Today I depart on a two-week eating tour of France, continuing my World’s 50 Best Restaurant journey I began in New York and London in July last year. There is no more exciting start to my culinary trip than dinner at JAN restaurant in Nice on Wednesday, given that it has just been awarded the 2017 Michelin one-star rating. In February 2016 owner Jan-Hendrik van Der Westhuizen did our country proud, in becoming the first South African chef to own a Michelin-star restaurant. Continue reading →
Category Archives: Blogging news
HQ gets social with monthly Brunch Sunday Social!
Yesterday I attended the HQ Brunch Sunday Social, the first time that the restaurant in Heritage Square opened on a Sunday. Brunches are a new trend, La Parada Constantia Nek also launching its new Toast Brunch yesterday. Continue reading →
Response to 2OceansVibe misleading allegations regarding SA Butler Academy and Le Chocolatier legal action!
2OceansVibe kicked off the new year with a ferocious attack on myself and my WhaleTales Blog earlier this week. They referred to a number of matters, even digging back to 2013, just to add bile to their ‘reporting’. Continue reading →
SA Butler Academy Blogpost: the true facts!
Thank you to all concerned friends and Blog readers who have contacted me about the defamatory posts on Monday and Tuesday by 2OceansVibe. 2OceansVibe has looked for any opportunity to slate us since I asked the question four years ago as to why its owner Will Mellor should hide his true name, using the alias ‘Seth Rotherham’. Continue reading →