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Weather Update
Posted by Chayan Singh on 27 May 2021 5:00 AM CAT
Good morning Montagu! Weather forecast: Cloudy with a high and low of 20 ℃ & 7 ℃, respectively.
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Weather Update
Posted by Chayan Singh on 26 May 2021 5:00 AM CAT
Good morning Montagu! Weather forecast: Cloudy with a high and low of 18 ℃ & 5 ℃, respectively.
Weather Update
Posted by Chayan Singh on 25 May 2021 5:00 AM CAT
Good morning Montagu! Weather forecast: Partly cloudy with a high and low of 21 ℃ & 7 ℃, respectively.
Weather Update
Posted by Chayan Singh on 24 May 2021 5:00 AM CAT
Good morning Montagu! Weather forecast: Partly cloudy with a high and low of 26 ℃ & 8 ℃, respectively.
Weather Update
Posted by Chayan Singh on 21 May 2021 5:00 AM CAT
Good morning Montagu! Weather forecast: Rainy with a high and low of 14 ℃ & 2 ℃, respectively.
Weather Update
Posted by Chayan Singh on 20 May 2021 5:00 AM CAT
Good morning Montagu! Weather forecast: Rainy with a high and low of 18 ℃ & 8 ℃, respectively.
The Youth of the Langeberg dancing their way to success.
Posted by Mareletta Mundey on 10 March 2020 1:00 PM CAT
– Montagu-Ashton Tourism is so proud and honoured to support Dancescape South Africa NPO
I am writing this with a BIG smile on my face – knowing that my heart is bursting with Pride – some of our amazing local youth – call them stars, against all odds, is currently dancing in Hamburg.
I’ll let Mitya explain how Dancescape youth danced their way to Hamburg, Germany:
“Dancescape South Africa has started the New Year and the new decade with a bang. We have been hard at work preparing to visit Germany in mid-February 2020. DSA has been invited to attend the 7th Biennale Tanzausbildung 2020 in Hamburg. We will be gathering with national and international schools of dance. It’s going to be a very special time of learning and exploring the art of dance. A huge event and one which we are all looking forward to. The Biennale is held every two years and is a week of intense dance training. The event will take place at the world famous Kampnagel – International center for Finer Arts. Each group will be given the opportunity to perform and we are proud to be representing South Africa at this event. Each student will also be able to view performances by professional dancers in the “Focus Tanz” running alongside the Biennale.
“Kampnagel is one of the most outstanding and biggest art centres in Europe. It is known as a major platform for innovative performance, theatre, contemporary dance and other related arts in the international as well as local context. Kampnagel has established itself as a place, which presents side by side well-known names of the international arts scene for example Peter Brook, Robert Wilson, Pina Bausch, Rebert Lepage, Arianne Mnouchkine and Rosas. It is also a place where young unknown artists have started their international careers.”- A quote from our invitation letter.
You may be wondering how we were given such a wonderful opportunity. News of our project was sent to prominent people by a local Montagu business man. This led to new contacts being forged with those interested in helping our communities and in particular our disadvantaged youth in the townships. Late last year we were invited to attend the Biennale and accepted the invitation without delay. Our group consists of five students and a teacher. Three of these students are now studying full time at the Cape Academy of Performing Arts in Cape Town. The other two youngsters are currently training with our project in Zolani, Ashton. I chose to commission Lihle Mfene, the most senior of all the dancers, to choreograph a piece to perform at the Biennale. I am delighted to say that his work has a strong African flavour and reflects South Africa well. It’s going to be an intense week and I am sure our young dancers will return full of new ideas and will be truly inspired. I hope to provide more feedback on the actual trip in later publications. Please view our project on the web for more information.
Mitya Sargeant (Director: Dancescape South Africa)
We’re now anxiously await their return to share in all the lovely news and highs of such an opportunity.
We’re committed to keep supporting Dancescape South Africa- and opportunities such as these make it all worth it.
MONDAY MORNING TREND SHARE!!!! 2 March
Posted by Mareletta Mundey on 03 March 2020 1:15 PM CAT
TREND SHARE!!!!
