{"id":78596,"date":"2016-05-03T09:59:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T07:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=78596"},"modified":"2016-06-01T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T13:58:22","slug":"new-restaurants-still-opening-in-cape-town-and-winelands-despite-start-of-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/new-restaurants-still-opening-in-cape-town-and-winelands-despite-start-of-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"New Restaurants still opening in Cape Town and Winelands, despite start of winter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image15.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-78636\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image15-225x300.jpeg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image15.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image15.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image15.jpeg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>New restaurant openings continue, especially in Cape Town. \u00a0Cape Town &#8216;s most successful restaurant opening,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/villa-47-exciting-new-italian-emporium-locando-restaurant-excellent-addition-to-bree-street\/\">Locanda Restaurant at Villa 47 on Bree Street<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, has been followed by the opening of its new <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/restaurant-review-stuzzico-at-villa-47-offers-a-small-plate-taste-of-italy\/\">Stuzzico bar and small plate restaurant<\/a><\/strong><\/span>! Interesting news is <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Chef Ivor Jones&#8217; departure from The Test Kitchen\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>and his future plans (see POSTSCRIPT below). \u00a0Mulberry &amp; Prince is an exciting new New York-inspired restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800080;\"><strong>Restaurant Openings<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-77170\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p># \u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/restaurant-review-new-york-comes-to-cape-town-at-unique-mulberry-prince\/\">Mulberry &amp; Prince<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0has opened on the corner of Bree and Pepper Street, with owners American Cynthia Rivera and local Cornel Mostert (photograph)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p># \u00a0\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/villa-47-exciting-new-italian-emporium-locando-restaurant-excellent-addition-to-bree-street\/\">Villa 47\u00a0has opened on Bree Street, with Locando restaurant<\/a><\/strong> on the ground floor. \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/restaurant-review-stuzzico-at-villa-47-offers-a-small-plate-taste-of-italy\/\">Stuzzico Italian finger-food and bar has opened on the second floor<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and\u00a0The Restaurant \u2018<em>fine dining with a twist<\/em>\u2018 on the third floor, with Chefs Clayton Bell and Vittorio Bianchi.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/orangerie-restaurant-at-le-lude-cap-classique-cellar-sparkling-addition-to-franschhoek\/\">The Orangerie\u00a0has opened at Le Lude<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/new-le-lude-cap-classique-first-in-sa-to-use-cork-closure\/\"> in Franschhoek<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p># \u00a0\u00a0<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/restaurant-review-benguela-on-main-welcome-addition-to-somerset-west-dining-scene\/\">Benguela on Main<\/a><\/strong> has opened in Somerset West, with Chef Jean Delport<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 \u00a0Chef Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen of one Michelin star <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/future-of-sas-first-michelin-star-restaurant-jan-owner-may-include-cape-town\/\">JAN restaurant in Nice could open a restaurant in Cape Town!<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>Chef Jan-Hendrik&#8217;s first step is to host three dinners at his Higgovale home at the end of this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Chef Luke Dale-Roberts opened\u00a0<strong>Naturalis<\/strong>\u00a0as an \u2018<em>incubation hub\u2019<\/em>, for lunches, and a venue for occasional dinners and events. (<strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Naturalis is currently closed for lunches, and will re-open as a Wine Bar in the evenings when it has received its liquor licence).<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/restaurant-review-live-bait-opens-in-muizenberg-as-greek-style-seafood-restaurant\/\">Live Bait<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>has opened in Muizenberg<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Pop-up\u00a0<strong>Luke Dale-Roberts at The Saxon\u00a0<\/strong>inside five hundred has\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/luke-dale-roberts-at-the-saxon-to-become-permanent-restaurant-challenges-marble-in-may\/\">become a permanent restaurant from 4 May<\/a><\/strong> onwards.