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Luigi’s Restaurant, Paarl

IN SEARCH OF A GOOD LIFE Posted on September 25, 2016 by adminSeptember 25, 2016

Waking up on Friday to a glorious sunny day, we decided to take a slow drive to Paarl and enjoy the scenic view while the good weather lasted. Luigi’s Mediterranean Inspired Restaurant was on our lunch menu.  It was not long before we reached Paarl and started searching for the restaurant, situated on 311 Main Road.  It took us a while to locate Luigi’s, as you have to enter from … Continue reading →

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Harvest at Laborie Wine Estate, Paarl

IN SEARCH OF A GOOD LIFE Posted on February 21, 2016 by adminMarch 1, 2016

Exploring the Paarl valley – that was our mission for February 2016. On the third Friday of February we had our usual Friday lunch, this time at Harvest Restaurant, Laborie wine farm in the Paarl valley. Named after the district of La Bri in France, the farm became the property of Isaac Taillefert in1691. The architecture of the beautiful buildings which includes the restaurant as well as a guest house … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day at Glen Carlou Restaurant, Paarl

IN SEARCH OF A GOOD LIFE Posted on February 14, 2016 by adminFebruary 19, 2016

As it was Friday again, we decided to head towards Paarl for an early 2016 Valentine’s lunch. We reserved a table at Glen Carlou Restaurant, but as we had some time to kill before lunch, we popped in at Koöperasie Stories between Paarl and Franschhoek. It is an amazing French style shop which sells furniture, crockery, linen and everything else. It could be easy to spend a morning in this … Continue reading →

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Under Oaks Pizzeria

IN SEARCH OF A GOOD LIFE Posted on October 25, 2015 by adminFebruary 10, 2016

Under Oaks in the Paarl Winelands has a beautiful history. Ansela van Bengale arrived in the Cape as a slave between 1652 and 1657. She worked as a domestic worker for Jan van Riebeeck and was well-known for her beauty and kindness. Ansela was one of the first slaves to be set free and her daughter Anna married Oloff Bergh, a very wealthy man in the Cape. Ansela married Arnoldus … Continue reading →

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Backsberg Restaurant

IN SEARCH OF A GOOD LIFE Posted on April 11, 2015 by adminFebruary 10, 2016

  On 6 April, Family Day, after a weekend of admin and more admin, Deon and I decided to hit the road. A drive through the beautiful Western Cape country side is always refreshing and if you could include a lunch at a new restaurant, and it is a lovely reward after all the hard work. We decided to have lunch at Backsberg Estate, set in the foothills of the … Continue reading →

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