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espite the odd, and inevitable, bout of wintery weather, September means spring and lots of warm fuzzy thoughts about gambolling lambs and blooming blossoms. I love this time of year, especially as it takes me back to a time when, as a youth, one of my family’s closer friends would always sing a mealtime grace that included a character called Johnny Appleseed and who has added of late the reminder, in the words of Margaret Atwood, that “in the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Appleseed, aka Johnathan Chapman, was born in September 1774, and is credited with introducing apples to much of North America by way of an interesting business model and a rather eccentric approach to most things. In as much as he was eccentric (and had some very interesting views about God, women and marriage) he was quite different from the team at The Month, but as an innovator he would have felt very much at home in the company of the Publisher of this magazine, in particular, whose tireless refinement and tweaking of The Month has given rise to this month’s somewhat different iteration. First off you’ll notice that the pages look more like those of a magazine than ever before, although the accessible and often humorous writing remains and characterises this as a true blue The Month, if ever there was

one. Next, if you travel the Winelands, you may notice that there are a number of iterations of The Month that contain the same basic content, but that sport different covers and reader-specific material. This is part of our latest innovation and allows us to share our love and experience of the Winelands with a diverse reader base yet still offer our advertisers a cost-effective and carefully targeted marketing opportunity. And lastly you’ll see that we’ve tweaked our content to offer a more relevant read to the whole family while still keeping our focus firmly in the Winelands. This month we’ve gone in search of the best places to digitally capture the beauty of the Western Cape; drank rosé (and a red and a white, to maintain the balance…); ate chocolate; spent some time at the Table Bay Hotel; walked the streets of Lisbon; read and watched movies; attended a fashion show; went ga ga for Gaga; got more than a little frustrated with the Third Umpire and Capitalism and put together a decent list of things to do in our What’s On? pages. We’re always keen to interact and thrive on your feedback and news and, as always, extend an open invitation to you to send us your thoughts and images by email, via our website, Facebook or Twitter. In the meantime, enjoy the read!

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hen we started The Month back in 2008 the buzzword was ‘digital’, and ‘dead tree’ publications like ours were, apparently, doomed. Yet we saw, among discerning readers especially, a demand for quality paper-based reading matter and, among advertisers, a need for targeted, rather than general, distribution. So we created an accessible, colourful paper that would appeal to the discerning, intelligent reader who takes time to consider where he spends his money. The result was The Month - essentially a ‘What’s on?’ guide to ‘the good life’ in the Cape Winelands, carrying reviews, information and articles about wine, food and destinations, books, movies and restaurants, articles on lifestyle, art, wellness, travel, green issues, the economy, personalities and the outdoors and compiled them in an accessible and often humorous writing style to ensure readability and maximum attention. The ‘discerning buyer’ does not respond to consumerdriven sales pitches or read advertorial, but seeks advice about everything so as to make informed choices and so, by carrying this content, The Month has become the kind of free publication (with limited, high-quality advertising) that discerning readers seek. Now, we reasoned, advertisers ought to be paying for defined, targeted distribution. So we have identified limited, valuable distributions (shoppers at upmarket centres, visitors to golf clubs and residential estates, etc.) and wrapped ‘The Month’ content in bespoke publications to achieve that definition. If you are interested in advertising in any of these publications please go to www.themonth. co.za and make your booking online. All information, artwork regulations, terms and conditions, distribution and deadlines are carried on the website and all standard advertising packages are subject to a downloadable signed contact.

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PEOPLE & PLACES

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THE MONTH’S PHOTOGRAPHER, AND SELF-CONFESSED PHOTO-NOVICE, CAPTURES THE BEAUTY OF THE WESTERN CAPE

f, like me, you fancy yourself as a budding David Bailey, whip out your D-5100 at every opportunity and try to impress people by dropping expressions like “the rule of thirds” and “the golden hour” into unrelated conversation, then I suggest that, as the sun loses its intensity in the wintery late afternoons, you hit the tourist-free roads and satisfy your craving for cool images – alone! If you don’t mind the drive (and it is quite a drive) the Karoo National Park remains a bit of an undiscovered gem. Sitting just this side of Beaufort West, the vast landscape dominated by the Nuweveld Mountains is now home again to many species that once were native and populous to the area - like the Black Rhino and Buffalo. Add to the list the Cape Mountain Zebra, Red and Black Wildebeest, Eland, Kudu and Springbok and over 20 breeding Black Eagle pairs, and the opportunities to play with the settings on your camera are endless. As undiscovered, is the largely unpublicised drive up the Klipspringer Mountain pass which is not only a prime example of civil engineering expertise, but provides spectacular views back over the Karoo and a chance to adjust your shutter speed for the sunset, and the tortoises... Closer to home, and a bit more upmarket, Bushmans Kloof borders the north end of the Cederberg Mountain range and, although winters can be a bit chilly here, the crystal-clear skies make for superb definition. You’ll have many reasons to adjust your ‘aperture’ setting here, as the spectacular natural features, sandstone formations and turrets (that date back over 450 million years), offer quirky and interesting shots. ‘Depth of field’ is primarily affected by the camera’s aperture setting and enables crisp focus on what’s close to the camera while the background is soft and fuzzy. On the many hiking trails, small cairns (piles of rocks) not only lead the way but make for stunning ‘pic ops’ themselves, as they stand out in the setting sun. There are also worse places you could stay than at Bushmans – famous for its lavish ‘high tea’ at three in the afternoon just before you head out on your photo-safari, you won’t go hungry here! Closer still, 100 kilometres south of Bushmans, and less than two hours from Cape Town, the Groot Winterhoek Reserve also offers some solitude in the

mountains above Porterville. Encouraged to choose your own route, you can explore the rock formations, caves, mountain fynbos, birdlife and rock art in this wilderness area at your own pace and, depending on the time of day, play around with different ISO numbers - these determine the light sensitivity of the camera’s sensor – so, the brighter it is the lower your setting should be.

