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. [...]
In keeping with this month’s theme of ‘Food and Fun’, we had a laugh on April Fool’s Day, so now it’s time to tell you about food; here’s the Top 5 Food Events in Cape Town this April: Taste of Cape Town 11-14 April Taste of Cape Town is a pop-up restaurant festival with gourmet [...]
When you’ve got the choice of around 450 whiskies – as we have in Bascule Bar – how do you pick which one? Simple, seek out George Novitskas or Bradley Jacobs, Bascule’s Manager and Assistant Manager and ask their expert opinion. In the meantime, this brief explanation of different whisky regions and their characteristics will [...]
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; [...]
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 [...]
In a global celebration of world whiskies, the inaugural World Whisky Day™ is happening on Tuesday 27 March 2012 and Cape Grace has some exciting ways to observe this event. World Whisky Day is a chance for avid whisky fans or complete whisky novices to get together and raise a glass of Whisky / Whiskey [...]
There’s more to team spirit than rugby! Here at Cape Grace we have taken the words more literally and worked out how to team our spirit in strange and innovative ways – I am talking food and whisky and we’re doing it in the Bascule Bar! Whoever thought that chocolate and Glenmorangie LaSanta 12 year [...]
Whisky was originally used for medicinal purposes and it’s funny how often this is used as a good excuse to have a dram! I won’t go on about whisky’s colourful history, I’d rather introduce you to factors which make me love this spirit and hope that you’ll follow me in my love affair. Did you [...]
Keep your eyes on this Gracevine and you will be exposed to a whole host of stories, information and pearls of wisdom about Cape Town and Cape Grace, that you never knew you needed to know. For example, in November you will find out why Cape Town is the perfect Feng Shui city and how [...]