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Christmas Food Fair and Giveaway

 

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It is that time of year again, spring is here and summer is fast approaching. With this change in season we start to see year-end in the distance and hints of Christmas are in the wind. One thing I really love about this time of year are all the lovely markets that pop up, selling a wonderful array of gorgeous goodies just in time to stock up on all those Christmas and year-end gifts.

One such market is happening later this month so get yourself ready and let the shopping commence!

The Christmas Food Fair will feature:

  • Beautiful, unique tableware, placemats and serviettes from
  • Delectable goodies and exciting new ranges from  Sustenance, such as mustards and salad splashes.
  • Boutique wines by Alphabet Wines.
  •  And there will be “Proper” coffee will be on sale.

When: Date: 27 October 2012  Time: 09h00- 14h00 Where: Address: 12C Sparrman Avenue, Constantia

We are also giving one lucky reader the opportunity of winning the products shown in the image above which include:  a Vintage Tea Towel and a Perspex Vintage-style Butter Knife from Black Puppy Design and 2 mustards and a splash from Sustenance.

All you need to do to enter is:

  • Follow Super Mom Blog on Facebook {On the Rafflecopter form below}
  • Answer this simple question from the Black Puppy Design website {On the Rafflecopter form below}
  • Tweet about it – Christmas Food Fair and Giveaway on @supermomsablog

Competition Details: 

  • The  Christmas Food Fair Giveaway will run from 5th October 2012, until the 12th October 2012. The winner/s will then be selected via the Raffelcopter form and announced on my blog and on Facebook. The winners will also be notified via email.
  • Entrants need to leave a comment on this blog, below the post, stating that you have completed the above, along with your details in the comment section below this post (please use a valid email address). Your details will be used to validate your entry if you are selected as a winner.
  • Conditions of entry: Anyone may enter this giveaway but please be advised that the various companies sponsoring prizes are based in South Africa and therefore prizes will only be shipped within South Africa. The prizes may not be exchanged for cash. 

 

Cape Town, Events, Food, Lifestyle, Markets, Out & About

Swartland Wine and Olive Farmers Market

 

Poured, plated and produced – Swartland Wine and Olive Route comes to town.

Calling all foodies and wine lovers! Saturday October 6 is the date to remember, for a deliciously different Farmers Market, when the Santam Swartland Wine and Olive Route brings its bounty to the Kirstenbosch Stone Cottages. Enjoy the robust tastes of this celebrated route and the choice of more than 60 stalls, representing the produce of this unique region.

Meet the winemakers and savour the wines, taste the breads, olives and preserves and gear up for a country day in town. A tasty and leisurely day is in store with activities for the whole family. What can be poured, plated or produced is on sale so join us as we discover this unspoilt area which offers lots of surprises and a rich selection of food and wine.

 

Details for the Swartland Wine and Olive Farmers Market:

When: Saturday October 6 2012 Where: at Kirstenbosch Stone Cottages Time: 10am until 4pm
Entry: R30 per person (includes a wine glass and tasting vouchers)
Enquiries:Tel: 022 487 1133 or e-mail: [email protected]

Cape Town Lifestyle, Eating Out, Eating Out With Children, Food, Lifestyle, Markets

Earth Fair Market Noordhoek

 

These are a few of my pics from my visit to the Earth Fair Market Noordhoek, last week Thursday. It was still a bit chilly but no rain so that was great. The market is perfect to stock up on some amazing artisan foodie delights and if like me you do not feel like cooking, a quick easy dinner! My youngest loves sushi so the first stop is usually the Village Sushi table, well truth be told it is the drinks vendor for an artisan beer for Mr and a cheeky Sauvignon for me, then the sushi. Another of our favourites are the glorious home-made pies, my choice is the Lamb and Rosemary  – yum!

We could not leave before sampling the gorgeous home-made Gelato, my favourite was the Strawberry but the chocolate was really good as well!