Even if you fix your brightness, contrast and colour balance using the ‘Auto correct’ button on your Microsoft Office Picture Manager when you get back home, you’re sure to have had a good time travelling to get the perfect shots. Craving satisfied, it also makes an interesting conversation piece at the next braai – if anyone is still listening!

Hit the tourist-free roads as the sun loses its intensity in the wintery late afternoons – and don’t forget your camera!

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WINE & DINE

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WHAT A ROSÉ! THE EDITOR ON BEAUTIFULLY TANNED CHEEKS AND MOURVÈDRE ROSÉ

VERDICT: Four Thumbs WHY: Beautiful to look at; loads of flavour but not sweet; great finish; good value-for-money. Contact www.noblehill.com or 021 874 3844 for more information.

’ve made the case before that the South African rosé landscape is a one in a state of encouraging flux. I love rosé; and so do my friends in Pretoria, but what we each call ‘rosé’ is as different as chalk from cheese. Upcountry, my mates drink rosé in secret – it’s sweet, pink and consumed from big bottles (using a glass to get it to the lips, of course), while here in the Winelands, I’m generally assured of seeing something described as ‘salmon-coloured’ proudly displayed anywhere from the dinner table to the braai-side, and sweet it is not. And so it is with Noble Hill’s latest rosé offering, the 2012 Mourvèdre Rosé. Mourvèdre is a well-known late-ripening red grape variety that can produce tannic wines that are prone to high alcohol levels but also offers lots of fruit flavour and overt earthy notes. Locally most Mourvèdre is generally used as a blending component and is an excellent foil for Shiraz. That’s not to say a varietal Mourvèdre isn’t done locally, it is, and quite well actually; but it’s hard graft and the vines tend to run the risk of disease, yet seem to want to push out more fruit than good for them. But enough of that, let’s get on to this particular rosé... Noble Hill winemaker, Bernard le Roux, and the estate proprietor, Kristopher Tillery, met me in the pruned single Mourvèdre vineyard a short distance from the

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Noble Hill cellar recently to chat through their decision to add a rosé to their offering, and specifically a Mourvèdre. The gently sloping tract of land is apparently well-suited to Mourvèdre as it gets pretty hot there and the soil is generally quite moist. According to Kristopher the vineyard was always a bit of a headache for them as the vines seemed to grow too well there and the aggressive plant growth seemed detrimental to the quality of the fruit. “And then someone suggested that we pull out every second vine, cut what was left back aggressively and put the vines under a bit of stress, and see...” Kristopher told me with a wry glance at Bernard. Angus Buchan, it seems, is not the only farmer then who had to exercise a bit of extra faith to see the real fruit of his labour. The result was an almost immediate improvement in the quality of the grapes, a more consistent yield and an opportunity to satisfy an ever-present request from Noble Hill’s American consumers: a US-springtime rosé. Mourvèdre is a popular source of rosés in Rhone and the result is a fresh, fruit-driven wine perfectly suited to an American market. And so to this wine specifically: At R65 from the cellar, I suggest it’s a bit of a steal and a pointer of where ‘serious’ wine-drinkers are likely to want a rosé to position itself. The colour reminds me of the first sign of a blush on the cheeks of a beautifully tanned girl; with just a hint of peach in bright light. I’m told it’ll soften a touch more as it stands in the bottle, so come summertime this should possess all the pulling power of said tanned beauty. The initial flavours surprised me by being fruiter than expected – but without a hint of sweetness – and with a very fresh finish. Firm strawberries dominated and melon and hints of dark berries also surfaced. The effect of red and dark fruit in a pale rose had me looking through the glass at my tasting sheet more than a couple of times. The wine’s ability to stand up to food is, possibly, what surprised me most. I wouldn’t call it a ‘food-wine’, as most people see that as a poorly disguised term for a wine that isn’t worth drinking on its own, but it is a wine that will manage strong clean flavours with ease. Served with bread and a spicy tomato dip from the farm’s restaurant, cosecha, on the day, I can imagine that this particular wine is going to be in short supply by Christmas. Speaking of which, at the price, I better conclude and get my stockings filled.

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BEAN THERE;

DOING IT AGAIN! THE EDITOR BEGINS A LIFE-LONG

OBSESSION, IN JUST 20 MINUTES

hocolate, according to the wife, is a ‘complete food’. She reasons that as it’s made from a bean, and beans are essentially a staple, chocolate should be a big part of her diet too. That it contains fat (which she assures me ‘Mr Tim’ says is okay), protein, calcium, riboflavanoids and carbohydrate energy also mean that it’s acceptable at any time, as a meal or snack. Knowing how she gets without a daily dose, I simply nod as I discard the empty wrappers. It’s no wonder then that she called recently to ask me to pop out and pick up something special from DV Artisan Chocolate, on the Suid-Agter Paarl Road. That I’d have to drive 40 minutes to get to Paarl didn’t seem to bother her, so I surmised her need was great. DV Artisan Chocolate is one of the few bean-to-bar chocolate makers that I’m aware of worldwide, and one of only two in South Africa, as far as I know. Their motivation seems simple enough: to make chocolate that is as close to the ‘real thing’ as possible but therein lies the complication… I’m told that after trying beans from all over the world, spread over more than 30 growing regions, they’ve settled on only six bean-types from which to make their chocolates. And it’s a bit like wine-speak once you get into it because region-specific flavours, bean variety, soil type and climate all surface in the mix and make their way to your mouth in the form of distinguishable textures and flavours and descriptions like “spicy”, “full-bodied” and “fruity”. I always figured my options were limited to ‘Top Deck’ and ‘Mint’. The DV tasting room is on the Spice Route farm (next to Fairview and up the road a bit) and given that it’s a wine farm they have been sure to offer an interesting tutored wine and chocolate tasting that’s well-worth the time and money spent. The latter is about an hour, though, so make an outing of it and be sure to book in advance. As I visited ostensibly to make a simple collec-

