SPECIAL OCCASIONS

A SYBARITIC WEEKEND
AT ROYAL MALEWANE

Royal Malewane, one of the world's most enviable and sublime safari lodges, situated on the fringes of the Kruger National Park, South Africa's premier destination, was awarded Tatler UK's “Best Safari Lodge”for 2006.

 

VAN RYN'S 

South Africa is fortunate to have warm grape producing areas and alluvial and fertile soil that have helped to make South Africa one of the most impressive brandy producing countries worldwide.  

Van Ryn's stunning collection of handcrafted brandies take pride of place, voluptuous, warm and appealing with the texture of velvet.

 

FIVE ROSES ®

Trusted Quality Tea

Five Roses® have been producing superb blended teas for nearly 100 years. Distinctive teas that have given pleasure to generations of tea drinkers. During this time only five tea masters have been appointed as custodians of this unique Ceylon profile blend. Tea masters guarantee that Five Roses® uses only the finest Ceylon teas and the best leaves from selected tea estates around the world. 

 

VON GEUSAU  FINE CHOCOLATES

Richard Von Geusau, a trend setter in the art of chocolate making, captures the essence of Paris in his new chocolate range to be produced in Greyton, an enchanting village set in the heart of the Overberg, where a new state of the art kitchen is being readied. 

Here he will be producing enrobed (more exclusive than moulded) chocolates using Valrona single bean varietal from Ecuador and Venezuela moving into a chocolate world of supreme quality.

 

ROYAL MALEWANE RECIPES

...and a Q & A with John Jackson telling all!

Where do you think we are food wise in 2006?
I am in a truly beautiful game lodge, though rather isolated, so maybe a little out of touch with the city-scene restaurants but all our guests (who are more than 99% from overseas) are astonished by the quality of ingredients and their food experiences in the finer establishments of South Africa. So I think South Africa is perceived as being one of the best kept "food secrets" of the world. 

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Photography by Franz Lauinger