Charcuterie whizz Neil Jewell presents a Charcuterie Workshop

Charcuterie whizz Neil Jewell presents a Charcuterie Workshop

Join celebrated chef and charcuterie whizz Neil Jewell for a hands-on Charcuterie Workshop at Jewell’s Restaurant at Spice Route Destination in Paarl on Saturday, 17 May 2025. Learn how to make your own charcuterie as Neil demonstrates the whole process from butchery...

Durbanville Winemakers unveil new Collab Sauvignon Blanc

Durbanville Winemakers unveil new Collab Sauvignon Blanc

The highly anticipated release of the 2025 Durbanville Sauvignon Blanc from Cape Town’s Northern vineyards has been signed off. Now, you can be among the first to taste this exceptional creation produced by a 10-winery collaboration in South Africa’s leading region...

Celebrating picture-perfect moments at Vergelegen

Celebrating picture-perfect moments at Vergelegen

Vergelegen Wine Estate’s natural beauty inspires both professional and amateur photographers to capture its charm – and this year, the third edition of the popular Essence of Vergelegen photographic contest attracted over 500 entries. The winners were announced on...

Catch 22 Table View–food heaven on earth

Catch 22 Table View–food heaven on earth

There are quite a few things which make a restaurant successful. There is the ambience, the wine list, the view, the service, whether it is one of the in places to go, but in the end the one thing that every successful restaurant must have is great food. All these...

Celebrate Durbanville Bicentennial April 10 and 11

Celebrate Durbanville Bicentennial April 10 and 11

Cape Town’s northern vineyards in the Durbanville Wine Valley are rolling out the red carpet in celebration of the official 200th anniversary of Durbanville town. Wine lovers are going to be in their element with a specially curated tasting experience on Thursday,...

Join Warwick Estate for an unforgettable evening.

Join Warwick Estate for an unforgettable evening.

  Join Warwick Wine Estate for an unforgettable evening of wine and culinary art with Cellarmaster JD Pretorius and Chef Nic Van Wyk! Wednesday, 26th March 2025   Final week to book! This is your last chance to secure your seat at an extraordinary dining...

Savour the season with a harvest feast

Savour the season with a harvest feast

The grape harvest season at Vergelegen wine estate is finally drawing to a close, and what better way to celebrate than with a rustic feast in a stunning new secret venue at this 325-year-old Somerset West farm?   Offering fine wine and exceptional food, this...

Seebamboes: A culinary conversation between land and sea

Seebamboes: A culinary conversation between land and sea

Since opening GALJOEN in June 2023, a seafood-focused restaurant on Harrington Street with a strict emphasis on South African ingredients, chef-restaurateurs Anouchka Horn and Neil Swart, who first made their mark on Cape Town’s culinary scene with Belly of the Beast,...

Top wines for the RMB Simonsberg Wine Festival

Top wines for the RMB Simonsberg Wine Festival

The RMB Simonsberg Wine Festival will take place from March 28 to 30 at the Plaisir Wine Estate, and is set to be a standout occasion, showcasing the stature and prestige of the Simonsberg and the opportunity to taste over 40 superlative wines from 12 of the best...

Vergelegen— a magnificent haven for wildlife

Vergelegen— a magnificent haven for wildlife

This March Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West will celebrate the arrival of many new additions to its thriving wildlife family. Rare Rau quagga, eland and black wildebeest are breeding in the wine estate’s 1900-hectare private nature reserve, which has the same...

Tangram Restaurant–a Durbanville Hills treasure

Tangram Restaurant–a Durbanville Hills treasure

If you are looking to get out of town, not too far, but nevertheless out of town, to go somewhere with great food. gorgeous views, excellent service, fabulous wines and perfect position, we'll take you to Tangram Restaurant at Durbanville Hills. Starters include...

Burgers and Beats in the Stellenbosch Winelands | 28 February

Burgers and Beats in the Stellenbosch Winelands | 28 February

This sounds like great family fun—a perfect way to end the month of February. Burgers and Beats at Middelvlei: Why not join Middelvlei Wines for an unforgettable evening of fun, wine, and entertainment on 28 February, starting at 6:30 pm. You will experience the warm...

Wilde Vy Bistro opens on the Durbanville Wine Route

Wilde Vy Bistro opens on the Durbanville Wine Route

Just opened in the Cape’s Durbanville region is an exciting new eatery – Wilde Vy Bistro, situated on the historic Hooggelegen Farm, home of Signal Gun Wines. It is the creation of South African chef Jürgen Snyman and Ghanaian entrepreneurs Kwasi Osei-Kusi and Charles...

Hemelhuijs–a Cape Town legend still captivates

Hemelhuijs–a Cape Town legend still captivates

First of all, for foreign subscribers, it is pronounced "Hearmillhace." It's a Cape thing. Having not been to Hemelhuijs for some years, I was delighted the other day to find it is still one of the special places to eat in town. Times have changed but style and taste...