Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 3 March 2015 | Page 14

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OPEN KITCHEN

GRAND White
Wonderland
with a touch of greeen

The internationally acclaimed Grand
White Dinner is successfully hauling
South Africans into a whitewashed
frenzy, thanks to German-born Stephan
Dau. Having set up home in the Mother
City five years ago, Stephan is the man
behind Holi One – another whitewearing event held in Cape Town each
year. Drawing inspiration from the Dinner
en Blanc concept that has been taking
place in Paris for the last half a century,
Stephan decided to test a similar idea
on South African soil last year with an

And enjoyment is certainly the
underlying theme for the day. Aiming
to bring food fun and even better fun
to adults in a secret location across the
main cities in South Africa, the Grand
White Dinner is transforming the way we
“We wanted to make our Grand White dine and socialise on so many levels. For
Dinner more distinctive and a properly a start, there is a wonderfully amiable
organised extravaganza. Somewhat of atmosphere as my friend and I join the
a flash mob, this is a once a year chance lengthy queue outside the Castle of
to come together with friends and family Good Hope in the Cape Town city bowl.
and enjoy plenty of entertainment, let It is just before 3pm on a warm Saturday
afternoon and, despite purchasing tickets
your hair down and just simply enjoy.”
ivory pop-up dinner concept. “Dinner en
Blanc was a simple laid-back picnic with
guests bringing all their own necessities,
including tables and chairs, as well as their
own food,” explains Stephan.