Hermanus Wine Village and Onshore Eatery collaborate monthly with a wine and food pairing evening. Chef Rickey Broekhoven steps up with a menu that reminds of the days when he worked with Eric Bulpitt at the Restaurant at Newton Johnson. This past week Rickey foraged for Overberg flavours to accompany four relatively new wine brands… Read More South Coasters Wine Tasting in Hermanus
When the Southern Right Whales arrive in Walker Bay I have yet another excuse to scout the cliff path and keep a watch on the water. Knowing that they are out in the blue and can surface any minute to remind us of the wonder of nature is just sheer joy. June to November. This… Read More Walker Bay Whale Watching
A festival is all the enjoyment of a good party without you lifting a finger to pop a cork, cook or clean. Very important to pick the right festival and once the ticket is bought it’s time to sit back and enjoy. Here are my favourite excuses for fixing a festival date: Latest festival was… Read More 10 reasons why I am a sucker for a festival
There’s always big excitement when the Southern Right Whales arrive in Walker Bay. Who can resist a big shout out when the gentle giants cruise by? Today we saw a mother and calf gently swimming towards Hermanus New Harbour.
Public art is a way of engaging the public in an setting where they don’t expect to see art. Gearings Point Hermanus has become home to Hermanus FynArts Sculpture on the Cliffs.… Read More Hermanus FynArts Sculpture on the Cliff #1 Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa’s answer to Burgundy, got its name from a Moravian missionary, Brother Schmidt. In 1899 Schmidt said “because so high are the hills, which closely embrace the valley all round that they seem to touch the sky and you cannot see anything but Heaven and Earth”. Sounds like a good place to take… Read More Hemel-en-Aarde Stoepkuier
New botanical art illustrations presents Africa’s first florilegium at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve.… Read More Grootbos Fynbos Florilegium
Enlighten Education Trust has been making a difference to Overberg education for 20 years. This year the manager Magriet Peter decided to introduce an annual lecture based on education related topics. The first lecture was held on 28 July 2022 in Hermanus and Professor Jonathan Jansen travelled from Stellenbosch to deliver an inspirational talk and… Read More Enlighten Education Trust – 20th Celebration
My 1st post for the year had to be a good one and it hardly gets better than the dining experience I had on Sunday at Springfontein Wine Estate‘s Wortelgat Restaurant. Dutch 2 Michelin starred De Kromme Watergang’s father and son team entertained with an 11 course gastronomic experience to behold. The pop-up restaurant is… Read More Stanford’s Michelin Stars at Springfontein
There are new Sculptures on the Cliff celebrating the 10th Hermanus FynArts Festival. A magnificent public art exhibition where all artists who exhibited previously were invited to display their art. My best moment was walking into the Overstrand Municipal Auditorium and hearing David Kramer perform Matchbox full of diamonds.
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