by Chez Shamwari | Sep 7, 2015 | Blog, Menus
I guess I should know by the now that after 4 years of doing this (yes 4 years!) that the deadline of 2pm for afternoon tea to commence seems to arrive quicker than I can throw a wet teabag at it (erm … no teabags here actually, something tea shaped anyway …). It can...
by Chez Shamwari | Aug 3, 2015 | Menus
With summer in full swing, plenty of colour and freshness would be the theme of the day; there would be time enough for comfort food come the autumn. My guests were both newbies and ‘repeat offenders’ – the latter being a difficult thing to achieve given my ever...
by Chez Shamwari | Apr 5, 2015 | Menus
With Easter just around the corner some traditional treats representing the time of year were required on the menu today. On the sweet side, chocolate; most definitely. Yellow also somehow seems to be associated with Easter for me so, yes, something ‘yellow’. Lemon...
by Chez Shamwari | Mar 12, 2015 | Menus
I have a very small select group of ‘regulars’ amongst my guests and today’s visitors were some of those lucky ones – not because people don’t want to come back I hasten to add. On the contrary. The challenge is my ever growing waiting list and the need to give those...
by Chez Shamwari | Mar 8, 2015 | Menus
Ah, the institution that is Sunday lunch. With winter hanging on outside, the inclement weather battering the windows, it really was most fitting to be enjoying the warming comforts of good food and genial company. A five course menu was the order of the day so I hope...
by Chez Shamwari | Jan 29, 2015 | Menus
What better to do on a very wintery Sunday afternoon in the middle of January than indulge in a delectable afternoon tea? Warm and cosy inside, lashings of tea and cake, great company and conversation; there’s no better place to be. These were indeed the sentiments of...
