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THE NEXT FREE www.rikkis.co.za WE’LL TAKE YOU PLACES! Rikkis is Cape Town’s premium door-to-door cab service. 4YOUR FREE8 GUIDE TOh YOUR FREEO TIME ÷ U 04 November -R 10 November S2016 ÷ Issue 648 Your free guide to your free time BOOK A TAXI / SHUTTLE 021 447 3559 | [email protected] Tobie Cronjé back at Theatre On The Bay – page 4 Reggae royalty to light up The Castle – page 5 - Page 8 Mind-bending superhero action in ‘Doctor Strange’ It’s Sunset Special season again – page 6 Follow us online: @48hrsincapetown • www.facebook.com/next48hours • www.48hours.co.za The Next 48hOURS • Socials Celebrity chefs hobnobbed with the public at a series of tea parties hosted by The Next 48hOURS at the Good Food & Wine Show: Durban All the glitz and glam from the 2016 UNICEF Charity Ball, hosted by The Westin Cape Town The Next 48hOURS is published by EDITORIAL STAFF Editorial addrEss Editorial CoNtributors Rani Communications. Every effort has Managing Editor: Naushad Khan Postal: P.O. 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Inside, the open plan kitch- and olive tapenade. It was paired Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Ca- arlier this year it was an- en shows the chefs at work so you with Avondale Cyclus 2013, a white bernet Franc and Malbec. nounced that award-win- can watch their careful and intricate blend of Viognier, Roussanne, Chenin The dessert was a symphony of ning chef Eric Bulpitt would plating of each dish. Blanc, Chardonnay and Semillon. cheese and berries – cream cheese be opening a restaurant on “I’ve always believed that we as A note on Avondale’s wines: bio- and honey sorbet, blueberries, coco- Avondale,E a 300 year old family- chefs are craftsmen,” says Bulpitt, ex- dynamic and organic farming prac- nut crumble and a blueberry maca- run farm on the slopes of the Klein plaining the meaning behind Faber, tices are employed to produce wines ron. The wine was Avondale Camissa Drakenstein Mountains. Last week the Latin word for artisan, or crafts- that reflect the terroir. This in turn 2015, a beautiful blanc de noir made we were invited to a media lunch on man. “We work with our hands, us- is mirrored by Bulpitt’s menu, which from Muscat de Frontignan, Mourve- its very first day, well ahead of the ing produce from the land. It’s the will use what can be harvested from dre grapes and Grenache. scheduled date of November 1. perfect way to capture who we are the fields or grown in the garden. This is not simple food, but sim- Bulpitt won his first Top 20 Eat and what we do.” “Whatever’s in season on the day, plicity says Bulpitt. “There are crea- Out Awards nomination for Jardine Faber also marks the meeting of we’ll bring that onto the plate and tive nuances throughout the menu in 2010 and then in 2011, alongside minds and passions between a chef tell the story of where it comes and on every plate, but without ever chef PJ Vadas, he made the Eat Out and a winemaker, paying tribute to from,” he says. overcomplicating the dish. There’s Top 10 while at The Roundhouse. In the craftsmanship in both the kitch- Avondale’s organic and biody- wonderful simplicity in working with 2013, having taken the opportunity en and the Avondale cellar. With a namic food garden has already been a handful of ingredients, but com- to branch out on his own, Eric moved shared commitment to sustainability, extended to produce fresh vegeta- plexity in the technique in bringing to Hermanus, where he opened The and dedication to their craft, it’s no bles and herbs for the restaurant, them to the dish, and in the flavour Restaurant on the Newton John- surprise that Bulpitt and Avondale while stone fruits and citrus from combinations.” son wine estate in the magnificent proprietor Johnathan Grieve clicked the farm’s orchards arrive with the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. During its from the moment they first met in changing seasons. Eggs are har- Faber restaurant is on the avon- first year they attained ninth position early 2016. Karoo Spring Lamb Rump, vested daily from the eco-friendly dale wine estate near Paarl and in the Eat Out Top 10. Expectations “It’s