Category Archives: Talking Restaurants

Rossouw’s 2010 on shelf in two weeks

By JPR | Published: October 26, 2009
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?

By JPR | Published: October 5, 2009
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?

By JPR | Published: September 22, 2009
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

By JPR | Published: July 19, 2009
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

By JPR | Published: July 15, 2009
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

By JPR | Published: July 14, 2009
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

By JPR | Published: May 28, 2009
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 R185 / three courses R245 Everyday               021 465 4909       
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World’s Best in South Africa

By JPR | Published: April 21, 2009
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

By JPR | Published: March 12, 2009
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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Consistency

By JPR | Published: December 2, 2008
Been on the road promoting and selling the guide, with quick lunches that leave little to report. Did have a good piece of cob at Caveau in town, plus a discussion with one of the owners about consistency. It was over this that I awarded Caveau a “two plus” and not  the highest accolade of [...]
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