It is with great sadness that we were informed that South Africa’s beloved Eggman, Gregory Da Silva, was attacked and robbed in Milan, Italy, in March.
He is on the mend in Germany, and we wish him a speedy recovery and a safe return to his friends, family and fans.
I love the vibe in Nojoli Street on Saturdays, the music, the crowds of smiling, friendly people, great restaurants and coffee shops, and when you go into a shop, everybody knows you.
I love Somerset East when it rains, when it is sunny, but best of all on clear, crisp winter days.
I love the idea that maybe the old explorers were right, and there really are unicorns on the Boschberg!
- Ros Turner, BCRM Tourism -
With winter softly knocking at the door, biltong season seems right around the corner. The organizers are feverishly coordinating behind the scenes and they are moments away from announcing this year’s musical line up.
They are also accepting stall bookings, and from this year’s entries we can confidently say that there will something for everyone in the dusty lanes criss-crossing the showgrounds.
Of course there will be biltong stalls galore, but you’ll also be able to:
Well you’ll have to come and see for yourself what else you’ll be able to taste, hear, see and experience at this year’s Festival.
Last week, Regina Matthys walked away with our first Biltong Festival E-mail Competition prize worth R1150. Thank you to our sponsors Castle Lager and Paintball Heaven for their awesome contribution.
If you’d like to enter, please send your e-mail address to studio@designatbay.co.za with Biltong Festival Competition in the subject line.
The smiling, colourful Eggman will be back at the Biltong Festival this year.
However, in the meantime he will be waving the South African flag in Italy, where he is participating in various activities for the Guinness Book of Records.
His African inspired headdress normally weighs up to 25 kilograms, but for the Guinness Book of Records, Gregory da Silva has gone all out. With the title of ‘Biggest Eggs Hat in the World’, he will be striding across the Piazza Navona with 10 000 eggs on his head.
Visit www.theeggman.co.za or eggman.blog.com for more information.
Bread and butter, snoek en patats ...you can’t have the one without the other. Another proudly South African combination, much like snoek en patats, is biltong and a frosty ol’ Castle. This can be enjoyed while watching a clash on the sport field, in the comfort of your own home or...while hanging out with some friends.
Castle Lager has been the official sponsor of the Blue Crane Route Municipality’s Biltong Festival since 2001. Now you too can enjoy the delectable combination when you come and hang with us at the Biltong Festival in July.
With some of South Africa’s most popular artists entertaining the crowd, buckets of biltong and of course some Castle Lager to drive away the cold, the 2010 Festival was ‘lip-smackingly’ good.
Only four months away, we cannot wait for the 2011 Castle Lager East Cape Biltong Festival!
