Comments | extemporanea: several things

extemporanea

several things

Nov 26, 2006 15:37

1. Tokara. Now starring as my favourite Cape Town restaurant, not that it's actually in Cape Town, but hey. Stunning setting and views down the valley from the head of the Helshoogte Pass above Stellenbosch. Incredible food. The red wine sauce on the fillet of beef was possibly the best I've ever tasted. Thanks, Tinnimentum. You can visit any time ( Read more... )

linkery, mad socialising, thecute!itburns!, food, academia, this damned book, wabbity wab wab

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egadfly November 26 2006, 16:41:16 UTC

Hmm, you seems to have left out the URL for the Tokara link...

extemporanea November 26 2006, 17:05:12 UTC

That's because my brain is all fluffy and wibbling and going "boom!" Thanks for pointing that out. Sorted. Have a look at their menu. Dribble-worthy :>.

egadfly November 26 2006, 17:13:21 UTC

Ooh, it does look exceedingly yummy. Not very vegetarian-friendly, alas - though if I know my Cape restaurants, they'd likely be happy to customise something for the leaf-eaters.

Awesome view, too. I'd forgotten how partial I am to the Helshoogte.

anonymous November 26 2006, 18:14:24 UTC

Oh, extemp, no. It's so very wrong of you to introduce me to the chuzzles. I've only just recovered from the cube bugs. Oh very dear.

scroob

wolverine_nun November 26 2006, 20:15:43 UTC

I'd have to agree, except for the fact that you can't play for very long without paying. The online game doesn't seem to last very long, and the download one lives for a couple of hours and then dies.

Not that I was playing it, or anything.

anonymous November 26 2006, 20:47:37 UTC

Eh - I seem to have an online game lasting dangerously long... possibly due to transferable skills from excess of cube bugs. Dear oh dear.

extemporanea November 27 2006, 06:20:29 UTC

Interesting, I've had no problem playing a whole succession of online games. Possibly the cosmic wossnames simply don't want me to ever finish this book, and are arranging things accordingly.

Try Bejeweled. Not as cute, but equally addictive.

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Tokara rumint November 26 2006, 19:51:10 UTC

Would I be wrong in my belief that James' Dad does the wine for Tokara, since it's their next door neighbour? Would explain the quality of the Red.

I'll definitely have to try this restaurant next time I'm in town :)

Re: Tokara extemporanea November 28 2006, 10:08:41 UTC

The website lists him as the production director, not actually the winemaker, but he definitely has a finger in the pie.

carnun November 26 2006, 21:39:26 UTC

recently had a glass of tokara 12 year old (i think) brandy at a restaurant called jardine (on loop st., be sure to give it a miss unless you want something to complain about). it was really wonderful (probably competing with remy martin vsop) and came in the most beautiful of bottles - looks kind of like a perfume bottle. hmmmm....

pinkthulhu November 27 2006, 10:05:44 UTC

Have very pleasant memories of sipping wine on the balcony at Tokara. The view is splendid.