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Melissa\u2019s<\/strong> is opening in Franschhoek in May, and in Camps Bay later this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Charango Grill &amp; Bar<\/strong>\u00a0Peruvian restaurant is to become a franchise operation.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Chef David Higgs<\/strong>\u00a0is opening his\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/fiery-multinational-marble-restaurant-to-open-in-may-announces-chef-david-higgs\/\">250-seater Marble restaurant in Rosebank<\/a><\/strong> in Johannesburg in May, with business partner Gary\u00a0Kyriakou. Chef Werner Sp\u00f6hr has joined them, as has Wikus Human, the new Wine &amp; Associate Manager.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Tiger\u2019s Milk<\/strong> is to open in the SanClare Building in Claremont, in Century City, in Stellenbosch, in Bryanston in Johannesburg, and in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p><b># \u00a0 Mon Desir<\/b>\u00a0has opened in Hermanus.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Springfontein Bar(n)<\/strong> has opened outside Stanford, at Springfontein, serving German bar food.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Bread &amp; Butter Co<\/strong> has opened in Paarl<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Chef Bertus Basson is renovating Overture in winter 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Yours Truly<\/strong> has opened new branches on Hout Street and on Loop Street.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Raya Kitchen<\/strong> by Kitima has opened in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 The Kove Collection has opened\u00a0<strong>Dalliance Restaurant &amp; Bar<\/strong>\u00a0in the V&amp;A Waterfront<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Floreal Brasserie<\/strong> has opened at Marianne Wine Estate in Stellenbosch<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 The Tasteroom and Brewery<\/strong> has opened at Darling Breweries<\/p>\n<p><b># \u00a0 The<\/b> <b>Press<\/b> Burgers and Craft Beer has opened in Sea Point<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Nooka Caf\u00e9<\/strong> vegetarian restaurant has opened.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Harbour House<\/strong> is to open in Johannesburg<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Sexy Food<\/strong> has opened on Bree Street<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Hard Rock Caf\u00e9<\/strong> is said to open in the V&amp;A Waterfront.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/farm-to-table-little-saint-restaurant-serves-food-for-living-with-a-spanish-touch\/\">Little Saint<\/a><\/span><\/strong> has opened on Bree Street<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/leeu-house-first-new-leeu-collection-doors-to-open\/#more-75138\"><strong>Mexican-style tapas restaurant<\/strong> <\/a>has\u00a0opened inside <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/franschhoek\/new-tuk-tuk-microbrewery-opens-in-franschhoek\/\">Tuk Tuk craft beer microbrewery<\/a><\/strong> in Franschhoek.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/leeu-house-first-new-leeu-collection-doors-to-open\/#more-75138\">Marigold Indian restaurant<\/a><\/strong> is to open in Franschhoek in winter.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Chef Luke Dale-Roberts is to open <strong>ShortMarket Club<\/strong>\u00a0with Wesley Randles, former Pot Luck a Club chef, on 27 June<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Honeybadger<\/strong>\u00a0has opened on Loop Street.<\/p>\n<p><b># \u00a0 Nomad<\/b>\u00a0has opened in Stellenbosch, with Chef Marile van Niekerk<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>ASH<\/strong> restaurant is opening inside Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants\/Publik, with Chef Ash Heeger and the former chef of Culture Club Cheese.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Restaurant Jardine<\/strong>\u00a0has opened in Stellenbosch, the kitchen headed up by Chef Brendan Thorncroft, owner Chef George Jardine alternating between the new restaurant and Jordan Restaurant.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/restaurant-news\/restaurant-review-excellent-coffee-at-folk-coffee-anthropology-food-could-improve\/\">Folk Coffee Anthropology<\/a><\/strong> has opened on Bree Street.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>La Petite Ferme<\/strong> has opened a Tapas Bistro.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0<strong> Jason\u2019s Bakery<\/strong>\u00a0has opened a new branch on Loop Street<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/wine-news\/cafe-pave-at-camberley-unique-bistro-in-cycle-shop\/\">Caf\u00e9 Pav\u00e9 has opened at Camberley Wine Estate<\/a><\/strong>, Helshoogte Pass, Stellenbosch, with Chefs Sidwell Yarrow and Angelique Dreyer.