Category Archive: Food & Wine
Best Brunch In Cape Town: Private Kitchen with Chef Matt Manning
If pushed, I would have to say that my favourite meal of the day is brunch. Because it combines the best parts of both breakfast and lunch, like eggs and coffee but also wine. It’s also not normally a meal associated with weekdays, so it feels like a celebration of the weekend. Unfortunately, when it […]
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The Best Tapas Restaurants in Cape Town
So actually, “tapas” are Spanish. Which means that technically you can’t just call any old small plates or snacks “tapas”. So from here on out I’m going to be referring to the best small plates restaurants in Cape Town. I particularly love this way of eating, because it means I get to try so many […]
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100 Years of Sedgwick’s
If you’re South African, I’m sure you have at least one memory that involves Sedgwick’s Old Brown. For me, they all involve good times; braaiing, late nights around a fire, camping in a beautiful space. As a food obsessed human, I mostly plan my experiences around eating and drinking. So for example, my camping trips […]
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Rooftop Dinner with Durbanville Hills
The weather in Cape Town has been been absolutely peachy for the past couple of weeks and the city has started to feel really festive. My calendar is packed with Friendsmas parties and end of year get togethers and I’m really enjoying all the excuses to dress up and pop some bottles. This City Sparkles […]
read moreOctober 31, 2016 / by natalie / #meetsouthafrica, #Stellenblog, Cape Town, Food & Wine, Food and wine, Stellenbosch, Wine
Summer at Hartenberg
This past weekend I spent a lovely day under the trees at Hartenberg Wine Estate, with a bottle of Chardonnay, a picnic crate full of delicious treats and a couple of gorgeous girlfriends. This is honestly exactly how I plan on spending as many summery Sundays as possible in the coming months. We’re super spoilt […]
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La Petite Ferme, Franschhoek
I like to complain about the weather in the Cape. Cause let’s be honest; the winters are kinda wet and the summers are kinda short. Not to mention windy. But man, when its a perfect summer’s day, you could not be in a better place in the world. That’s why, when I find a place […]
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The Franschhoek MCC Route
Did you know that South Africa produces Champagne? Well, we produce bubbly using the same method that the French use to produce Champagne. While we can’t call it Champagne (because that name has a copyright) we are essentially producing it right here. Locally, it’s called MCC or Methode Cap Classique. The difference between MCC and “sparkling […]
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Spring Tasting at Spier
This past weekend I was hosting a new friend visiting Cape Town from Germany. Since showing people around and meeting new friends are two of my favourite activities (not to mention eating and drinking), I loved having the opportunity to show off Cape Town food, wine and hospitality. It was Anika’s birthday on Sunday, and […]
read moreSeptember 27, 2016 / by natalie / #Stellenblog, #visitStellenbosch, Food & Wine, Food and wine, Stellenbosch, Travel
Oude Werf Hotel, Stellenbosch
Tucked away in the heart on Stellenbosch, right on iconic Church Street, is a beautiful courtyard complete with giant oak trees, an idyllic swimming pool and lush green lawn. Surrounded on four sides by Oude Werf Hotel, a national heritage site and South Africa’s oldest hotel, this might be one of the winelands’ best kept […]
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Ten Stunning South African Wines for Under R100
My love affair with South African wine started in 2010 when I moved down from Johannesburg to the beautiful Cape. I’ve spent the last six years exploring the Cape wine regions, from Stellenbosch to Franschhoek, Robertson to Paarl, learning about wine and falling more in love with the entire process of winemaking as I go. I’m […]
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