{"id":213705,"date":"2021-10-13T08:21:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/?p=213705"},"modified":"2021-10-13T08:23:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:23:26","slug":"sas-most-experienced-restaurant-reviewer-accolade-from-iconicza-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/sas-most-experienced-restaurant-reviewer-accolade-from-iconicza-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018SA\u2019s most experienced Restaurant Reviewer : accolade from IconicZA magazine!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>In my \u2018career\u2019 as a writer I have been called many things by not so nice persons in the restaurant industry. It has been a wonderful experience to have new descriptors added to the collection describing me: \u2018indomitable<\/i>\u2019, meaning impossible to subdue or defeat, and \u00a0\u2018most experienced restaurant reviewer\u2019<\/i>, both accolades by the new IconicZA<\/b> digital magazine in an article in its October issue.<\/p>\n

For readers who have not seen the article, and would like to learn more about me, warts and all, I am sharing the content of the article:<\/p>\n

\u2018Chris von Ulmenstein is a name you hear quite often in South Africa\u2019s restaurant community, whether you\u2019re a die-hard foodie or a well-known chef whose menu is always on the chopping block, this name might have sent shivers down your spine or a good laugh and a great dining experience.<\/em><\/strong>
\nKnown for having a sharp tongue and an impeccable palate to match, she\u2019s made a name for herself as the most brutally honest and entertaining food critic in the country, jabbing her fork into the next best tasting menu, she pays attention to detail and never minces her word.
\nHer WhaleTales blog has made her notorious for finding the best and worst SA\u2019s culinary community has to offer, feared by many and loved by most.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Isaac Lediga chats with the indomitable\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Chris von Ulmenstein<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Graduating at WITS University and The University of Stellenbosch, Chris went from Market Researcher at top Advertising agencies in Johannesburg to being appointed as a Marketing Lecturer at WITS Business School.
\nGoing on to become a Market Research Consultant and then doing PR in Cape Town for some of SA\u2019s biggest food brands, in 1996 Chris decided to become her own boss and open the first of 4 Guesthouses in Cape Town, Whale Cottage – the first being in Hermanus and in the span of 11 years opening 3 more locations in Camps Bay, Franschhoek and Plettenberg Bay.<\/p>\n

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