Karl Tessendorf

This is Karl. He loves beer. He also loves fire and food and believes that if you are going to cook something, don’t do it in half measures. He’s a copywriter by day and in his dreams he braais and writes about beer for a living. When he’s not braaing and drinking beer, you can find him drinking beer and braaing.

winter restaurant specials

La Tête Restaurant

If you live in Cape Town and are even remotely into food, then you’ll know that Bree Street is where it’s at. Up and down its length you can find just about…

Oak Valley Free Range Piggery

Oak Valley Free Range Piggery

In today’s consumer culture we often tend to pick quantity over quality. We always want more and of course, we want it yesterday. We want it cheaper and we often don’t care…

Gammon Pretzel roll

Boxing Day Gammon Pretzel Roll with Pineapple Relish

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Six Tips for Nailing your Wacky Wine Weekend Experience

Ah, Wacky Wine Weekend! How we love thee. You somehow manage to take an entire town and turn it into one big wine festival with over forty wineries taking part. It’s pretty…

Nutribullet Pro

A Guide to Juicers and Blenders

Fresh juices and smoothies! Who doesn’t like those? Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever met such a person and for good reason. Both are delicious and to top if off, with the…

Chipotle Beef Shortribs

Rumbling Ramblings: Chipotle Beef Short Ribs You’ll Love Long Time

If there’s one thing I love about food, it’s that it constantly surprises me. Not in a life-sized- banana-jumping-out-the-bushes kind of way. It’s more of a where-have-you-been-all-my-life kind of way. This adventure…

See No Evil: Design in Craft Beer

They say you should never judge a beer by its cover, well close enough, but these days that is much easier said than done. The truth is that with an ever expanding…

Cape Town Festival of Beer, You Biscuit!

And that’s the  Cape Town Festival of Beer 2016, wrapped! Yes, I realise that I am a little late to the party here with a post fest round up, but it’s taken that…

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Fresh Brew: Aegir Crush IPA

Say Hello to your Summer Beer Fling Spring has sprung, summer is here, and Aegir’s new seasonal IPA is about to crush your tastebuds with a citrus superplex off the top rope.…

Fresh Brew: And Union BRRGRR

It’s safe to say that And Union have been on the pulse of craft since, well, the beginning of craft in South Africa. That’s partly because they’ve been around that long, but…

Drink Beer out of a Glass

Great Beer Deserves Great Glassware

When it comes to enjoying a great beer there’s one rule that’s probably more important than most – pour it into a glass. I’ll be the first to admit that as a…

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A Nuts & Bolts 2016 Adventure

When I first saw the Nuts & Bolts logo with its strapline, “You gonna do what?” I didn’t really give it much thought. Now that Thirsty, Greg and I are back from…

Fresh Brew: Citizen’s Pacifist

2016 has been the year of the seasonal brew and what a year it’s been. Winter gave us a huge selection of delicious dark beers and without a doubt, Citizen’s Pacifist is…

Fresh Brew: Innis & Gunn Fired Oak Scotch Ale

It’s been a cracker year for Innis & Gunn in South Africa. They’ve launched a well-received range of beers, including a few very tasty seasonal brews. The latest offering comes in a…

Thirsty Hits the Dirt for Charity

In 1996 Torsten Koehler was diagnosed with testicular cancer. At the time he was in his early 30s and teaching sex education to young teenagers. After his diagnosis, he was shocked to…

KWV Sensorium

Art, Wine & Food Pairings at the KWV Sensorium

Arriving at the home of KWV is impressive to say the least. As you stroll up the pillar-lined pathway towards the heavy wooden door and sculpture crested roof, you can’t help but…

Tuk Tuk Micro Brewery

Tuk Tuk Brewery hits Town

If you’ve ever ridden in a tuk tuk then you’ll know that they’re not fast. They kind of chug along at their own pace, much like the brewing process, so it seems…

Fresh Brew: Meeting Woodstock’s Mr Brownstone

If you’re looking to sample one of this year’s tastiest brews then you better start searching. That’s right Mr Brownstone is running out fast and by the time you read this, there…


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