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Contemporary South African Food with Professional Chefs in Their Home - Day Trip

Cape Town
Contemporary South African Food with Professional Chefs in Their Home - Day Trip
Cape Town
Traveling Spoon
Vacation Offer ID 1315573
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Overview

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Both Gillian and Richard are chefs. Gillian is City and Guilds trained and Richard is trained through experience, and together they have designed, built and run their own restaurants. They currently own two restaurant franchises in Cape Town. Richard is also a garagiste winemaker and is very knowledgeable about the local wines, which is a large part of Cape Town's culture. Gillian is also an artist and her beautiful artwork decorates the home, accenting their lovely living area to make you feel right at home. Gillian and Richard believe in eating and treating your body well and only use the best ingredients to prepare a meal! Being in the restaurant business for so many years, they know where and how to procure the freshest local ingredients. Gillian and Richard are extremely knowledgeable not only about the local cuisine, the local region. They are happy to help plan itineraries for guests interested in doing day outings around the Western Cape. Their home has a pool so you're welcome to swim in it during the summer months. Their home is within an hour of the Western Cape Winelands, which is a major tourist area and grape growing region. The nearest winery is a 10-15 minute drive away, in case you would like to visit on your own after your Traveling Spoon experience. Food is the center of this home, with large indoor and outdoor dining tables, a kitchen, and braai. As it is with many South Africans, the braai (a fire / barbeque that is a significant part of South African culture) is the couple's favorite meal and social activity. Gillian and Richard have a fantastic outdoor braai where they often host. There are multitudes of different foods that are traditional to South Africa’s diverse culture (predominately Cape Malay, Afrikaans, English, and African) from their Dutch, British, Indian and Malaysian influences. Your meal may include traditional bredie (stew), curry, roasts including lots of braai (bbq), and salads, and will end with traditional desserts such as malva tart (sweet pudding), lemon meringue or koeksisters (a syrup-coated braided doughnut). If you book a cooking experience, join Richard and Gillian in their kitchen for a cooking demonstration and learn how to make 2-3 of the dishes you will be eating later during a 1-2 hour cooking lesson. Richard and Gillian would love to know your preference before they set the menu and would be happy to teach you dishes you are keen on learning. Richard and Gillian also offer an optional market tour add-on on Saturdays only of their local city farm market.

Vacation Inclusions

  • Meal
  • Cooking Class (optional)
  • Market Tour (optional)
  • Lunch (12:30-2:30pm Meal, 11am-2pm Cooking Lesson and Meal, 9am-2pm Market Tour, Cooking Lesson and Meal) OR Dinner (6:30-8:30pm Meal, 5:30pm-8:30pm Cooking Lesson and Meal)
  • Vegetarian Options available
  • Alcohol available
  • Transportation available

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Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is southern Africa's most beautiful, most romantic and most-visited city. Few urban centers anywhere can match its setting along the Cape Peninsula spine, which slides like the mighty tail of the continent into the Atlantic Ocean. By far the most striking - and famous - of its sights is Table Mountain, frequently mantled by clouds, and rearing up from the middle of the city to provide a constantly changing vista to the suburbs below. Table Mountain is the city's solid core which divides the city into distinct zones with public gardens, wilderness, forests, hiking routes, vineyards and desirable residential areas trailing down it's lower slopes.
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Valid Date Ranges

May 2019
05/01/2019 12/31/2024 Call for pricing
Pricing is per person. Children aged 5-11 are 50% off, and children 4 and under are free. Please note number and ages of children at time of booking. Please note that all experiences are private and fully customizable. If your travelers have particular preferences or dietary restrictions please note this at the time of booking. Additional terms and conditions apply.
Note: This is a DAY TOUR with no hotel accommodations included. Advertised rate is meal only; additional tour options are available and can be combined. Price may vary by date of travel, currency rate fluctuations and tour option; please inquire for the best prices for your preferred travel dates. 1-8 guests (1-10 guests for meal only).

All fares are quoted in US Dollars.