Underground Supper Clubs
“It’s a community of people who are connected to each other and come together to eat good food in a home setting.” - Sunday Dinner Club
Welcome to the wonderful world of Underground Supper Clubs, mystical little food-fuelled gatherings that are popping up all over the world! These 'clubs' are for people interested in culinary experiences that are more community-minded, the event consisting of a 'pop up dinner' in a new location, with new people, trying new foods. These dinners are typically in a home setting with a mystery chef and mystery menu, though sometimes you will get the menu beforehand. The beauty about these clubs is you typically never know what to expect; you can have gourmet burgers and beers prepared by a celebrity chef in his home with a group of 30 strangers, or you can enjoy authentic exotic Philippine food flavors in a 'hidden restaurant' somewhere in your city. Some of the most popular clubs and restaurants within the United States include the Naked Lady Room in NYC, Hush in DC, and our personal favorite, the Sunday Dinner Club in Chicago.
It’s like a dinner party with strangers. Closed-door restaurants, also known as underground restaurants or supper clubs, are private eateries tucked away in a chef’s home. And though they’re not widely advertised, they are often some of the most sought-after tables in town.
For travellers, these clandestine spots offer a unique opportunity to step off the tourist track and dine like a local. Inside the home of professional chefs and enthusiastic cooks, diners can sample local flavours and unique dining styles at an easily digestible cost. The locations too, from hidden gardens to private living rooms, add to their unique charm.
The concept of closed-door restaurants is not new. With its roots in small family-run restaurants in Cuba, paladares, underground eateries peaked in popularity over the past few years. And though the buzz has subsided the trend is here to stay.
History of the Supper Club
The roots of this recent phenomenon were believed to have taken place during the early 20th century; in particular, during the prohibition era in America. Roadhouses became commonplace in an attempt to cater for travelling gangsters who were transporting Canadian-label contraband across the border (Bredahl, 2011). It wasn’t until after the end of prohibition that supper clubs gained a food hold. Many roadhouses became legalised and the supper club became a more refined affair. Bredahl (2011, p.4) describes the traditional supper club of the 1930’s/40’s, in Wisconsin, as an evening of ‘linen table serve, liquors, entertainment, and dancing – a destination for a night out’. Bredahl’s description of the clubs makes it clear that the focus of the evening was not purely about the culinary delights on offer but that the entertainment and social aspect the clubs provided was of equal importance. Not only were underground dining establishments popular in America at the time but it is also known that they also were in existence, to a lesser extent, in London. According to The University of East Anglia (2010) ‘The Half Hundred Club’ was founded during the 1930’s by a group of likeminded individuals with the purpose of combining good food with good company. As Hayward (2010) explains, members of the club were keen to break rules and would occasionally experiment, having their meals in strange places such as London Zoo, a Chinese restaurant and at the cinema. It was usually the case that members would take turns at hosting dinners, under a strict budget, to which each member was expected to pay 10 shillings towards. Similarly, many other clubs existed in other countries during the later period of the 20th century. Known as Si Fang Cai in Hong Kong, these Supper Clubs were a very traditional type of home restaurant whereby secret recipes were handed down through generations and served up to private parties on an adhoc basis (China – Cultural.com, 2010). In Cuba, however, the Clubs were much more commonplace. Paladars, according to Mishan (2008) became a popular alternative to state-run eateries. Private restaurants, although illegal, operated successfully. However, due to the multitude of illegal restaurants operating on the island, the Government decided to legalise the restaurants in 1993. The hidden restaurant industry is also deeply rooted in Latin America history, explains Romme (2007). Puertas Ceradas operate throughout Argentina, the oldest of which, Mis Raices, which operates in Buenos Aires. Juanita Posternak has been serving up in her large dining room that seats up to 40 people for the last 23 years. Likewise, the scene has remained strong in Paris. Jim Haynes’s Parisian apartment has accommodated over 100,000 diners over the past 30 years+ (March 2011)
Since we’re Back in the 20’s – now might be the time to strongly re-live the Supper club!!!
Rock Climbing in Montagu
Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 24 June 2019 3:55 AM CAT
A two hour drive from Cape Town, Montagu is the most developed sport climbing area in the Western Cape (if not the country). 100's of sport routes of all ranges of difficulty. +/-400 Single Pitch & a good few Multi-Pitch Sport Routes.
HIKING TRAILS
Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 02 June 2019 12:00 PM CAT
Somthing really majestic when uncovering the hikers and rock climbing paradise of the Langeberg.