F&HE editor Rosanne Buchanan reports back on a visit to this elegantly revamped estate.WHERE IS IT? At the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains near George, Western Cape. THE HISTORY… Once a family country home, it was voted best luxury golf resort in 2011 (World Luxury Hotel Awards) and is a member of GreenStaySA. Henry Fancourt White bought Blanco House (The Manor House) 140 years ago. Sadly, he died a poor man and his only son and heir succumbed to mushroom poisoning in the early 1900s. THE MANOR HOUSE… This is the new R30-million boutique hotel, complete with personalised butler service…
Set among deep ravines, ponds and waterfalls, Makweti Safari Lodge in Welgevonden Game Reserve in the Waterberg offers a bush experience that is delightfully different from the norm.Ingrid…
Chef Bruce Robertson’s Scarborough restaurant-from-home is attracting a happy following for deliciously relaxed lunches using simple, sustainable seafood. Kim Maxwell The Boat House, 36 Beach Road, Scarborough. Call 021-780-1789 or visit www.chefbrucerobertson.com. It’s a crisp salt-tinged day in Scarborough, a quiet coastal village near the tip of the Cape Peninsula, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. A white clapboard double-storey has two tables set for lunch and we’re having a celebratory glass of vintage Cederberg Brut MCC. Chef Bruce Robertson is doing the cooking, wine and serving. He’s an old hand on the South African food scene but this is something different.…
Turn the humble boerewors roll into a gourmet treat by topping it with the red wine onion confit, crumbled feta and fresh basil leaves
Sweet for your sweet, sugar for your honey! This no-bake strawberry tart with lemon and vanilla cream is refreshing, romantic and delicious.
F&HE wine and travel editor INGRID CASSON visits Bartholomeus KlipWHERE IS IT? Tucked beneath the mountains near Hermon, about an hour from Cape Town, just off the R44.…
Regular contributor Richard Holmes went big in Japan.Kappabashi Street was my last stop in Japan, after a week of eating my way across the capital of the ‘land of the rising sun’. The old eastern suburbs of Tokyo are the heart of the city’s restaurant trade. Not that you’ll find much to eat here; it’s chefs, not diners, who flock to Kappabashi to stock up. Need chopsticks? Perhaps a plastic replica of a bowl of ramen noodles? What about knives, woks and steamers? You’ll find them all on Kappabashi, along with my favourite: a shop selling only plastic mannequins for…
Print Recipe Biltong and butter bean soup Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients Heat the butter and oil in a large pot and sauté the onion for 5 – 8 minutes. Add all the beans and the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the pot
This soup recipe was the winning recipe in the Woolworths Soup Competition last year and happened to be entered by Kelly Chrystal, the creative director for my agency, Modern Museum. Not only is she a mom, super stylish and a cook, she also styled this shoot. The complete package! Enjoy this Durban-inspired warmer.
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“I hope there’s dessert!” Us, at every single dinner party! Don’t leave your guests wondering and whip up a few of these baked chocolate ganache cups with berries and…