This weekend, Stanford proudly welcomes the well known chef, Marlene van der Westhuizen, to the Village. The delightful Domaine du Cap, our very own French inspired home decor store, has invited Marlene to launch her latest cookbook, Sumptuous, on Saturday 17th October between 1 - 4pm at the store in Queen Victoria Street.

Marlene is a celebrity chef, and shares her time between her kitchen at the Food Studio in Green Point, and her French home, Bagatelle,  in the medieval village of Charroux in the Auvergne. She describes her style of cooking as “brasserie luxe”.  Simple, real food that looks as good as it tastes. Marlene shares her passion for good food, good wine, and good living in the pages of this beautiful book, a journey through the heart of France and to the tip of Africa.

Stanford welcomes a new chef into their embracing arms; Craig Andersson has recently been appointed to the stately restaurant and manor house, 1892 Stanford Spookhuis at Mosaic Farm. Craig will take on the role as their new executive chef cuisinier. After spending some years in fine dining restaurants in Ireland, he fine tuned his skills at Spier.  He is passionate about making use of the local produce, and what can’t be harvested from the organic kitchen garden, is sourced from Hermanus, or from the boats at Gansbaai Harbour. ”Out here in the country, people savour our food and relish their time; it almost feels like the mountain is protecting us from the harsh reality of life out there. My philosophy: KISS! Keep It Simply Scrumptious.”
As a tribute to the owners, Kathryn and Breese Johnson, who hail from Jack Daniels country, Tennessee, Craig has created a homemade chicken liver pâté infused with Jack Daniels.  And on Saturday August 15 at 6:30 PM, he will be showcasing his Southern inspired food at a whiskey and food pairing  event at Mosaic Farm hosted by Joffy Senekal.