Brandy… Not a normal Tuesday afternoon: Lunch at The Test Kitchen with Brandy SA 20 Feb 201720 Feb 2017 I’ve allowed this article to mature, not like a fine brandy in oak, but in my mind. I hoped that mellowing for a few months would help me use words…
Food… The Dark Room at The Test Kitchen 19 Feb 2017 Press release from Manley Communications WELCOME TO THE DARK ROOM THE TEST KITCHEN has been reinvented. The new design consists of a Dark Room and a Light Room and is…
Food… Lust Bistro and Bakery – Vrede En Lust Wine Estate 9 Feb 201719 Feb 2017 Occasionally amongst the 300 or so restaurants in the Cape Winelands one finds a gem. A scenic 45-minute drive from Cape Town takes you to Lust Bistro and Bakery, a…
Brandy… SOUTH AFRICAN BRANDIES MAKE THE TEST KITCHEN HOME 5 Nov 2016 Media release from Manley Communications South Africa, Cape Town; SIX years since The Test Kitchen first opened its doors in Cape Town, this Best Restaurant in Africa and the 22nd…
Distell… Three Ships 10 Year Old Single Malt 2005 17 Sep 2016 A friend of mine is a senior executive at a financial institution. She related the story of a dinner with colleagues at a local restaurant. For drinks, she ordered the…
Food… The Societi Bistro Tour Through France. @societibistro 7 Aug 2016 If you know Cape Town and know Capetonians, you know that when the rain comes down, we stay home. Something happened on a rainy Saturday in July that enticed quite…
Distell… Deconstructing Bain’s Whisky at 12 Apostles Hotel with Andy Watts. Whisky Blog South Africa 27 Apr 201618 May 2016 A spectacular sunset over the Atlantic ocean greeted members of the drinks media lucky enough to crack the nod for a whisky event with a difference – an evening…
Events… Highland Dinner @TwankeyBar with @CandiceBaker 3 Nov 2013 The Twankey Bar sits on the corner of Wale and Adderley streets, opposite the entrance to the Company's Gardens and St George’s Cathedral. Twankey is a part of the Taj…
Events… Whisky virgins at my fingertips, raindrops falling on my head. 14 Aug 20136 Sep 2014 Springbank Whisky at The Devon Valley Hotel I had an urge. A need. A want. A desire. Wait – don’t get ahead of yourself and relegate this article to the…
Food… It was a dark and stormy night. 9 Jul 20139 Jul 2013 Millhouse Kitchen & Compass Box Whisky It was a dark and stormy night. Seriously. I had to travel 100 kilometres to Somerset West and back. Now if you know the…