Makes: 6 portions Preparation Time: 1 hour Cooking Time: 40mins (including resting)   Ingredients: 1kg Beef fillet Duxelle mix (see recipe below) 8 slices of Parma ham or Black Forest ham Herb Crepe (see recipe below) 2tbs English/Dijon mustard 1 roll of puff pastry 2 Egg Yolks Salt Freshly [...]

  Makes: 4 portions Preparation time: 1h 30m Ingredients: 1kg Skaapstertjies 15ml olive oil 10g Thyme 1 lemon, cut into wedges 10mls worcestershire sauce 5g Peppercorns 2 bay leaves 1 cup water 10g coriander seeds, crushed 5g biltong spice 1 clove of garlic 5g Salt 100ml Guava BBQ sauce (see [...]

We used three of our favourite recipes to prepare one beautiful autumn dish which you can try out at home. The weather’s turning, the leaves are falling and all over Stellenbosch the air is crisp and ripe with the promise of the coming winter. Now is the time to break [...]

If your idea of an outdoorsy adventure is playing 18 holes instead of 9, Stellenbosch may just be the place for your next vacation! Send your nature-loving family on a hike up the Coetzenburg mountain while you convene with nature at your own pace, pacing the green with an [...]

If hikes which promise breathtaking vistas, or opportunities to take your four-legged friends for a trot in the great outdoors is more your speed, rest assured the Cape Winelands is home not only to some of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the world, but also to some of [...]

There’s nothing quite like the peace and beauty of the Cape Winelands in winter – the crisp air, cosy fireplaces and cacophony of colours ranging from the rusty red leaves of the vineyards, to the verdant mountains with their snowy peaks. What better way to experience the wintry winelands [...]

Green thumbs up for Stellenbosch! A nature-lover’s delight, Stellenbosch is home to some of the most beautifully curated botanical and other gardens in the Cape Winelands. From bonsais to bamboo, these gardens in Stellenbosch are a celebration of green thumbs, the Cape Winelands’ fertile soil, and mother nature’s incorruptible splendour! [...]

Show that special someone just how much they mean to you this Valentine’s month, the Lanzerac Hotel and Spa will be offering a Valentine’s package that will undoubtedly get you in their good books. The spoiling starts with a complementary glass of MCC, followed by a 30-minute TheraVine Grapeseed [...]

Stellenbosch Restaurants - Eat, Drink & Be Merry Stellenbosch is home to some of the finest dining in not only the Western Cape, but the whole of South Africa. From award-winning delis and bistros, to trendy wine bars serving local nibbling-type fare; Stellenbosch has it all. Whether you’re a [...]