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CONTACT DV Artisan Chocolate on 021 863 0854 or visit dvchocolate.com

tion, I was happy to set 20 minutes aside and taste my way through the six 70% cacao Single Origin iterations they have to off-set the time already spent in the car. Possibly the best thing you can do there, however, bar buying lots of chocolate, is the Chocolate Appreciation Workshop that allows you to taste every step of the chocolate-making process from raw bean to finished 70% Single Origin product. It’s an exclusive hands-on couple of hours spent in the company of Pieter de Villiers (the chocolate maker) himself on a Wednesday or Saturday, and as a result booking is vital. And if you’re a little worried about all that dark chocolate (I get the pleasure-shakes just thinking about it) fear not as some sweet samples have been added to the mix in the form of the ‘Café Collection’ that includes a Rooibos, an Espresso and a Dark Milk expression that should satisfy just about anyone! And if you have a wife like mine, you may as well get them all…

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FOOD AND THE FABULOUS

ocal food writer Ishay Govender, she of ‘Food and the Fabulous’ blog-fame, returned from an extended trip abroad recently, where she’s been hard at work eating her way through France, Istanbul, Barcelona and the Douro Wine Valley in Portugal, to name but a few, and attended the 2012 Women and Wine of the World International Competition as a judge for good measure. Keen to get a sense of what Europe has to offer,

now that a viable currency isn’t part of the answer, we tracked her down and grilled her for our favourite recipe. Ishay is full of ideas and flavours it seems and as a result we’ll feature a number of her musings, and recipes, distilled into condensed chucks, of course, over the next few editions. Google ‘Food and the Fabulous’ if you can’t wait and cut along the dotted line if you’re keen to file this month’s recipe on the door of your fridge.

THE THINGS I MISS ABOUT LISBON

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The old city of Lisbon is undoubtedly one of my favourite places and one I miss terribly right now, having based myself there on-and-off for the last three months; albeit living practically like a nomad! On my last day there I couldn’t help but head down to our local street and take in as much of the world as presented on ‘our’ pavement, until the crowds on the narrow walkway could avoid me no longer and I found myself pushed along in the throng. That street of ours, Rua dos Ferreiros, where the ‘s’ is pronounced ‘shh’ and the second ‘e’ is an ‘a’… was something special. The joy of living where a cab would arrive in two minutes from anywhere, at any time, mostly, and where the famous number 28 tram would rat-a-tattle and chug down the steep, you-better-not-be-wearing-stilettos Calcada da Estrela, meters from our front door is a something I’ll never forget. I miss the views stretching over and above the residential buildings standing next to each other in dignified rows, but that appear wildly crisscrossed to the eye as the roads wind up and down and up again. I miss the appearance of a blue, blue sea from the heights of the Bairro Alto Hotel roof terrace; the cold glasses of vinho verde; the strains of ‘fado’ from the cabs of older drivers and I miss Cherry brandy and frango assado (grilled chicken). I miss that, apart from the language, I fitted in well. I miss the streets and alleyways, the churches and bars that I never set foot in and I miss the Lisbon I have yet to explore. And when I miss it most, I make this:

RECIPE

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PORTUGUESE ALHEIRA, LARDONS & ASPARAGUS PASTA Alheria is a smooth, raw sausage usually made from several types of meat that is cut loose from the casing. It can be shaped into patties and then fried, served on its own, or these days in more ‘gourmet’ combinations. The Portuguese are keen to share the history of the Alheira sausage from the North, it seems, and I had at least three friends giving me their version. Here’s a probably reliable summary courtesy of Wikipedia, no offence intended friends: It was invented by the Jews of Portugal, who were forced to convert to Christianity, as a way to deceive the Portuguese Inquisition. As the Jews weren’t allowed by their religion to eat pork meat, they were very easily identifiable by the fact that they didn’t prepare and smoke the common pork sausages in the smokehouses (fumeiros in Portuguese). They, therefore, replaced pork with a large variety of other meats, such as poultry and game, which would then be mixed with a bread dough for consistency. This recipe would spread amongst Christians, although they added the ever-present pork to it. I was advised by a local chef to use a good quality veal alheira, but I used one found at the nearby gourmet store which worked fine. While still in Europe I heard that Cape Town meat merchant Frankie Fenner had produced an alheira – which is good news for us Capetonians. If you’re stuck for an option, substitute with good pork or beef (or even chicken) sausage that you mash well with a fork during cooking. It isn’t the same, as the texture of alheira is something special, but it will work in this dish

INGREDIENTS 1/2 medium onion, finely diced 2 T olive oil 1 T butter 1 alheria sausage, skin removed 3/4 cup lardons, diced 5 small cloves garlic, finely chopped 4 cups pasta of your choice, cooked 12 spears asparagus, shaved and steamed zest of 1/2 medium lemon extra virgin olive oil for dressing salt, to taste

Serves 2

METHOD • Heat a non-stick pan on medium heat and fry the onions in the olive oil and butter. • Add the alheira and lardons and brown well, stirring. • Add garlic and stir. Once garlic is cooked, turn heat down to low. • Add the pasta, asparagus and extra virgin olive oil, salt and lemon zest and mix well. • Serve immediately

