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Alto Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, delicious with Jacques Erasmus’s Beef en Daube…

Alto Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, one of a range of fine wines from the Stellenbosch Wine Estate, making wine for 100 years...

May 16th, 2019|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: #wineoftheday, Alto Cabernet Sauvignon, Alto Wines, Beef en Daube, Hemelhuijs, Jacques Erasmus, South African Cabernet Sauvignon, South African Wine, Stellenbosch Wine|
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Hemelhuijs, ready for winter

Hemelhuijs - Jacques Erasmus I must confess to a genuine interest in Hemelhuijs. I am totally biased, having eaten there a few times and just love Jacques Erasmus. I love his talent, his take on design, his approach to food, he is such a special person.  The restaurant world of Cape Town is

June 3rd, 2015|Categories: Michael's Writings, Restaurants|Tags: Cape Town Restaurants, Hemelhuijs|
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Hemelhuijs – a place to return to

Creator of the magic of Hemelhuijs - Jacques Erasmus When you go back to Hemelhuijs, you chastise yourself for staying away. This is a place to return to again and again. In the four years since Jacques Erasmus opened Hemelhuijs in October 2010, this talented, creative artist on so many levels, has changed

August 19th, 2014|Categories: Michael's Writings, Restaurants|Tags: Hemelhuijs, Jacques Erasmus|
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Hemelhuijs – Heaven on Earth

I have long wanted to go to Hemelhuijs knowing of the talents of Jacques Erasmus.  After all he did the food concept at Restaurant Cuvée at Simonsig, and the playful plate chandeliers at La Motte, his food is the stuff of which legends are made. This man is a major talent and Hemelhuis

August 1st, 2012|Categories: Michael's Writings, Restaurants|Tags: Cape Town Food, Hemelhuijs, Jacques Erasmus|
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fav-57 As a young aspiring chef, Michael laid a solid foundation for his career at the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London. Over the next 30 years he had a series of high profile hospitality management posts, was the Public Relations Manager for Boschendal and ran three successful restaurants in the Cape, one of which, Parks, featured in the national top 10 restaurants.

Michael is a family man, author and broadcaster.
A lifetime devoted to the promotion and appreciation of the South African wine and food industry has earned him many accolades, including the Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Eat Out Awards.

Michael continues to be prolific, informative and entertaining on his wine and food website, michaelolivier.co.za

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