Mother’s Day is a wonderful celebration honouring mothers around the world. And there’s no way we can ever really thank her for all she’s done – and continues to do – but here at Cape Grace, we’re certainly going to try. The culinary team at Cape Grace, with Malika van Reenen at the helm, are [...]
Malika van Reenen, Executive Chef at Signal Restaurant, has been cooking for as long as she can remember. Inspired by both her mother and grandmother, she creates dishes with sustainable and locally-sourced ingredients and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ideas. In her role as Executive Chef, Malika oversees the food and [...]
Food fanatics, gastronomes and the general public gather together for a smorgasbord of fine dining at the Taste of Cape Town food festival – A kaleidoscope of tempting aromas and tastes at a fraction of the cost. This year’s open-air Taste of Cape Town festival takes place at the Green Point Cricket Club and promises [...]
Signal Restaurant entices diners with a new and exciting summer menu! It’s a journey through cultures and customs that have paved the way for the cuisines and time-honoured cooking methods we see today. With ingredients encompassing responsible and sustainable food practices and dishes crossing worldwide borders, we invite you to plot a course with us [...]
It’s Wine and Dine season at Signal Restaurant and this month the spotlight falls on Paul Cluver Wines’ owner, Paul Cluver. IF YOU COULD DO ANY OTHER JOB IN THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? My interest is in sustainability and ethical behaviour, so if I had the opportunity to do something else, then it [...]
Welcome to the last Lesson of our monthly ‘menu deconstruction’. Don’t forget to keep these posts handy as we’ll be testing your knowledge in the form of an exciting competition in November. Lesson 4: Types of Sauces and Dressings AIOLI [eye-YO-lee] – The French word for garlic is “ail.” Aioli is garlic-flavoured mayonnaise made [...]
It’s Wine and Dine season at Signal Restaurant and this month the spotlight falls on Fairview Wine Estate’s winemaker, Anthony de Jager. Have you always wanted to be a winemaker and did you start out as one? All I was sure of was that I didn’t want a normal office job. I just wanted to [...]
It’s Wine and Dine season at Signal Restaurant and this month the spotlight falls on Anthony Hamilton Russell, owner of Hamilton Russell Vineyards. Have you always wanted to be a winemaker and did you start out as one? Although I have made wine, I am not our winemaker. Being Proprietor of a Wine Estate requires [...]
Welcome to Lesson 2 of our monthly ‘menu deconstruction’. As a note to self, keep an eye on these posts - in a month or two we’ll be testing your knowledge in the form of an exciting competition! Read Lesson 1 now. Today’s Lesson in Food Terminology: RAGOUT [pronounced ra-goo] – a richly seasoned stew of [...]
It took a humble man with an unfailing vision to unite a population and today we’re one of the only countries in the world with the enviable title of ‘Rainbow Nation’. Seventeen years have passed and never before have so many cultures so readily shared their unique dishes and flavours. And one dish in particular [...]