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Wed 10 Jun 2009
FEDHASA Cape, the hospitality association, appears to focus on the restaurants closing down on Cape Town, as opposed to saluting the new restaurants opening in these most difficult times. One of the new restaurants to open is The Quarter, the gourmet bunny-chow restaurant of Bruce Robertson, the previous owner of The Showroom, which closed in April.
FEDHASA has publicly listed restaurants that have not closed down when they went into liquidation, over-dramatising the severity of the effect of the recession on restaurants - Summerville in Camps Bay is one such example, which is alive and well and living!
Despite the recession, the hospitality industry has a lot to be grateful for - bookings are still rolling in for the summer months ahead, for World Cup 2010, and for the two British and Irish Lions’ rugby matches to be played in Cape Town on 13 and 23 June, ensuring that Cape Town will be full around these dates.
The restaurant industry has had it good for many years, and the number of new restaurants opening up is testimony to the fact that they have received good support from Capetonians. Those restaurants that are arrogant, that do not deliver good service, and that do not understand that value for money is key for customers, will feel the economic pinch. Cape Town has a seasonality problem, and guest houses led the way many years ago in reducing their rates by up to 50 % in the winter months. For the first time ever, restaurants are offering excellent winter specials. An e-mail doing the rounds lists 30 restaurants with winter specials. These include specials at Aubergine, Beluga, Bungalow, Cafe Caprice, Catharina’s, Five Flies, Myoga, Sinns, Pepenero, Tank, The Food Barn, The Kove, Tuscany Beach, Buitenverwachting, Constantia Uitsig, Cuvee, La Colombe, Terroir, Cape Colony and Salt.
Statements made by Rey Franco of FEDHASA are publicity opportunities for the four restaurants that he is the commercial manager of, rather than in providing a balanced view of the whole hospitality industry. They also do not offer advice as to how businesses in the hospitality industry can stay alive in this recession.
Tags: Aubergine, Beluga, Bruce Robertson, Buitenverwachting, Bungalow, Cafe Caprice, Camps Bay, Cape Colony, Cape Town, Catharina's, Constantia Uitsig, Cuvee, FEDHASA, Five Flies, hospitality industry, La Colombe, Lions' rugby tour, Myoga, pepenero, restaurants, Rey Franco, Salt, Sinns, Summerville, Tank, terroir, The Food Barn, The KOve, The Quarter, The Showroom, Tuscany Beach, World Cup 2010
Mon 1 Dec 2008
Three Stellenbosch restaurants have made the 2009 Prudential Eat Out Top Ten restaurant list, being Overture, Rust en Vrede and Terroir. The first two restaurants are new entrants to the top ten list.
The Stellenbosch success is at the expense of Franschhoek, which retains only one restaurant on the top ten list, being the Tasting Room at Le Quartier Francais, slipping from top position last year to 7th place this year. Franschhoek’s Grand Provence and Bread & Wine, on the top ten list last year, fell off the top list, with the former falling off the top twenty list. Reubens did not manage to make the top ten list, but was on the top 20 list.
Competition for the top ten list was tough, with many new restaurants making the top twenty list, from which the top ten restaurants were selected. The winners, in order, are as follows: La Colombe, Jardine, Terroir, Overture, Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient in Pretoria, Rust en Vrede, The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Francais, Roots at Forum Homini, Bizerca and Hartford House. La Colombe was selected as Restaurant of the Year and its chef Luke Dale-Roberts the Chef of the Year. Terroir won the Service Award, while the Lifetime Achievement Award was made posthumously to Frank Swainston, who was at Constantia Uitsig until his death earlier this year.
Notable upsets were the exclusion from the list of The Showroom and Aubergine. Ginja was a top ten winner last year, but did not even make the top twenty list this year.
The judges selected the top restaurants on the basis of operating for a year or more, the chefs demonstrating a passion for their business, showing a dedication to uplifting the industry, where chefs source their ingredients, and consistence and excellence in all aspects of their business. Food quality counted for 70 points, service for 20 and ambience for 10 in judging the top restaurants.
Seven top restaurants are in the Western Cape, of which three in Cape Town, three in Stellenbosch and one in Franschhoek.
Bertus Basson, award-winning chef at Overture, opens Genot on Kleingenot in Franschhoek today.