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REVIEWS REVIEW

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rom time to time, as I’m sure regular readers of The Month will note, the Publisher of this ever-evolving mag and I see eye-to-eye. On the new look and the refined offering we’re now able to offer our advertisers, we agree; on the senselessness of the undermining of the authority of the Umpire in the Gentlemen’s Game, we agree; and on the myriad attractions of Cape Town and the surrounding Winelands, we certainly agree. But on who gets to enjoy what, in the name of ‘work’ each month, we seldom do. So it was with delight that I pulled the long straw this month and got to head off to the Table Bay Hotel for a chat to food and beverage manager, Joep Schoof, about some of the clever things the hotel has been up to as they steer their accommodation ship, to coin a phrase, at the V&A Waterfront. Visibly crestfallen, the Publisher’s plea to join me was met with a sorry sigh and a halving of my outing allowance, and as he quietly mouthed the word “softie” to our intern photographer, I realised yet another thing on which we fail to agree. Wondering whether I could convince him to enjoy a long walk from a short pier once done with the day’s commitments, we arrived at the Table Bay Hotel to be greeted by a smiling Joep bearing bottles of wine. Thoughts of a long walk anywhere faded immediately. Soon settled, Joep chatted comfortably about the hotel’s efforts to stay ahead of the demanding five-star hotel game and our attention turned inevitably to the wine he had brought to show off. Of particular interest were the hotel’s two, own label, Captain’s Table wines that reminded me that good business isn’t so much about ‘a good business’ per se, but about doing business well. Despite having in excess of 500 wines on his wine list, Joep recounted brainstorming the idea of adding a unique ‘house wine’ to the mix at a regular strategy meeting and was soon at the receiving end of a number of cheers. Opting to create a white and a red blend respectively, Joep and a select group of staff, with disparate backgrounds, and vastly differing experience in the world of wine, finally settled on a home-grown Sauvignon Blanc/ Semillon blend that’s overtly Sauvignon Blanc but benefits from a full mouthfeel thanks to the Semillon spending some time in oak. The fruit was sourced from Elgin,

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BAYING FOR THE EDITOR DRINKS AT THE CAPTAIN’S TABLE

the month fruit and a touch of spice from the Shiraz make for a surprisingly versatile red and another easy option when it comes to choosing a mealtime partner. As a ‘house wine’ concept the idea has taken off rather nicely for Joep and the hotel, with many guests happy to pay a decent, albeit far from dear, price for a wine that is by-and-large more profit than risk. It’s a wine that’s wellpositioned, far enough from the top to not threaten any of the recognised names, yet so far from the bottom that it can’t simply be ignored. “And the name?” I quizzed Joep, vaguely aware that there’s a connection to the hotel in it – as there is with their Oscar Lager. The Captain’s Table, it turns out, sits in the hotel’s dining room and was the very place at which the idea of the wines was first discussed and the place at which many a happy guest gets to enjoy the wine and a taste of true South African hospitality. “We should come back some time for a closer look at that captain’s table,” said the Publisher, as we eventually made our way back to the car. As I nodded and opened my mouth to speak, he was quick to add, “But not with you.” Still nodding open-mouthed, I simply said “I agree.” Contact the Table Bay Hotel on 021 406 5000.

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with some tropical notes, a hint of greengage and typical fresh, cool-climate acidity. “This is a great food wine,” quipped the Publisher – with hardly a glance at his plate and more than one at the bottle. The red blend is less meaty than the white, in terms of structure, and is identified as a Cabernet Sauvignon/ Shiraz. With just 20% being Shiraz, typical Cabernet Sauvignon characteristics dominate but the hints of dark

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BOOK REVIEW

JIM WAITE REVIEWS

MOVIE REVIEW

HOPE FARM: MISSION STORIES FROM SOUTH AFRICA by August and Oskar Prozesky Jim Waite comes to grips with the Long and Short of life on a Frontier Mission Farm. I’m not much of a book-reader. I like to see words acted out on the silver screen – where at least if I close my eyes I can still follow the story and I’m free to close my hands around food and not some greasy dust-jacket. It’s a failing, I know. So when I bumped into Professor Oskar Prozesky in a Winelands PnP recently and his companion said “You really should read his latest book,” I’ll be honest, I went a bit numb. That the encouragement came as I reached into the ice-cream fridge and then struck a blank as to how to say ‘no’ yet not offend, was partially to blame, yes; that and the thought of all those little letters and the weight of expectation that I should share the review in The Month. Be that all as it may, I emerged from the fridge and the PnP with a copy of the book ‘Hope Farm’ in my hands and soon found myself working my way through a series of bite-sized short stories, anecdotes really, that the good Professor had translated and tweaked from his grandfather, August’s, journal. August Prozesky was a German missionary stationed at Hope Farm in then Northern Natal in the late 1800s. The book is a simple, if at times rather simplistic, account of his life there as told through a handful of interactions between the missionary and the locals. All the elements of drama are evident: love, suspicion, fear, angst, witchcraft and the miraculous; and through it all an almost naïve thread of innocence that is pleasantly at odds with what Hollywood would have me believe lies at the core of the hearts of man. Be warned though: the appeal of this book is limited – not least because it is a short work that is going to set you back a sizeable 200 bucks and because that ‘naïve thread’ is an overtly colonial-cum-Christian one. Read through the right lenses the stories offer some endearing, albeit rather unromaticised, insights about the life of a European believer living out his calling to share the Gospel with “the heathen” of South Africa. Shift your focus slightly and the danger of seeing a patronising, 19th Century faithbully around every corner becomes a distraction and may make the book more difficult to finish than its style and length suggest is possible, for some. I quite enjoyed the book, mainly because it is mercifully short and kept reminding me of scenes of ‘Stories of an African Farm’ – which my class acted out in Satndard 8, saving me the trouble of actually reading the book. The odd sermon-like page did distract – but it’s what I expected from a tweaked first-hand account of the life of a Christian missionary. The accounts of the ‘white man’s wife’ (a plough), a stand-off between the missionary and an oppressive Dutch farmer about the colour of the inhabitants of heaven, and a sermon preached by a parrot all had me keen to turn the page to see what would happen next, and I wasn’t disappointed. If you have an open mind, are unlikely to be offended by the thought of a missionary doing his thing or simply want an interesting and accessible account of life on a Frontier Mission Farm, you’ll find this an entertaining read that’s easy to complete with just one large bowl of popcorn for company.