If you have not been to the market yet, it is well worth a visit and especially now with the weather improving – it’s a great way to spend the evening!

The market is held at the Noordhoek Farm Village, from 4pm- 8.30/9pm every Thursday evening. If you would like to find out more about the Earth Fair Market click here.

 

Cape Town Lifestyle, Eating Out, Food, Lifestyle, Wine Farms

The Klink Awards

Calling all foodies, wine lovers, outdoor adventurers and wine farm fans! Show your love for South Africa’s winelands by voting for your favourite nominee in the country’s first ever, consumer-driven, interactive wine tourism award – the KLINK Awards.

Klink Awards

 

Klink Awards 

The KLINK Awards have been launched by Wine Tourism South Africa, publishers of the Wine Tourism Handbook, with the objective of inspiring South Africans to explore and enjoy the experiences offered by the country’s winelands.

Hailed as the ‘Idols’ competition of wine tourism, a panel of industry-related professionals have nominated the top five finalists in each of the KLINK Awards’ fourteen categories. Now it’s up to you to go to the Wine Tourism South Africa website , Facebook or Twitter pages, see which top wineland spots are amongst the nominees and vote. What’s more, those who vote will stand the chance of winning special prizes such as wines, weekends away and restaurant vouchers.

From the 27th of August to the 24th of October you will get the chance to choose who will be crowned champion in not-so-typical categories such as:

  • The ‘Wild Card’ Award for Most Unusual Attraction on a Wine Route;
  • The ‘Family Day Out’ Award for Best Child-Friendly Venue on a Wine Farm;
  • The ‘Tread Gently’ Award for Most Green Wine Farm;
  • The ‘Delicious Deli’ Award for Best Deli on a Wine Farm;
  • The ‘Beyond Expectations’ Award for Great Food and Excellent Value;
  • And the ‘Country Comfort’ Award for Boutique Accommodation on a Wine Estate

The full list of categories is available on the website and the winners in each will be announced on the 25th of October.

Please leave a comment below this post with your details and who you are voting for and you could stand a chance of winning 1 of 5 copies of the Wine Tourism Handbook!

 

To help you vote here are a few of my favourites{Click on the link or button to vote}:

The awards are about celebrating not just the wine made in these regions but also the way in which it is made, the people who make it, the restaurants that pair it and the landscape that gives it birth – all based on the experiences of the consumers themselves. This is a unique concept in that it is a competition for the people by the people,” concludes KLINK Awards and Wine Tourism South Africa Founder, Monika Elias.

 

Eating Out, Eating Out With Children, Food, Kids Food

Child friendly restaurants in Cape Town

Child friendly restaurants in Cape Town

By Dalene Ingham-Brown

Not Spur AGAIN! There are plenty of places in Cape Town that are willing to give your bambino crayons, a balloon and energy sucking jungle gym. It’s about time you give yourself a break from those easy-to-clean brown pleather seats and see how it’s done at other child friendly restaurants in Cape Town.

Primi Pods

Above: Primi Piatti – Primi Pod

Primi Piatti – Primi Pods rocks the socks off of family restaurants. Interactive, colourful, educational – the perfect docking station for your kids. The Primi Pods section can be recognised by its bold splash of colours and the mosaic counter in front of a pizza station. Primi has caregivers on hand to teach your kids how to make pizzas and how to bake biscuits while you settle down to a glass of red and browse the extensive, mouth-watering menu. What’s nice about the Primi Pods section is that it is in plain view of the rest of the child friendly restaurant so you can keep a loving eye on your kids if you want to.

Primi Piatti outlets that have Primi Pods sections can be found in Constantia, Cavendish, Sea Point, Camps Bay, V&A Waterfront, Canal Walk, Somerset West, and Willowbridge Table View. To sweeten the deal even further they often has great specials – check out the latest Primi Piatti specials here.

