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Concert on the Deck at Gingko 25th Feb

liz — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:12:24 +0000

Concert on the Deck – Love, Life & Opera– Sat 25th February 2012 15h00 – 17h30

From Gingko’s newsletter:

With February being the month of love, we thought we’d put together a programme that would celebrate some of the world’s greatest love songs. Michèle Corbin (soprano) and Donato Somma (tenor) will perform a wonderful selection of operatic, traditional Napolitan and more contemporary works to the accompaniment of pianist Susan Harrop-Allin.

Works include (among others) the beautiful Libiamo from Verdi’s La Traviata, Morrcone’s Nella Fantasiamade famous by Sarah Brightmanand more recently by Il Divo, the fabulous-for-singing-in-the-shower-on-your-own O Sole Mio,

We’ll be serving a special array of typical Italian street food, including antipasto platters, bagnacauda with grissini & raw veg for dipping, loads of different but equally delicious bruschetta, polenta fritta croccante otherwise know as polenta chips with muffaletta to dunk them in, popcorn w garlic & parmigiano and then luscious strawberries with balsamic glaze and tiramisu for dessert!

The concert is R100.00 per person. Book your table soonest as seats are limited as you know! Email Catherine@gingko.co.za. You’re welcome to come earlier for lunch and simply stay on, or plan on a late lunch accompanied by some of the world’s most delightful music.

Local is lekker: a braai with a difference

liz — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:16:04 +0000

International guests at Liz at Lancaster often ask about where to go to eat really local food. In this age of globalization and fusion food, there are few options. But here’s a fun one with a difference – real street food - a tshiya nyama meal along with local jazz and art work at The Braai Shack (TBS). It’s located on Tyrwhitt Avenue in Rosebank just up from the corner of Keyes Avenue, in the new, bright red B2 building. See http://www.rosebank.co.za/view/index/the_braai_shack/62/1/139

Congratulations to 2 restaurants in the Parks region of Joburg

liz — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:03:48 +0000

Emilio Coelho receives the American Express Fine Dining renewal reward for Osteria Tre Nonni

La Cucina di Ciro, set in a delightful old house off 7th Ave Parktown North, and Osteria Tre Nonni in Grafton Ave Craighall Park (5 minutes from Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse), have both had their membership renewed for the 2012 American Express Platinum Fine Dining Awards. The prestigious programme has strict criteria relating to quality, cuisine, decor, service, creativity, ambience, wine list and acceptance of American Express Cards. The judges of the 2012 awards were the well-known Johannesburg-based writer and food critic, Victor Strugo, who has been a judge since the inception of the programme in 1999, and Cape Town-based ‘foodie’ Tamsin Snyman. These 2 restaurants are amongst 78 around the country who meet the strict standards of the programme. Congratulations to them both – more fine dining expriences on offer in the Parks area of Joburg.

3 restaurants in the Parks Region scoop Eat Out 2011 Awards

liz — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:51:20 +0000

The nationwide winners of the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards were announced last night. Congratulations to 3 restaurants in the Parks Region who scooped awards. -

Best steakhouse countrywide: The Local Grill Parktown North
The City Press ViP Sunday Breakfast Award: The Salvation Cafe 44 Stanley Ave
no 7 in Best Restaurants nationwide D-W 11-13, Dunkeld Square (All other 9 restaurants in the top 10 were in the Cape.)

D-W 11-13 is 5 blocks from Liz at Lancaster, Parktown North is adjacent to Craighall Park. 44 Stanley is 10 minutes from Liz at Lancaster.

