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FOOD
& TRAVEL & WINE
The inside story on some of the world's most vibrant and exciting hot spots,
lodges and top restaurants.
From rooms with a view to food that captivates.
ON SAFARI
Part One,Part
Two &
Part
Three
With Lorne & Heidi
Sulcas!
 
The moment
you enter the Nairobi International
Airport, you know you’re in Africa. It’s alive here.
On
the summit of a
hill, in the middle of Africa, we are surrounded by millions of animals
as far as the eye can see, not a human being in sight!"
Climb
the Naabi Hill to see the magnificent
panoramic view of the Serengeti ecosystem, all the way into the Serengeti
to the north and back into the Ngorogoro Conservation area to
the south - spectacular!
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A
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A
scintillating evening at D'oreale Grande Hotel in
Aurelia's Restaurant in Gauteng. Wine and dine in the
sparkling setting of the vibrant Emperors Palace from dusk
until dawn!
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COCKTAILS
MADE IN HEAVEN!
LEOPARD
BAR & LOUNGE
The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa
  
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L'OLIVE
RESTAURANT
  
Tucked away on
leafy Andringa Street in the historical town of Stellenbosch, L’Olive
Restaurant hums with activity from the early hours until late evening.
Recently opened by Letitia Prinsloo, Founder and Principal of the
Institute of Culinary Arts, L'Olive is proving to be a great
attraction!
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UNDER AN AFRICAN
SKY
Journey
to the glorious Mount Nelson, a gracious oasis in the Cape then fly to
Botswana to the last remaining magnificent safari destinations in
Africa, Khwai River Lodge and Eagle Island Camp deep in the remote Okavango
Delta.
Travel
with Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises
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TASTE OF INDIA
By
Susan Peters
Vij’s,
where you will have a taste of India, deeply
embedded in the culinary landscape of the city of Vancouver, in British
Columbia, Canada, is a gem and not-to-be missed!
CANOE
- TAKE A PADDLE THROUGH SEDUCTION
By
Susan Peters
 Susan Peters
visits Canoe where Executive Chef, Gary Mennie, seduces guests with his steamed Prince Edward
Island mussels enhanced with coconut milk, lemon grass, ginger, and sweet
soy broth.
THE
S. PELLEGRINO
WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2007
 
There
remains an enduring love affair with restaurants of excellence, here they
are the world's best...
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RIBOVILLE
- A SURE BET
By
Karen Watkins
After
seeing people come and go through the beautifully engraved granite
doorway, curiosity got the best of me and one day I went to explore.
It was like walking into a Humphrey Bogart movie.
YZERFONTEIN
- THE LINEN ROOM
By
Karen Watkins
 Heaven,
for Karen Watkins, is a backpack on her back, a guidebook in her
hand and a credit card in her pocket! Born adventurer and inveterate
traveller she introduces us to the pleasures of the
Linen Room Restaurant in, off the track, Yzerfontein.
 
INDIA
THINK
PINK
By Karen
Watkins
Through a cloud of pink Karen Watkins takes a
personal scooter tour of the Pink City, during the spring festival of
Holi. Jaipur
is known as the Pink City because it was dressed in pink to welcome the
Prince of Wales in 1876.
IT
MUST BE SOUTHERN, DAHL
By Julie Taylor
Julie
Taylor tells us that, "It
is believed that a balance of colour in food brings a balance in diet.
The more intense a food’s pigment, the greater its disease-fighting
properties."
JEWELS OF INDIA
By
Cinda Hunter
 
Cinda
Hunter travels to the magical rose "Pink City" of Jaipur and onto Darjeeling in the far North to the Sikkim region at the foothills
of the Himalayas. We join her on her breathtaking journey.
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MEANDERINGS
AND MUSINGS
IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
 By Lviah Fenster
When
Lviah Fenster visited New Zealand recently she was both charmed and
exhilarated by the richness of Wellington’s culture. During festival
time the city sparkles with life and energy!
TASTES
FROM...
Anne
Willan's Château du Feÿ
There
are a
myriad of alluring tastes to be sampled during Anne Willan's glorious Château du Feÿ
classes. Days where you will enjoy a rigorous country routine in
Burgundy, where Anne has held her superb programmes; 'Taste of Burgundy',
the 'Master Class' for some years and from time to time her utterly
enchanting 'Champagne & Truffles'.
SEE!
TRAVEL WITH SHOWCOOK...
   
