I was wondering how to pronounce the name of this amazing shop that supplies Cape Grace with beautiful artistic retail gifts. Is it I’m-a-genius, or Imagine-us? Co-owner Jacqui Hunter set me straight, it’s the latter because she says how can she answer the phone and say, “Hello, I’m a genius”? Either way, I think the [...]
Rarity value can demand a high price, so here’s a look at food and drink that fall into the category of unashamedly expensive and utterly decadent, starting right on our doorstep: While food at Cape Grace is 5-star, it’s still very affordable, but we do have a drink that would only attract a big spender; [...]
Imagine tasting 50 wines at 8.30 on a Friday morning – and not actually drinking a drop! This is what Cape Grace Food &Beverage Manager Michael Liffmann and Signal Restaurant Manager Martin Drotsky did at the 2012 Nederburg Rare South African Wine Auction, in order to bid on the pinnacle of rare South African wines [...]
Here’s a look at life around Cape Grace’s West Quay in the V&A Waterfront as the 2012 Spring turns to Summer!
In our hugely successful season of Vintage Wine & Dine events, our penultimate wine and food pairing evening is with Andrew Gunn of Iona Wines on 25 October 2012. As usual, we go behind the scenes to ask a few questions. Q. IF YOU COULD DO ANY OTHER JOB IN THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD YOU [...]
We asked six Cape Grace staff members what they would like to do that they have never done before, and what is stopping them? Michael Liffmann, Food and Beverage Manager: I have never been skiing; I have the gloves, jacket and scarf but no snow! Malika van Reenen, Executive Chef: I’d love to drive a formula 1 [...]
Despite the antagonism between the English, the Scots and the Irish, it seems they are all united over one thing – their love of whisky! But who can actually claim to having discovered it? Officially the Irish are the winners, but the Scots lay claim to perfecting it (and when an army of blue-painted Scots [...]
Nowhere is Spring more spectacular than in the Cape and Signal Restaurant uses this season’s freshest ingredients for its new menu, starting tomorrow! Drawing on Executive Chef Malika van Reenen’s Cape Malay heritage, she has incorporated fragrant herbs and spices to create dishes like the bobotie-spiced springbok loin with parsnip puree, spiced mango pickle and [...]
Heritage is “that which we inherit” and is obviously of great importance to have a public holiday dedicated to it. It means so much but is hard to define as it is personal and collective all at once. Your personal heritage of culture, spirituality, language and especially food is shared by many. It’s this shared [...]
John Bauer is many things; award-winning ceramic artist, entrepreneur, e-book author of An Emotional Dictionary and philosopher, but is probably best known for his beautiful, signature poetry bowls (see them on his website). The enigmatic words he writes in these fine porcelain bowls are his way of imparting his perceived wisdoms. [...]