The Gugulethu Wine Festival :)

The Gugulethu Wine Festival Weekend takes place next weekend, the 24^th and 25^th May 2013 on the rooftop of the Gugulethu Square Mall.

This festival is going to be jam packed and lots of fun. Get ready for:

JC Le Roux lounge – where there will be champers to sip on & nougat to taste as well as prizes to be won. The Cellar Master will be available to answer any questions you may have about any of the bubbly’s

Nederburg Taste Theatre  - where Masterchef Judge Pete Goffe-Wood and Nederberg Winemaker Wilhelm Pienaar will be demonstrating a line-up of wines and food flavours.

Two Oceans Quay 5 – where a beauty lounge will be set up to treat your taste buds to Quay 5’s fruity fresh wine while getting a complimentary hair style, courtesy of GHD.

4^th Street wines – live the sweet life by giving them a visit at the festival – there will be games to play and prizes to win.

Carioca – feel the rhythm of Rio, sip on Carioca coolers while getting your make up done by the makeup pros…all Rio Style

Tops food fun and chill out zone – where there will be food from Mzolis place, pizzas, oysters and more

AND GET THIS – Saturday 25^th May 2013 is AFRICA DAY – what could be better than heading over to the Gugs wine festival for some homegrown entertainment

Where: Rooftop at Gugulethu Square Mall, Corner NY1 and NY6, Gugulethu, Cape Town.
When: Friday 24^th May 2013 & Saturday 25^th May 2013
Time: Friday 4pm-9pm & Saturday 3pm -9pm
Cost: R90 per person – you can book at Webtickets or pay at the door on either night

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3 Tons of Fun @ Cafe Manhattan :)

The lop and I were totally spoilt last Sunday when we were treated to dinner and a show

Dinner was at the ultra vibey Cafe Manhattan in the heart of Greenpoint and the entertainment for the night was none other than the super cool chicks of 3 TONS OF FUN!  If you don’t know who these girls are then you have been living under a rock. We first saw them in action at Madame Zingara (quite a few years ago) and they were the highlight of the show. Soooo when we heard that they were performing at Café Manhattan, we just had to see them again

Our table was booked for 7:30pm which gave us plenty of time to enjoy a delicious dinner before the show (which started at 9pm).

We decided on the starter Nachos to share (R47) – I am obsessed with Nachos so it’s hard to wow me… but these were good. They were big, covered in cheese and came with all the right trimmings – Salsa, Guacamole and Sour Cream… So many places leave the sour cream out BUT it is a crucial element to a smashing bowl of Nachos. We were pretty full after these guys so decided to take a little breather before ordering our mains.

The supporting act came on stage at about 8pm (we didn’t get his name) – he was a dude with a guitar, a voice and a vibe – just the kinda guy to get the mood going before the girls were ready to start. By the time we were ready to order our mains, the restaurant was full up with everyone eating, drinking and being merry

I ordered the Banele’s New York Strip (R126)– 250g prime rump steak topped with garlic pepper sauce – to die for – and served with chips and veg. YUMMMMMMMM yum yum! The steak was juicy and tender and the sauce combination was perfect.

Lop ordered the Surf & Turf (R135) – crumbed calamari & 250g Sirloin Steak served with chips, veg and tartar sauce. Our waiter brought Mrs Balls Chutney to our table which was a big plus for Lop… you don’t often get Chutney at restaurants (especially without requesting it first), anyhoooo… Lop reckons the two go together like, well like… steak and chutney

And THEN it was time for 3 TONS OF FUN. These girls are such rockstars. They sing beautifully and their stage presence is amay-may! The restaurant was heaving, everyone from the bar area had found a spot to sit, stand, dance, whoop whoop for the entire time that these girls entertained us.

WHO ARE WE? 3 TONS OF FUN
AND WHAT DO WE DO? YOU ROCK BABY, YOU ROCK!!



Not the best pics I have taken – sorry

Café Manhattan is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and they have something for everyone – Brekkies (R42-R59), salads (R35-R66), Burgers (R71-R99), Steaks (R119-R155), combos (R99-R149)
74 Waterkant Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town , 8001
0214216666

Thank you Glenda from COAST 2 COAST Entertainment for organising such a fun night for us. We will be back with allllll our friends soon

xxx

Karaoke at the Gas Pump :)

Amazing!

Win with AVROY SHLAIN :)

Beauty Giant and SA Brand Icon AVROY SHLAIN turns 40 and in order to celebrate this awesome achievement, I have not one, but TWO fabulous hampers to give away to two lucky Lopville Living readers

Each hamper is worth R350 and includes 1x Be mine tonight fragrance, 1x Pure feet cream & 1x Be mine body spray

How to enter:

• Like the Lopville Living Facebook page
• Want extra entries? Well… all you need to do is share this post on any of your social media pages and voila
• The competition closes end May when I will pick a winner randomly

GOOD LUCK
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Fine Brandy Fusion :)

The Fine Brandy Fusion hit Cape Town for the very first time last week and was an absolute smasher of a festival

We went for the opening night (Thursday) and there was so much to see and do.

There was a little something for everyone to experience… whether it was to join in on one of the Brandy master classes or to watch one of the barrel making demonstrations or even just stroll around smelling, tasting and enjoying all the different brandies.

Proverb was MC for the night and entertainment included burlesque dancers and funnyman magician GINJA NINJA.

We decided to use our vouchers on the urban cocktail route Who knew brandy cocktails  looked and tasted soooo good? 
We kept on ordering the same colour drinks… strange. Pink ones for me and beer coloured ones for Lop One of the favourites of the night was from the Sky’s no limit party bar where Eagle air brandy was mixing up their yummy cocktails…I don’t know exactly what was in it but there were brandy and apple flavours of goodness.

Collisons White Gold Brandy and Cosmopolitan were also there and they were giving 20 minute canape and cocktail lessons with the winner of the Collison’s Cosmo Cocktail competition (Johnny) showing us how to make his signature apple crumble cocktail and chef showing us how to pair brandy cocktails, brandies and canapes together It was a really great experience.
Massive thanks to Anita and the team at Errieda Du Toit PR for inviting us. We had such a fab time with the brandy and the cocktails and the snacks Can’t wait for next year!

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My week in pictures ♥ (week 19)

BURGER KING
Comes to Cape Town – and it is amazing.. check out the sneak preview here.

GOURMET BOERIE
Quiz night – check, Gourmet Boeries – check, Yummy – check, Fun with friends – check = very cool night spent with special friends

AVROY SHLAIN
2 hampers were delivered to me to giveaway to 2 lucky readers competition details to follow this week.

BON JOVI
Best concert of my life. He is so talented! What a sensational performance. Hurry back to CT Jon

FINE BRANDY FUSION
We were invited to the Brandy festival in Cape Town on Thursday night. It was fab… check it out here.

MOTHERS DAY
Love, love, love and lots of missing xxx

THREE TONS OF FUN
yoh, what a vibe! We went to Cafe Manhattan for dinner and to watch these 3 woman strut their stuff on stage… post to follow shortly

Xxx

Deep thinking…