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The Kitchen
The kitchen is not only the place where food is prepared and consumed but also the space where ideas are born and shaped into a concept. Yes; we keep on stirring!
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The Grape Harvest
Early Monday morning staff of Springfontein in Stanford, South Africa gathered together at the cellar. From there we all went to the vineyards settled in a great natural landscape. It must be a joy to...
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After the harvest and tomorrow we taste
Growing grapes is one thing but creating excellent wines of grapes demands at least as much craftmanship. Although modern technology helps the wine maker he/she still needs the, as the Germans say,...
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Focus
The grape harvest in South Africa is on full steam. It’s hard work in the vineyards and the cellars. And in between. The tractor driver in this picture is fully focussed on his job at Springfontein...
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Bird on the stoop
Our labrador is 12 yrs old and that equals the human age of 84. As can happen with very young and very old people food particles are dropped around and every morning there is always one smart bird...
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At the cheese farm
Yvonne and I are not fond of mass-produced supermarket cheese with a rubber taste. Luckily there is a farm just outside the village where we can buy cheese with a real character. We buy in bulk, a few...
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Soccer: US-shoes versus Stanford feet
I’m not a sports photographer and I will never aspire a career in this specialization. But I was asked to shoot some pictures this afternoon at a soccer match. The local Rotary initiated a volunteers...
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Delicatesse d’Hollandaise …
…. de La Chef de la Maison. The Dutch call it ‘pepernoten’ (pepper nuts) although no pepper is mentioned in the recipe. Every ‘chef’ has his/her own recipe; the ingredients are the same but the...
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Free Rangers
At the Good Luck Farm just outside our village one can imagine true free range livestock; from chickens and ducks to guinea-pigs. The ‘farm products’ end up on your plate in a local restaurant but than...
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He just tweeted his wife …
…. “No food here honey”. Smart bird; well within the 140 limit of Twitter…..
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Wall Painting plus
Pictured in Somerset-West (Western Cape, South Africa) while waiting until the dentist finished his work of dental art in Yvonne’s mouth. Excellent coffee, bread rolls and of course baguette over...
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Light Snake
Restaurants like to decorate their terraces to attract more customers and add some (romantic???) sphere. In South Africa the ‘light snakes’ have become a booming business.
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Canola fields all over
The Overberg area in the Western Cape, South Africa, is one of the ‘food baskets’ on which Cape Town survives. It’s also known as one of the main national suppliers of Canola. This is the time of the...
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The Southern Black-backed Gull….
… (Larus dominicanus. Fam. Laridae) is not fuzzy about food. You can even find them amongst human refuse and they like to parasite other sea birds by plundering the nests of eggs and chicks. Its flight...
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Protecting the valuables ….
….. or keeping them dust free; is it Art or a combination of all. This imaginary is dedicated to the Stanford Table in our village that (re-)opens its doors this Thursday. Filed under: Africa, art,...
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Food presentation in Black and White
This morning I’ve been engaged in the assignment of food presentation in Black & White for a restaurant. I did one plate in different stages of ‘food-decoration’. I’ve chosen three images for this...
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Assignment
Last week I finished the assignment for 8 (60×90 cm) posters for a new restaurant here in the village. And the guests are raving about it I understood this weekend. The new restaurant (Springfontein...
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