Category: Plate Up !
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Plate Up! The Throb-Less Strawberry
Who in their right mind would name their restaurant The Throbbing Strawberry ? Well someone did and it lives in the Douglasdale area of northern Johannesburg. I recall having gone there on two previous occasions – it didn’t leave a massive imprint on my forehead. We popped in there last…
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OUTandABOUTinFranschhoek
I was spoilt. I was given a present. Off to Franschhoek I flew. Grabbed a car. Checked into Franschhoek Country House and Villas (FCHV). I have never spent much time in Franschhoek in the Western Cape, South Africa. I think I had lunch there and a walk around the Huguenot…
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Plate Up! 2013 Foodie Choices
What an experimental eating out 2013 it was – some of the tried, tested and trusted have fallen by the way side and some of the newbies, well they keep us coming back. Being a burger boffin, the best burger as voted by ‘moi’ is at Aarya, at Montecasino, Fourways,…
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Tripping The Roads Fantastic
We love road trips. The cameras are ready and driving is shared and we visit new, out-of-the-way places getting to taste new foods and sleep in new places. Our trip around the Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal was planned awhile back. My better half is the ‘route expert’ so guest…
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Plate Up ! Alpine Restaurant – Jhb
Hmmmm…. Alpine Restaurant opened a few years back, we went and had breakfast there and it was brilliant. Based on that, we had dinner there awhile later – not that great, ok’ish. For various reasons we have avoided the place – slow service being the main, limited menu for us.…
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Plate Up! La Pineta – Stellenbosch – Cape Town
Two strangers in town looking for a good dinner for a birthday celebration at a good restaurant in Stellenbosch, Cape Town – that was us! Luckily we found it before we landed via the internet – La Pineta. Off we drove from Bakoven to Stellenbosch – quite a round-trip –…
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Plate Up ! Bice – Revisited
Oh we had such a lovely dinner at Bice, Tsogo Sun, Hyde Park, Johannesburg before, superb service, great food, lovely ambiance. I think I mentioned we would go back? Well we did. Warmly welcomed at the door. Politely shown to our table via their Masterchef surprise which we declined –…
