Our famous Winter Special started at the beginning of May and the first wine farm to be featured this year is Steenberg.
Remember how it works … for the next two months you can have 3, 4 or 5 courses paired to Steenberg wines starting at R175. This is available for both lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday.
On Wed 9th May, Franck starts his cooking demonstrations for the year. These start at 18h30 sharp and are free with your dinner reservation. They happen every Wednesday until the end of October and showcase different recipes each week.
Francks’ next chefs table is on Friday 18th May and will feature the wines from Anthonij Rupert … for the menus from previous chefs tables, click here.
We are closing the restaurant for 2 days on Mon 7th and Tue 8th with normal service resuming on Wed 9th lunch time … our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
These are some of the exciting things happening @ The Foodbarn Restaurant in May … we’ll be talking again very soon.
All the best,
Franck and Pete
It’s that time of the year again when Cape Town restaurants do what they can to entice you out of your snug abodes into their establishments … yup, it’s Winter Special time and we are going nuts in April. Check this out …
from Tuesday 10th April, 50% off food ordered from the restaurant ala carte menu … Mon to Fri … lunches only … no strings attached … seriously!
We are looking forward to seeing how this works; if it is successful, there really is no reason why we shouldn’t continue with it.
Autumn is almost here and it is time to pick the last of the tomatoes in the garden, the ones that will never ripen and could be turned into jam….later served with roasted goats cheese or grilled chicken sandwich. It is also the harvest coming to an end for most of the viticulturists and wine makers around the cape, so to celebrate this, and to celebrate life, friendship and deliciousness, we are getting together with Groot Constantia’s Boela Gerber on Friday 13th April around franck & pete’s chef’s table at the restaurant … check out the menu and the wines
Published January 17, 2012
As an extension to our famous Winter Wine Evenings, every six weeks (or so), Franck invites a winemaker to dig deep into their vinotheque and provide us with some of their favorite vintages. Quite often, the winemaker selects two beauties from some of their various cultivars …
This is where our fun starts … Franck designs a menu to complement the wines, often without tasting them … try fresh fish sashimi served with seared oysters, croutons, Bernaise mayo and watercress paired with Cape Point Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2008 and 2010.
We limit the bookings to no more than 15 people. Franck and the winemaker eat, drink, talk, and fall down with you. There can’t be many better ways to spend an afternoon!
This Friday (20th January), RJ is showcasing his favorite wines from the Nitida Cellar … click here for the menu … phone 021 789 1390 to book your space. As always, we look forward to spoiling you
Published December 2, 2011
The word “tapas” comes from the Spanish verb “taper” which means ‘to cover”
Legend has it that King Alfonso of Castile, while recovering from an illness, drank wine with small dishes between meals. This made him feel so much better, he decided that all taverns would not be allowed to serve wine unless it was accompanied by a small snack or “tapa”.
