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Welcome
It’s great to see that Visitors continue to
flock to the Constantia Valley to enjoy our
warm hospitality, wine and food. I am
certain that you will find something in this
edition of the ENEWS that peaks your
interest!
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One item
that we do want to bring to your attention
is the upcoming Crush on Constantia to be
hosted on the 18th April at Constantia
Uitsig. If spending an afternoon, in the
company of good friends sipping fine wine
and sampling dishes prepared by Constantia’s
highly acclaimed Chefs, then the Crush is an
event for you!
Now in its third year this Grand Garden
Party with live entertainment and a
lifestyle market to browse through is truly
a celebration of all things Constantia.
One of the highlights of the day will be the
hotly contested competition for the best
dressed couple title that will see the
winners and runners-up walking away with
sensational prizes. For more information
about this fantastic event go to
www.crushonconstantia.com
or please make
contact with us at the office to find out
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Until
Next time,
Jooles Pienaar
General Manager
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Steenberg
Vineyards Bistro Sixteen 82 vineyard
breakfasts
Kick-start your day with a vineyard
breakfast at Bistro Sixteen82
With its picture book setting, Bistro
Sixteen82 offers what is surely one of Cape
Town’s most spectacular dining locales.
Breakfast is a relaxing affair at this
sophisticated, yet informal dining venue set
amidst the Steenberg Vineyards in the lush
Constantia Valley. The tranquil interior and
terraced dining area are equally conducive
to brisk business ‘power breakfasts’,
intimate breakfast outings with friends or
family, or celebratory champagne breakfast
gatherings complete with a delicious glass
of Steenberg Cap Classique: the popular 1682
Chardonnay Brut or the newly launched 1682
Pinot Noir Brut with its unique pink salmon
colour.
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Chef Brad Ball’s compact seasonal
Breakfast Menu selection is topped
only by the magnificent vistas, and
reflects the eclectic taste of Cape
Town’s trendy jetset, while offering
plentiful portions to please all
tastes.
Authentic breakfast menu
items range from fruity fare such as
Fresh Hillcrest summer berries
with honey comb yoghurt and toasted
almonds, and not-so-traditional
Bacon & Eggs (cured pork belly
and perfectly scrambled eggs),
to Eggs Royale (smoked
Franschhoek trout on potato bread
with poached eggs and hollandaise
sauce), Soufflé omelette with
asparagus, basil, cherry tomatoes
and toasted ciabatta, and the
most perfect vegetarian beakfast
dish ever: Shitake, Portobello
and King oyster mushrooms with
buttered spinach and salmarigli.
A charming and generous touch to the
breakfast experience is a serving of
freshly baked Brioche which
magically arrives at the table,
while one is selecting from the
menu, served with lashings of butter
and melt-in-the-mouth honey, with
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Breakfast is served from 09:00 and extending
until 11:30 for those who wish to while away
the morning over a long, leisurely Brunch.
Ample secure parking is available. Bookings:
Tel 021 713 2211.
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Constantia Uitsig Spa
- March Special
March Spa Special
Book a 90 Minute Swedish or Deep
Tissue Massage and pay for a 60 Minute
Massage - only R445.
This special is valid for the month of March
2010 only and may not be booked in
conjunction with any other special offers.
To book, please contact 021 794 0433
or
spa@uitsig.co.za.
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Constantia Uitsig - Chantel & Nadine’s wine “shop-talk”
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The wine shop at Constantia Uitsig
is a great place to pick up that
last minute gift, in addition to our
great wines, we have a selection of
fine olive oils, olives and
delectable Feast-de-Renaissance
preserves. We stock a range of
informative books on the wines of
South Africa including the John
Platter Guide and The Food & Wine
Pairing Guide by Katinka van Niekerk
and Brian Burke. The brightly
coloured kikoi’s from Kenya are as
popular as ever!
The Constantia Uitsig Sauvignon
Blanc 2009 is now in stock and an
absolute must to enjoy as a
sundowner after a wonderful warm
summer’s day. The Unwooded
Chardonnay 2009 is a versatile food
wine and will be much appreciated at
your next dinner party.
We look forward to meeting you and
sharing our very special range of
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THE WINE SHOP - 021 794 1810 FOR
WINE TASTINGS & SALES
OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY : 9am - 5pm last
tasting 4.30pm
SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
10am - 5pm last tasting 4.30pm
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La Colombe - taking on new Asian influences
Not content to rest on his laurels, La
Colombe’s Luke Dale-Roberts recently
travelled to Bangkok and Seoul to enchant
diners with his world-class culinary talents
and harvest the best of Asian cuisine for
his guests back home in South Africa.
