Fascinating Book Launch - Buitenverwachting Restaurant

Uncrowned Monarch of the Namib

Kronenlose Herrscherin der Namib

A monograph on a unique African plant with a wonderful array of photographic illustrations, paintings and scientific information for the book connoisseur and collector, 

the traveller, the botanist, the gardener or student alike.

Africana

Where:                  Buitenverwachting Restaurant

When:                  Thursday 21 November

Time:                     12h00 for 12h30 (starts promptly)

Speaker:              Authors - Ernst van Jaarsveld and Uschi Pond in conversation

The book is set to become a collector’s item – a limited edition of 1000 copies

Bilingual: English and German

The Uncrowned Monarch of the Namib, Welwitschia mirabilis – is an extraordinary plant, truly one of a kind and found only in the Namib Desert.  It was discovered by Henry Pearson in 1859. No other single plant has aroused the curiosity and attention of so many scientists.

Meet the authors, the much esteemed Kirstenbosch horticulturalist and botanist Dr Ernst van Jaarsveld and Uschi Pond who have put together a truly spectacular celebration of this iconic plant.

A remnant of the past, representing a group of plants which flourished on earth some 125 million years ago. Welwitschia is thus a true living fossil!  Welwitschia is estimated to grow to about 500 -1500 years old.  It is striking in its morphology and physiology, placing it in a family of its own, the Welwitschiaceae.

So as you can see fascinating! It is an exquisite book with its beautiful illustrations and photographs.

Enjoy a gourmet lunch accompanied by Buitenverwachting wines:

Menu

Amuse Bouche

Tomato Espuma & micro Rucola with Pine Kernel Short Bread

Main Course

Puff Pastry baked Salmon Trout with Sauce Hollandaise

& white Asparagus

Dessert

Lemon Verbena Ice Cream

with Panko-Coconut deep fried Banana, Valrhona-Grand Manier Truffle,

Passion Fruit & Ginger

Friandise & Filter Coffee

Vegetarian Option

Amuse Bouche

Tomato Espuma & micro Rucola with Pine Kernel Short Bread

Main Course

Spring Vegetable Minestrone with Ruote & Truffle Oil

Dessert

Lemon Verbena Ice Cream

with Panko-Coconut deep fried Banana, Valrhona-Grand Manier Truffle,

Passion Fruit & Ginger

Friandise & Filter Coffee

Served with Edgar’s delicious breads and spreads

Price per person fully inclusive is R250

Please call Sandy on 021 685 8016 or email sandybailey@telkomsa.net for more information or to book.

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