Slow Food Mother City

We Slow Food enthusiasts are big on foraging, and if you’d like to find out more about urban foraging in Cape Town, you might be interested in an upcoming talk organised by Green Renaissance.   RSVP Entry is free, but space is limited. To book your spot, send an RSVP email to beinspired@greenrenaissance.co.za.Feel free to [...]

It’s pomegranate season and, ever fond of foraging events, we’ve organised a picking of these unusual fruits, accompanied by a delicious and decadent long table picnic in the peach orchards of Hoogwater Farm. As those who came to last year’s fig-picking event at Hoogwater know, Madri puts on a lavish spread! This farmers’ feast will [...]

Twelve Slow Fooders spent last Saturday morning with Antony, Ant and Jason from Beerguevara for a fun filled morning of home brewing. The hands on workshop familiarised everyone with the terminology as well as the various stages of brewing. With 4 different kinds of grains, 3 kinds of hops and a special yeast strain we [...]

With spring on its way and the flowers out, what better time to visit the West Coast and enjoy a hearty Plaaskos lunch? This September we’re visiting our friends at Lelieblom Farm near Darling to go wading for waterblommetjies. Lelieblom is a working family farm, owned by Karen and Michael Basson. Each year, they welcome [...]

Slow Food Mother City has joined with Fair Trade Coffee roastery, Bean There and artisan chocolate makers,Honest Chocolate, to bring our members the perfect winter’s evening event.

Monday, 2 April 2012 Whether for health, financial or environmental reasons, many people are trying to cut down on the amount of meat that they eat. Catharina’s at Steenberg Hotel has developed a three-course menu that shows off grains and veggies at their best. (The asparagus, artichoke and broad bean risotto is creamy perfection, the reviewers say.) Chef Garth [...]

View the photos from our sweet market and movie evening, held on 10 November 2011 at the Fugard Theatre.