Mead and the Medieval Feast

by SmartAdmin | Aug 3, 2018 | Uncategorized, Blog, Grapevine Stoep Talk

Stanford’s Home of Mead and the Harvest Kitchen celebrated the revelry of the Middle Ages Noble knights and their lovely ladies descended upon Stanford Harvest on Friday, 27 July, for the launch of a ‘Meadieval’ Feast during the Blood Moon...

Recipes through the seasons: Koffie en melktert

by Stanford Tourism | Jul 2, 2018 | Uncategorized, Blog, Grapevine Stoep Talk

While it sleets, snows and hails across the Western Cape, we are staying snug with coffee and milktart, Stanford style. Thank you to the Stanford Food Heroes at the Grootbos Foundation for this perfectly timed recipe.   INGREDIENTS Pastry 2 cups flour 1 egg ½ cup...

Keeping up with the Stanfordians

by SmartAdmin | Jun 27, 2018 | Uncategorized, Blog, From the Archives, Grapevine Stoep Talk

Have you noticed how it never rains, and then it pours? The beautiful drenched Market Square in Stanford is testament to how much it has been raining in Stanford, and the puddles and deep cool tussocks of grass fill us with childish glee. The wild sprouting mushrooms...

Recipes through the seasons – Sorrel Pesto in Winter

by Stanford Tourism | Jun 20, 2018 | Uncategorized, Blog, From the Archives, Grapevine Stoep Talk

This great, seasonal recipe has been generously shared by Rishi, one half of the dynamic duo at Goodwill Mountain Farm. Sorrel Pesto  Sorrel pesto is a quintessential Stanford Food Heroes recipe as it’s local, seasonal and sustainable. These days, sorrel grows...

Having lunch at Havercroft’s

by Stanford Tourism | Aug 1, 2017 | Grapevine Stoep Talk, Uncategorized, Blog

If you like the idea of a sitdown Sunday lunch, soaking up winter sunbeams outside in a sunny courtyard, or inside next to the crackling fireplace, then Havercroft’s is the perfect cottage restaurant to be. The simple white-washed walls and cotton table cloths,...

The Story of Creation in 7 chapters

by SmartAdmin | Jul 26, 2017 | Uncategorized, Blog, Grapevine Stoep Talk

  Not far from Stanford is the seaside village of Hermanus – a great day trip destination with seaside cliffs, world class land- and water-based whale watching and a beautiful hidden valley called Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, heaven on earth! Excellent...