Blanko restaurant at the Alphen Hotel, part of the Kove Collection Group, recently held its first Supper Club.
Blanko Restaurant’s Chef along with Nic van Aarde, Chief Winemaker at Warwick wines presented an evening of good food, good wine and great company.
Having not yet been to Blanko, I checked the reviews on line and they were certainly on all ends of the extreme, giving us no idea what to expect.
If I am not mistaken there was 2 functions happening at the Hotel and whilst the hostesses did their best on arrival one couldn’t help but feel cramped in the dining room the event was to be held.
Nic regaled us with stories of the farm and also the fin times he is having with his 3 month old. He certainly made the evening a lot more enjoyable.
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MENU
STARTERS
CEASER SALAD
Or
GRILLED CALAMARI
Paired with
WARWICK FIRST LADY CHARDONNAY
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MAINS
GRILLED FILLET
Paired with
WARWICK THREE CAPE LADIES 2013
Or
MUSHROOM RISOTTO
Paired with
WARWICK TRIOLOGY 2013
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DESSERT
DARK CHOCOLATE TART, SALTED CARAMEL, HAZELNUT & RICOTTA
Paired with
WARWICK BLACK LADY SYRAH 2014
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The meal in general was good, the wines above average, the service could have been better, as I found myself refilling our glasses of water for most of the evening.
Being the first, one will assume they will learn from this and only improve. We look forward to attending the next ones as they certainly have something here that Kove Collection can build on.
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Written for JAR PHOTOGRAPHY by Rene Mesias-Petersen
Photography for JAR PHOTOGRAPHY by Jason “Dubbz” Petersen
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