Luke first joined a list of top celebrity
chefs at the 10th Annual World Gourmet
Festival which took place in Bangkok from 5
to 11 October, 2009. Here, visitors
witnessed Luke’s extraordinary talents
during his cooking demonstration and
observed the award-winning flair that has
elevated La Colombe’s world profile.
This prominent annual
culinary extravaganza was attended by some
of the globe’s best chefs, including Graham
Elliot Bowles of Chicago’s’ Graham Elliot
Restaurant, Paolo Carosella of San Paolo,
New York’s Michael Ginor, David Kinch of
California’s Manresa restaurant, Christine
Manfield of Australia’s Universal
Restaurant, Francois Payard of Payard New
York, Kakumi Sawada of Tokyo, Fulvio
Siccardi from Italy and London’s David
Thompson.
Luke has always been
enthusiastic about sharing his flavours and
style with accomplished chefs from around
the world. After Bangkok he travelled onto
Seoul, South Korea, as a guest foreign chef
at the 2009 Amazing Korean Table hosted by
the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the
Korean Ministry for Food, Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries.
The ingredients and cooking methods favored
by Koreans are recognised as healthy and
diverse, making Korean food an appealing
addition to dinner menus around the world.
Luke was accompanied by World-class chefs
Pierre Gagnaire, Massimo Bottura, Corey
Lee-Roberts and prominent sommelier Andreas
Larsson to create dishes with Korean
ingredients. The event featured a Korean
Slow Food Symposium with inspired creations
from each chef, cooking classes, a culinary
competition and a street buffet.
Luke continually adds Asian elements to the
dishes at La Colombe and diners will
undoubtedly taste the new influences since
his return from Seoul. Comments
Dale-Roberts, ‘’The experience in Seoul was
out of this world. I enjoyed the challenge
of trying out new ingredients and adapting
them to fit within my cuisine. It was very
inspiring and challenging to be within the
same event as those big names and we
(myself, my staff and the Korean team)
pushed ourselves to the limit to produce
something we were are all proud of. I must
say it was great to step back onto South
African soil and I hope to soon bring the
new Asian influences into the La Colombe
menu.’’
La Colombe was recently included at number
38 in the World’s top 50 Best Restaurants
and achieved the highest three star rating
in the 2009 issue of the acclaimed Rossouw’s
Restaurants guide. The restaurant was also
honoured with the prestigious Restaurant of
the Year title in the in the Prudential Eat
Out Awards 2009.
It seems La Colombe is showing no signs of
slowing their success.
La Colombe is open 7 days a week: Lunch
12:30 – 14:30; Dinner 19:30 – 21:30
Closed for dinner on Christmas Day, New
Year’s Day and Sunday evenings in the winter
months
For reservations call:
021 794 2390 or fax 021 794 7914.
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Somoho Tours & Events – Cape Town Stadium and the World Cup
SOMOHO Tours & Events:
For the love of the BOOTiful Game, Cape Town
Stadium and the World Cup
There is some magic in
the air. A sense of great anticipation…
Is it the realisation that the 2010 World
Cup is close by with South Africa as the
Africa Host Nation just about ready and
urging to get the show on the road? Yes,
this was very evident at the Cape Town
Stadium Inaugural Soccer Festival Event on
Saturday 23rd January 2010 where our own
local PSL “giants”, Ajax CT vs. Engen
Santos, the Peoples Team, displayed their
skills in an electrifying atmosphere, a
special and historic moment to endure.
SOMOHO TOURS & EVENTS, with a tour group of
20 special guests attended this showpiece to
celebrate the debut of the Cape Town
Stadium. Included were the competition
winners of the SOMOHO TOURS & EVENTS Cape
Town Stadium Inaugural Soccer Festival Event
Competition.
With great excitement and expectation, the
day of the event unfolded with the tour
group meeting and socialising, having pre-
tour drinks and snacks at a central venue.
At this stage, there was a real buzz as for
some of the guests; it was a Mystery Tour,
having only been told the times and dress
code. Soon, with everyone settled in the
vehicles we were on our way for a day filled
with surprise, overwhelmingly so, and
anticipation of what was in store on this
journey.
Cape Town Stadium was
absolutely beautiful and the pitch in
immaculate condition. The stadium structure,
the lines, the curves, the majestic views of
Table Mountain and Signal Hill and the cool
breeze of the nearby ocean with Robben
Island in view as well. And nearby V&A
Waterfront a stone’s throw away. What a
setting. One soon realises this is it! Cape
Town is definitely a Top 100 ‘must visit’
city in the world.
