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CASABLANCA

Casablanca evening at the Royal St Andrews

Put on your best Casablanca outfit on November 26 and join fellow wine lovers at the Thistle Restaurant where Geoff Applewhite will introduce patrons to the wines of Gabriëlskloof. Matched to a sumptuous menu which promises to showcase…

  • Talk of the Town Reporter
WICKEDLY DELICIOUS: Dessert was deep fried ice cream in a honeycomb pastry shell with chocolate fudge, meringues and fresh berries Picture: JON HOUZET
FOOD AND WINE

Best saved for last at Thistle wine pairing

Diners attending a wine pairing dinner at The Thistle Restaurant last Saturday had the benefit of tasting notes being presented by Zevenwacht Wine Estate’s new winemaker, Hagen Viljoen. Although he has only been at Zevenwacht for a month,…

  • Jon Houzet
FOOD AND WINE
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Food, wine and song at the Royal St Andrews

Guests at the food and wine pairing dinner at The Thistle Restaurant at the Royal St Andrews Hotel on Saturday night were pleasantly surprised to be treated to some impromptu singing by a table of Dutch students from Stenden South Africa.

  • Jon Houzet