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Welcome From The MD
Winter may be here in full swing, but wherever one goes in this beautiful country, just about everyone is warm with soccer mania. Whether your team is still on track, or has fallen foul of the competition – we hope that you’re enjoying this spectacular event as much as we are. Join us at St Andrew’s 19th Hole Pub to see all the action – short of being at an actual game, there can be no better place to experience the thrills and high emotion!
In this month’s issue we bring you news of special winter offers and happenings, as well as our monthly competition. We also report back on this year’s NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball, which was once again a resounding success thanks to the generous support of our guests and sponsors.
Have a fab football feast!
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- Mr F. van Rensburg is the winner of our May 2010 Executive Club Members Draw. Mr Van Rensburg is a Founder Member. His prize is a breakfast voucher for two at either NH The Lord Charles or NH Plettenberg Bay.
- Ms Charmaine Fredericks is the lucky winner of last month’s newsletter competition. She won an Afternoon Tea Buffet for two at NH The Lord Charles by correctly answering the question: Which international sporting event, held in May 2010 in Pretoria, did NH Hoteles sponsor?
The answer was: The Davis Cup play-offs between South Africa and Finland.
Thanks to everyone who entered. Read on for this month’s exciting competition!
Interested in becoming a member of our Executive Club and benefiting from a host of special offers and great discounts?
For more information, please visit www.nh-hotels.co.za, contact the Executive Club office at 021 855 0466/77, or email info@nh-hotels.co.za.
Osso bucco is a traditional Italian dish – hearty and warming, it’s the perfect winter comfort food. Executive Sous Chef of
NH The Lord Charles, Pieter Turpin, supplied the recipe.
Osso bucco
 Osso Bucco is a Milanese speciality of veal shanks cooked in meat broth, flavoured with white wine and vegetables. Slowly braised, this relatively tough, but flavourful, cut of meat becomes meltingly tender, and the connective tissues and marrow dissolve into the sauce, making it rich and creamy. Literally translated from Italian, osso bucco means “hole bone” – a reference to the large chunk of marrow in the centre of the veal shank bone.
View the recipe.
We still have lots of special events lined up for the second half of the year.
NH The Lords Charles’s Food and Beverage Department offers you a choice of venues, great food and drinks to chase the winter chills away!
 La Vigna Winter Warmer Special Menu
Join us in our stylish fine dining restaurant, serving the best of cosmopolitan cuisine – prepared from the finest, freshest ingredients – with a wide selection of South African wines.
Click here to see what’s on offer this winter at our flagship restaurant.
 Share the good times and all the great moments of the beautiful game at St Andrew’s 19th Hole Pub
Fashioned on its renowned namesake, with authentic memorabilia from bygone days and serving a selection of the finest Scottish whiskeys and drafts, the warm and inviting ambiance of St Andrew’s 19th Hole Pub has seen many a happy celebration of major sporting events among friends, fans and foes.
With extended hours – including Happy Hour between 17h00 and 18h00 – a big screen TV, free secure parking and daily specials on the menu, there can be no better place to share all the thrills and spills of the World Cup!
Two for tea?
NH The Lord Charles Hotel is proud to bring you our all new Afternoon Tea Buffet experience.
For only R55.00 per person, you can help yourself to our Afternoon Tea Buffet and enjoy bottomless cups of filter coffee or our wide selection of teas in the comfort and cosiness of the Lounge, from 14h00 to 17h00 every day!
The menu will change daily, but will always include :
- A choice of at least two cakes;
- Scones with a sweet topping;
- Scones with a savoury topping;
- Finger sandwiches; and
- Chocolate truffles, petit fours and friandise.
Please note:
- For those guests who would like to book a Morning Tea, or who prefer to enjoy a private High Tea, we still offer our regular High Tea @ R90.00 per person.
- The Afternoon Tea Buffet @ R55 per person is a special offer, and no other discounts apply. Speciality coffees, e.g. cappuccino, lattés, etc., and hot chocolate are not included, and will be charged separately.
To make a reservation or for more information, contact Denise Reddell
on +27 21 855 1040 or email d.reddell@nh-hotels.co.za
NH The Lord Charles Wine and Dine Evening
 If you haven’t yet experienced the warm ambiance and fun of the NH The Lord Charles Wine and Dine evenings, now is the time to fight of the winter chills and enjoy the subtle pleasures of combining excellent cuisine with award-winning wines.
