Cheese Festival
If you are in Cape Town this weekend and you love the aroma of a perfectly ripe camembert paired with a delicious glass of red wine, then you should head to the Cheese and Wine festival at Bien Donne. The festival starts on April 24th and ends on April 27th and promises to be a cheese lover’s fantasy with a few other activities thrown in.
2010 Will be the 9th year that this festival will be running, having started in 2002 with 12,000 people keen to see what South African cheese makers are made of, to now over 29,000 people. A 2,400 square meter marquee tent is the centre point of the festival. Air conditioned to keep the cheese as well as the visitors cool, this literal cheese heaven will be where all the big national dairy producers hang out, with every cheese you can imagine - cut and ready for you to taste. There is no limit to how many bite-sized morsels of deliciousness you can pop into your mouth, so come prepared with an empty stomach.
For those who are uninterested in the fermented and aged goods there is also a selection of chocolates, nougat, honey and a plethora of other mouth watering goodies to taste and buy. If you have eaten your weight in cheese and couldn’t possibly stomach another mouthful of wine then head to the 250 seat theatre where Nataniël will be performing or to ‘The Cooking Pot’ which will feature famous food, entertainment, travel and wine icons, showing people what’s hot and what’s not in the kitchen.
Children will also be taken care of in the Kids Corner with clowns and a jumping castle. There is also an ‘animal farm’ where children can get up close and personal with cows, sheep and goats and learn where cheese comes from and how it is made.
This cheese and wine festival is said to be the country’s most loved foodie festival so make sure you book your tickets and head out for a day of fun, it is only a couple of minutes from The Franschoek.
By Candice
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