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THROW ME A BONE HERE! Although his bark is worse than his bite, Jim Waite feels as sick as a dog after watching Darling Companion. The Editor’s phone call interrupted my Jo Nesbo comic just as the Snowman was politely asking his latest victim how she’d like to meet her maker. In accepting the Ed’s offer to review the latest Lawrence Kasdan movie, Darling Companion – a romp through the forest after a lost dog with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline – little did I know that less than 15 minutes in, I’d be feeling like the Snowman’s victim – and pleading for a painless end to this dog-eared, flea-ridden mutt of a movie. On Wikipedia, Kasdan is described as being known for both writing and directing his films, ‘which have ranged from Westerns and romantic comedies to thought-provoking dramas’. Since Darling Companion fits into neither of the former categories, either he’s now moved into the ‘horror sit-com’ genre or you’d have to assume it’s a thought provoking drama – so here are the thoughts it provoked in me. Beth (Keaton) rescues an abandoned dog from the side of the freeway, beats off the vet who suggests she put it down, and brings it home to her disapproving husband Joseph (Kline). Appropriately, and so as to goad the audience into understanding the gist of the movie – that her marriage is in a rut – she realises the unconditional love and affection she gets from “Freeway” (the dog) has been missing from her life. The rest is a predictable shaggy dog story as Kline loses Freeway whilst on his cell phone (note to movie-goers: this is supposed to indicate that he is self-absorbed

and lend credence to Beth’s unhappiness), and the rest of the movie has hapless city-types and extended familymembers traipsing through the forest calling after him. Is it not better, I wonder, to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt? Americans demonstrating their frailty, their inability to cope in the wild, and then phoning ‘Search and Rescue’ at the first sign of bad weather is just plain embarrassing. As the elderly couple in my row tutted in my direction for the umpteenth time, clearly tired of my loud sighing as predictable line followed predictable outcome, I had to ask myself: ‘How did Kasdan get these previously well-respected actors to show up for this plot-less ramble?’ Or did they just not read the script? In better hands, exposing the shortcomings of rich Americans might have been funny but it only led to me scribbling down dog-expressions in the dark - until I was jolted to witness another sanctimonious message - that relationships are more important than everyday worries: “Love is love, it doesn’t matter if it’s a dog.” Aaaaarrgghh! I’m convinced Freeway ran off on purpose, lest his future acting career be jeopardised by association with these characters. Every dog has its day, however, and with his previous Academy Award nominations (for The Big Chill, Grand Canyon, and The Accidental Tourist) Kasdan has tasted plenty Hollywood success. I know the movie business is a dog-eat-dog world but it’s not as if you can never teach an old dog new tricks. Either we let sleeping dogs lie or we send the director to the doghouse until he apologises for dropping this land mine in our path. For the great actress that she is, and knowing she can’t go on forever, Keaton ought to be more aware that her potential legacy is the image of the (guess what?) nowfound Freeway, slobbering all over her. And, as for Kline, well – if I were him I’d be asking the vet for a shot of that anaesthetic to dull the pain. The solitary redeeming feature about Darling Companion for me, was that it ended before the bar closed. Cheers!

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WE ATTEND THE CAPE TOWN MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK The 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held in Cape Town a while back saw some of the country’s most beautiful models take to the catwalk, dressed in the creations of some of the continent’s leading designers. We chatted to Jenny le Roux, whose Habits label never tires and who always seems to have a finger firmly on the local and international pulse, about the basics and more.

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Quality clothing starts with the best fabric money can buy – although clever tailoring for jackets is a close second. Art inspires fashion which inspires art – her summer collection is based on elements of the movie ‘The Artist’ 2013 is about lady-like dresses, the sunray skirt and capri pants - colours promise to be breath-taking and will range from soft pastels to acid brights!

STEFANI GOES GAGA The American singer/songwriter Stefani Germanotta has more than 28 million followers on Twitter, that’s almost a million-and-a-half more than the Biebernator, but who the heck is Stefani Gemanotta? It’s Lady Gaga! She of Poker Face, Telephone and Born This Way fame. Lady Gaga was born on the 28th of March, 1986, and has a younger sister, Natali. She went to a private all-girls Catholic school where she says she was regarded “as a bit eccentric”. Hard to believe, NOT! Her rise to fame was no fairy-tale and involved dropping out of postschool studies in 2005, forming a band and performing as an unknown until catching the eye of music producer Joe Vulpis. Soon she was picked up by another producer, Rob Fusari, and it was he who ultimately (although sort of by accident) gave her the name Lady Gaga. The Gaga bit comes from the Queen song ‘Radio Ga Ga’. Her first album, ‘The Fame’, released late 2008, only seemed to make an impact in January 2009 when the single ‘Just Dance’ suddenly took off and pulled the album with it. The rest, as they say is history, and numerous Grammy Award nominations and titles followed.