Tags: Aubergine, Bertus Basson, Bizerca, Bread & Win e, Constantia Uitsig, Franschhoek, Genot, Ginja, Grande Provence, Hartford Hosue, Jardine, Klein Genot, La Colombe, Luke Dale-Roberts, Overture, Prudential Eat Out Awards, Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient, Reubens, Roots at Forum Homini, Rust en Vrede, Stellenbosch, Tasting Room at Le Quartier Francais, terroir, The Showroom
Sat 15 Nov 2008
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Cape Town, Wine news
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The 2009 Platter Wine Guide has been released, and its record 33 five-star wines were announced earlier this week. Kanonkop scooped the prestigious honour of being recognised as the best wine as well as best winery. Only Boekenhoutskloof and De Trafford had two five-star wines in the top wine list.
Wine of the Year
Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Winery of the Year
Kanonkop
Chenin Blanc
Ken Forrester The FMC 2006
Chardonnay
Ataraxia 2007
Jordan CWG Auction Reserve 2006
Uva Mira Single Vineyard 2007
Sauvignon Blanc
Quoin Rock The Nicobar 2007
Semillon
Constantia Uitsig 2007
White Blends
Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh 2007
Nederburg Ingenuity White 2007
Sterhuis Astra White 2006
Tokara White 2007
Pinot Noir
Meerlust 2004
Cabernet Franc
Buitenverwachting 2005
Cabernet Sauvignon
Boekenhoutskloof Winery 2006
Kanonkop 2004
Thelema The Mint 2006
Pinotage
Simonsig Redhill 2006
Red Blends
De Toren Fusion V 2006
De Trafford CWG Perspective 2005
Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2005
Morgenster 2005
Vilafonté Series C 2006
Waterford Estate – CWG Auction Reserve 2004
Shiraz
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2006
De Trafford 2006
Eagle’s Nest 2006
Hartenberg The Stork 2005
Signal Hill Clos d’Oranje 2006
Dessert Wine Unfortified
Fleur du Cap – Noble Late Harvest 2007
Klein Constantia Estate – Rhine Riesling Natural Sweet 2006
Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards Vin Pi Two (NV)
Dessert Wine Fortified
Mons Ruber Estate Muscat d’Alexandrie Jerepigo 1997
Port
Boplaas Vintage Reserve 2006
De Krans Vintage Reserve 2006
Franschhoek La Vigne winemaker Ossie Sauermann has been announced as 2008 Diner’s Club Young Winemaker of the Year. Last year Marc Kent of Boekenhoutskloof was selected as the Winemaker of the Year.
Tags: Ataraxia, Boekenhoutskloof, Boplaas, Buitenverwachting, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, Cape Point Vineyards, chardonnay, chenin blanc, Constantia Uitsig, De Krans, De Toren, De Trafford, dessert wine, Diner's Club, Eagle's Nest, Fleur du Cap, Franschhoek, Hartenberg, Jordan, Kaapzicht, Kanonkop, Ken Forrester, Klein Constantia, La Vigne, Marc Kent, Meerlust, Mons Ruber Estate, Morgenster, Nederburg, pinot noir, pinotage, Platter, port, Quoin Rock, sauvignon blanc, semillon, shiraz, Signal Hill, Simonsig, Sterhuis, Thelema, Tokara, Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards, Uva Mira, Vilafonte, Waterford, wine guide
Tue 21 Oct 2008
Posted by Chris von Ulmenstein under Restaurant news, Wine news
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Champagne corks will be popping in Franschhoek at the beginning of December, when the third Franschhoek Cap Classique and Champagne Festival takes place.
Champagnes on show will include Billecart Salmon, Laurent Perrier and Joseph Perrier, while local Cap Classiques such as Boschendal, Bon Courage, Colmant, Constantia Uitsig, Graham Beck, Krone, Pierre Jourdan, Pongracz, Simonsig and Steenberg will be sparkling the palates of bubbly-lovers.
The Festival takes place on 6 and 7 December and entrance costs R 180, including a flute and vouchers to taste the delicacies of the best restaurants in the Gourmet Capital of South Africa. Tickets can be booked at the Franschhoek Tourism Bureau at tel 021 876-3603.
Tags: Billecart Salmon, Bon Courage, Boschendal, Champagne, Colmant, Constantia Uitsig, Franschhoek, Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival, Franschoek Tourism Bureau, Gourmet capital, Graham Beck, Joseph Perrier, Krone, Laurent Perrier, Pierre Jourdan, Pongracz, restaurants, Simonsig, Steenberg
FEDHASA Cape, the hospitality association, appears to focus on the restaurants closing down on Cape Town, as opposed to saluting the new restaurants opening in these most difficult times. One of the new restaurants to open is The Quarter, the gourmet bunny-chow restaurant of Bruce Robertson, the previous owner of The Showroom, which closed in April.
