Toffie Food Festival 2011 – an independent view
My take on the Toffie Food Festival held on 3/4 September in Cape Town- the icing on the cake and the cracks in the pudding. An independent view.
Foraging for Food on the West Coast & Lunch at Oep Ve Koep
A few Sundays ago, on the 28th of August, we headed off to Paternoster a sleepy fishing village on the Cape West Coast just under two hours outside Cape Town to join Slow Food Mother City on a food forage in the local nature reserve in TietiesBaai (yes, you read the name correctly.) A slow lunch at Oep ve Koep followed.
Day Tour of the Cape Winelands with Wine Desk [Wine Tourism]
A guided tour of the Cape Winelands with Wine Desk - we covered KWV Winery, Kanonkop, Middelvlei and Van Ryn's...come along for the best in warm Cape hospitality.
Barca La Liga Champions 2011- the Game at Camp Nou
My experience at the La Liga Finals, at the majestic Camp Nou- F.C. Barcelona v Deportivo La Coruña on 15 May 2011.
Dombeya Wine Showcase & Lunch at the Long Table
Showcase of Dombeya's latest wines and a lunch at the Long Table.
Cook & Taste Cooking Workshops, Barcelona
We spent half a day at the Cook & Taste cooking School in Barcelona making Tortilla de Patatas, tomato bread, tomato soup, chicken paella and crema Catalan. A fabulous introduction to Spanish and Catalan food.
Cooking in Venice with Enrica Rocca
Cooking in Venice with Enrica Rocca- dishes included stuffed squid, baked sea bream, fish roe pate, cuttlefish risotto and deep fried courgette flowers. All in a very delicious day's work. A journey in pictures.
Prague Food Festival – May 2011
Set in the breathtaking grounds of the Castle, I attended the Prague Food Festival in May a few weeks after attending Taste of Cape Town. These are my discoveries and tips if you're attending next year.
Plate to Page Food Writing & Photography Workshop- last but not least
Plate To Page Food Writing and Photography workshop in May, held in Weimar, Germany. I come clean on why I almost didn't go and all the reasons I'm so glad I did.
Great Grapes Cape Cuisine Cook Off at the Mount Nelson Hotel
On Monday, 18 April 2011, Great Grapes hosted the inaugural Cape Cuisine Cook Off at the Mount Nelson hotel, featuring a varied and balanced selection of wines from some of the top wine producing countries, including South Africa, and paired with tantalising cuisine from some of the Cape's very top chefs. Who will win the 10 day gourmet trip to Europe?