...to the
stunning lowveld area, which encompasses one of South Africa's most
ancient landscapes, where majestic mountains, shrouded in early morning mists rise
from their blue grey granite masses. The Blyde River, which winds its
cerulean way
through the vast canyon of the verdant Limpopo Province is one of South
Africa's most spectacular awe inspiring areas to journey through.
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THE
SWEET SURPRISE OF DESSERT WINES
By Ophelia
Santos
PART
I
& PART
II
  "There are few
things that can be as indulgent as enjoying a glass of good dessert wine,"
says Ophelia
Santos of Flavors magazine who introduces the
first of two dessert wine panels bringing you their favorites from several categories.
SUMMER
MELONS
 By
Donna Brousseau
'I thought it was, as Mark Twain so eloquently put it, “The food
that angels eat.” The first time I can remember
sinking my teeth into a cold slice of watermelon was when I was about
five...' Donna Brousseau brings you up to speed on the luscious melon
family.
See
the glorious summer issue of Flavors magazine,
The Forum for Atlanta Food Culture and
Dining.
FROM
ATLANTA TO NGALA
 By Nadia
Bilchik
When
South African born Nadia Bilchik, after living in Atlanta for eight years
where she is a well-known television news anchor and keynote
speaker, planned a trip to South Africa with family and friends she decided that the ultimate
safari was a must.
KWENDA
SAFARI TANZANIA MASURI SANA!
Journey
to East Africa with Lorne & Heidi Sulcas.
PART
I
Kilimanjaro
* Lake Manyara * Ngorogoro Crater * Masaai Lands * Serengeti *
Tarangire
  
Join
Lorne & Heidi
Sulcas on a mesmerising journey deep into the Kalahari and onto Namibia.
BEYOND
THE FRONTIERS
PART
II
 
"I
don’t know," says Heidi Sulcas, "if it’s the
colour of the sky or the bright orange sand,
the sound of the wind coming over the dunes or the smell of the dust,
but once you’ve been captivated by the magic of the Kalahari, it is
within you forever and you become drawn there by a greater force."
SPECIAL
OCCASIONS
SEE!
A
SYBARITIC WEEKEND
AT ROYAL MALEWANE
  
SHOWCOOK
visits 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. A remote world, away
from life's hectic pursuits!
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FLOWERS
& FOOD
AT BIRKENHEAD HOUSE
With
Alyson Kessel and Nico Verster
 
"When
the sun shines at Birkenhead House in Hermanus the ocean
becomes transformed into myriad shades of blue and turquoise.
The playful whales arrive, heralding the season of rebirth and
renewal and naturally we are seduced," says South African
floral artist Alyson Kessel.
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THE
FLOWERS OF BIRKENHEAD HOUSE
 
A
glorious retreat in Hermanus at the Cape, Birkenhead House is celebrated by guests for
the charm, whimsicality and sheer stylishness of their contemporary
flower designs created by Alyson Kessel.
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THE
VINEYARD HOTEL & SPA
  
At
the Vineyard Hotel & Spa the contemporary and historical
merge in classic urbane style, from
architecture
to interiors, the perfect fusion is achieved in a serene setting
where nothing jars.
The
international Angsana Spa, in conjunction with the renowned Banyan Tree
Group
of Thailand, is a first in South Africa, creating an entire realm of the
senses at the gorgeous Vineyard Hotel & Spa set in the leafy suburbs of the Cape.
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An icon in Africa -
SAXON
 
Set
in the exclusive Sandhurst suburb of Sandton, Saxon is the welcoming 'home' that combines
a refined and sophisticated elegance with the warm charm and vitality of
Africa.
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 ANYONE
FOR PARADISE
By
Roy Watts
Golden beaches, aquamarine seas, coral
fantasias and yes it is sitting right under our noses Roy Watts tested
the waters at Guinjata Bay.
KITSCH
CULTURE & Cuisine in Kalk Bay, South Africa
Roy
Watts sets the pace!
If
Adderley Street is Cape Town’s Grande Dame and Long Street her
roustabout cousin, then Main Road Kalk Bay is the eccentric Bohemian Aunt.
THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER
by Roy Watts
 This is a
moving, intriguing tale about love across the species line. Roy Watts
explains, "It starts five years
ago when Lawrence Anthony, a passionate conservationist, jumped off the
commercial hamster wheel to develop Thula Thula, a most attractive game lodge
near The Umfolozi Reserve."
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PANE,
AMOR E NOSTALGIA
PART
I &
PART
II
By
Hilary Prendini Toffoli
Emilio
Toffoli's PANE,
AMOR E NOSTALGIA
is the story of a kid
growing up in a village in the Po valley during World War Two, and
becoming as passionate about food as the people who’ve lived on these
rich fertile plains since the Etruscans.
 THE
SEPHARDI CULINARY TRADITION
PART
I
This
unique book is not only about nostalgia for an age lost forever, on the contrary
Elsie Menasce's
intention is to revive the spirit of the past and to recreate the
atmosphere which was so characteristic of the community of Rhodes.
Published
by The Sephardi Cookbook Corporation Publishers
THE
SEPHARDI CULINARY TRADITION
PART
II
Cast
your mind back to the sun-drenched island of Rhodes in the Aegean and
let your thoughts stray a little further to where the walls of the old
city enclosed the Ğudería.
In
The Sephardi, Elsie Menasce pays tribute to these
Rhodislis by evoking and rekindling the flavours, aromas, herbs and
spices of a warm and hospitable table.
THE
SEPHARDI CULINARY TRADITION
  For
the many aficionados of the The Sephardi Culinary Tradition, Elsie Menasce pays
tribute by evoking the custom for every Sephardi housewife to prepare
many kinds of biscuits and cakes before the festive periods.
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HONEYMOONS
Serene,
joyous, supremely carefree days.
Spend them together and honeymoon forever.
   
"I
know a lot of people didn't expect our relationship to last - but
we've just celebrated our two months' anniversary." Britt
Ekland
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