It was a multi-Award day on Monday this week, with both American Express (for the Western and Southern Cape), as well as the Gourmet Guide (National) announcing their 2020 Restaurant Award winners. A week earlier American Express had announced its Gauteng, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal Awards. There were many similarities in the winners, yet some strange winners in the American Express Dining awards documented in this post. Continue reading →
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Gauteng Restaurant winelists achieve inaugural Diners Club Winelist Awards ICON status, the ‘peak of wine presentation’!
While the wine industry is centered in the Western Cape, and the province has the reputation for having the country’s best restaurants, it is two Gauteng restaurants which won the inaugural 2018 Diners Club ICON Winelist Awards. Continue reading →
The Test Kitchen 22nd Best Fine Dining Restaurant in the world on TripAdvisor!
I am loath to write about any survey or compilation by TripAdvisor, but the pride of seeing Cape Town Restaurant The Test Kitchen in its list of 25 Best Fine Dining Restaurants in the World makes it worth acknowledging.
Announced today, TripAdvisor does not explain how the Best 25 Fine Dining Restaurants were Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 7 August
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Few companies have made changes to their travel policy in the light of the terror attack threat warning issued by the USA for August. Travel to countries in which embassies have closed temporarily has been put on hold however.
* Nobu at the One&Only Cape Town has launched a new ‘Nobu Lite Lounge’ menu of light tapas-style tasters, available daily from 18h00 – 20h00. The menu features culinary offerings for the lighter-diner, three Lite offerings, served family style for
four people to share, including a meat lite option with Beef Kushiyaki, Chicken Anticucho, Pork Belly, and Beef New Style. The Pescetarian Lite option features Salmon & Tuna Tacos, Hot Miso Chips, Tuna Tataki with Ponzu, Tuna Tempura Roll, and Salmon Anticucho Skewers. The Vegetarian option includes Broccoli Chili Salsa and Shojin Tempura. Guests can create their own platters or to select dishes individually. Six-piece sushi rolls as well as a selection of other innovations reflecting Nobu’s unique Japanese and Peruvian mix are also available. (via Manley Communications)
* Über controversial Eat Out Top 10 Restaurant 2012 international judge Bruce Palling Continue reading →