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Eye colour: Green Natural hair colour: Brown She has 10 tattoos (that we know about…) She’s a 34B She likes dogs more than cats She went to the same Manhattan high school, Convent of the Sacred Heart, as Paris Hilton Chicago police have cited her for wearing hot pants in public Not only has she worn a dress made of meat, but she once wore a Kermit the Frog outfit made of Kermit the Frog dolls

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Is it the ‘blame culture’ - the unwillingness to accept responsibility for mistakes because of a fear of criticism - that’s to blame? Why is poor shot selection an acceptable way for a player’s career to falter where a bad umpiring decision is not?

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LOVE HAS GONE...

IS THE ‘BLAME CULTURE’ REALLY AT THE ROOT OF A CALL FOR MORE TECHNOLOGY IN SPORT?

f I had to make a list of people I am least likely to agree with, I’d imagine Sepp Blatter would be highly placed. Yet, in one aspect at least, I’m in full agreement with the FIFA boss – and that surrounds the use of technology in sport. “Let it be as it is,” he says, “and let’s leave soccer with errors. The television companies will have the right to say the referee was right or wrong, but still the referee makes the decision — a man, not a machine.” Hear hear! Sport mirrors life itself – that’s why it’s so compelling to watch. And, as theatre, it needs to compete with theatre in other forms - like television news and cinema. Sports administrators must not forget how their bread is buttered – they, and televised sport, survive only because sport is watchable. Cricket administrators, especially, should think carefully about this. Besides the ‘well it’s now available’ argument in favour of technology that most commentators subscribe to, I assume the rationale is that professional cricketers, by some absurd way of thinking, ‘deserve’ to appeal against being wrongly dismissed because ‘it might affect their career’. Yes it might. But they only have a career because we watch them so be careful how you proceed with this line of argument, Counsel. Oh, and that technology increases the percentage of correct decisions. Yet, even with 37 camera angles, the third umpire still gets it

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wrong. I’m with BB King on this one – ‘the love has gone away’ – not only is the search for decision perfection fruitless, it is a classic example of cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face. Is it the ‘blame culture’ - the unwillingness to accept responsibility for mistakes because of a fear of criticism that’s to blame? Why is poor shot selection an acceptable way for a player’s career to falter where a bad umpiring decision is not? Needing just four runs to leave him with a Test average of 100, Donald Bradman was bowled for a duck in his final test leaving him marooned in ‘incomplete perfection’ on 99.94. In today’s world, there’d have been a referral – the greatest player of all time couldn’t possibly have played all around it. Where the romance of the game is ignored and every imperfect result needs explanation, the bowler must have overstepped surely? Gracefully, in those days, batsmen accepted their fate. Never mind the ‘greatest contest between bat and ball’ – what we are witnessing today is the battle between the rights of the spectator and the rights of the sportsman. And I can tell you, no matter how honourable the search for a correct decision might be, the spectator’s rights will triumph. And the more time at play is stopped to review a decision the more watchers will switch off – as I have done. In American baseball, for example, the Electronic

Umpire System is used to evaluate umpires, and the accuracy of their calls, AFTER the game. As Blatter says “Players, coaches and referees all make mistakes. It’s part of the game. It’s what I would call the ‘first match’. What you see after the fact on video simply doesn’t come into it; that’s the ‘second match’, if you like. Video evidence is useful for disciplinary sanctions, but that’s all.” Now we’re talking! Instead of pandering to the needs of the player who may be ‘cheated’ by a wrong umpiring decision (and now that we’ve established it’s all about the spectator), why doesn’t technology focus on how sportsmen cheat spectators by exposing them as such afterwards? Is the cricketer who falsely claims a catch, still happy to live and die by video analysis? Or the footballer who fakes an injury? Here’s a real opportunity for sportsmen and women to become role models – admired by our children not only for their skills but for their manner and conduct also. Now there’s a good use of technology!

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The post-war economists must have thought they had it cracked predicting the capitalist system would deliver such a sustained and steady increase in output

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MARKET ANALYST FEIRAN GRIEDE HAS A CRACK AT THE ECONOMIST’S ONE DIMENSIONAL YARDSTICK

he other day I read that, since 2002, Angola’s per capita income has grown from $550 to $5,608 per person (per year). That’s serious growth. Look, they have oil (we have precious metals) but the government’s sizeable share of the economy has so effectively kick-started growth - the Angolan economy grew by 11.1% per annum, making it the fastest-growing economy in the world during the last decade – it makes you wonder if Julius Malema’s idea to nationalise the mines is such a bad one! Okay, calm down, but if nothing else this column should provoke thought. And all I read about these days is how our focus should be on economic growth - “with a target of 8% per annum for at least a decade,” says my number one pin-up girl, the Western Cape Premier. Growth really measures the ability of people to expand their productive potential – to convert effort into money. Managed properly, growing economies lead to better living standards all round and rising employment. After reading the Publisher’s ramble last month about social balance, I picked up that a ‘Professor Casswell of Auckland’s Massey University’ had responded (in the Lancet, nogal) to an article arguing that a major priority in chronic disease prevention should be to ‘strengthen the capacity of countries to deliver primary care services’. “Yes,” she writes, “primary care is important. But it is even more important to focus on the factors that influence the behaviour of individuals and cause them to need primary care services in the first place. Do we really want to continue to live in a world where the oversupply and marketing of tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy processed foods and soft drinks is tolerated simply to allow continuing profits for the shareholders of the transnational corporations producing and distributing them, while the taxpayer funds the health services and pharmaceutical response to the ensuing disease and injury?” Yes we do, Professor, because that fuels economic growth! Besides making us sick then, growth also has a negative environmental impact. The destruction of forests, over-exploitation of fish stocks and loss of natural habitat created through the construction of new roads, hotels, retail malls and industrial estates potentially reduces our quality of life. Nicely exemplified by the latest well-publicised spat between miners and environmentalists in the coastal town of Mtunzini, about 140kms north of Durban. This bird watchers paradise with its lush vegetation, magnificent palms and pristine beaches is about to be replaced by a titanium mine forecast to generate R1billion a year for 15 years and 1000 new jobs. And then what? The problem is that with what we produce, the mar-

