One of my favourite food, beverage and hospitality events of the year is back, and although I don;t consider myself a foodie, I do love pointing people in the right direction when it comes to good food, drinks, quality restaurants and specials!
The TASTE OF CAPE TOWN is upon us and promises to be bigger and better than ever before. If last year was anything to go by, we are in for some mouth watering dishes, palate orgasms and a festive vibe! Coffee cocoa ribs, cured Blesbok and Memories of a Sweet Shop are some of the signature dishes and interesting morsels making their way onto the adventurous palates of festival goers this year. Pick n Pay and Taste of Cape Town are proud to present the city’s trendy, interesting, much-loved, and traditional restaurants, along with their genius chefs.
Held at the Green Point Cricket Club, the region’s most celebrated carnival of the senses will run from 3-6 April 2014. Better yet I am happy to announce that tickets will be the same price they have been for the past 6 years! It’s not often that you see events that don;t put up their prices every year, so big up to them for that. Eight pop-up restaurants and their chefs will be showcasing their masterpieces on different days. It brings with it a very adventurous way to enjoy the diversity of tastes Cape Town is known for. They will also be joined by the 7 main restaurants, which will provide the backbone for hungry visitors!
Pop-Up Stores
96 Winery Road
Makaron Restaurant
Burrata Restaurant
Jonkershuis
Societi Bistro
Jordan Restaurant
Ernie Els Winery Restaurant
La Mouette
Main Restaurants
Il Leone Mastrantonio
Jewel Of India
Azure Restaurant
Beefcakes Burger Bar
Camissa Brasserie
Cosecha Restaurant
Longridge Restaurant
Other Culinary Experiences Include
Robertsons Butcher Block in association with The Big Green Egg: A gastro theatre dedicated to all things meaty. Chef Craig Elliott collaborates with local butchers to harness Robertsons 90 years of sourcing and blending spices. All dishes will be prepared in The Big Green Egg, which rethinks the South African braai, uses the ancient clay cooking technique ‘Kamado’.
Consol Mixology Theatre: Know your cobbler from your fizz, your crusta from your grog? This interactive theatre lifts the lid on creative cocktails.
Simply Asia Noodle Experience: Enjoy an authentic Thai dining experience in the Simply Asia mobile restaurant.
Lindt Al Fresco! Luxurious, with a hint of the forbidden – nothing stirs the senses quite like Swiss chocolate. Lindt’s Master Chocolatiers from the Cape Town Chocolate Studio create fresh Lindor truffles and pralines by hand to enjoy along with Lindt Hot Chocolate in the alfresco dining area. The Lindt shop will have decadent goodies from their Excellence and Creation ranges on sale, to satisfy the craving on the go.
Food Market hand-picked artisanal producers, premium drink brands and award-winning wineries in the laid back atmosphere of a boutique food market. See what all the hype is about The Creamery with their quirky ice cream or indulge in wicked sweet things from The Queen of Tarts. Curds and Whey brings their dairy products from Durbanville. Enjoy charcuterie from Cape Mountain, Original Iced Cocktails, Mitchells Seafront Brewery and wineries near and far. Dip into pesto, munch on gourmet cheese and stock up your pantry.
Pick n Pay Chef’s Theatre gives visitors a unique opportunity to see the city’s top chefs in action – featuring demos, culinary challenges, entertaining tutorials and enlightening Q & A sessions. The faces behind the award winning Fresh Living magazine will also be making appearances.
2oceansvibe Media and Jack Daniel’s once again team up to create a vibey cocktail bar where visitors can meet their favourite 2oceansvibe presenters, enjoy Jack Daniels cocktails and listen in on live broadcasts. ‘Me and Mr. Brown’ will also be performing in this rocking tent.
Pick n Pay Wine & Canapé Experience is an interactive area where visitors learn how to create simple, stylish canapés to pair with wine.
Cape Town Angels Benefit Stage: An eclectic group of performers create toe tapping vibes. The Cape Town Angels bring a line-up of performers including Two Minute Puzzle, The Motherland, Saalim Ismail, Elton Goslet and Princess Pop. The College of Magic waves their wand and mentalist Bryan Miles will leave visitors wondering.
Party Tots Kids Zone for the little Taste fans: Party Tots will be keeping the little ones entertained in a secure area with adult supervision. From jumping castles, kick bikes and the worm tunnel, to a ball pond and obstacle course. This area is open for the Saturday and Sunday afternoon sessions during the festival.
All tickets can be bought online from www.itickets.co.za or by calling ITickets on 0861 000 291 as well as Pick n Pay Tickets www.pnptickets.co.za or call 0861 000 858. For updates on the festival line-up, news on chefs and their dishes, stay in touch on Facebook www.facebook.com/tasteofcapetown or Twitter: @tasteofCT or visit www.tasteofcapetown.com.
