2019-09-01 Woolworths Taste

52 TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019

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Forout-of-this-world

veganfare:CAFÉ BLOOM

(NottinghamRoad,KZN)

It wasinNottinghamRoadin

theKwaZulu-NatalMidlands(featuredin

theveryfirstissueofPlatteland) thatwe

discoveredvegetablesintheirfinestform.

Runbya familyofvegans– ceramicist

MickHaigh,hisartistwifeSallyandtheir

sonJoachim– youcanexpectcreative,

flavoursomevegetableplatterswith

mostingredientssourcedfromtheirown

garden.Meatloversneednotdespair:

youwillfindtheoccasionalchicken

quiche,smokedsalmonandevensome

baconforbreakfast.Butonceyou’ve

seenandtastedtheharvesttable– laden

witheverythingfromgooseberrysweet

potatowithnasturtiumflowerstoa green

fig-and-almondtart– you’llwonder

whyyou’restillbotheringtoeatmeat.

GowrieRoad,GowrieVillage,tel: 0794718005

or 0725290227 (Michael);facebook.com/

Cafebloom.nottinghamroad

Forhome-cookedboerekos
meetsPortuguesemeets
Frenchfare:BISTROCELEIRO
(Hoekwil,WesternCape)
Ona four-hectaresmallholdingnotfarfrom
Hoekwil,a hamletninekilometresfrom
Wilderness,theAgrellafamilyhasbuilt
a shed-likestructurethat’sboththeirhome
anda 40-seaterbistrooverweekendsand
publicholidays.Whenseatedontheir
stoepoverlookingtheundulatinghillsof
thesouthernCape,youmightfeellikean
extrainaboereversionofBabette’sFeast,
butyou’llbeservedlikeyou’replayingthe
lead.Theever-changingseasonalsetmenu
reflectstheirPortugueseandAfrikaansroots
(andtheirson,JulioJr’s,classicFrenchchef’s
training).Declinea secondhelping,or
you’llnevermakeit todessert!Booking
is essential.OntheSevenPassesRoad(about
22 kmfromtheHoekwilturn-offfromthe
N2throughWilderness)tel: 044850 1026;
facebook.com/BistroCeleiro

ForSundaylunchwith no twist:TRUKSVY KOFFIE SJOP

(Soutpan,FreeState)

Evenfull-scalefoodiessometimeswakeupyearningforfoodlike

theirgrandmotherusedtomake– noexoticspices,notwists,

nofusionthisorthat.That’sthedrawcardofthisunassuminggeneraldealer

storeinSoutpan,a smallsalt-miningtown 50 kmnorthofBloemfontein,

whereyoucaneatasmuchasyoulikeonSundaysfrom12:30to3 pm.The

traditionalfeaststartswithbreadandjam,followedbytwokindsofmeat

(usuallya pieandsomekindofroast),riceorsamp,twokindsofvegetables

(oneofwhichis sweet)anda salad.Dessertis servedatthetable.Andallof

thisforunderR150perperson.Bookingis essentialforthistripdownmemory

lane.Offthe R700 between Bloemfontein and Bultfontein, tel: 076768 8726; facebook.com/

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