ARE YOU HOSTING A FANCY DINNER PARTY?

Impress your guests with something spectacular!

So you are having a party... and you have invited guests that have previously impressed you with their stylish entertaining ideas. You don’t really want to bore them with your old usual way of entertaining and they always seem to leave directly after dinner (this is usually when you’re about to enjoy the evening yourself after entertaining the first half of the night).


Well...why not dazzle them with a flaring barman? This is a great way to get a party started as well as being an entertainment for your guests when they arrive at your venue. This will surely keep them smiling the whole night as well as encourage them to let their hair down and stay a little longer.

If you would like to find out more about hiring someone for your Christmas Party, Birthday Party or any other party you may be hosting ... you can enquire by going to http://www.eventsguru.co.za/Navigation/mobile-bars.shtml

NANDO'S IS NOW IN AMERICA

Nando's goes American!

"Rumor has it they are opening a
second DC location near Dupont Circle".

Nando’s Peri-Peri, the South Africa based fast food chicken company and hot sauce manufacturer opened their first restaurant in the United States. The restaurant is located at 819 7th Street NW in Washington DC.

EXOTIC COOKING

Exotic Cooking...

Are you a food fanatic?
Have you ever thought of
incorporating your holiday with your passion?
It is becoming increasingly popular to travel abroad and take a cooking course while you are there. South African Foodies offers a range of ideas, from cooking in Italy to Flambéing in France or simply just going on a South African Cooking Experience tour, you choose!

We would love to hear from you with your cooking experiences, whether it is here at home or abroad.

New Cookbooks On The Market

The Cooking Book

This is the ultimate bible for today's busy cook; a cookbook, pocket shopping list and DVD in one. The cookbook that really understands what you need in the kitchen, answering all your culinary questions, from what the finished dish should look like and if it can be prepared it ahead, to what to do with leftovers. Over 1,000 mouth-watering recipes, thousands of explanatory photographs, and superb step-by-step guidance will teach you how to get great home-cooking on the table without fuss. Plus a 90-minute DVD demonstrates over 25 everyday techniques. With a pull-out Pocket Shopping Book listing every recipes ingredients, perfect for dropping in your handbag so you'll never need to write a shopping list again.

The Complete Robuchon

Robuchon is the most influential French chef of the post-nouvelle cuisine era. His food was seen as instrumental in leading French cuisine away from the excesses - and excessive reductionism - of nouvelle cuisine. This book offers us his recipes, secrets and tips: from the perfect omelette to vegetable soup, leg of lamb to marinated mussels.

Larousse Gastronomique

Originally created by Prosper Montagne and published in 1938, "Larousse Gastronomique" serves as a useful source of information for the enthusiastic cook and serious gastronome alike, whether your interest is in the mythological origins of ambrosia, or how best to use a marinade.;Revised and updated with many new entries, illustrations and charts, this edition covers almost every ingredient and cooking style in history past and present, from abaisse to zuppa inglese. The encyclopedia features detailed information and maps of the wine producing regions of the world, including New World producers such as Chile and Australia. It also includes advice on using appliances; recipes and developments in nutrition.

The Food Olympics

Celebrate South Africa’s diverse culinary heritage this Heritage Month, with a unique three-course Olympic meal prepared by South Africa’s very own National Culinary Team – who’ll be wearing green and gold at the Culinary Olympics this October.

In their final preparation for the Olympics, Team South Africa will be presenting a three-course lunch to the public in Cape Town and Johannesburg – the exact same menu that will be presented to an international panel of judges and the watching world in Germany in October. You will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sample world-class South African cuisine, presented by our very own National Culinary Team.

The Team will be cooking in an exact replica of the Olympic competition kitchens – constructed specially for the occasion. As a model of the conditions they will experience in Germany, they will prepare the meal under the glare of cameras and a public audience – the guests at this spectacular showcase of South African cuisine.

Date & venues:
Cape Town – Wednesday 17 September – Meerendal Wine Estate, Vissershok Road, Durbanville
Johannesburg – Wednesday 24 September – Country Club Johannesburg, 1 Napier Road, Auckland Park

Time: 11:30 to 14:30

Price: R295 per person. Includes the three-course Olympic menu, Meerendal wines to match each course, a goodie bag and a three-month subscription to Food & Home Entertaining magazine

To book: Please call (011) 293-6047 and have your credit card details handy. Bookings will be taken from 9am to 4pm and are on a first-come-first-served basis.