Taste of Cape Town 2013

An event I have not been to but looking forward to attending this year is the Taste of Cape Town 2013. This premier food festival is hosted by Pick n Pay. 12 of South Africa's best restaurants will showcase their dishes as starters. This gives us all a great opportunity to sample some of the best dishes and not exceed our budget for the month.

There will also be chef demonstrating some simple dishes for us all to create at home as well as 100 exhibitioners of food products and wine :)

Restaurants that are part of the festival

• Beefcakes
• Signal
• Fyndraai
• Azure
• La colombe
• 96 Winery road
• The pot luck club
• Il leone
• Savour
• Makaron
• Jewel of india
• De Grendel
• The Brasserie

Dates 11-14 April 2013

Ticket prices

• Standard entry (R80) - entrance to festival and a tasting glass
• Premium ticket (R180) - entrance to festival, tasting glass and R100 worth of crowns*

*Crowns are the currency used by the festival for you to purchase food and drinks. 1 crown = R5
The dished served at the festival will range between 4-8 crowns. The crowns can be purchased at the
 event.

Session times

Day/Date	Afternoon Session	Evening Session
Thurs 11 April	closed	18:30 – 22:30
Fri 12 April	closed	18:30 – 22:30
Sat 13 April	13:00 – 17:00	18:30 – 22:30
Sun 14 April	12:00 – 17:00	closed

Location at the Green point Cricket club

Visit the website for more information

Buy tickets here

Some specials to remember

Some specials to keep in mind on those budget breaking months...
 

HQ

2 for 1 steaks served with unlimited chips for R169 and some specials on selected cocktails

Seatingtimes:

Seating 1: 6pm to 7:15pm

Seating 2: 7:30pm to 9pm

Seating 3: 9:15pm until late 

Location: 100 Shortmarket street, Heritage Sqaure

Contact them at  021 424 6373

Website HQ

 

 

Jackal and Hide
 

2 for 1 Main meal for R140 on Mondays

2 for 1 cocktail special from 16:00 - 19:00

Location: 108 Kloofstreet

Contact them at 021 424 1020

Like them on facebook Jackal and Hide

 

Hudsons

16:30 – 18:30 Half price beer, cocktails and appetizers Monday to Friday

Branches

•  Corner Somerset & Portswood Road, Greenpoint 021 433 1496
• 69 A Kloofstreet 021 426 5974
• Shop 1A, 25 Protea Road  021 674 5152

Website Hudson's

 

Reddies

R20 for 8 California rolls Mondays and Tuesdays

Location: Kenridge Shopping Centre, IPIC Door De Kraal Ave Durbanville

Contact them at 021 914 0985

Open times: 12:00 - 20:30

 

 

Origin Coffee roasting for the perfect cup of joe

Welcome to Origin! 



For artesian brewed coffee or a great selection of teas Origin Coffee roasting is the place to stop by. Here you can see the excellent baristas in action and observe how your freshly made bagel makes it from the bakery to your table. The HQ is located in Hudson street but Origin caters for 80 venues in South Africa.

 

I am a huge tea lover and I recently began appreciating brewing tea in its more natural form. A friend recently gave me a " brewing" teapot for my birthday and Origin is one of the best places to come and source some leaves. They have over a 100 types of tea leaves to choose from. 

 

Their coffee sources stem from Central America, Asia Pacific, South America and Africa.

 

They also host some barista classes which I think is a great activity for friends, a date or a birthday present for some coffee extremist. The course extends over 3 days.

 Tea tasting area

 

Origin is open for breakfast and lunch or pop in for a take-away if time does not allow a sit down.

 

On my recent visit we sampled some tea and had a light lunch. We had a artichoke and olive sourdough open sandwich which I would not order again unfortunately. The bread was over-toasted and the toppings were underseasoned. The day saver however was a pork medallion sandwich. The flavour and sauce that accompanied this sandwich was out of this world! The sandwich was stuffed with hearty portion of carrots and coriander that gave it great fresh finishing.

 Olive and artichoke open sandwich R45

Pork medallion sandwich R50

 

The staff of Origin are extremely friendly and chatty and be sure to ask their suggestion if you are overwhelmed by all the choices.

 

 

Location: 28 Hudson street

Opening hours: Monday - Friday 07:00-17:00

                            Saturday - Sunday 09:00-14:00

                            Public Holidays 09:00-14:00

Contact details: info@originroasting.co.za

                            021 421 1000

Website: Origin Coffee roasting

 

A hour of free parking is available at Cape Quarter that is a block away from Origin.







Everybody loves a special :) - Andiamo

If you are in the Cape Town area and craving a decent bowel of pasta or a delicious pizza be sure to visit Andiamo located at the Cape Quarter (72 Waterkant Street, Green Point, Cape Town). The have a special running till the end of October where you can get 2 pizzas or 2 pastas or a pizza and a pasta for only R119. The bowels of pasta are stacked high and very filling and they have some awesome topping combinations for their pizzas. My table ordered a pizza topped with chili chicken, crumbed feta & peppadews as well as a pasta lathered with a creamy pesto sauce and filled with chicken,mushrooms,peas and green beans. DELICIOUS! 





To make the meal even more bargain worthy they have cocktail special running till 18:00. R20 mojito's YES PLEASE!

Bookings: 021 421 3687/8 or email: info@andiamo.co.za
Menu link : http://www.andiamo.co.za/menu/
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday open 09h00, kitchen closes at 23h00

Beefcakes - The best buns in town

Hello and welcome to my first post... I'm new so bare with me. I will try and review all the places in a specific format and throw some spice into the mix here and there.

So to celebrate the end of an challenging test about numerous muscles,nerves and arteries I joined a group of friends at BEEFCAKES.

Beefcakes is situated at 40 Somerset road Green point.

First impression: The moment you step in you are hit with an awesome vibes. Everywhere you look you will see pink! Pink feather boas, pink flamingos and pink men :) Awesome music played throughout the night and it will take some strain to keep you in your seat.....


Food: They are known for their BEST BUNS IN TOWN :). A wide range of topping combinations are available and you can choose your "meat". I had the gourmet burger , ostrich style! The toppings were camembret, rocket and red cranberry jelly.  A crowd favourite in our group was the Buffy the vampire slayer burger which had a slice of bacon, cheddar cheese, caramalised onion, avo and a creamy mushroom sauce! You cant go wrong with that. Don't be put off by the price of  +- R85 a burger. You get your money's worth!
http://www.beefcakes.co.za/downloads/beefcakes-menu.pdf

Drink: Their cocktail menu is just as cheeky as their food menu.
http://www.beefcakes.co.za/downloads/beefcakes-cocktails.pdf

Service: Warm welcome at the door and impeccable service through the night. Our waiter was FULL OF CONFIDENCE but that kept us entertained throughout the night. If you wear some leopard print or have red hair he will maybe ask you your number.

 

Positive points: Somewhere throughout the night the waiters will lose their shirts... if you are into that! The crowd of the night enjoyed it. The have some props that will entertain you and spice up your photographs.

Dress: Smart-casual

Extra: Open Monday - Sunday from 11 am - 10 pm and the bar stays open later
            Tuesday: Bitchy Bingo for R30 each @ 20:30
            Wednesday & Thursday : Variety Drag Show for R40 each @ 20:30
         
Remember: Booking is essential 021 425 9010 or email: info@beefcakes.co.za

A night at beefcakes will depress your bank account with at least R120 but it will be worth it. A perfect place for a big group of girlfriends celebrating or who just wants a fun night out!