At the end of May, Granny Mouse Country House & Spa hosted a VIP Chef’s Table for a selected few to preview their new winter menu which will be launched to the marketplace this month (June).

The day saw bubbly on arrival, and socialising in the toasty fireplace before the guests were whisked away to the Selfie Frame for a #GMSelfie group image.

Lunch then followed and saw guests seated at a large dining table where four delicious courses were presented and paired with complimenting wines, beers & spirits.

Culinary Artists, Kirstie du Toit and Wayland Green prepared the first three courses and on each menu, a sketch of the dish was printed in order for the guests to get an idea of the art behind the food.

General Manager, Sean Granger advised the guests that each dish starts with a sketch before production and this was the concept behind the idea of using the term, Culinary Artist instead of Chef.

The first course was a Chickpea & Garlic Puff Pastry Parcel served with sour honey poached melon cubes, mildly spiced curry cream & coriander pearls garnished with crispy coriander leaves. This dish was paired with the Hartenberg Reisling 2015.

The second course then followed – Dill & Verbena Sous – Vide Kingklip with white cabbage frittata, brandy flambéed orange segments, maple carrot puree & candied orange peel paired with Old Main Brewery 1806 Real Ale.

The third course was a House Smoked Lamb Loin with pan fried brussel sprouts & mint, toasted sunflower seed crusted oyster mushrooms, sunflower seed brittle & mint jus paired with a Fairview Pegleg 2009.

The fourth and final dish was presented by Chef Leon de Kock, Pastry Chef at Granny Mouse. Titled, Asian Infusion, this dessert dish was a spiced basmati rice pudding maki roll wrapped in rooibos jelly & stuffed with carrot puree, topped with wasabi white chocolate gel, served with cranberry ginger caviar, sesame tuille & cucumber sorbet, accompanied by Pimms No 1.

Visitors to Granny Mouse will also have the opportunity to taste these four delectable dishes as they will be included as starters and mains along with a number of other dishes on the new winter menu which will be available to members of the public by the end of June.

To make a booking at The Eaves fine dining restaurant, contact 033 234 4071.

Seen on the day were:

Mouton du Toit (Assistant General Manager), Kirstie du Toit (Culinary Artist), Wayland Green (Culinary Artist) & Sean Granger (General Manager)

Sue & Dave Charles, Cee from Ceecee’s Travels and Al Nicoll

Warren & Michelle Campbell & Siobhan Hughes

Tessa Buhrmann with Gareth Lagesse & his wife, Shirley Berko

Granny Mouse Country House & Spa have strived to provide the best customer service and top-class offering for over 3 decades.

With a 4,5 star rating on Tripadvisor, Granny Mouse is sure to not only provide an offering pleasurable to the eye, but you can also expect quality service from all corners of the Hotel.

For corporates looking for a conferencing venue that offers it all, Granny Mouse should be your first choice, especially if you are looking for a venue within the KZN Midlands area – away from the fast-paced City life and one that offers a warm welcome to all who visit the property.

Not only does  Granny Mouse offer a number of conference venues that can accommodate large groups, they also cater for boutique conferencing and executive breakaways, where groups are smaller and more intimate. Moreover, there are also fun packages that could assist with teambuilding or to “break the ice”, which include a Mousterchef cooking class, Brandy & Chocolate tasting, Whiskey tasting or a spa treatment, to name a few.

An option of three venues is available:

• Caversham Room seating up to 120 guests cinema style
• Camelia Room seating up to 30 guests
• Eaves Restaurant seating 50 indoors and 30 on the outside deck

In keeping with quality standards, every conference package is worked according to the client’s needs and this incorporates the menu, the service, as well as the small detailed features that are added to each conference –  that make the event/function run smoothly. The in house Culinary Artists are sure to add an artistic flair to your chosen breakfast or lunch meal package and will ensure only the freshest local produce is used.

The Granny Mouse conferencing packages boast all the bells & whistles when it comes to the finer details – from the standard data projector, automated screens and laser pointer, to a sound system including a handheld microphone or lapel microphone, pads, pens and flipchart, bottled water, fruit bowl, a dedicated waiter, Wi-Fi signal, and much more. There is also a 15% discount on all spa treatments should corporate guests need time to distress after the conference.

The Granny Mouse Spa winter special for June includes 2 options – that of a Hotstone Massage  and complimentary Indian Head of Foot Massage for just R600 per person or alternatively, a Hand and Foot Massage with Paraffin Dip for only R420 per person.

For more information, or to book a conference, contact 033 234 4071 or email banqueting@grannymouse.co.za . Please advise if you are looking for an “out of the box” conference idea and the banqueting team will help make it happen.