As the morning air becomes colder and the leaves start to change colour, the scene for winter is being set. On Hestelle and Niel’s wedding day, there was a sense of serenity in the atmosphere. Shades of orange, yellow and brown clusters on the trees painted a fascinating canvas for the couple’s photo shoot.  Snug Read More

Eating at Cuvee was nothing short of an honour. We were fortunate enough to enjoy an incredibly tasty sneak preview of Chef Lucas Carsten’s Winter Tasting Menu. We were welcomed by warm smiles, an ice-cold glass of Simonsig’s finest pink bubbles and an immaculate table. Seven courses is daunting to even the hungriest of food Read More

  Every year we do this event it just gets better and better. With The Aleit Group as our partners how could it not? The theme was organic botanical, with flashes of green and wooden hues. The food complimented this with fresh elements such as the pea mint arancini, rice paper rolls and Thai flavours. Read More

Anyone can go out and buy a box of expensive chocolates, but we reckon making one yourself is so much more heartfelt and the appreciation levels of your loved one upon receiving handcrafted truffles will be so much higher! These are easy to make and so delicious it’s frightening. Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Truffles 1 Read More

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, and I presume the same could be said for some women too. We think this decadent (but very simple to make) chocolate indulgence is the sure fire way to guarantee that loving feeling this Valentine’s Day.     Ingredients 450g/1lb sweet pastry 1x20cm/8in Read More

There were a few things we tried to avoid during the festive season. One was the beach, especially on Boxing Day, and the other was eating out. The good places were full and roads and byways to get around were jammed with people from everywhere but the Cape (see how we’re not pointing any fingers Read More

What a special couple to work with. They knew what they wanted and we were so happy to design a truly South African inspired menu. It doesn’t get more traditional than roosterkoek with fig preserve and cheese and then the deliciously decadent biltong and cheddar soup! The setting was a chilly wintry day on the Read More

Unlike those of the northern hemisphere, building snowmen and warming their tummies with gluvine and piping hot roasted meals from the oven, we’re trying to cool down by drinking ice cold drinks and eating light. We’ve also all had quite enough of turkey and gammon and want to try something more unconventional. Christmas gatherings are Read More

This eating experience is not short of reviews and definitely not short of good ones. Recently having dined there again we thought it only appropriate to give our five cents worth as this is the type of cuisine that inspires us at Stir. Bertus knows his stuff. When we say ‘stuff’, more specifically we mean Read More

Dubbed as the wedding of the year, we were so honoured and excited to put together the menu for this glam couple. The Aleit Group outdid themselves, as per usual when it came down to all the fine and finest details and we slotted right in with an awesome Stir-style menu that went down, quite Read More