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Given the Cape Town Stadium
Inaugural Soccer Festival Event was
the first of future planned events
to test run the ‘machinery’ of a
working stadia together with all
support services, viz. transport,
gate entrance screening, parking,
catering, emergency services, crowd
handling and control etc., just
about everything went smoothly, with
a sense of calmness and relaxation.
With all 20 000 tickets sold out,
the event was successful and the
Cape Town PSL teams, Ajax CT and
Engen Santos, performed well to keep
the crowds on the edge of their
seats, especially when it came down
to a penalty shoot-out. Ajax CT, who
thought they had the cat in the bag,
was soon thwarted by Engen Santos
who won the game on penalties.
What a game, what a memory, what an
experience! We all left the stadium
with a sense of pride and admiration
of this achievement by the City of
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All in all, for the tour group and
competition winners, it was a FANtastic
experience to be part of this HIStoric,
memorable Cape Town Stadium Inaugural Soccer
Festival Event. The SOMOHO Tours tour group
continued the day out with an arranged
dinner at a nearby restaurant, Pepeneros,
and eventually returned home late the night.
As per SOMOHO TOURS tagline, it was truly a
matter of Explore, Experience, and Enjoy!
As much as the Cape Town Stadium Inaugural
Soccer Festival Event was the City of Cape
Town and the Cape Town Stadium operators,
SAIL STADEFRANCE, first test run to iron out
any hic-cups for the much anticipated
upcoming great event, the 2010 World Cup, so
it was to for SOMOHO TOURS & EVENTS. The
event on the 23rd January 2010 allowed
SOMOHO TOURS to view, experience, prepare,
plan and anticipate for what is to come.
This is to ensure all SOMOHO TOURS & EVENTS
guests are well taken care of and a
memorable experience will be had by all.
The second Cape Town Stadium test run event
occurred on Saturday 6th February 2010 with
a capacity crowd of 40 000 people. As this
was a rugby event, Boland Inv. XV vs.
Vodacom Stormers, the Cape Town Stadium put
on a gleaming, successful show for the rest
of Cape Town.
With the FIFA 2010 World Cup Fourth sales
phase ticketing currently taking place, 9th
February to 7th April 2010 on a first come
first served basis, it is imperative that
you submit your application to purchase your
tickets should you want to attend the games,
if not done so already. The whistle will
blow Game Over! NO MORE TICKETS AVAILABLE.
To all future guests, soccer fans and any
other persons who are interested and wanting
to visit South Africa, especially Cape Town
the MOTHER CITY, you are most welcome to
contact SOMOHO TOURS & EVENTS should you
require assistance with personalised tour
packages including accommodation, airport &
stadium transport and transfers,
sight-seeing day tours, safaris and the
like.
Further enquiries contact:
Barbara of SOMOHO TOURS & EVENTS
2009 City of Cape Town Woman in Tourism
Nominee
Email:
Barbara@somoho.co.za
| Mobile: 084 313 9570 |
Office: 021 7122647
All for the love of the BOOTiful Game!
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Alison’s Flowers & Kiids Boutique
 
Alison’s Flowers, turning 60 years
old in May and under the new ownership of
Lisa Korver, has re-invented itself.
Specialising in weekly house flowers, weekly
corporate arrangements, weddings and special
occasions like birthdays and new born
arrivals. Being a member of Interflora, we
deliver anywhere in South Africa and abroad.
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Located in the recently refurbished
51 Waterloo Road, Little Chelsea
Wynberg, is the place to purchase
your fresh flowers as well as sit
and enjoy breakfast, coffee or lunch
at Dutch Cafe.
You will also find the much talked
about new store, Kiids Boutique,
where you will find clothing, toys
and accessories for children ranging
from the age group 0 – 12 years old.
Brands include: Petit Bateau,
Snoozebaby, Bam Bam, Kartell, Vitra,
Kids on Roof, Lodger, Noppies, Happy
Horse, Bebe-Jou and Room Seven.
All of the above are situated at
51 Waterloo Road, Little Chelsea.
Opening hours:
Weekdays 8am – 1pm
Saturday 9am – 1pm. |
Alison’s Flowers Tel: 021 797 7613
| Kiids Boutique Tel: 021 762 8935
| Dutch Café Tel: 021 797 5838
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Nova Constantia Boutique Residence
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Nova Constantia Boutique Residence
is offering two great specials throughout
Maximum March and Affordable April.
Come stay with us for 4 nights and pay for
only 3! We know, we know, 4 nights isn’t
Nova Constantia Boutique Residenceique Residencepend in the Constantia
Valley so why not rather come stay with us
for 7 nights and pay for only 5 of them!
Now you will have plenty of time to relax
around the pool, play some tennis on our
flood lit tennis court or chill in our cigar
bar while sipping on a refreshing drink.
