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Date Title Publication Place
1971, 4 November
Good wines are better for decanting
The Weekender
Melbourne
1971, 11 November
Old port, a candle and a silver sieve
The Weekender
Melbourne
1975 December
The Menu
Wynboer (KWV)
Suider Paarl
1976 January
Give your Party a bit of Punch
Wynboer (KWV)
Suider Paarl
1976 February
Crepe Susette
Wynboer (KWV)
Suider Paarl
1976 April
Australian Wines - Part 1
Wynboer (KWV)
Suider Paarl
1976 May Australian Wines - Part 2 Wynboer (KWV)

Suider Paarl
1976 July The Ostrich Egg Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1976 August Here's to you Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1976 October The Story of the Black Brew - Part 1 Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1976 November The Story of the Black Brew - Part 2 Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1976 December The Christmas Pudding Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1977 January Cocktails and Cock-tales Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1977 February Champagne, Spakling Wine Wines s Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1977 March The Pineapple Wynboer (KWV)

Suider Paarl
1977 March Irish Coffee Wynboer (KWV)

Suider Paarl
1977 April Rosé - Stepchild of Wine Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1977 June Wineland Switzerland Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1977 July Some like it hot Signature (Diners Club) Suider Paarl
1977 July Happy Duck Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1977 August Durbanville, where red wines rule supreme Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1977 September Hygiene Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1977 September Practical use of convenience food Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1977 October Sekolo SA di Hotele Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1977 October Grape names can be confusing Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1977 November A fragrance of plums, nuts and violets Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1976 December Christmas comes but once a year Singnature (Diners Club) Johannesburg
1978 January The Garankuwa Hotel School Wynboer (KWV) `Suider Paarl
1978 February Delicious Punch Recipes Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1978 February That extra care in Airline Catering Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1978 March The Secret of Pimms Signature (Diners Club) Johannesburg
1978 February The Mount Nelson - Part 1 Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1978 March The Mount Nelson - Part 2 Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1978 June The Hotel School in Johgannesburg Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1978 July Duck deserves attention Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1978 July A forgotten tradition - Part 1 Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1978 August A forgotten tradition - Part 2 Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1978 November A rising delight Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1978 December The development of the menu Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1978 December The British Middle East Indian Club Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1978 February Drinking - from necessity to pleasure Wymboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1979 April Apéritifs are a matter of taste Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1979 July Cape Town's Vrijburgher Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1980 October Black Pearl of the Epicure Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1981 December Drink your wines while you can afford to Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1982 March Wiggle and Twist Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1982 September A critical look at critics Wynboer (KWV) Suider Paarl
1999 June A Taste of Morocco at Mostapha's Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1999 August/Sept Do your homework before pouring tots Professional Caterer Johannesburg
1999 October/Nov What it takes to be a bartender Professional Caterer Johannesburg
2000 February/March Contracts, types of management & finance Professional Caterer Johannesburg
2000 May Dealing with complaints Fast Food Johannesburg
2000 June/July Waiter, there's a fly in my soup Professional Caterer Johannebsurg
2004 March The Rosenthal's and the Café Riche Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2004 April Edouard Frankfort encouraged Pierneef... Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2004 June The Art of Annemarie Oppenheim Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2004 September The Art of Alice Golding Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2004 November Pretorians are justly proud of Sam levy's Transvaal Hotel Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2004 November Pretoria 150 j., maar g'n viering Rapport, Gauteng Johannesburg
2004 December Opportunity knocked on Polley's door Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2005 January Polley's Arcade is a reminder of one of Pretoria's finest hotels of its time Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2005 April The first motorcar in Pretoria Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2005 May / June Who was the first Jew in Pretoria Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2005 July It is unlikely that De Vries was a Jew Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2005 August Daniel Montagu Kisch arrived in 1874 Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2005 October Was a penniless gold digger the first Jew to settle in Pretoria ? Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2005 November Hotel Victoria -The oldest hotel in town Part I Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2005 December Hotel Victoria -The oldest hotel in town Part II Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2006 March The story of Louis Joel Hack Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2006 May Versatile Leo Weinthal started the Pretoria News Part I Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2006 July Versatile Leo Weinthal started the Pretoria News Part I Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2006 August Mysteries about Louis Hugo Nellmapius Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2006 October Max Pechstein at the Pretoria Art Museum Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2006 December The pioneers of the hotel industry in Pretoria were mostly Jews Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2007 January
 		 The Fountains Hotel had developed into a popular
place for the Jewish community		 Pretoria Jewish Chronicle
 		 Pretoria
 
2007 March The Union Hotel was Pretorias premier address for diplomats Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2007 July The Union Hotel was turned into a Naval Mess     Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2007 Sept Pretoria - The Heart of Tshwane                Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2007 Nov Daddy, what did you do during the war? Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2007 Dec Hourly rates are not available at the Nest¹In Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2008 Feb A silk spinning attempt by Huguenots at the Cape The Cape Odyssey Cape Town
2008 Feb Do you remember Garlicks ? Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2008 Apr Famous Fort built by French Jews Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2008 June/July Memories of the Mount Nelson The Cape Odyssey Cape Town
2008 July Samuel Goldman's New Grand Hotel Pretoria Jewish Chronicle Pretoria
2008 July, 19/20 A South African favourite (Monkey Gland Steak) The Weekender Johannesburg
2008 September,  6/ 7 Novelty of  Something New The Weekender Johannesburg
2008 October, 26/27 Anyone for frogs' legs? The Weekender Johannesburg
2008 December Winston Churchill at the Mount Nelson The Cape Odyssey Cape Town
2008 December,  20/21 Fighting creates strange feasts The Weekender Johannesburg
2009 April/May Pub Crawling in Cape Town - Part 1 The Cape Odyssey Cape Town
       
