Swartland shuffle

1 DIE ROOI GRANAAT (AURORA)

For a no-rush Sunday lunch

n August 2016 the West Coast village of Yzerfontein became “just too frantic” for Evert Smit and Marais Ziervogel, so they headed inland, a mere hour’s drive away, to an unassuming, even sleepier hollow called Aurora. Here, halfway between Piketberg and Velddrif and heaven, they resurrected their homely eatery and pub, Die Rooi Granaat, on the same premises as the late Austrian Helmut Wokalek’s restaurant L’ Aurore. Open from Wednesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, Evert serves generous portions of “seasonal country cuisine” or, if you