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Lunch at Durbanville Hills Restaurant
Cape Town Series: Durbanville offers a fine choice of vineyards, eateries and activities ideal for any foodie or wine lover just a 30-40 minute car ride from the centre of Cape Town. (more…)
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Tagged Cape Town, Durbanville Hills, Louise Greeff, Rhinofields Noble Late Harvest, Tangram
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Food is Culture says cookery writer Claudia Roden (plus her hummus recipe)
What impact does food have on our everyday life? This question was answered by legendary food writer Claudia Roden during a remarkable lecture introduced by Dame Valerie Amos in London. (more…)
Discovering the Charms of Tunisia
The natural beauty, vibrant culture and intriguing heritage of Tunisia was beautifully captured at a recent photographic exhibition held recently in London. (more…)
Wine tasting at The Brampton Wine Studio
Cape Town Series: The Brampton Wine Studio, set in the elegant town of Stellenbosch in the heart of South Africa’s Cape Winelands, captures the vitality of the popular wine range full of appealing offerings – and a few surprises. (more…)
Discover Cape Town’s Food Secrets with a Foodie Thursday Tour
Cape Town Series: Cape Town’s Foodie Thursday tour helps visitors to the Mother City discover why it has a reputation for outstanding food and drink. (more…)
Posted in Foodie Getaways, Foodie Ideas, Foodie Shopping
Tagged artisan chocolate, Biesmiellah, Blue Moon, Cape Food and Wine Tours, Cape Town, Cocoafair, Company's Garden, Culture Club Cheese, De Waterkant, Devils Peak Brewery, Foodie Thursday, Foodie Thursdays, Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants, Highvelder, Long Street, Luke Williams, Nyeri coffee, Old Biscuit Mill, Origin cafe, Spekboom, Thuriku AB, Wine at the Mill
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Do you have a question about wine?
Swahili Coast Foodie looks forward to meeting readers from Dar es Salaam at the city’s 11th wine festival. To mark the occasion you are invited to send me your questions about the world of wine for a special Q and A series in the coming weeks. (more…)
Fast food and slow wine pairing at Neethlingshof estate
Cape Town Series: There has been a really great response from readers to the special reports from South Africa. This report from Neethlingshof estate in the Cape Winelands will please food and wine enthusiasts alike. (more…)
Part II of Whisk(e)y Tasting and Jazz Evening at Akemi
The equivalent of 34 bottles of Scotch whisky was shipped from Scotland every second last year according to the Scotch Whisky Association. Patrons of Akemi Restaurant’s first Whisk(ey) and Jazz evening in Dar es Salaam were treated to a selection of this Scotch. Here are my tasting highlights… (more…)
The Art of Winemaking at Plaisir de Merle
Cape Town Series: As the 11th Dar Wine Festival approaches it’s a perfect time to get an exclusive expert insight into how grapes are transformed into award-winning vino by acclaimed wine maker Niel Bester at Plaisir de Merle. (more…)
Moroccan spiced cottage pie
First things first, do you know the difference between Shepherd’s pie and Cottage pie? (more…)