 Booklets published by Daan Retief Uitgewers, Pretoria                                                   
1981 March 'n Korreltjie Rys  
  Sampioene  
  Paasfees - Gister en vandag  
  Boerwors en slaai  
1981 April Soufflé  
1981 May Kebabs en sosaties  
1981 July Die Heilsamkeid van heunig  
1981 September Die storie agter die kitslig  
1982 February Die bloed van die druif  
1982 March Melk  
1982 April Vergete Graftreker  
1982 November Avokados  
1983 May Skemerkelkies  

1979 Heildronk - Hardcover compiled by André Brink to celebrate KWV’s 50th anniversary with three
articles/chapters by E Bolsmann
 

 BOOKS                                                                                                                                  
1974 Lexikon der Bar (1st edition) Hugo Matthaes Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany
2003 Lexikon der Bar (8th edition)  
1976 Guide to South African Wines of Origin Stellenbosch
1977 The South African Wine Dictionary (1st edit)

A. A. Balkema, Cape Town
1984 The South African Wine Dictionary (2nd edit) A. A. Balkema, Cape Town
1978 The Mount Nelson Haum, Pretoria
1979 Pass me the menu please Haum, Pretoria
1981 The Adventures of  Crocky (1st edition) Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
1983 The Adventures of  Crocky (3rd edition) Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
Afrikaans Die Avonture van Krokie Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
German Krokis Abenteuer Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
Portuguese As Aventuras de Crocky Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
North Sotho Mahlagahlaga a Kwenana Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
South Sotho Tsa bophelo ba Kwenana Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
Zulu Izigemegeme zikaCrocky Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
Tswana Botshelo jwa ga Mpopi Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
Tswana N'waxingwenyana a dya na Xo Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
SiSwati Tigigaba Tengwenya Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
Venda Nyendo dza Tshigwena Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
Xhosa Amahlandinyuka kaNgwenyana Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
1981 Have Fun with Mushrooms Mckerrow Atkins, Cape Town
1981 Come Mix with Me McKerrow Atkins, Cape Town
1982 My eerste bak-en-proe boek Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
1982 Cooking is fun Juventus Uitgewers, Pretoria
1987 Servetvoukuns/Napkin Folding (1st edition) J. P. van der Walt, Pretoria
1994 Servetvoukuns/Napkin Folding (3rd edition) J. P. van der Walt, Pretoria
1990 Die Suid-Afrikaanse Avokado Resepteboek J. P. van der Walt, Pretoria
1992 Bartending in South Africa Be My Guest Publishers, Pretoria
1992 Mushroom Magic Be My Guest Publishers, Pretoria
1993 Avocados for Africa Be My Guest Publishers, Pretoria
1993 Contemporary Artists of Pretoria Be My Guest Publishers
1997 Ghosts of Pretoria Be My Guest Publishers
1997 Jacaranda - Splendour of Pretoria Be My Guest Publishers, Pretoria
1999 Fully Licensed Be My Guest Pubishers, Pretoria
2001 Pretoria - Artists' Impressions 1857-2001 Protea Book House, Pretoria
2003 Hotel Boulevard - The Happy Hotel Be My Guest Publishers, Pretoria
2005 The Pretoria Art Museum - The German Contribution Be My Guest Publishers, Pretoria
2008 French Footprints in South Africa Be My Guest Publishers, Pretoria
2008 Winston Churchill - The making of a Hero in the South African War Galago Publishers, Johannesburg
     
     
     
 Own Publications                                                                                                                  

1983 -1985 Epicurean - Established and published 18 issues full colour food and wine magazine
1990 Wie Geht’s - Established and published 7 issues; German periodical now known as Afrika Kurier
1986 - 2005 Be My Guest - Your Guide to good living - (monthly publication,   235 issues)
1989 Be My Guest Pretoria Directory (1st edition)
1992 Be My Guest Pretoria Directory (2nd edition)
1991 Be My Guest Pretoria Restaurant Guide (1st edition)
1998 ...................................................................... (7th edition)
1992 Be My Guest Wedding Planner (1st edition)
1998 ........................................................(5th edition)
1994 Be My Guest Gardening Guide
1995 Be My Guest Medically Alert
1996 Be My Guest Art & Crafts Guide

 

Books published by Be My Guest                                                                                   
Year Title Author
1992 The Musician’s Calling Gill Harrison
1994 The Bride of Christ Alice Schikkerling
1997 Vadertjie en die Olifant Pieter en Marie de Villiers
1997 Ghosts of Pretoria Eric Bolsmann
1997 Splendour of Pretoria Eric Bolsmann
1999 Fully Licensed Eric Bolsmann
2003 Hotel Bouelvard Eric Bolsmann