Durban Markets + stuff to do July/Aug 2017: And just like that, we’re almost done with July! Where the year is going is anyone’s guess – but there’s still loads going on… get out there and support local x JULY: Fri 28 July: The Night Market Morningside at Morningside Sports Club Litchi Orchard Night Market in Salt Rock Sat 29 July: Cocktail Masterclass with Distillery 031 at Big Easy Durban, bookings essential Sun 30 July: Wondermarket in Chris Saunders Park Slow Meat Festival at Durban Country Club Gangs of Ballet at Republik in Durban North Organic Market hosted by RRRRecreate Poison City pairing evening at Market Restaurant AUGUST: Sun 1 – Thurs 31 August: Pop-Up Mexican Fiesta each evening between 6:30pm and 9:30pm in the Palm Court at The Oyster Box – R390 per person. Thurs 3 Aug: FIRST THURSDAYS In the Station Drive Precinct: The Commune, The Plant, Distillery 031, S43, The Station, The Warehouse Durban, The Vintager, Scout, Fortune Coffee, Con Amore, The Loading Bay & Shoppe On Florida Road: Sidebar plus check out the Made in Durban exhibition shop by Arkivio Fri 4 Aug: Royale with Cheese #3 at S43 Sat 5 Aug: I Heart Market at Moses Mabhida Stadium Hennessy Pairing Dinner in the Colony Room at The Oyster Box, bookings essential Weds 9 Aug: Bubbles and Brie […]
GLENELLY ESTATE BISTRO + TASTING ROOM: Think of the Cape and you think of the Winelands, scattered with beautiful Cape Dutch homesteads and fields of vineyards. Glenelly Estate which was created in 2003 by May de Lencquesaing, former owner of iconic Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, has just launched the Vine Bistro, along with a revamp to its tasting room and glass museum. May’s grandchildren, Arthur de Lencquesaing and Nicolas Bureau, spearheaded the project using Inhouse Design Studio to create the new ground level eatery and renovate the 1st-floor tasting room. Classic French decor accents abound, with a menu to match, but it’s the views which take the cake, spectacularly revealed when glass doors fold away to frame the magnificent Ida’s Valley vineyards and the Stellenbosch mountain range. Glass pendant lights are a nod to the 340-piece antique and contemporary glassware and artwork collection, housed in the estate’s museum. The stand out element of the redesign though is the impressive polished concrete and granite tasting bar, made from materials on Glenelly and featuring an engraved map of the farm, indicating where one can find Glenelly’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay vineyards. I’m already planning a trip! {Click images to enlarge} […]
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