As the UK turns dark, cold, and wet, here are our top 10 tips to help you get through the winter months with a smile on your face, a tissue up your nose, and a stomach full of hearty British goodness.
UK-based South African chef Petrus Madutlela is hoping to take the ultimate prize in BBC TV series ‘MasterChef: The Professionals’.
South Africans take their biltong seriously and will argue about anything from who makes the best biltong, to the best cut of meat and the best way to make biltong. Now vegetarians have added a new dimension to the argument, with two companies producing biltong made mushroom and brinjal.
As the cold is starting to enter our lives once again, people tend to go for a lovely rich red wine to warm up with. But the cold is not necessarily a reason to stay away from white wines…..
I am the woman in all those jokes about women and wine. The ones with witty comments like ‘my doctor told me to watch my drinking so I’m off to find a bar with a mirror’.
Join Starfish and legendary South African wine writer Dave Hughes for wine tasting and canapés.
At the record-breaking 29th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction in South Africa, the biggest foreign buyer was the United Kingdom.
Cape Grand Cafe and Restaurant in Beaconsfield will host two South African food evenings this autumn. The mouthwatering menu includes bobotie, smoked snoek samosas with homemade chutney, Cape Malay chicken curry, fish and rice potjie and lamb bredie.
Due to an age-old tradition, South African méthode cap classique is truly a champagne…in all but name.
A Cape Blend is a blended red wine from South Africa consisting of some Pinotage. The varieties that can be added to this blend vary greatly and this might be a hindrance in the promotion of this South African specific blend
We were lucky enough to be one of the first to taste South African wine estate Klein Constantia’s new 2008 Vin de Constance alongside the 2007 vintage ahead of its release in the UK today . Our verdict? ‘Simply wonderful’.
At an intimate tasting at the South African owned High Timber Restaurant in London, the components of Spice Route Winery’s iconic red blend Chakalaka were presented to provide a “deconstructed” perspective of the Swartland. We tasted samples of the five wines used in the Chakalaka 2012 blend (Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan, Grenache, Petit Shirah) as well as the 2011 vintage, followed by a glass of Spice Route’s estate-brewed beer.
Contrary to English custom, a few pale pork sausages do not a braai make. Here are some ideas for injecting some proudly SA flavour into Heritage Day. Recipes courtesy of: Wines of South Africa’s Cape Wine Braaimasters book (www.wosa.co.za)
Fortified food e’Pap is a finalist for a global social innovation award, acknowledging the benefits that this remarkable, homegrown foodstuff has for nutrition.
As an avid fan of old SA wines I was exceptionally excited to get an invite to “a Landmark” vertical (various different vintages) tasting of the range of wines from Kanonkop held at the Travellers Club on Pall Mall
Aletia Upstairs spent an evening in high society at the Decanter World Wine Awards, a lavish London ceremony where South Africa took joint second place of countries awarded international trophies, along with Spain and Chile.
Called the Avozilla, this avocado variety is extremely rare and comes from just four trees grown by one of the world’s biggest suppliers of avocados, in South Africa.
He simply looks at it; all territorial like for your car is one of a ‘harem’ of cars he looks at.
Over the Barrel | In South Africa, Pinot Grigios are lighter bodied with a crisp, refreshing taste of subtropical and stone fruit with some spicy notes.
Watch the video clip of Bryan Habana running against the mighty A380 on a runway in England and help it to reach 2 million views, at which point British Airways will donate flights worth over R60,000 to FoodBank South Africa, which will be auctioned to raise funds.
The transaction, which was completed for an undisclosed amount in July, marks the first occurrence of a Chinese multinational investing in South Africa’s vineyards.
Raging Bull Meats, who won in the category of Best Flavoured Biltong at the Biltong Awards last year, have been producing South African style meats for over 4 years. Up until now they have been supplying online customers and a number of restaurants and deli’s throughout the UK, but they’re just about to open a retail shop in North London.
Jonette Seeby, who inherited her flair for cooking from her colourful and talented grandmother in South Africa, tells us the story behind her UK restaurant Cape Grand.
South Africans in London are invited to an evening with some special South African wines, classic SA food and good chat on Thursday 18 July 2013 at the Cape Grand Cafe & Restaurant.
South Africans rave about their first taste of Steers in London.