SA Food Heroes: Brewers & Union
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by Sean Tucker in People & Places
Isn’t one beer much like another? Not if you speak to the guys at Brewers & Union (also known as &Union). These guys are fighting the good fight against huge corporate beer brands to promote and distribute Craft Beer. And they’re passionate about it. “What started as a search for truth and honesty in the world [...]
Matt Allison: Stay-at-home dad, food blogger, urban farmer
Posted on 13. Jan, 2012 by Sigrid in People & Places
From his Havaianas, shorts and hipster glasses you’d never guess what Matt Allison gets up to every day, or that in in the past 18 months he’s made the transition from fulltime music producer to stay-at-home dad, food blogger and urban farmer. But it’s true. Urban farming means different thing to different people: survival in the face [...]
Swinging Summer: Tapas & Jazz at Hartenberg Estate
Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by Marina in People & Places
Hartenberg Estate is one of the leading wine estates on Bottelary Road in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands. We are big fans of their wine & charcuterie pairing (read an article about it) and think their wines are quite spectacular. Hartenberg Estate hosts a monthly Tapas and Jazz evening and this weekend (Saturday 14 January) [...]
SA Food heroes: The Creamery
Posted on 23. Dec, 2011 by Marina in People & Places
Have you heard of The Creamery? They make delicious ice cream. The best ice cream you’ve ever had? Probably better than that. They say dynamite comes in small packages, we’d like to add that it is Creamery shaped. Meet Kate, Progress and Marianne, the terrific trio behind The Creamery, who spend their days in and around [...]
The Yuppiechef End of Year Dinner at the Woodlands Eatery
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by Marina in People & Places, Yuppiechef Diary
It was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Actually , it was last week Tuesday, we were in a restaurant making a good lot of noise… And there were some shrews. It was the Yuppiechef Christmas partytjie. The charming Woodlands Eatery in Vredehoek, [...]
Bean There opens a Roastery in Cape Town CBD
Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Sean Tucker in People & Places
Back in July we went through to the launch for the new single roast blend from Bean There coffee; ‘Burundian Musema’. We were so impressed with the company’s ethos and integrity, not to mention their coffee, which we all had the chance to sample in the office the next day. So when they got hold of [...]
Minichefs: strawberry picking at Polkadraai
Posted on 24. Nov, 2011 by Debbie Smith in People & Places
Located near to Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, the Polkadraai Strawberry Farm is a super place to pick strawberries and allow children to see that strawberries don’t just grow in polystyrene trays covered in clingwrap. After a briefing about the area where we were allowed to go picking, as well as a quick lesson (necessary [...]
What’s on: Cape Town Festival of Beer
Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 by Marina in People & Places
The second annual Cape Town Festival of Beer is going down this weekend, November 25-27, 2011, at Hamiltons RFC, Green Point. With over 90 beers, this festival showcases microbrewers, mega brewers, craft beers and home brews from around the corner and around the world. Good ol’ beer. There are a host of breweries getting involved, including SAB, [...]
Check out our new badges: Happy Holidays
Posted on 22. Nov, 2011 by Lisa in People & Places
You may have noticed that we like sending people who order things on Yuppiechef a little magnet (or button badge) with their order. For the holiday season, we’ve teamed up with the awesome illustrators Patrick and Alex Latimer who have designed a series of three Happy Holiday magnets. Check them out. Collect them (you may [...]
SA food heroes: Detour Espresso Bar
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by Lisa in People & Places
World, meet Marck Barter. He’s the surfing fanatic behind the Detour Espresso Bar, a coffee wagon parked in a prize view spot between Llandudno and Camps Bay. He’s an SA food hero and his coffee wagon ranks up there with the best coffee spots in the world. Marck opened the Detour Espresso Bar in January [...]
