Innholdsfortegnelse for April/May 2022 i Franschhoek Life

Chocolate is a popular treat at this time of the year and at Leopards Leap, we combine this decadent ingredient with another seasonal tradition – Easter Buns! This recipe for Easter Brownies promises to be a family favourite and is irresistible with a glass of our 2019 Culinaria Grand Vin. (Buy six bottles of the Culinaria Grand Vin during April and pay 10% less. Available from our Tasting Room or leopardsleap.co.za) EASTER BUN CHOCOLATE BROWNIES INGREDIENTS 175 g salted butter80 g golden syrup280 g caster sugar1 tablespoon ground cinnamon1 tablespoon freshly grated nutmeg320 g dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces4 free-range eggs, beaten70 g plain flour2-3 hot cross buns, split, toasted and cooled METHOD Melt the butter and syrup in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the sugar…

http://www.capetownopera.co.za/ Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro shaped the future of opera buffa and is in many ways the perfect opera. Continuing the story of the characters from Il Barbiere di Siviglia, this masterpiece offers a good dollop of farce, adultery, role-playing and cunning scheming. It also touches on abuse and mental health issues, seen in the Countess’s poignant navigation of her fracturing marriage. Presented in collaboration with Sempre Opera, and utilising a fantastic South African cast, this will be our first touring production of the year. With generous support from the City of Cape Town and the Judith Neilson Head Trust. 18 - 26 June 2022 Artscape Opera House Book through Computicket…

DE HOOP COLLECTION’S 2022 WINE WHALES & MUSIC WEEKEND Friday 24 to Sunday 26 June 2022. This amazing abundance of music (Friday evening), wine and cheese tastings, a talk delivered by a guest speaker, high tea, the “Whale Time Serenade” (Saturday) and a visit to the whales at Koppie Alleen with a De Hoop guide (Sunday), plus gourmet dinners, workshops, guided marine and bird walks, whale watching, and so much more … can be booked on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. From R2 505 per person sharing a four-sleeper cottage to R6 500 per person sharing a suite. The weekend rate (minimum two-night stay) includes entertainment, wine and cheese tasting, two dinners and breakfasts, high tea and a guided visit with the whales; terms and conditions apply. www.dehoopcollection.com http://www.dehoopcollection.com/…

For bookings contact us on +27(0)21 876 3386 or book online at www.monneaux.co.za The Deli will be serving a special Easter-inspired Breakfast menu from 12-19 April. Enjoy a sunny breakfast made of only the freshest ingredients under the leafy Oak trees. From 15-18 April, the Werf Farm Picnics will have a special Easter menu with live music every day throughout the Easter Weekend. Book a table and chairs or a blanket spot and while the day away with dear friends, fantastic food and family fun. The Good Friday night market on the 15th of April is the perfect way to start the Easter celebrations. Bring friends, family and your furry friends and kick the Easter weekend off with a fun night filled with great food, live music and the best…

AT THE CAPITAL 15 ON ORANGE The unparalleled 4D gastronomic entertainment experience of ‘Le Petit Chef’ has opened to Cape Town diners at The Capital 15 on Orange for the first time. Sure to feel right at home in the elegantly playful and iconic City Bowl hotel, ‘Le Petit Chef in The Footsteps of Marco Polo’ takes guests along a six-course culinary journey across the diverse mystical and magical regions traversed by the legendary explorer. The menu begins with inspiration from France, with guests at the show’s communal tables being taken luxuriously along a culinary journey in search of the greatest spices that Marco Polo would have encountered along the Silk Road. The magic of the show is not just in the surprise and delight of the holographic miniature guide,…

http://www.capetownopera.co.za/ Opera and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, two cultural pillars of South Africa, join forces for Easter to present Handel’s Messiah at Paarl’s historic Toringkerk. The production, under the baton of Maestro Brandon Philips, features Cape Town Opera Soloists, Young Artists and Chorus. The Toringkerk’s extraordinary Norman and Beards organ, manufactured in 1906 in Nor wich, England, will be played by Mario Nell. 16 April 2022 Toringkerk Paarl Book through Quicket…

https://storyboardevents.co.za/ Conceptualized in lockdown and born of the need for collaborati on, Storyboard Events hosted its first event “Dining in a Silent World” at the Two Oceans Aquarium. The evening saw the aquarium transform into a 24-seater fine dining pop-up restaurant, taking guests on a curated interactive and experiential gastronomic journey linking various exhibits with stories and information for each course. The evening was a great success and set the tone for the events that followed. The dynamic trio that includes internationally awarded Chef Darren Badenhorst, Executive Chef and winner of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy award for Social Responsibility Callan Austin, and Events Director Thomas Pryor drive one another to push boundaries and conceptualise new ideas and experiences for guests. Collaboration being at the heart of the company, they…

http://www.capetownopera.co.za/ The Duet Gala Concert, presented by Cape Town Opera and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, takes place in the Artscape Opera House. A glittering line-up of South African singers will join us for the event: Nobulumko Mngxekeza, Megan Kahts, Nonhlanhla Yende, Tshepo Moagi, William Berger, rising stars Thembinkosi Magagula and Khayakazi Madlala, as well as Cape Town Opera Soloists, Young Artists and Chorus. Conducted by Adam Szmidt. With generous support from the Judith Neilson Head Trust, the Duet Endowment Trust by Mrs Wendy Ackerman, the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Spor t. 11 June 2022 Artscape Opera House Book through Computicket…