ket has found its balance and left us with a socially unacceptable level of unemployment. So either we create demand (bigger government, higher taxes or borrow more) or, as my pin-up girl says, split the pie: “What we need is to have the Youth Employment Subsidy implemented as soon as possible‚ as jobs are the surest way out of poverty” she says, which “robs people of dignity‚ keeps them locked out of opportunity‚ stunts their development and prevents them living a life they value.” But doesn’t halving wages (so twice the number of people can work) just mean more poor employed than poor unemployed? The issue is not so much growth but with individual economic security since, theoretically, it doesn’t matter how the wealth is created (or who creates it) provided it is effectively distributed. You wouldn’t be worried by a 50% unemployment rate in Sandton because the mechanism by which the wealth is transferred from the worker to the non-worker (the man to his wife, for example) is efficient. Or, if you were to happen upon an outback

tribe where five men out of the 100 in the community arranged themselves to catch and kill the buck, would you be alarmed at the 95% unemployment rate? The post-war economists must have thought they had it cracked predicting the capitalist system would deliver such a sustained and steady increase in output that workers would eventually have all the material goods they could possibly want and would only need to work for half the week. But because the modern world is characterised by an inability to say enough is enough, the ‘desire for more’ has resulted in a country divided into workaholics who have more money than they know what to do with and millions of unemployed and underemployed struggling to make ends meet on the proceeds of work in the informal economy. In the middle there are the ‘9 to 5’ debt slaves, trying to ‘keep up with the Jones’s’. If that’s the legacy of 50 years of growth instead of health, security, harmony with nature and leisure then I have to ask - to what end?

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WHAT’S ON IN SEPTEMBER 2012 14-15 SEPT / 10AM / NEDERBURG WINE AUCTION A selection of more

EVERY SATURDAY / 10.30AM / WALKING THE CITY A walking tour of CT followed by a light soup lunch. R95pp, Mint Restaurant, Wale Street, Cape Town, 021 819 2000 UNTIL 2 SEPT / TUES – FRI 8PM; SAT 4PM, 8PM; SUN 3PM / KAT AND THE KINGS Musical by David Kramer

and the late Taliep Pietersen. R100R150pp, Fugard Theatre, cnr Harrington and Caledon Streets, Cape Town, info@thefugard.com UNTIL 6 SEPT / 7PM / WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS A play based on JM

Coetzee’s Nobel Prize winning novel directed by Albert Marine with a cast that includes Grant Swanby. R80R100pp, Baxter Theatre, Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 685 7880 UNTIL 9 SEPT / TUES – SAT 8PM; SAT 4PM; SUN 2PM / CABARET Award-

winning cabaret musical set in Berlin. R100-R250pp, Theatre on The Bay, Link Street, Camps Bay, 021 438 3301

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1 SEPT / 6PM / MUIZENBERG MOONLIGHT MEANDER A public initiative

to celebrate the natural beauty of Muizenberg Beach, musical instruments welcome. Free, Knead Bakery, Surfer’s Corner, Beach Road, Muizenberg, 021 787 9140

4 SEPT / 7.30-PM / SHORT AND SWEET

Weekly screening of a selection of short films, music videos and short animations from around the world. R25, Wunderbar Theatre, 6 Roodehoek Terrace, off Hope Street, Gardens, 021 465 4300 8 SEPT / 8.15PM / NATASHA MEISTER

The Cottage Club, booking essential, BYO drinks and snacks, R80pp (tbc), 26 Mauritius Crescent, Capri Village, Kommetjie, 021 78505052

8 SEPT / FROM 8AM / CELLAR2CELLAR TRAIL RUN AND WINE EXPERIENCE Wine your way through picturesque

Paradyskloof vineyards and join the colourful brigade as you venture off the beaten track amongst the vineyards.

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than 150 wines from 18 local wine routes go under the hammer at this event that has something for everyone. Tasting starts at 8AM, Nederburg Estate, Sonstraal Road, Paarl, 021 809 7737

14-16 SEPT / FRI FROM 6PM; SAT FROM 11AM; SUN FROM NOON / CAPE TOWN BIERFEST Enjoy a true Bavarian Bi-

pel and R&B legend returns to SA where he is joined by Ronnie Joyce and Lionel Pietersen. R155-R260pp, Grand Arena, Grand West Casino, 1 Vanguard Drive, Goodwood, 0861 915 8000, www.computicket.com

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12 SEPT / 8PM / THE EVOLUTION OF JOHNATHAN BUTLER The jazz, gos-

13-16 13-16 SEPT / NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA See classics such as Swan Lake,

The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker performed at the Artscape Opera House, R90-R300pp, DF Malan Street, Cape Town, 021 421 7695, www.computicket.com