We are a mere 5 minute drive from the finest
the finest local wine farms in Cape Town and
a stone throw away from some of the best
cuisine in the world. This offer is valid
from the 1st of March 2010 until the end of
April 2010. Please feel free to contact us
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Tel: 021 794 8746 |
www.novaconstantia.com
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graham.scholtz@novaconstantia.com
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Cardinal Flooring Specialists
Flooring supplied and
Installed by Cardinal Flooring Specialists,
Excellence in Quality and Service. Cardinal
Flooring Specialists, Suppliers and
installers of Solid Wooden Flooring, Bamboo,
“Grass”, Laminates, Blinds and much more.
Tel: 021 712 8181 |
tokai@cardinalcarpets.co.za |
www.cardinalcarpets.co.za
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Glen Avon - Green Season Specials
Another year has opened on
worldly destinations and
here in Cape Town, we at
Glen Avon Lodge are looking
forward to a successful year
ahead, with the excitement
of the Soccer World Cup and
the opportunity to showcase
our beautiful country.
With our focus on providing
many added comforts and
services to our 5 star
establishment, we are
pleased to welcome Maike to
assist Wendy on Reception/Waitron
and Larny who has taken
charge of the Housekeeping/Waitron
duties. Our kitchen garden
is still producing luscious
vegetables to serve with our
evening menu’s. The Stringer
family have also recently,
after fourteen years, moved
off the property to just
over the road, where they
have built a new house. They
are nevertheless at the
guesthouse daily and Wendy
still answers all the
e-mails and heads up the
reservations.
Surprisingly we have enjoyed
a successful 2009 showing a
gradual increase in
occupancy year on year.
We would therefore like to
take this opportunity to
thank all our tour operators
for their continued support
throughout these difficult
times. For those operators
who are planning to visit
South Africa for the Durban
Indaba, we look forward to
meeting you on the Good
Cook’s stand (U002) in May.
Please feel free to contact
us if you would like an
educational or a site
inspection during the year.
Just to update you on our
green season specials:
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Autumn Special
Valid from 1st April 2010 to 1st
May 2010
Enjoy our early winter rack rate of
R550.00 per person sharing per night
B&B.
A glass of sparkling wine on arrival
and a welcome fruit platter in your
room.
A room upgrade, subject to
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Winter Special (excluding
Soccer World Cup)
Valid from 1st May 1020 to 31st
August 2010.
For a two night stay for two people
sharing B&B the rack rate of
R1650.00 per couple per two night
stay.
OR
Stay for 3 nights, pay for 2 nights
B&B at the rack rate of R550.00 per
person sharing per night. |
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Pre & Post World Cup Specials
Valid 1st June 2010 to 11th June
2010, and Valid 10th July
2010 to 31st August 2010.
Winter rack rate of R550.00 per
person sharing per night.
Room upgrade, subject to
availability.
Dine with us on the night of your
arrival and receive a complimentary
dinner for two on any other night of
your stay. |
These specials are
individual specials only and
may not be combined in any
way. Tel 021 794 1418 for
bookings and enquiries.
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Buitenverwachting Restaurant’s High Tea
One of
the best kept secrets in
Constantia?
Buitenverwachting
Restaurant's High Tea
Served between 3 and 5.30
p.m. on Friday and Saturday
it is the most delicious
spread of savoury and sweet
temptations served buffet
style, imaginable.
Definitely an Austrian High
Tea with ‘sweet temptations’
such as Sacher Torte; Walnut
Torte: Black Forest Torte
just a few amongst a huge
selection of cakes.
Savoury and Sandwich number
Spinach & Feta Quiche; a
large selection of dainty
sandwiches and so much
more...
Freshly baked Scones served
with Whipped Cream,
Strawberry Jam and grated
Cheddar are also on the
menu. Guests help themselves
and can either sit in the
elegant lounge or in The
Courtyard
Buitenverwachting’s inviting
al fresco restaurant.
At R140 per adult and R70
per child its good value!
Tapas are also on the menu
for afternoon relaxation and
enjoyment.
Phone: 021 794 3522.
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Ian Kilbride - Chairperson
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Jooles Pienaar - General Manager
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+27 (0) 82 334 8010 |
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Lawrie McIntosh - Deputy
Chairperson |
Karen Michalowsky - Office
Administrator |
Jean Naude - Chairperson
Constantia Wine Route |
karen@constantiavalley.com
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+27 (0) 72 410 9959 |
John Loubser |
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Peter Gilder |
Lindsay von Kalckreuth - Member Consultant |
Lowell Jooste |
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+27 (0) 82 403 3679
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