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parties / events

mushroom foraging in tokai forest

June 20, 2010

This morning I finally got to do what I have wanted to do for a very long time, and go mushroom foraging in the forest. I find the philosophy around foraging for food hugely appealing but it’s always seemd to be a very closely guarded secret amongst everyone I have ever met that does it.
I guess there is a [...]

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the good food & wine show 2010

May 13, 2010

Maybe it’s because I’ve been to at least the last 10 Good Food & Wine shows if not every one, or maybe it’s because I have had the privilege to go to Anuga and experience the best food show in the world, but this years Good Food & Wine show just feels same old same [...]

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riebeek valley olive festival: 2010

May 4, 2010

Hoof Straat, Riebeek-kasteel

I finally got to go the Riebeek Valley Olive Festival on Saturday and oh what a jol!
 I read up a bit about it before, and know a few of the places in the twin towns of Riebeek-Kasteel and Riebeek West, but the day was about exploring and checking things out with a foodie friend. 
There [...]

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taste of cape town 2010: a foodie playground

March 25, 2010

It was like the angels had sprinkled a good serving of the most gorgeous men over Rhodes High School in Mowbray last night, it was almost bizarre.
But I digress.
 My fellow food freak friend, and talented chef Lori (with her own catering co: Persimmon) and I went to this superb event last night and as per usual, were not disappointed. [...]

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the j & b met – 2010

February 1, 2010

Yesterday was a great day at the races! My friend Bruce van Halderen sure knows how to throw a party,  The Loudfire tent just gets better every year.

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summer of elegance – house of krone

December 13, 2009

Feeling a bit tired and mildly hungover from the previous nights drinks gathering at Wafu, we headed out to Tulbach to the House of Krone summer of elegance event on Twee Jonge Gezellen wine farm (here)
Damn it was hot. It felt like 40 degrees.  We managed to prevent ourselves from wilting completely by sitting on the shady terrace with a breeze [...]

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