Fouriesburg (G11)

Name: Fouriesburg

Google count: 58,200 for Fouriesburg
Date: 21 September 2009

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The Fouriesburg Country Inn,
Fouriesburg, in the Free State. This is where
Raymond du Plessis went cooking as featured
in the May edition of the magazine. Several
readers got the answer on the button, but
others were a little bit of the mark.
But let us first tell you more about the
beautiful and hospitable Fouriesburg Country
Inn. Fourteen years ago Clive and Martie
Craig had enough of the big city lifestyle.
They lived in Alberton in Gauteng, where
Craig worked as an engineer, and Martie as a
school principle. So the couple moved to the
more rustic Fouriesburg, in the Free State.
They bought the small town’s hotel, and
set about recreating an authentic Free State
experience, both from a lodgings as well as a
culinary experience point of view.
The building, which was built in
1892, was completely refurbished using
authentic materials. This included salvaged
sandstone for the structure itself, and
authentic floorboards and ceilings from
uninhabitable old houses in the area, which
would otherwise have ended up on a braai
somewhere.
“The Inn is probably more authentic today
than it was when it was originally built!”
quips Raymond, who was highly impressed
by the craftsmanship, attention to detail
and genuine authenticity of the Inn. “Even
the roof of the porch is an authentic item,
salvaged from the railway station.”

http://www.tuffstuff.co.za/docs/where-is-raymond-cooking4.pdf