Many years ago I set up a meeting with the Eziko Cooking School & Restaurant in Langa Township in Cape Town. Here I met with Victor, founder of the Eziko Cooking School and his Mamma – Lindy – who was Head Chef of the restaurant. The aim of my visit was to try and find a way that foreign foodies could experience our African cuisine. Little did I know that this would be the start of something…
A book could be written about the farming practices at Avondale! Avondale is one of the oldest estates in the Paarl Valley. In 1997 the John & Ginny Grieve (who own Vital Foods) purchased Avondale. In 2000 tragedy struck when a devastating fire cleared the estate. However, out of something harmful came an opportunity. Their son – Johnathan Grieve – rose to the challenge and used the “clean slate” to start trying to restore the nutrients in the soil by…
Yesterday, on a cold Cape rainy winters day, Lesley Cox and I headed through to meet the winemaker, Abraham, from Druk My Niet for a wine tasting. The drive there was wonderfully scenic, however the signage to Druk My Niet was a little lacking and we found ourselves a little lost. Abraham got a couple of phone calls from us and patiently guided us to his cellar. The estate is set with a dramatic mountainous backdrop and is…