Tag: food
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Food on the go
From left to right: Delicious croissants and tosties (etc.), a cheesemaker and the best take away in the Overberg region, South Africa.
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The Kelp Collectors
At ‘The Great White Restaurant’ in Kleinbaai the Chef knows how to utilise kelp in the dishes.
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Weekend Greetings from My Skat
Every Saturday a bric-a-brac, plants (herbs) and food market at My Skat in Napier (from 9 AM to about 12). Although there is a new Saturday market more or less across the street (they co-operate well together!) this My Skat (=’my darling’) still attracts people from near and far. A photo-impression (snapshots) of last Saturday.
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At the Wokini Market
The ‘closing event’ of the Napier Patatfees (Napier Sweet Potato Festival) was the art-, craft- and food market at Wokini; a few kilometers out of Napier. A visual impression:
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Stanford Harvest(s) at Sunset Market
Stanford Harvest is one of those unique establishments that combines (home produced) food with art and in the future also with mead pre-processed by a few million bees of their own bee hives. The premises, on the outskirts of the village, opened a few months ago. And word spreads. Promotion by word-of-mouth is the best…
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Yes; we do like our wines
Stanford is within South Africa an insignificant role player in the wine industry but abroad the wines can virtually only be found in upmarket restaurants and specialized liquor stores/wine-boutiques. That has a reason; don’t you think? Yes, we don’t only like our wines; we love them!!!
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Duck Greetings from ‘Die Vlei’
Our dog loves to watch ducks and luckily we live nearby ‘Die Vlei’ where plenty of them and other winged animals live. During the weekend of October 6 there is the traditional annual bird fair in Stanford and this year the organizers try to get everything out of it. The local municipality is even constructing…
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The Green Innovator’s Dream House, his Workshop, his latest project and his dog
One does not expect much diversity in a small village like Stanford but even after over one-and-a-half year we are surprised with a new discovery every now and than. Just outside the village is The Blue Moon; a small community of people who think and do things different. One of these is Anton Boshoff and…
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This is going to be Big Time here in Stanford
Springfontein Winery is currently undergoing mayor changes culminating in the opening of the new restaurant (with European stars) Springfontein Eats towards the end of this year. But first of all there is the new winemaker/general manager. We are pretty sure that Tariro will add a new dimension to the Springfontein wines. He is refreshing, has…
Life in the Overberg 