On Wednesday, October 5^th, Granny Mouse Country House & Spa hosted a fine dining food and Louisvale wine evening with Winemaker Simon Smith, keeping the party entertained throughout.

Once the short and humourous “thank you’s” were carried out,  it was on to the main event.

First course for the evening was Beetroot & Beetroot Mousse, Grilled baby onion, Basil infused Deep Fried Goats Cheese, Spring Onion Sabayon paired with a Louisvale Chavant 2013.

Followed by the second course – Trout Fillet, Squid Ink Risotto, Orange Mousse, Wasabi Foam, Fennel Cream paired with Louisvale Chardonnay 2013.

Course three invited the red wine to the party with a glass of Louisvale Shiraz 2013 paired with Smoked Duck Salad, Crisy Pancetta, Radish, Red Wine, Black Cherries and Wild Rocket Pesto.

With smiles and cheers, it was on to a palate cleanser of Yellow Jelly, Merinuge & Fruit Salad before the fourth course was plated and set down which saw Herb Crusted Beef Fillet, cooked to perfection, Parsnip Puree, Honey Baked Figs, Garlic Mushroom, Bacon Crumb, Jus – a favourite of the night. This was paired with the Louisvale Dominique 2014.

However the best was yet to be served. Dessert! The fifth and final course saw a culinary innovation on the plate; a cup of tea which incorporated a Rooibos Panacotta and Chai Meringue, accomapnied by Orange & Almond Fingers, Dark Chocolate Truffle as well as Mini Cheese Cake with Strawberry Jelly. This was paired with a Louisvale Chardonnay Brut NV.

Apart from the delicious degustation menu and wine pairing, thoughtfully put together by the Culinary Artists Kirstie du Toit and Wayland Green, there was also an instabooth and the #GMFood used for the evening  trended at the top of list on Twitter SA, and then moved down to second place after the Proteas took the win over Australia. However, Granny Mouse remained at second place until the next morning, as guests were treated to a scrumptious breakfast selection at the Bistro before departure.

 

Those captured enjoying the evening were:

Pic 1 – Chantele Granger, Cheryl-Ann Doveton and Robyn Fox

Pic 2- Shirley & Roger Le Guern with Annie and Clint Armour

Pic 3- Charissa and Hermann Pfeil with Brett and Candice Botha

Pic 4- Sean Granger, Lauren Shapiro, Carmel Botha, Giovanni and Sue Fardella

 

Pic 5- Myles Buxton, Nathan De La Cruz, Cassidy Emmanuel and Michelle Buxton

Pic 6- Nicola Meyer, Kirsten Rae Hughes, Terry Stallard and Carmen Barends

 

 

Pic 7 – Inge Loker and Faeema Sader Vahed

Pic 8 -Angelique and Simon Buhman

Pic 9- Trevor and Zan Gower (Meander Fine Wines)

 

Sean Granger (General Manager of Granny Mouse Country House & Spa), Msizi James (East Coast Radio) and Wayland Green (Granny Mouse Culinary Artist)

 

Wayland in action

It was a feast of culinary delight in full “Carnival style”, at Liberty Midlands Mall’s Food Festival Which took place from September 29^th until Sunday, October 2^nd, 2016.

Kicking off the celebrity/chef cooking demonstrations on Friday, 30 September, 2016 at 6:30pm was Granny Mouse Country House & Spa Culinary Artist, Wayland Green.

Accompanying Green was East Coast Radio DJ Msizi James, who lent a helping hand whilst entertaining the spectators.

Msizi James hosts the East Coast Radio Weekend Breakfast show and is full of energy and zest. Passionate about KZN and life in general, Msizi James oozes positivity and all-things-good. Music is everything to this trendy Durban social media junkie.  He was also a semi-finalist on SA Idols season 9! Like many of East Coast Radio’s presenters, he’s always had radio in his blood.

Together, Green and James created a delicious vegetarian dish they called “a Mushroom Trio” which consisted of Crumbed Mushroom, Mushroom Puree and Confit Mushroom garnished with parsley and spring onion.

“I enjoyed every minute of the demonstration. Having Msizi cooking by my side was extremely entertaining and refreshing and the reaction from the spectators was rewarding. They seemed to really enjoy the dish,” commented Green.