There definitely is a chill in the air, don’t you think? Compared to last year, I do feel that we haven’t had a “proper” autumn yet, but we are getting there! As a food and wine enthusiast, it is also the perfect opportunity to try a few more robust reds. …
I am always cautious to “announce a new feature” because real-life often trips me up. But, seeing that it is a new month, with new possibilities and a brand new to-do list, let’s give it a go! My #DrinkOfTheDay will possibly not be a daily feature, but the plan is …
I don’t need to tell you about the very challenging 300-and-something days that we’ve all been through to date. I know I am not the only one who, in early February 2020, could not have foreseen what was coming next. As a country we’ve been through so much, this global …
So in 2020, roughly 3 years ago, I had the best intention to start trying to make more classic cocktails. Those drinks that are easy to make, without any complicated bar tools and ingredients. I have the utmost admiration for all those marvellous and talented mixologists out there, but sometimes …
If you should ask what most people learnt from the year, the answer “to appreciate spending time with friends, doing things that we used to take for granted”. There are so many examples of this. For us, one of the activities we miss most is the opportunity to attend wine …
Rummikub Memories I can still remember the day my Dad bought #Rummikub home for the first time. He explained: “It is like Rummy with Bicycle cards, only better”. And yes, he was right! As from that day in the mid-eighties, Rummikub was a big part of December holiday family get-togethers. …
National Biltong Day – and other South African food celebrations. It has been an interesting month for proudly South African food celebrations, even more seeing that September is also Heritage Month for us. A couple of weeks ago we talked about Vetkoek Day, the 6th of September was #NationalKoesisterDay (I …
After months of being stuck at home, we are finally allowed to travel intra-provincially. I’m seriously envious of my friends who live in the Western Cape because they are in closer proximity to the Winelands’s unique beauty. But, instead of me acting like a bloody brat, let me rather tell …
Okay, I am technically jumping ahead in my ‘alphabet of SA wines’ (seeing that “S” is for “Saronsberg”), but given our current situation with the lockdown restrictions, and the fact that we’ve been given the reprieve of intra-provincial travel at least, I thought I will share this with you. My …
Continuing our “journey” of wine memories! Hoping to re-live at least some of these, sometime in the (near!) future. Okay, Allée Bleue is before Allesverloren in the alphabet, but I discovered these photos this morning (after I shared yesterday’s post) and just had to do a quick snippet about Allée …
