The countdown to the country’s most loved foodie festival has begun! If you still haven’t booked your tickets, do so right now by visiting the Computicket website or popping in at your local Checkers store. For loads of fun, fabulous food and wine and the most exhilarating cheese adventure, put the SA Cheese Festival at the top of your to-do-list for the long weekend of 24-27 April. And tell everyone to join you!
Checkers Cheese EmporiumChoose your cheese - if you can imagine it, it's there. Whether it is strong bold flavours you crave or whether your taste buds prefer something familiar and mild, you're sure to find several cheeses that match and exceed your expectations. Explore the country's largest selection of cheese under one roof. The air cooled 2 400 m2 marquee is home to the Checkers World of Cheese and other dairy giants such as Ladismith Cheese, Simonsberg and Lancewood. Add some sweet seducers like chocolates, Turkish delight, nougat, and sweet or sparkling wines, and you're set for a taste celebration. See Nataniël in the new Checkers Theatre with seating for 250 cheese lovers. Get your free ticket before the show at the Theatre ticket office outside the Checkers Cheese Emporium. |
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Cheese MarketThink earthy... think handmade... think innovation. Artisan cheese makers who craft sumptuous cheeses using age old methods and lots of patience share this space with special deli products which bring new dimensions to tasting pleasure. Savour the flavours that abound in this laidback country market and then make your choice: what will you take home? Or unpack your purchases there and then and enjoy them on the shady market square. |
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The MallCheese on its own is a treat but with the right partners it provides for a feast. Fill your basket with nuts, home made preserves, bread, pesto, garlic mustard and award winning wines. The new SA Olive Experience will allow olive enthusiasts to enjoy this ancient fruit in surprisingly innovative ways - buy a tree, or taste the purest olive oils and gleaming black and green table olives, tapenades and even olive jams. Make sure you buy enough delectable goodies for the rest of your autumn picnics and for the coming winter evenings. |
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The Cooking PotThe heat is on! Famous food, entertainment, travel and wine icons, with names like Soli Philander, Beyers Truter and Johan Badenhorst, Sarie & Sarie Kos Magazines' food editors topping the celebrity list, will be stirring up a storm in the Cooking Pot. Whether you're a gourmet guru or a closet cook you will enjoy the antics of the icons as they bring you up to speed with the what's hot and the what's not of creating with cheese. Be part of the energy and the action in this hotpot of innovation. |
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KidsFun and games galore await the little ones at this family festival. Professional entertainers will encourage kids of all ages to safely shed some of their energy in the Wilde Fruit Juices Kiddies Corner and that will give mom and dad a break to do some serious tasting and shopping. Jumping castles, clowns, face painting; colour in competitions and much more will guarantee that your kids enjoy the Cheese Festival as much as you do. Teenagers can chill out in the funky Cheese Chiller tent with its theatre and games room. Watch DSTv, play games and have fun with magic shows and life size cartoon characters. |
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Renault & Kia Milk FactoryMilk factory equals dairy animals. Let your kids experience the udderly amazing journey of milk from the cow, goat or sheep to the table while they enjoy being near these peaceful big eyed, four legged friends. Taste raw milk as nature provides it and learn from the guardians of tradition at the Worcester Museum how to make butter and cottage cheese the old fashioned way. |
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Gourmet Lane & Ladismith Cheese Music GazeboStroll along the gourmet lane and tickle your taste buds with anything from fresh oysters, smoked hake and marinated herrings, to shawarmas, exquisite sauces and an array of fine foods. Taste, eat, drink and enjoy and then get back to the Lane and eat some more. Music from the band BRAWOU! will accompany your appetite on this exciting journey. |
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Dairy Square & Music SpotMusic will set the atmosphere of an impromptu picnic with friends, with farm animals to the one side and the buzz of the most popular gourmet festival on the other. Spend many a leisurely hour with good food on the table and anything from farm fresh milk to artisan beer in your glass. |