Pure Gluttony ...
... there were six desserts listed on the menu, but were any of them good enough for us? No! So we ordered the sampler platter, featuring a bit of each and every dessert. The problem? We ordered one platter EACH, and were nearly ill after trying to cram it all down. The highlights were the creme brulee, so smooth and creamy, and the souffle, tasty beyond words. The chocolate cake was a little too sweet, and the donuts a bit dry, but everything else was good, though with such a huge selection of desserts, you kind of lose track of what's what after eating a few.
After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more 
