Share in the anecdotes and opinions of La Motte Cellarmaster Edmund Terblanche and 40 like-minded guests at our intimate Wine & Dine Series at Signal in Cape Grace on 31 May 2012. We never fail to be impressed with the superb La Motte wines and eco-credentials like being Certified Organic, attaining Championship status with the Biodiversity [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The festive season in the Cape is such a special time, particularly at Cape Grace. From Christmas carols sung by staff making up the ‘Cape Grace Choir’ to a jolly Father Christmas, delectable menus, mince pies and eggnog – you’ll really enjoy a Cape Grace Christmas! As you step through the doors, our Christmas tree [...]
At Cape Grace, the Festive spirit is upon us and we’d like YOU to be part of that Christmas cheer! By completing the food terminology competition below, you stand the chance of winning dinner for two in Signal Restaurant to the value of R500.00. You’ll find all the answers to the questions below in the previous [...]
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 [...]
The fifth annual World Go Vegan Week is taking place from 24 – 31 October 2011. World Go Vegan Week is an international campaign to promote a vegan diet as a sustainable and healthy way of eating and living. Although most of us know what vegetarianism is, veganism remains rather misunderstood. Vegans live on a [...]
Welcome to Lesson 3 of our monthly ‘menu deconstruction’. Today we’re focusing on cakes and deserts. Don’t forget to keep an eye on these posts as we’ll soon be testing your knowledge in the form of an exciting competition! GATEAUX [pronounced ga-TOE] – any of various elaborate cakes, usually layered with cream and richly [...]
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 [...]