Fun at the #Groves2017 & Vineyard Festival with the Zapper App

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Let's kick off this #TravelTuesday right with a journey to this year's Groves & VineYard Festival hosted at the Casalinga Ristorante.
This weekend I was honored to be invited by ZapperTM to this exciting event.
This also afforded the perfect opportunity to take my mom out as a belated Mothers Day celebration/bond session.

Upon arrival we were chauffeured to the entrance by the brand new VolksWagen (VW) Golf models!

At the entrance we were greeted by these funny posers and given our tags😋





A massive white tent awaited us thereafter with loads of different exhibitors all vying for the attention of the crowds. Each offering a variety of eclectic & aesthetic foods & wines from all over the country.

Wine Popsicles!!!

We emerged from the tent to the outside area where a massive crowd were sprawled out all across the lawn. There to take in the sun & enjoy the live entertainment.



Mom & I headed towards the ZapperTM to meet the awesome staff there. They were so friendly & fun, helping us setup up the Zapper app on our phones & then showing us how to use it.

The app itself took no time at all to setup and the fun began when the Zapper team had us play a little game of Roll the barcoded Dice. Once it landed on a side, we'd scan with the app & win a discount voucher!














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Our tummies growled with hunger so off we went to get some food & try out the app for the first time. Scanning the QR code at Doppio Zero was instantaneous, faster than guy next to me paying by machine. And just as the Zapper team stated, not only did I have my R15 voucher I'd won but also R25 off my First Zapper purchase. Which brought my meal to a whopping...



On check out the app offers #WiseWords which I found both enlightening and entertaining. Though the app works so fast you have to speed read through hahaha 😂which is an added bonus.

Mom has been a wine enthusiast & connoisseur for years upon years now so you best know that she had a ball of a time tasting & sampling all the wines at the festival.😉😎


She even picked up an awesome looking bottle of Italian Wine (Third from the right)

My fun was not only using the Zapper app but the live entertainment going on outside.
Featuring the rock talents & smooth voice of Arno Carstens first up & nothing beats a front row view to that.

Arno Bringing people & loved ones together

And then as if it couldn't get any better, the irreplaceable Gangs of Ballet took to the stage, empowering the crowd up off the ground & igniting a fire in them.

I first heard about the app from my cousin down in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. He raved about how easy it was to use and how much more convenient it made his life. So it was almost kismet being invited to join the Zapper tribe.
I totally enjoyed using the Zapper app, in that it was so easy & fast to use. No Need for a card or cash, which I don't like carrying around anyway. Just scan a code that's instantaneous, a few taps & presto volista PAID! both I and the vendor get notifications plus I get an invoice emailed to me. My payment history is all logged and cataloged for future reference. I gotta say I'm enamored by this app & all the future possibilities it entails. Technological advancements excite me & using apps that make life way WAY easier, is what it's all about. Change can be both fun & convenient.
I also love the lowered risk option my mom now has when she leaves the house to go do shopping.

I; Enricoh Alfonzo; undoubtedly, vehemently, and whole-heartedly recommend the Zapper App to everyone.

“Get Zapp’d!” today

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Awesome day out with the @zapper_sa app! 🏖🔥 At the @casalinga_sa #Groves2017 & Vineyard Festival #winefestival 🍸🍷🤘 Watching #GangsofBallet @GangsOfBallet live was so epic! Thanks @garthmariah Roll the dice for a fun discount or dine at a nearby restaurant♩🍾 It's so user friendly & safe. Easiest payment method ever. #ZapperZA

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Food Tag: Gourmet Soiree

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Ever since I stepped into the chaotic world of social media in April, Gourmet Soiree has been so supportive and she always makes time to share out my content. So I'm here to return the favor in appreciation. Join me as we Glimpse into her fun-filled, adventure-driven & talented lifestyle.

Gourmet Soiree is a retired event planner on the quest for authentic people, places & pairings. 

Writer & Dead Poets Society member

Carpe diem. 

~"Make your lives extraordinary."~

1. What is your favorite cuisine? 

• Italian

2. The best place to get supper in the city where you live? 

• Nando Milano Trattoria, Chicago Wicker Park neighborhood 

3. Favorite chef ? 

• Chef Alessio Vullo @ Nando Milano Trattoria Chicago 

4. How do you take your coffee/tea? 

• Coffee with a little non-fat milk; green tea to pep up for a workout. 

5. What cook book do you use the most? 

• “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”, Julia Child

6. If you could open your own restaurant what type of food would you serve and what would your restaurant be called?

• I know the restaurant life is truly 24/7 so I would strive for more balance. I would love to cater some select upscale events that involve sailing (with a covered boat option in case of inclement weather) and dessert on the lanai in Maui. 

7. What’s on your pizza?

• I don’t eat pizza very often as I’m in training for some red carpet events.  
• If I do I am a classic Pizzeria Uno gal, Chicago deep dish with sausage and green pepper 

8. Favorite cooking utensil? 

• Whisk 

9. What is your favorite home cooked meal?

• Chef Alessio’s Signature dish: Cavatelli al PISTACCHIO e GAMBERONI 
• House made cavatelli with tiger prawns in pistachio cream

10. 3 ingredients you can’t live without?

• NA

11. The most interesting food you have eaten? (Changed from “weirdest”)

• I have eaten some very interesting Hawaiian food that included poi, food from a traditional emu and amazing volcano wine that is so rich from the soil of Kilauea volcano. 

12. Describe your perfect desert

• My perfect “desert” is Mojave Desert, near the Joshua Tree ;) 
• My perfect dessert is one of the first ones Chef Alessio named after me: “La Linda Diplomatica”. It was so interesting and inviting, and of course an honor to have food named after me. 
• It is light and creamy with chocolate and Chantilly crème; a lot like American Boston cream pie, but no crust. 
• La torta diplomatica è un fantastico dolce tutto italiano. Questo dessert, molto particolare, si compone di strati di pasta sfoglia croccante e pan di spagna, alternati da una deliziosa crema, chiamata appunto crema diplomatica (o anche crema chantilly all’italiana), che nasce dall’unione di due creme altrettanto buone, ovvero lacrema chantilly e la crema pasticcera. 

13. You can invite anyone over for dinner, who would it be?

• Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller and Alfonzo Words

14. Do you have any food traditions in your culture/family?

• I have been invited to a wonderful Christmas Even Italian dinner tradition with 10 courses, shared family style and paired with wine and toasts to the new year. The portions were sharable but not massive, so I never felt too full or forced to eat too much. (love that mélange!) I’m American, but it’s been a great joy to be invited to this tradition for the last 2 years. I will never forget it and I do feel that it set up an amazing year!

15. Is there any food you won’t ever eat? 

• I don’t like crab and prefer not to eat it as a Cancer. 

Quick Fire

Juice or Fizzy Drinks 

Fresh squeezed juice, especially guava. 

Chicken or Beef 

Eat in or Go out 

Indian or Chinese 

Sweet or Sour

Chocolate or Strawberry 

Popcorn or Chips 

Baked chips

Cake or Pie

Cream or Ice cream

Skittles or M&M’s 

Food Board for Alessio Vullo @ Nando Milano Trattoria Chicago  

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