Category Archives: Food, Restaurants & Wine

Artscape opens new restaurant: The Arts Café

Artscape theatre-goers looking for a bite to eat will be happy to hear that a new restaurant has opened at the venue. The new restaurant is called The Arts Café and fills the gap left by the old News Café. … Continue reading

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Earth Fair Food Market in Tokai

If you enjoy a good food market, then I would definitely recommend visiting the Earth Fair Food Market in Tokai. I only visited the market for the first time recently but I hear that it’s been there for a while. … Continue reading

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Nine Cape restaurants in the 2011 Eat Out Top 10

The 2011 Eat Out Top 10 restaurants list features nine of the Cape’s finest restaurants. The announcement was made at the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards ceremony, which was recently held at the Rotunda at the Bay … Continue reading

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Perfect wines for summer

Summer is here! Summer makes me think of the beach, sand, sea, sunscreen, ice-cream, cricket, white wine, rosé and sparkling wine. Further on below, you’ll find two lists of great, yet affordable summer wines. The first list comprises 5 of … Continue reading

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The Cape Town Festival of Beer 2011 is coming your way soon

If you enjoy a good beer, then this one’s for you. The Cape Town Festival of Beer returns in November, showcasing beers from the world’s most famous breweries, as well as some of the best micro-breweries around today. The festival … Continue reading

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Single malt, anyone? Check out the FNB Whisky Live Festival in Cape Town: 2 – 4 November 2011

The ninth annual FNB Whisky Live Festival is taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 2 to 4 November 2011. Whether you enjoy a good single malt, a bourbon or a blended whisky, you’ll find plenty … Continue reading

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Wine tasting in Constantia

If you live anywhere near Constantia, then do yourself a favour and go visit the farms. Constantia has some of the most beautiful and historic wine estates of the new world (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile and U.S.A) … Continue reading

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It’s nearly time for the 2011 Franschhoek Uncorked Festival

The annual Franschhoek Uncorked Festival comes our way on 3 and 4 September 2011. Visitors can enjoy new vintages and releases from some of the best wineries in and around Franschhoek, while a number of special events add to the … Continue reading

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Get to know your wines

In the months ahead, guest blogger and winemaker Andrew Mellish will be contributing some interesting articles to the pages on KeenOnCapeTown.com. Andrew will cover a range of useful topics in the world of wine, so whether you’re only just beginning … Continue reading

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Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap 2011

The popular Pinotage on Tap festival is back in 2011 and as usual, you’ll want to get your tickets early to avoid missing out. To celebrate the new vintage of Diemersfontein’s Original Coffee Chocolate Pinotage, party-goers can make their way … Continue reading

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