Join Executive Chef Bernard Steyn and his winemaking guests in the elegant setting of our flagship La Vigna restaurant, and let the experts with the know-how show you the how-to’s of feasting in style!
Our next Wine and Dine evening is on Wednesday, 28 July 2010, featuring Meerendal Wine Estate.
Diarise the remaining Wine and Dine Evenings for 2010:
- 25 August – Cabrière –The home of Haute Cabrière and Pierre Jourdan
- 29 September – Simonsig Wine Estate
- 27 October – Bon Courage Wine Estate
- 24 November – Bouchard Finlayson Boutique Winery
- 15 December – Laibach Wine Estate
Avoid disappointment... bookings are essential for this popular event!
Special offer: Book for 4, only pay for 3!
If you make a reservation for a party of four guests or more for the Wine and Dine evenings, the fourth member of your party is on the house!*
Price: R250.00 per person, including a 5-course dinner, featured wine and after-dinner coffee.
To make a reservation or for more information, contact Denise Reddell
on +27 21 855 1040 or email d.reddell@nh-hotels.co.za
*NB: No other discounts apply.
This month, we are giving away a Winter Goody Bag!
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To win, just answer the following easy question:
Name two of the acts who will be performing at the 2010 Ghent Jazz Festval.
The closing date for the competition is 15 July 2010.
Send your answer to sales@nh-hotels.co.za |
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Helpful hint ~ The answer appears elsewhere in this newsletter...
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NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball
The annual NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball was held on Saturday, 29th May 2010. We are thrilled to report that – as always – the event was once again a huge success.
Created in 2005 by former General Manager, Erik Jansen, the Charity Ball is an annual event to raise funds for local charities, Imibala and the Erinvale Care and Help Organisation (ECHO). All food, wine, décor and prizes for the event are sponsored, and the money raised from ticket sales, auction items and donations on the evening are donated to these organisations.
This year’s Charity Ball raised the outstanding amount of R130, 000.00, which was shared equally by Imibala and ECHO. Imibala’s main focus is on helping disadvantaged children through primary school, while ECHO offers wide-ranging community support for the underprivileged in the Helderberg area, including educational opportunities and a feeding scheme.
Legendary South African personality, Soli Philander, was the MC for the evening. Guests were entertained by the very talented Gugulethu Tenors, who have been performing together since they left Fexeke High School eight years ago. They share a passion for opera – a bold music choice in a society infatuated with hip-hop and kwaito – and have performed for many dignitaries and VIP’s, including President Nelson Mandela.
The next Charity Ball event will be held on
the 28th of May 2011 |
Representatives from ECHO and Imibala with Serge Foulon, MD.
The MC for the evening,
Soli Philander |
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Jazz it up with NH at the Ghent Jazz Festival
From 7 to 18 July, Norah Jones will head up a full complement of new talent and internationally established jazz musicians at the 2010 Ghent Jazz Festival. And, as proud partner of this vibey event, NH’s two Ghent properties – NH Ghent St Pieters and NH Ghent Belfort – have fully adopted the jazz theme!
Enjoy dazzling appearances by Norah Jones, the Greg Houben Trio and the Kurt Elling Quartet with John McLean – to name just a few – and experience the ultimate jazz sensation during jam sessions at NH Ghent Belfort. |
Norah Jones |
Don’t miss out on this spectacular jazzy event!
Visit www.gentjazz.com for a look at the full line-up. For more information on NH Hotels Ghent, or for reservations, please email m.duchau@nh-hotels.com or nhgentsintpieters@nh-hotels.com, or call +32 9 268 36 03 / +32 9 222 60 65.
 NH offers 10% commission on all new bookings!
NH Hoteles will offer 10% commission on all new bookings from the
1st of June 2010 at all its properties, both local an international.
The offer applies to all new confirmed reservations for:
- Accommodation
- Meeting packages
- F&B Banqueting Services
- Meeting room rentals
For more information, please contact Central Reservations at 021 855 1040 or email info@nh-hotels.co.za.
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