13-16 SEPT / 9AM-5PM / 2012 ORCHID SHOW Oudepost Farm, Darling, 022

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14-16 SEP / 95TH DARLING WILD FLOWER SHOW Flowers, crafts and

food on show at the Darling Sports Club. R30pp includes flower-viewing tractor ride, 084 916 1111, www.darlingwildflowers.co.za

erfset with Oompah Band, competitions and fun. R85pp, Newlands Brewery, 3 Main Road, Newlands, 021 658 7440, www.newlandsbrewery.co.za 15 & 16 SEPT / NOON – 5PM / FINE WINES CELEBRATION Enjoy a number

of award-winning wines at The Lanzerac Hotel and Spa. R250pp, Lanzerac, Stellenbosch, www.webtickets.co.za

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18-22 SEPT / 7.15PM / ABDULLAH IBRAHIM The iconic jazz pianist performs

at the Everard Read Gallery, R250pp, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 021 418 4527, www.computicket.com 19 & 20 SEPT / 8PM / NIK RABINOWITZ: STAND AND DELIVER So funny you’ll

find it impossible to stand! R100pp, Die Boer, 6 Chenoweth Street, Durbanville, 021 979 1911

23 – 25 SEPT / 10AM – 6PM / CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW From

Starting and finishing at Blaauwklippen, off the R44 between Stellenbosch and Somerset West, the 12km Wine Experience winds its way through the vineyards of Stellenrust, Dornier, Kleinood, Waterford and Stellenzicht, all renowned for their exceptional wines. These six participating wine farms will tempt participants to linger and taste their wines as musicians and ballerinas add to the festive atmosphere. There is the option of a 12km or 20km Trail Run with Vitamin Water instead of wine at the pit stops. Both Trail Runs start at 8AM, followed by the fun-packed Wine Experience at 8.30AM with a staggered start every 10 minutes until 10AM to ensure a leisurely atmosphere at the cellar tastings. Fun seekers who swap their usual running gear for fancy dress costumes will be able to “win their weight in wine”, the top prize for the most spectacularly dressed male and female entrants. The overall winners of the more serious Trail Runs will also win wine from participating estates. Wine Experience participants will be able to buy wine en route which will be delivered to them at the finish at Blaauwklippen where the festivities will continue with a farmer’s market, entertainment and pamper treatments by Mangwanani Africa Day Spa therapists. Crèche facilities provided specially for the event will enable parents to leave their children at the start and collect them once they have completed the circular route. The Trail Run and Wine Experience is R285pp; the Trail Runs (without the wine tastings) are R120pp for the 12km and R160pp for the 20km event. The Cellar2Cellar Trail Run is limited to 600 participants and the Wine Experience to 500, so be sure to get your entry in early. Visit www.cellar2cellar.co.za or www.enteronline.co.za

R40pp, CTICC and V&A Waterfront, 021 685 0848 24 – 30 SEPT / IZIKO MUSEUMS HERITAGE WEEK Film screenings, public lectures

and music at various Iziko Museums around Cape Town, 021 481 3861, www.iziko.org.za

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1 SEPT / 9AM – 2PM / GARLIC FESTIVAL 2012 The inaugural Garlic Festival takes place at the Stellenbosch Fresh Foods Market where superb fresh vegetables and other locally made goods will be on offer. Garlic sausages, garlic breads, mushrooms and even garlic ice-cream will all be on show. theatre@slowmarket.co.za, 021 886 8514 8 SEPT / WHITE WEDDING PARTY AT CHABIVIN Wear something

white or even your wedding dress and come and enjoy an afternoon of Champagne, live music and more. R150pp, includes entrance, bubbly and canapés. Limited ticket sales and cash bar available, events@chabivin.co.za

13 SEPT / 8.30PM / EMILE MINNIE Enjoy brand new Afrikaans songs presented with style, humour and energy. R60pp, Dorpstraat Theatre, 021 889 9158 13 SEPT / NOON – 10PM / CHILLING4CHARITY StellenboschInfo, The Woodmill, Adam & Eve Networking and Special Events host a fundraising event in support of Huis Horison, for persons with primary intellectual disabilities. The festivities include well know South African musicians, a lifestyle market, many kids’ events and an auction. R50pp, and bookings for tables of 8 encouraged, 083 303 2656, chilling4charity.co.za

Courtesy of Stelenboschinfo.net Contact Richter, 083 303 2656 or richter@caylix.co.za to be listed on Stellenbosch Info

30 SEPT / SPUR LOURENSFORD MOUNTAIN BIKE CLASSIC The

oldest fun ride on the Western Cape MTB calendar and still one of the favourites! Riders can look forward to beautiful riding and views on the Lourensford mountain, medals for all finishers, cycle routes from 0.5km to 57km, jumping castles, entertainment, food, lucky-draw prizes and a chance to socialise on the estate’s lawns. dirtopia. co.za, 021 884 4752

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Following the announcement of Paul Adams’s appointment as head coach of the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras, came the news that Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is set to partner with the team and will soon be the preferred liquor offering at both the Newlands and Boland cricket suites. No wonder Ayanda Tini (Good Hope FM), Paul Adams (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras coach), Tammy B (Good Hope FM, Monde Zondeki (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Sholto Sims (Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky), Justin Ontong and Dane Piedt look so pleased!

Social Scene Jonathan Snashall and other media folks enjoyed the hospitality of the 300-year-old Doolhof estate recently and were particularly impressed by the efforts of winemaker, Friedrich Kühne, and chef, Linfred Louw .

A number of high profile personalities, media reps and local chefs attended the opening of the la Cle des Montagnes Luxury Villas in the village, and from the looks of things, all were suitably impressed by the efforts of proprietors, Michael and Kristina Pawlowski. Seen here (clockwise from above) are: Peggy Klement, Sarah Ord and Jane Bouwer; Tina Jewel and Duncan Doherty; Ryan, Lana and Daniel Smith.

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