Cape Grace pastry chef, Lorraine Meaney, attended a meeting with chef and food blogger Nina Timm from My Easy Cooking and the topic of discussion turned to baking ‘Mosbolletjies’. For those wondering what on earth Mosbolletjies are, roughly translated, it means ‘Must Bun’. The “mos” or “must” is the juice of the grape in the [...]
Our bodies are amazing! We put food into our mouth and our taste buds fire into action to inform us what we are about to eat. It all comes down to five basic taste sensations identified through a chemical reaction by the thousands of taste buds on our tongues and inside the mouth and throat. [...]
Lest we forget, our oceans are not a bottomless resource of exploitable food, the fish stocks are finite – they have an end! At Cape Grace’s fine dining restaurant, Signal, we tread a delicate balance between serving the exquisite seafood that people want, yet doing so within environmentally friendly guidelines. That’s why we the follow [...]
If you haven’t already worked out what you are doing for New Year, don’t worry! Cape Town has five of the best places to welcome in the New Year, with everything from a dinner in Signal to a 5FM party and fireworks at the V&A, to a special moment on the top of Table Mountain. [...]
With the Festive Season almost upon us, our ‘Vintage’ Wine and Dine series draws to a close with one of South Africa’s most cherished wine farms, Rustenberg. With a menu leaning towards traditional and wines dating back to 1999, this evening in Cape Grace’s Signal restaurant is an early gift you definitely want to share. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]