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Sage new choice on the good meal trail
MOVE over Richmond Hill, it seems Newton Park is becoming Port Elizabeth’s new hotspot for fine food and dining. The latest kid on the block is Sage, a delightful coffee shop and restaurant situated in the heart of Newton Park, in Pickering Street’s Pickering Centre.

Try this haddock pie if you fancy fish for a change
FISH makes a welcome change and this tart is a real winner. Try it with hake or salmon and serve it as a supper or lunch dish.

Looking for pozzies with goal power
WOW. Close on 100 days to the World Cup and it seems like just the other day that the City Slukker and his mates were sitting at Aviators next to the PE Airport six years ago watching Sepp Blatter on TV pull a card with “South Africa” printed on it out of an envelope – a simple move of the fingers that triggered an immediate nationwide celebration of unprecedented proportions.

Turn your family chirpy with cheap and tasty chicken surprises
TAKE advantage of the whole- chicken specials in supermarkets. Not only can the birds be stuffed and roasted, but you can also butterfly them and joint them for a remarkable number of supper quickies.

Best of the old Rome and some more
WHILE Rome certainly wasn’t built in a day, it appears as though it is possible to dismantle and relocate it. Well, that’s if you’re a Bay diner who remembers a Richmond Hill eatery that was always abuzz with custom some years ago, then vanished, and which has now been reassembled – with all its trademark dishes – across the city in Fernglen.

Buffet fit for a king
IT was a quiet Tuesday evening when my wife and I popped into Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront restaurant Le Mer to sample their buffet menu. Formerly known as the Connaught Room, Le Mer is the in-house restaurant at the Marine Hotel in Summerstrand but caters for the public and guests alike.

‘Otherwise’ experience
BACK in the day, when the City Slukker was just a half-pint of about five and the only sluks allowed were the occasional tiny, hesitant and impossibly foamy ones taking from his dad’s pewter and glass-bottomed beer mug, the Willows resort on the outskirts of the Bay held a special place for him.

Pescadiya does not fish for compliments
THE evening is cool, there’s a hint of a drizzle, a mild breeze is bracing – and a pocket of Richmond Hill in the Bay is buzzing. I think to myself this is becoming more like Jozi’s Melville by the day – and that’s heartening. We’re sitting at the latest bistro to open its doors on what has become this enchanting neighbourhood’s restaurant hub, Stanley on Main on Stanley Street.

Taste of Portugal right here in the Bay
THERE’S Portuguese food, and then there’s South African Portuguese food. And it could be the comfort and nostalgia the latter inspires that has seen diners flocking to a new restaurant in Walmer, Port Elizabeth of late.

Helpful tips for saving bucks – and the waistline
HALFWAY through the first month of year the nightmare of nutritional school lunches and “brown bags” for work begins in earnest.

All hands on deck for superb sundowners
YEAH, yeah – the slukker knows how everyone feels about the PE harbour. The hopes, the dreams, the sights and the sluks that would have been plentiful if a grand waterfront development had ever materialised.Yeah, yeah – it’s a sore point.

Perfect fruit compote with vanilla, cinnamon
I HAD an e-mail from Elizabeth Potts who wrote she had received a gift of vanilla beans and whole nutmeg from Mauritius. Some years ago I too got some and below is the info and recipes that I kept:

Authentic taste of the Sunshine Coast life
PORT Alfred has always been one of those holiday destinations that manage to burst with the aromas of summer all year round. The sharp sea breeze brings with it a medley of satiating smells which gloriously add to the miles of unspoilt strand you are able to enjoy at your leisure. It is little wonder the well-to-do are increasingly choosing to build their towers away from home along the banks of the Kowie River.

By popular demand – last year’s favourite dishes
AS I readied to archive 2009 recipes, it struck me that it would be marvellous to troll through and identify what were last year’s most popular.

Fine food puts rare stamp on Plett history
THE Old Post Office in Plettenberg Bay is rapidly becoming one of the most popular venues in the Garden Route town. Whether you’re meeting over a coffee or joining up with friends for a meal, this eatery offers a warm and relaxing ambiance. Housed in what was the formerly the post office building of Plettenberg Bay, the structure was gutted and refurbished, with the building of the Upper Deck complex in 2006.

2010 Countdown: 2010-6-11 00:00:00 GMT+00:00

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