Category Archives: Talking Restaurants
Rossouw’s 2010 on shelf in two weeks
Look out for the new Three Star Restaurants list, as well as coverage of Kwa-Zulu Natal in the 2010 guide. There are also more Gauteng spots reviewed and, as ever, more in the Cape. I am particularly excited about the new lists at the back which make finding the right place easier. You can pre-order [...]
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Coffee Revolution?
Joel Singer of Origin Roasting recently related how he travelled to Spain expecting to find a world where good coffee was appreciated and the artisan roaster celebrated – at least in the best restaurants, where one expects to find the premium in all facets. But the reality he found was that the challenges the specialist [...]
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Should regulars get special treatment?
Lunching at Magica Roma last week, I tweeted this: ”Lunch at Magica Roma, where regulars do rule and (I have to admit) the parameters change. But this is hospitality?” To which Marco Savoia answered: “…Parameters do change, this is hospitality!!!!” – which is a fair point, and strikes me as true. But it does raise [...]
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Back to on-site comments
Apologies for any confusion, but the site has reverted to comments being made right after the post (here on the site) and not in the forum. Some interesting new reading about whether restaurants can charge you for that glass of tap water here. What do you think?
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Dangers of Molecular Gastronomy
Some may say it’s risky to eat molecular concoctions, now it’s official that it can be pretty dangerous to make. A German chef has lost both his hands aiming for Adria.
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New comments forum
Due to the rapidly increasing number of comments to the site, a forum (that links to the posts) has been set up to encourage debate and constructive conversation. Participating is as easy as ever, simply follow the link below the entry (as you normally would to leave your comments) and log in. The forum also [...]
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Restaurant winter specials
Thank you to Casper for sending me a list of restaurant specials currently running (originally posted here by Dax): Andiamo Two pastas + two glasses of wine R100 Everyday, lunch and dinner 021 421 3687 Alba Lounge Two pastas and two glasses of wine for R100 Everyday 021 425 3385 Aubergine Two courses [...]
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World’s Best in South Africa
Congratulations to the two South African restaurants that have made the cut for the “World’s 50 Best” restaurants. They are (with position in brackets): The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français (37) and La Colombe (38). It is not the first time for either of them, though La Colombe did fade off the top 50 [...]
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New column on Channel24
I recently began a weekly column on Channel24. HQ was the first subject. Read it here. My second feature was about the hope for Jozi’s downtown, Narina Trogon. Read this here.
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