Pierneef À La Motte Restaurant Recipe

Pierneef à La Motte Dave and I were invited to lunch at Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant in Franschhoek. What made this so special is that we got to sit at the counter in front of the open kitchen. Here we could watch Michelle Theron work her magic. She is the head chef at the restaurant on the La Motte wine estate and her passion is clearly evident. We were warmly met by Shermann who took my jacket from me, and helped us into our seats. These are quite high and very heavy but afforded us the best view possible of what is usually behind the scenes. We were given the menu to look at and while trying to make up our minds what to choose; we sipped on a glass of the La Motte MCC Brut (R75/glass). This is a pinot / chardonnay blend and…