Cape Town food blogger Chris Von Ulmenstein penned a book a while back, although it’s clear that this reviewer wasn’t all that taken with her efforts.
Chris Von Ulmenstein had some less than stellar things to say about a popular restaurant in Stellenbosch, so the chef decided to hit back.
Well this will get you through to lunch time a little quicker! The ninth episode of Oliver Hermanus’ FOBLO (“fear of being left out”) Bulletin has dropped. This week the bulletin takes aim at the Cape Town internet institution that is Whale Cottage.
A few weeks ago we received a tip from a reader about a certain guest house in Camps Bay – Whale Cottage – operated by one Chris Von Ulmenstein. We published a story, following an investigation and Ulmenstein refused to comment. Today we received this lawyer’s letter.
We have just been asked what course of action we wish to take, following the following Take Down Notice. Our response was that our lawyers had told us under no circumstance to take it down. Click to read the Take Down Notice.
Chris Von Ulmenstein is no stranger to controversy. Owner and operator of the Whale Cottage franchise of guest houses, Von Ulmenstein’s guest houses sport pages and pages of colourfully-worded reviews on user-generated review sites, like Trip Advisor, and has been embroiled in a number of public spats in recent years with a variety of individuals […]