A few leaves from a winelands kitchen…

CAPE WINELANDS CUISINE

The La Motte Cookbook by Hetta van Deventer-Terblanche and the team of La Motte, Chef de Cuisine Chris Erasmus and Sous Chef Michelle Theron, brings the culinary heritage of the exquisite winelands regions of the Cape to life. 

BIZERCA BISTRO

"It is quite obvious that there is a fine discerning
hand in Bizerca’s kitchen," says Annette Kesler

In Cape Town we are fortunate to have one restaurant where the banner of French cooking is flying high, Bizerca, where Laurent Deslandes prepares the most exquisite food in an unfussy, contemporary way, creating dishes which are both a delight to the eye and a pleasure for the palate. 

TRAVEL! APPOINTMENT IN VIETNAM

By Jean Wethmar

"Clean soft white beach sand, Channel perfume, amazing spa treatments, luxe accommodation, crisp white linen, dark mahogany furniture, panama hats, Cuban cigars, rum and coca cola - I’m a Colonial romantic," says Jean Wethmar who discovered Vietnam and fell in love again!  

GRAPE ESCAPE:  PICNICS FOR GOURMETS

By Hilary Prendini Toffoli

As everything goes bananas in Cape Town under the mountain, you can be sure it will be more peaceful in the rolling winelands. Hilary Prendini Toffoli visits top winelands picnic venues. 

IN THE NEWS! IN THE NEWS! IN THE NEWS!

DON’T MISS DON’T MISS DON’T MISS

 

The Darling Music Experience, a wonderfully varied programme under the directorship of Andreas Kern. As the month of February dawns, be dazzled in the winelands and a romantic getaway. 

CALLING ALL VEGANS

With Viviane Bauquet Farre

Viviane Bauquet Farre, our prolific vegetarian, tackles an elegant summer favourite slender, crisp cucumbers. Viviane shows us how to use them creatively.

SEE BOOKS FOR COOKS! BOOKS FOR COOKS 2012

Topical books that hit the spot! Fresh ideas for creative dishes prepared with panache by South African cooks who share their love of cooking.  

IDEAS! WHISK UP A MERINGUE
THIS SUMMER

With Jacquelyn Webb 

Jacquelyn Webb has devised these prettiest of meringues.

Peppermint crisp, chocolate, cranberries! Perfect them and you will have an endless source of delicious last minute desserts and gifts on tap!  

 HEIRLOOM VEGGIES

Vegetable farmer Jason Snell tells Hilary Prendini Toffoli why we should all be eating purple carrots and candy-striped beetroots. 

TRAVEL! TRAVEL TO MILAN

With Elizabeth Handley

PART ONE

Inveterate traveller Elizabeth Handley fulfils one of her principle life-long dreams attending La Scala at the world famous opera house in its home, Milan.