COVID-19 infections decreasing, more vaccines secured, Ramaphosa assures SA Hours after receiving the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccinations, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the easing of lockdown regulations - allowing the sale of alcohol and regilious gatherings. President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 1 February 2021 on government s latest efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture: GCIS.
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CAPE TOWN – A drop in the number of new coronavirus infections has paved the way for more relaxed lockdown regulations.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a lift on the ban on the sale of alcohol, as well as the reintroduction of faith-based-gatherings under strict COVID-19 rules.
By chance, I’d already mentioned here in
TGIFood towards the end of last year that it’d be interesting to experience a non-alcoholic pairing menu over Christmas, mainly to dodge that rather depressing and almost-expected indulgence that’s associated with the season.
I hadn’t then dreamed how relevant such non-alcoholic food pairings would become under 2021’s Covid-19 regulations.
So I go.
For this experience, I’d known very well where it was I wanted to go. To the place that probably started these non-alcoholic pairings alongside the wine ones, for their inimitable tasting menus, maybe a decade ago. They were so appealing my eyes often slid from the fascinating wine pairing to the non-alcoholic pairing on the menu and wondered. Since then, on other Jozi tasting menus, tea pairings, cocktail pairings, even whisky pairings have made appearances.