Charcoal Dining

It's October already. On a rainy evening we met in a litte restaurant, tucked away in Bree Street. A little gem called Charcoal...

 

 

 

The starters (especially the ceviche) was excellent, the mains were good...and the desserts amazing. And as always, so good to share beautiful moments with beautiful friends.

 

L'chaim xxx

...and La Mouette, again!

How can you not go back! August 2015 and we are back at La Mouette :)

We also had another excuse for coming back - it is Caren's birthday month. Happy birthday beautiful friend - may this be a special one with much love, health and abundance.

 

 

The Tasting Menu

Mushroom soup

Parmesan hazelnut crust, cheese and truffle croquette, mushroom jelly

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Beetroot salad

Goat’s cheese, candied walnuts, beetroot ravioli, sumac, hazelnut dressing

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Crispy pork cheeks

Sticky glaze, pickled apple, cauliflower purée, crackling & whole grain mustard

Or

‘Fish pie’

Hake, mustard mash, leek ash, mussels, sea foam, leek and potato sauce

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Roasted chicken

Butternut puree, pot sticker, cashew nuts, pickled shitake, coconut foam

Or

Mushrooms on toast

Artichoke French toast, mushroom ragout, Béarnaise relish, truffle sauce and Parmesan

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Waldorf salad

Celery panacotta, raisin puree and green apple granita

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Deconstructed Rhubarb crumble

Rhubarb compote, custard ice cream, almond crumble

 

 

This is a place which requires seasonal visits - we'll be back :)

Namaste xxx



La Mouette No.1

After 2 tries to get the Goddesses to my neighbourhood, Caren finally succeeded: La Mouette was our November 2014 restaurant of choice. And what a beautiful evening it turned out to be.....

We had a lot to celebrate: Promotions, exotic travel destinations, lovers and (a) husband ;) It is like homecoming, when you have such special women sharing the same heart space.

 

Just saying the name makes giddy :) Four female friends finally made it to this famous Sea Point Seagull (translated from French). We loved every minute. From the setting - reportedly the house used to be the mayor of Cape Town's residence, to every beautiful morsel we tasted.

Cheers!

 

 

We settled on the tasting menu (with wine pairing) which was an absolute adventure! Every one of the 7 courses had us in rapture, and as every course had a glass of wine...
3 hours and 7 glasses of wine later - on top of the Miss Molly welcome bubbles, we were ready to roll down the stairs. I vaguely remember Merle missing the second dessert due to a "Take-me-home" scheduled pick-up. But the rest of us took up the challenge to finish this it on a high.  

November Spring Tasting menu

Spring Tasting Menu

6 courses R295 with wines R475

Roasted cauliflower soup    Gruyere cheese scones, truffle Chantilly and red onion jam

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Celery panacotta  Hazelnut crumble, Grilled asparagus, apple and celeriac remoulade

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Peas, ham and eggs  Glazed pork belly, lomo, peas, parmesan cream and egg yolk emulsion

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Salt and pepper squid  Roasted corn, puree, pickled cucumber and caramelized onion ketchup

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Springbok ‘pie’  Bitterballen, medallion, spring baby vegetables, smoked mash and crispy pastry

Or 

Franschhoek trout  Tartare, cauliflower cous cous, quinoa, crispy calabash, pickled pumpkin seeds, spiced chicken jus

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Optional cheese course R45 supplement with wine R80

Textures of gruyere  Caramelized onions, pickled onions and date puree

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Eton mess  Meringue, lemon curd, strawberries, vanilla cream, cassis gel and strawberry sorbet

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Memories of sweets by the seaside 
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Chef Patron Henry Vigar

Fantastic food, well presented and shared with love!

Till next month....om namah shivaya!
xxx