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Close your eyes, imagine all your favourite flavours in the world, and tell me in the Blog comments section below which taste is most memorable? Simple…
Festival Details
Venue: Green Point Cricket Club, Corner Vlei and Fritz Sonnenberg Roads
Dates and Time: 3-6 April 2014
Thursday 3rd: 18:30-22:30
Friday 4th: 18:30-22:30
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th: 13:00-18:00: 1st session 13:00-1700 and the 2nd session 18:30- 22:30
those boerewors rolls sold outside of assembly. 😉
I get a taste of Italy! I’m a sucker for pasta but I am always up for trying new food hence me vying for these tickets lol
The taste of pink candy floss! Love it!
….my first taste of sushi. More specifically salmon sashimi. All before sushi was fashionable… At a little place in Canal. Walk. And wow, was it love at first bite!
Best flavour and most memorable was the saussicon I had in the French Alps last year january. Was insane!
Oysters by far. Wherever I am, the taste takes me back to the sea. PS Aphrodisiac!
Bacon. How could anything taste better than BACON. That smokey meaty richness, fried in its own fat until crispy while slightly squeaking like the little piggy it is, and the little piggy you become when you eat the best flavour in the world.. Bacon! Now please can I have tickets to Taste of CT, to eat more bacon 😉
The bitter flavor of dark chocolate is the most memorable. Give it to me in a moist chocolate cake, a brownie or even a slab…if its dark I’ll savour it with every bite
Chocolate. Anything and everything which includes Chocolate.
Marcel’s English Toffee frozen yoghurt and I are currently in an 18-year-long relationship, and will most likely continue that way till my dying day. Ever since I first tried the flavour at the tender age of 6 years old, I have been thoroughly captivated by it, choosing to remain faithful only to my ET. Many a time I have been tested, but I tasted perfection the moment that creamy concoction touched my lips, and don’t need a second opinion.
When elderly couples and childhood sweethearts talk of destiny and finding ‘The One’, I understand what they mean, because I have that union with Marcel’s English Toffee.
So, my most memorable taste is not a very good one. The taste I will never forget is all thanks to BeanBoozled… Barf and Skunk Spray flavoured Jelly Beans!!!
Please help me get that nasty flavours out of my head by affording me the opportunity to taste some of Cape Town’s finest 🙂
Ok so I’ve LIKED and Followed everything as the competition requires – you can check it out, facebook, twitter, blog. EVERYTHING. So I think I’ve entered enough times.
The most memorable of my favourite flavours in the world is ginger. I love it with my sushi especially, also in in a good veggie stir fry.
Also, I really really want to win this because I’ve never been to Taste of Cape Town and I love food so so so much!!!
The most memorable taste and what I’m looking forward to at Taste of Cape Town is something we ate once at Luke Dale Roberts Pot Luck Club…it was “just mushrooms” but it was so much more. It was creamy and crunchy, moist and juicy but also so enjoyable all at the same time. You can’t even image how good it was!
the taste of brie and fig jam 🙂
the most memorable taste is tucking into a divine italian pasta made with the freshest ingredients
Discovering Mint Jelly. mmmmmm
The best flavour is a crispy asian spiced piece of calamari cooked in a paprika and olive oil sauce. YUM!
Red – as it can we vino, meat or dessert – 🙂
Most memorable taste? Must be when I ate grasshoppers while working at Meerendal Wine Farm. haha was a tradition among the chefs and I was the only waiter willing to join them. Was not half bad – quite salty.
The taste of trinchado at Dias Tavern is most memorable…. Mmmm! Yum!!
Coffee and lemon chocolate moist cake
First dessert that comes to mind for me is Creme Brulee.
The caramelized sugar on top mixed with vanilla custard that just melts in ones mouth.
Can’t even imagine wanting to leave after eating sushi and having cocktails, please pick me!
Most memorable flavour, Prawn and Bacon!
I have to say that my most memorable and FAVOURITE taste is Thai flavours, clean flavours, each ingredient has its own powerful flavour, but come together perfectly.
I closed my eyes and imagined the flavour of the beautiful variety of fish that Cape Town offers. The tantalising aquamarine taste of the hake or calamari one could have. It leaves one in a daze of ocean goodness. Every bite envelopes me in a beautiful trance. A flavour to remember.
Simpy put, Dark Chocolate
My most memorable taste is Candy Floss. The feel and the texture in your mouth as it melts away and ofcourse the lingering sweetness.h
Nothing beats the taste or flavour of dark chocolate oozing out of a freshly baked chocolate fondant. Yum!
Its the taste that cannot be described. You taste it first with your nostrils which draw you to it, then your eyes are overwhelmed by what they see. Then as the food touches your tongue it is just an explosion of taste and you are wowed away into food paradise.
I once ate teriyaki bacon. Foodgasm.
I love the taste of SUMMER as it’s back for this weekend in Cape Town, and JUST in time for TASTE OF CAPE TOWN! #EndlessSummer #FTW
Chocolate Mmmm 🙂
Pity you just missed it by 15 mins 🙁
I have to admit there is no set thing that I love. The food whore in me loves everything.
Also there is alcohol. What else do I need?