The Kitchen in Woodstock

One counter. One table. Tiny kitchen. Few choices. Delish.

Choice of 5 salads for R50.

BEST MEAL OF THE TRIP!!!

Today was triumphant. We had the very most decadent meal. It was perfect. Each and every dish.

We drove out to Noordhoek with our friend Charlene to eat at The Foodbarn. It is an ADORABLE town that is home to my new favorite restaurant in South Africa. Bold but true statement.

We ordered three starter dishes. OMG.

Tempura prawns served on confit tomato, aubergine and avo tian, finished with chili & red pepper syrup.

Mussel fritters with Thai rice noodles and a lemongrass & galangal cream.

Mushroom and ricotta ravioli, served with tender leaves, finished with fontina and black truffle sauce.

Some of our mains. KILLER.

Grilled sustainable fish, puff pastry case, baby spinach, confit tomatoes, shellfish and saffron velouté.

Pumpkin & celeriac risotto, tender leaves & toasted nuts with sautéed prawns.

Roasted Lamb rack, tomato & pecorino quiche, wild rocket and truffle scented jus.

And dessert. DessertS rather.

Strawberry cheesecake, vanilla pod ice cream & rhubarb panna cotta.

Churros, coconut custard tart "brûlée", cinnamon ice cream and chocolate sauce.

Trio of homemade sorbets.

Continental Breakfast....

South African style!

Harbor House

It was raining, windy, cold, and the kids were hungry. So.... We went to the nicest resto we could find! #fancypants

Leo and his sushi roll. He is also very proud of his gems he found at the scratch patch!

Yellowtail tartar. YES.

Gnocchi. So delish... Loaded with fun surprises yet true to tradition somehow.

The whole fish. Soooo fantastic. Regional but sadly can't remember his name.

House salad. Stunnin.

Champagne cooled in a bag with crushed ice. #innovative

Temping through Cape Town.

A few years ago, my friends and I were nicknamed "Templetons" after Templeton the rat from Charlotte's Web. Temp loves a smorgasbord!!!

Biltong and olives. Salt fest. The best.

Lis and I getting our juice on.

Carbs. We love 'em.

Babylonstoren. Winery. Stellenbosch.

One word: SUPERB.

Lemonade and red wine. And Ernie.

Appetizer: fava bean soup.

Our basket- farm to table.

Side salad: greens from the garden next to us with naartjies and guavas.

My spread: smoked Gouda and spicy mustard on rye with beet chutney.

Where our salads came from.

In house olive oil.

Grand Central @ Melrose Arch

I still can't get used to ordering a lil salad and receiving this:

The caprece was listed under "small bite". ZooOMG. Gorge.