{"id":211358,"date":"2021-05-19T09:43:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/?p=211358"},"modified":"2021-07-07T11:22:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T09:22:04","slug":"chef-bertus-basson-is-in-die-sop-restaurant-evolusie-a-restaurant-turn-around-series-including-that-of-controversial-journalist-jacques-pauw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/chef-bertus-basson-is-in-die-sop-restaurant-evolusie-a-restaurant-turn-around-series-including-that-of-controversial-journalist-jacques-pauw\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Bertus Basson is \u2018In die Sop: Restaurant Evolusie\u2019, a restaurant turn-around TV series, including that of controversial journalist Jacques Pauw!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>I cannot resist writing a story about Chef Bertus Basson\u2019s latest TV series, \u2018In die Sop: Restaurant Evolusie\u2019 on kykNet<\/b>, a Gordon Ramsay-style \u2018Kitchen Nightmares\u2019 reality TV series in which restaurants are given 72 hours in which to be transformed. \u00a0It is aired on Wednesdays on KykNet at 20h00, the first episode airing last week. The title of the series \u2018In die Sop\u2019 refers to restaurants being in trouble.<\/p>\n

The irony is that Basson himself has been no expert in restaurant design when one considers his \u2018crap\u2019 Spek & Bone off Dorp Street (one of the most widely read reviews on my Blog), and De Vrije Burger on Plein Street, both in Stellenbosch. Surprisingly, Basson admits to his restaurant faults: \u2018I\u2019ve achieved great success, but I\u2019ve also made a lot of mistakes and learned lessons that have cost me dearly. I want to share these insights with other restaurant owners.\u2019!<\/i>\u00a0 His admission should lead him to unban me from his restaurants!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Restaurant Review: Spek en Bone has no bacon nor beans, little SA cuisine, crap in most respects<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n