We headed to the coffee and chocolate expo held over the weekend at Monte Casino. You can imagine my excitement. As an addict of both chocolate and coffee I though I'd be entering a state nirvana at some point. We went for the afternoon session on Saturday. The expo itself was good, for example the Belgian Chocolate stall was fun, tasting little bits of chocolate. We bought the 70% dark chocolate and the ginger & blackcurrant - both excellent choices. There was a wide variety of products and workshops on offer - I loved the craft burger stall! Of course there were crepes, we tried these (Italian crepes made with 21 ingredients, cream, nutella, strawberries and kiwi - delish!):
With 4 different tents, a smoking section and beer garden, there was enough to keep you going all afternoon. But the organizers messed up big time with regards to the number of people allowed to buy tickets. Surely if a place can only accommodate x amount of people, only x number of tickets should be sold? I can honestly say inside some tents, it was worse than being in home affairs. At least home affairs has structured queues. We could barely walk from point A to B. We left after an hour or so, not because it wasn't good, but it was just too crowded.
.JPG "Italian crepe - nutella, strawberry, kiwi") |
| An Italian style crepe |
With 4 different tents, a smoking section and beer garden, there was enough to keep you going all afternoon. But the organizers messed up big time with regards to the number of people allowed to buy tickets. Surely if a place can only accommodate x amount of people, only x number of tickets should be sold? I can honestly say inside some tents, it was worse than being in home affairs. At least home affairs has structured queues. We could barely walk from point A to B. We left after an hour or so, not because it wasn't good, but it was just too crowded.
Fahrenheit Seafood & Grill
This weekend we also headed over to Fahrenheit Seafood & Grill. This is fast becoming one of my favourite seafood spots in Johannesburg. We've been here a couple of times, but I finally decided to review it. The ambiance is warm and family friendly, but if you're in the right spot, it can be romantic too, what with the bustling fireplaces. Being brought up in Durban, I am used to not only fresh seafood, but also big seafood. Many restaurants I've been to in Johannesburg serve up prawns that are just not juicy enough. At Fahrenheit though, when you order queen prawns, you can be sure to get queen prawns. I opted for the prawns, calamari & hake combo while hubby went for the ribs and prawns - both very large portions but still great quality: |
| The Prawns, Calamari & Hake Combo |
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| Ribs & Prawns Combo |
Until next time!
-P