For the full list see http://www.eatout.co.za/News/Category/General/1620/The-winners-of-the-2011-Eat-Out-DStv-Food-Network-Restaurant-Awards

Had a great meal at The Leopard, Andrea Burgener’s new restaurant in Parkhurst

liz — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:49:03 +0000

Andrea Burgener, who owned and ran Superbonbon in Auckland Park and then Deluxe at 44 Stanley, has opened The Leopard on 4th Ave Parkhurst, so adding to the choice of upmarket pavement restaurants in this eating-out destination. Her quirky style and superb food make The Leopard a ‘must-visit’. I went there for lunch last week and as always, Andrea’s menu offers unusual fare and when the dishes arrive they are as delicious and subtle as the mouth-watering descriptions suggest. We had a roasted beetroot, chickpea, and feta salad with a sweet mustard vinaigrette – visually sensual with the chick peas soaking up the pink of the beetroot, and a superb Caesar salad with a hint of chilli. Breakfast fare includes dishes like Pistachio-rolled labneh with star-anise poached pears , pannekoek with klipdrift cherries and cream, and basil mushrooms on toast. Decor is typically Andrea, with great swathes of coloured cloth for napkins, hanging lights of different styles, and kids stickers in rectangular shapes on the walls. It’s bright, fresh, airy and the food is to die for. Breakfast is served from 10 to 5 and lunch from 12 to 3. Closed on Sundays and as yet no licence (so bring your own) and no credit cards (there’s an ATM next door). Really worth a visit. For more on The Leopard see http://www.timeslive.co.za/food/2011/10/31/andrea-burgener-re-enters-the-food-fray-with-the-leopard-in-parkhurst

For those not familiar with Joburg and the Parks region, Parkhurst is the next suburb to the south of Craighall Park and Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse is a 5 minute drive from 4th Ave Parkhurst.

What makes Rosebank such a special leisure destination?

liz — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:52:52 +0000

What makes Rosebank so different from say, for example, Sandton. While Sandton’s leisure and shopping area is focused on the huge enlcosed megamall of Sandton City and the central space of Mandela Square modelled on an Italian piazza. Rosebank however has a greater variety of smaller malls linked by open air areas each with their own different identity. There is the Rosebank Mall with its now famous Rooftop Market on a Sunday and Craft market all week, the Zone for urban fashion designers and Bollywood movies, the Zone 2 behind the Holiday Inne and the exclusive Firs linked to the Hyatt Hotel. What makes this such a fun urban area is the way in which these malls all interlink with open spaces filled with stalls, open-air eateries, gently flowing fountains and interesting arcades. One of the many eateries is Koi – a specialist seafood restaurant in the arcade outside the Firs corner Cradock and Bierman Avenues, Rosebank 011 447 2440. See http://www.jhblive.com/reviews/restaurants/the_joy_of_koi/86530 There is easy close parking at the Galleria Rooftop parking in Cradock Street right opposite Koi.

011 447 2440

Rave reviews for DW 11-13, only 4 blocks from Liz at Lancaster

liz — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:57:59 +0000

More on a top class restaurant around the corner from Liz at Lancaster. …. Sadly another bug in my Word Press meant that my previous post on DW 11-13 (posted 12 Feb 2011) cannot be accessed. I wrote : I have 2 ‘foodie’ guests who come across from Pretoria to sample Jozi’s best restaurants. They have been so knocked out by D-W 11-13, voted in the top 20 restaurants in South Africa, that they came back for more last week. The restaurant is just around the corner at No 11-13, Dunkeld West shopping centre – hence the restaurant name DW 11-13. Linda Stafford gives another rave review on today’s Business Day:. See http://www.fm.co.za/Article.aspx?id=155298

Vovo Telo: A new addition to the 4th Ave Parkurst pavement chill

liz — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:47:30 +0000

The service might be a little slow when it’s busy but the prices are VERY reasonable. Plus if they are full, they take your name and phone you when they have a table ready for you. This means you can wander off and do some browsing in some of the funs shops along 4th Ave. Not many restaurants will do that. Thumbs up to Vovo Telo. See http://www.jhblive.com/reviews/coffee%20shop%20/%20cafe/vovo_telo_bakery_&_caf%C3%A9/84799

Wednesday’s are jazz nights at Sophiatown Bar Lounge in Newtown

liz — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

See http://www.jhblive.com/reviews/bars/sophiatown_bar_lounge/83950