This Women’s Month will see a powerhouse collaboration between five restaurants and five wineries founded by renowned female chefs and winemakers. The collaboration, dubbed Female Forward Feasts, is bringing a culinary banquet to you every Thursday for the month of August.

The objective is to support the local food and wine industry that the Cape’s diverse culinary scene has to offer while paying homage to the phenomenal women who work within it – all from the comfort of your own home. Menus will be available for pickup or delivery. Don’t forget to also order a selection of local wines that will be delivered as soon as the alcohol ban is lifted.

Below are the powerhouse duos, along with menus and wine pairings:

Christina Semczyszyn (Tjing Tjing Momiji) and Andrea Mullineux (Mullineux and Leeu Family Wines)

Enjoy an at-home kaiseki menu from Tjing Tjing Momiji for R695 for two (add R395 for a third diner). The menu: mukozuke (sesame-seared tuna with chive and ginger paste, futomaki, buchu-pickled ginger, wasabi and kumquat ponzu), hassun (rabbit kare pan and carrot chutney), takiawase (seasonal vegetables prepared in a variety of ways), yakimono (grilled Wagyu tongue, braised daikon flower and pickled waterblommetjies), gohan (slow-cooked lamb rib, nettle and rice with house-made dashi), mizumono (milk bread pudding taiyaki, rum raisins and bay-leaf custard) and kitto katsu (bergamot, almond and dark chocolate). Suggested wine pairing: Andrea’s Old Vines white 2019, syrah 2017 or Mullineux Straw Wine 2018.

Order online or call 021 422 4920/4374.

 

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Amy-Jo Windt (Jason Bakery) and Christa von La Chevallerie (Huis Van Chevallerie Wines)

Enjoy a comforting dinner for four at R675. The menu: Spanish chicken pie followed by caramelised white chocolate mille-feuille, caramelised white-chocolate custard and candied pecan nuts. Suggested wine pairing: Nuwedam chenin blanc 2018 for the main and Circa NV (a 100% pinotage brut rosé) for dessert.

To order, contact orders@jasonbakery.com.

Julia Hattingh (Reverie Social Table) and Jeanine Craven (Craven Wines)

Enjoy a weekly selection of soups with freshly baked world-class Reverie bread at R180 for two. Any of the Craven wines complement the soups perfectly.

To order, contact info@reverie.capetown.

 

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Sepial Shim (Sepial’s Kitchen) and Jessica Saurwein (Saurwein Wines)

Enjoy this Korean-style hansang menu from Sepial’s Kitchen for R480 for two. The menu: whole baby daikon radish kimchi and sea lettuce in salt; folded chicken and herb mandoo (dumplings) in chicken consommé; miyeok (Korean seaweed) and cucumber salad dressed with roasted chilli oil and soy-sauce vinaigrette; root vegetable tempura served with a persimmon and kombucha vinegar dipping sauce; beef short ribs braised with mushrooms and kombu (a type of seaweed). For dessert, enjoy the steamed rice cake with lotus leaf tea. Suggested wine pairing: Chi riesling 2019.

Order online or call 061 715 9371.

Liezl Odendaal and Lisa Knipe (Janse & Co) and Clarise Sciocatti-Langeveldt (Hazendal)

Enjoy a four-course dinner from Janse & Co at R375 per person. Start with beetroot focaccia and enjoy dishes like potato gnocchi with wild mushrooms and truffle shavings, confit duck leg, num num wrapped in savoy cabbage and end off with a custard apple, almond, pelargonium and white chocolate terrine. Suggested wine pairing: Hazendal’s 2017 chardonnay with the potato gnocchi and the Hazendal 2017 pinot noir paired with the confit duck.

Order online or contact them on reservations@janseco.com or 021 422 0384.

 

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