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Brewing beer at Bridge Street

Visitors to Bridge Street Brewery can do more than just drink some of the best craft beer around (award winning craft beer actually) and eat scrumptious meals and tapas, you can also book a brewery tour and beer tasting in advance if the brewer is available.  The tour isn't a long one but shows you how the beer is brewed and stored before it gets sold to the customer.  After the brewing process the beer goes into these tanks as…

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09/11/2014
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Beer tasting at Bridge Street Brewery

Craft beer has very much become an in thing with many patrons preferring it over the traditional beers.  Bridge Street Brewery has brought craft beer to Port Elizabeth big time since opening in the Baakens Valley and the venue has become quite popular not just for its beer but also the excellent food they serve.  If the brewer is available they will even do brewery tours and beer tastings for groups on request.  Last week I visited Bridge Street on…

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04/11/2014
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Feeding Koi at the Barrydale “water front”

Barrydale on Route 62 in the Klein Karoo is a pretty little town known for the beautiful surrounding mountains offering various walks, the Tradouw Pass, quint gardens, interesting shops and farm stalls, restaurants popular with passing tour groups and the very famous Ronnie's SEX Shop down the road.  Everything but an ocean.  So I was very intrigued when I saw a Geocache description refer to a spot as the Barrydale "water front".  One or two turns off the main road and we discovered…

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17/09/2014
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Oudebosch Farmstall

After visiting the Tsitsikamma twice over the last two weeks I decided to do a short series on things to do and attractions in the area.  Obviously those mentioned will be those I got to go to and unfortunately the Tsitsikamma National Park wasn't amongst them.  Doesn't matter though as there are load of other things to do and see in the area. Travelling along the N2 to and from Port Elizabeth most people tend to stop at the Storms River Bridge Petroport. …

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11/08/2014
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Spending the weekend at The Milk House in Hankey

The Gamtoos Valley west of Port Elizabeth is often just seen as the entrance to the Baviaanskloof yet its a tranquil and very scenic farming area.  I visit the valley a couple of times a year to participate in the annual Gamtoos Tourism Adventure Drive, the Citrus festival and the Patensie Boere Basaar.  This also means that I spend a lot of time in the Patensie area so when Carol Pearson of The Milk House contacted me to invite us…

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16/07/2014
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Flashback – Palm Beach Roadhouse

I love getting emails from followers of PE Daily Photo and The Firefly Photo Files, but it gets even better when I get mails like the one sent to me by Socratis "Socks" who was the last owner of the Palm Beach Roadhouse at Flat Rocks.  He has sent me some pictures of the roadhouse to post and said he's got a couple of old newspaper clippings that he will scan and send me some time as well. Ahhhhh, the good ol' days…

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09/04/2014
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Buying meat at Chilleks Place

Chilleks Place in Walmer Township won the Nando's Shisa Nyama Championship in October last year with some exceptional braai'ing and flavouring.  It's maybe not as well known as the big Shisa Nyamas in Cape Town or Soweto, but the quality of their braai is right up there.  Before manager Coach and braai master Scott or any braaiers braai your meat, you actually get to choose it from the butchery on the premises (unless you order one of their mouth watering baskets).  In…

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20/03/2014
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Cubata ribs, probably the best in town

There are a couple of restaurants around town that serve really good ribs.  The one at the top of my list at the moment is Cubata in Sydenham close to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.  It was one of the dinner stops on the #PERocks bloggers trip and I got the opportunity to try out more than just an order of ribs.  The kitchen is manned by the owner's two sons and these two guys churn out some really tasty food.3kg's of ribs…

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18/02/2014
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New Cash Store ribs

The Old Cash Store on Sardinia Bay Road has been a popular spot over the years but since October last year something has changed.  Well, for a start the name did.  It's now called The New Cash Store.  But a name change did just fall from the sky.  It came with new owners Doug and Clair who have blown new life into an old favorite.  Steak and burger night, pasta night, seafood night, pizza night, live music, an organic market once…

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30/01/2014
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Stage Door, an extraordinary restaurant

A restaurant (and pub) in the oldest hotel in Port Elizabeth.  Sawdust covered floors. American memorabilia all over the walls... and ceilings.  Historic memorabilia scattered in-between the previously mentioned American stuff.  Friendly people. Relaxed atmosphere. Flippen good food.  Staff taking photos of each and every table to post on Facebook.  Excellent service (even if they're not willing to admit it).  Where am I? The Stage Door at the Phoenix Hotel in Central is all of that and more.  If you're looking…

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14/01/2014