Scallywags Play Café

You’re hungry and little Johnny is bored and can’t sit still. Time for Scallywags Play Café! This café is one of the best child friendly restaurants in Cape Town because it is an absolute fantasy play land for children and their menu options are all made from organic and free-range products. Family dining with a conscience.

Scallywags has so much to offer children: trains that smoke, a beautiful life-size gingerbread house, climbing walls, baby-pen, boys corner, dress-ups, jumping castle, ball pool and slide. They even have flying butterflies and dragon flies with glitter fairies for the girls, and for the boys, spiders and spider webs.

While little Johnny gets rid of some of his energy (please, oh, please) you can sit down and browse the menu at this family friendly restaurant in Cape Town – Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth. Finally a break.

Moyo

Above: Moyo in Spier – one of the more upmarket family friendly restaurants in Cape Town

What a great family outing. It’s hard to say whether you or your child will end up enjoying the experience more. Moyo in Spier is an elegant child friendly restaurant in Cape Town with a spicy African flair. Interactive activities like face painting, hand washing and traditional dance entertainment makes for a truly enjoyable evening for the whole family. Moyo has large, open spaces, gorgeous pathways and gets its cosy atmosphere from the enormous trees, interesting artistic structures and the winding pathways flanked by greenery. Book a table in the tree-tops and enjoy a fun family outing that fills the gap.

Deer Park Café

Described as comfy and casual, this family friendly restaurant in Cape Town, Vredehoek, serves breakfasts, lunches and light meals. Its appeal is that it is situated right next to a fenced off child friendly park, so you don’t have to worry about your child running off, although keeping half an eye on them is always recommended and inevitable from a caring parent.

The menu is super child friendly with fun options like a ‘baby cappuccino’ which is frothed milk with sprinkles on top. Heaven only knows that the last thing your child needs is caffeine!

La Cabane

Above: La Cabane is one of the few child friendly restaurants in Cape Town with a massive jungle gym

La Cabane in Hout Bay is a restaurant, tea room and playground. The restaurant gives off a home-style family atmosphere, the team room is much the same and the playground is a monster fort of excitement for anyone not-tall-enough-to-ride-this-ride. Children love it!

La Cabane wanted to make sure that their family friendly restaurant in Cape Town was a place where parents and children can both enjoy themselves to the nth degree. With 4 state of the art 40″ LCD televisions, moms and dads can enjoy watching rugby/tennis, sipping on a brewsky/tea while the kids let their imaginations run wild in the La Cabane playground.

Joostenberg

Country style cooking and large open spaces for kids to play. This family friendly restaurant in Cape Town is situated off the N1 in Muldersvlei. In winter, the huge fireplace roars with life and warms little bodies while they eat. In summer, the shaded stoep provides a lovely spot for an afternoon meal.

Kids can enjoy horse and wagon rides, or a ride on a pony. There is also a large jungle gym and stretches of lawn where children can happily play while parents enjoy a hearty meal.

Blue Water Café

Above:  Higgeldy Piggeldy Farm right next door to Blue Water Café

This family friendly restaurant is nestled in Kommetjie’s super child friendly Imhoff Farm. Make sure you arrive half an hour before you plan to eat as you’re met by CO2 emitting camels waiting to be ridden on the way into Imhoff Farm. Kids will also love the Higgeldy Piggeldy Farm right next door to Blue Water Café, where friendly rabbits, sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, geese, chickens, guinea pigs and a pony are waiting to meet them. There is also a snake park within Imhoff – worth a visit if your children are eager to see slithering reptiles in a safe environment.

When it’s time to eat, your family can sit down to the freshest ingredients; the chef whips up New Cape style food and scrumptious pizzas baked in a wood fired oven. When it’s time to play, your kids can run around the safe, enclosed garden and jungle gym. A great excursion for the whole family.

With these child friendly restaurants in Cape Town you can enjoy good quality food, a lovely setting and a dose of relaxation knowing that while your child is not at the table, the manager isn’t giving them an espresso and a free kitten.

Original source & images: Overlanding Africa

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