always been a goal of ours Pumpkin Seed Pesto, Wilted egg-mobile housing Avondale’s free is open for lunch from Wednes- were thus rather high, and they were to open a restaurant on Avondale. Greens and Spring Herbs range chickens, and in time the farm days to sundays, 12pm to 3pm; met. We’ve looked at it for over 10 years, will provide a steady march of broiler and for dinner on Fridays and Faber is a small, elegant space but never really found the right chickens and pasture-reared organic saturdays, from 7pm to 9pm. in what was previously the tasting chef,” explains Grieve. “I’m a firm be- After sipping bubbly in the bril- beef to the kitchen. reservations are recommended. room, with additional tables on the liever that when the energies are cor- liant spring sunshine, we took our The main course continued the For bookings and more informa- patio outside which overlook a head- rect the partnership will happen, but seats for a fresh and light starter of spring theme with shoulder of Ka- tion, call 021 202 1219’; or send an ily-scented rose garden and the vine- up until now that hasn’t happened. kombu cured yellowtail with water- roo lamb with pumpkin seed pesto, email to faber@avondalewine. yards beyond. It was the most perfect When we met Eric we knew we’d melon (inspired by Bulpitt’s moth- and wilted greens. It was served with co.za. day, with distant tiny puffs of cloud found the perfect partner.” er’s love of a combination of fish Avondale La Luna 2010, a jolly fine All the glitz and glam from the 2016 UNICEF Charity Ball, Exceptional French bubblies hosted by The Westin Cape Town paired with food at The Vineyard Liébart-Régnier will be showcasing some of their finest expressions Join Alexandra Liébart of renowned Other French wines will be served French Champagne makers Liébart-Ré- with the remaining courses; all courses gnier, at the Vineyard Hotel, on Friday, are being created to complement and November 4. A three-course dinner will celebrate the exceptional qualities of the be served to complement a selection of wines. French wines, supplied by Reciprocal Tables at the Vineyard Hotel’s Tastes Wines, South Africa’s oldest fine wine of 2016 wine-paired dinners are highly importer. sought-after – seats are limited and Liébart is the third-generation of her bookings are essential. As the remain- family to work the vineyards at Liébart- ing 2016 dinners are fully booked, the Régnier in the Marne Valley in France. French wine-paired dinner (R545 a Among the small-batch, world-class head), added to the calendar recently, is award-winning Champagnes created the last opportunity for wine- and food- there, the 70% Pinot Noir Excelia is pro- lovers to enjoy one of these events this duced only from the first pressing of the year. grapes of exceptional vintages. Guests at the Vineyard’s French-wine-paired din- to book, send an email to eat@vine- ner can expect to enjoy the Excelia 2008 yard.co.za. as a welcome drink, and another of the For more information, visit www. Liébart-Régnier Champagnes with the vineyard.co.za. starter. 04 November - 10 November 2016 www.48hours.co.za The Next 48hOURS 3 The Next 48hOURS • Entertainment Guide debut. For bookings, visit alexanderbar. co.za. This production carries an 18 age restriction. Tobie Cronjé back in comedic mode ‘My Fat Friend’, a comedy written by Charles Laurence, directed by André Odendaal, and starring much-loved funny man Tobie Cronjé, will be on stage at Theatre on the Bay, Camps Bay, from Wednesday, November 9, An afternoon with reconciliation, having put the Cabi- SA debut of “in-yer-face” to Saturday, November 26. Evita Bezuidenhout net on a strict diet. British play This comedic production follows It is 2016. We are in the 22nd year of Her three born-free grandchildren On returning from their recent US the travails of Vicky Hope (Michelle our democracy and Evita Bezuiden- have challenged her to protect de- Tour, the celebrated creative team of Botha), an overweight girl struggling hout is still with us. For the last 35 mocracy for the future generations Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Meyer to manage her figure. She’s an ex- years she has been in the public do- to enjoy.