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Grootbos Part 2 – the food

by Jeanne Horak on June 10, 2013 8 Comments in Hotels, Reviews, South Africa

GrootbosLights © J Horak-Druiff 2013

In Part 1 of this series I told you all about the fantastic accommodation, facilities and activities at Grootbos private nature reserve.  In Part 2, we get on to the important stuff – the food!  As I mentioned previously, nightly rates at Grootbos include breakfast, lunch and dinner every day – although I have to […]

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Saturday Snapshots #250

by Jeanne Horak on June 8, 2013 1 Comment in Photography, Saturday Snapshots, South Africa

CapeTownCrateMan © J Horak-Druiff 2013

   Coca-Cola crate man, Cape Town, South Africa – March 2013

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The Social Eating House; and a review of the Nokia Lumia 920

by Jeanne Horak on June 7, 2013 2 Comments in London restaurants, Product reviews

SocialEatingHouseTitle © J Horak-Druiff 2013

I’ve been writing this blog  and reviewing restaurants for quite some time now.  Touch wood, it has been quite an uneventful period in some respects – only one camera memory card has corrupted (most pics were retrievable); no camera or lenses have been dropped; no mobile phones have been lost or stolen; and no press […]

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Potato salad with chive flowers and my Pinterest love affair

by Jeanne Horak on June 4, 2013 9 Comments in Gluten-free, Salads, Vegetarian

PotatoChiveSaladTitle © J Horak-Druiff 2013

Jimmy Soul sang: If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life Never make a pretty woman your wife So from my personal point of view Get an ugly girl to marry you If I am after a great meal, I will almost automatically shy away from a restaurant with a pretty view, […]

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Visiting the Vaucluse – dinner, bed and breakfast in Chateuneuf-du-Pape

by Jeanne Horak on June 3, 2013 8 Comments in France

ChateauneufdupapeTitle © J Horak-Druiff 2013

The story so far:  After a long drive from London, we had finally arrived in northern Provence, spending our first afternoon exploring the lovely Coustellet farmer’s market.  Our next stop was the hilltop village of Menerbes where we enjoyed a truffle-tastic lunch at the Maison de la Truffe et du Vin; followed by a visit to the Ochre Conservatory […]

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Saturday Snapshots #249

by Jeanne Horak on June 1, 2013 2 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

ChesterMorrisDancers © J Horak-Druiff 2013

  Morris dancers – London, May 2013

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Jeanne Horak is a freelance food and travel writer; recipe developer and photographer. South African by birth and Londoner by choice, Jeanne has been writing about food and travel on Cooksister since 2004. She is a popular speaker on food photography and writing has also contributed articles, recipes and photos to a number of online and print publications. Jeanne has also worked with a number of destination marketers to promote their city or region. Please get in touch to work with her Read More…

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