All the updated holiday opening hours.

Chef's Café

CHEF’s CAFÉ On the verandah. Updated 24th December, Christmas eve open till 21:00. Closed: 25th December Xmas Day. Open Saturday 26th December Boxing Day from 12:00 to 21:00. Closed: Sunday 27th December. Open: 28th – 31st December, New Years Eve from 09:00 – 21:00 Open: 1st January from 16:00 to 21:00 for Pizza only. Open: ...

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Culinary adventures in the Karoo

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As summer beckons. The weather is treating us well. We’re planting up our vegetable boxes with aubergine, basil, peppers, chilli, rocket, spinach and  radishes and we have finished our spring cleaning. Thank you to the many loyal local travellers and new adventurers for visiting us as lockdown regulations ease. And here’s to those first international ...

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Springing ahead, one level at a time.

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Opening up. Spring in the Karoo is always a wonderful experience. The days are longer and the air warm in the evenings. Right now the recent rain has given us a freshly pressed look and feel. Seemingly local travelers are feeling the need to stretch their legs away from the city and in the absence ...

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North meets South

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Story teller Isabeau Reynvoet visits African Relish. In January we had a visit to the hot Karoo by Isabeau and her partner from their home in wintery Belgium. Isabeau is a journalist and photographer who owns a travel website called www.getguided.be recording her travels as a Millennial, recommending and highlighting out of the ordinary travel ...

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For the fun of cooking.

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A 2020 beginning. It’s 2020. Summer is here. School is back. Holidays are over. The African Relish team has gathered in the shade of the verandah for a breather and our first weekly meeting to plan the year ahead. 2019 was a bumper year where we hosted more guests than ever before.  We aim, through ...

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Karoo holidays

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Our town is a buzz this summer as guests spend Christmas or New Years holidays with us, or spend a night in the Karoo as they drive through to their final destinations. The African Relish culinary hub of cooking school, Chef’s Café and Deli is open during the festive season except on Christmas, and Boxing ...

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Getting ready for the summer holidays or a wedding?

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African Relish gets festive in the Karoo. It is soon time for the school holidays and festive celebrations or even a wedding for the summer. Our foodie haven has the following offerings to tempt you.  Gifts  The deli has three gift bag options – our cloth tote bag filled with a bottle of red wine, ...

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Summer is cooking

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Halfway through October already, and we have a busy class calendar and a new lunch menu. There are a variety of classes on our calendar to choose from 19 October – Flavours of the East 23 October – Karoo on a plate 25 October – Baking sweet and savoury 25 October – South African Classics ...

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A small town business

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African Relish cooking school is 11 years old and has survived the challenges of opening and running a small business in a remote town.  South African small towns that are positioned as getaway destinations like Paternoster, Greyton and Dullstroom, have the advantage of higher occupancy by being relatively close to an urban center.  However, they ...

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Winter in the Karoo

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June in the Karoo is a special month. It is an enjoyable time with the guests who join us during winter, we can spend crisp, clear Karoo days in our kitchen or exploring the town and surrounds, and nights in front of a crackling fire. When it is quiet we take the time to do ...

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