hike in the full moon? Well, then you're in luck - Delvera Wine Estate announced the start of its Full Moon Hiking Season recently, kicking off this Saturday the 15th of October.
Footwear specialist Falke South Africa is teaming up with outdoor adventure experts Dirtopia as the presenting...
Teens' idea of heaven? No-limits wifi. Mom's idea of heaven? No-limits time with her kids, shopping and spa treats. Oh yes, and some cultural adventure too. Great food? Is that even a question?
And guess what - Stellenbosch has it all!
Stellenbosch PR's recently invited us to draw up our own...
I like my seafood simple and prawns are no exception. Peri-peri is one of my favourite ways to cook and eat prawns, and I can vividly recall the very first time I had it, aged 5, on holiday in Durban. The sauce was so violently hot that tears streamed...
Franschhoek flies the flag for local food and wine, so it fits that the 2016 Uncorked Festival falls on Heritage Day. This coming Saturday and Sunday 24 - 25 September, celebrate heritage in your own way over a glass or two or three of top Franschhoek wine, paired with...