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Jamie\u2019s Italian<\/strong> is to open in Cape Town next year.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Knus Karoo Kombuis<\/strong> is opening in Paarl<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Guts &amp; Gizzards<\/strong> has opened on Loop Street.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Dunkin\u2019 Donuts<\/strong> will open 250 outlets in our country, the first four in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/unique-crumbs-cream-ice-cream-sandwich-shop-opens-in-sea-point\/\">Crumbs &amp; Cream<\/a><\/strong><\/span> has opened on Regent Road in Sea Point.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/spasie-upstairs-opens-on-bree-street-with-roots-exhibition\/\">[spasie] Upstairs<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0has opened on Bree Street, as an art gallery and cocktail bar.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Madison Ave Night Club<\/strong> is opening<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>ONE Wine Bar and Bistro<\/strong> has opened in Riebeek Kasteel<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Manor House Restaurant<\/strong> has opened on the Stanford Valley Guest Farm.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 A most interesting rumour is that Chefs Liam Tomlin and Ivor Jones are to jointly<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <strong>open a restaurant at The Silo hotel development<\/strong><\/span> in the V&amp;A Waterfront. \u00a0 The Silo website states that the hotel is due to open in March 2017, and that it will have the Rooftop Restaurant, Rooftop Champagne Bar, and The Silo Caf\u00e9 as its offering. \u00a0Chef Ivor has already\u00a0left The Test Kitchen. Interesting is the implication for The Test Kitchen in the 2016\u00a0<strong>Eat Out<\/strong> Top 10 Restaurant Awards!<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Baked Bistro<\/strong> is opening a second branch, on Regent Road in Sea Point in June.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 La Colombe Executive Chef Scot Kirton and Pastry Chef Glen Williams are opening an additional\u00a0<strong>more informal restaurant<\/strong> at High Constantia in Spring<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Shego<\/strong> Turkish restaurant has opened in Cape Royale Luxury Hotel in Green Point.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Nomad Bistro Fusion<\/strong> has opened on Waterkant Street<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Jerry&#8217;s Burger Bar<\/strong> is to open another branch, in Sea Point<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>The Tea Bar<\/strong> opens on Long Street on 4 May<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Idiom Wines<\/strong> is opening its new Restaurant and Wine tasting room in June.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Papa San, previously of Takumi, is opening his own restaurant <strong>Obi<\/strong> in conjunction with Ben Bettendorf on Long Street in July.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>The Catch Fish &amp; Chips<\/strong> has opened in Hout Bay.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0<strong> Cheyne&#8217;s<\/strong> is opening a cocktail sake bar.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800080;\"><strong>Restaurant Closures<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Rafiki&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0has closed down.<\/p>\n<p><b># \u00a0 Takumi <\/b>has closed down<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0<strong> The<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Flagship<\/strong> in Simonstown, formerly the restaurant of the late Bruce Robinson, has closed.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Tuscany Beach<\/strong> in Camps Bay is closed for renovations. The new restaurant <strong>The 41<\/strong> will open in November.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Ranoushe<\/strong> restaurant has closed down, after only three months!<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Crisp<\/strong> in Franschhoek has closed, to make space for the new Woolworths.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Freres Bistro<\/strong> has been sold, and is currently closed.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Active Sushi<\/strong> in Portside on Bree Street has closed.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Chandani<\/strong> has closed.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <b>Dudley&#8217;s<\/b> <b>Larder<\/b> in McGregor has stopped trading.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <b>Borage<\/b> <b>Bistro<\/b> will close down at its Bree Street premises on 13 May, to relocate to new premises, and reopen in September.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Dropkick Murphy<\/strong> has closed down on Kloof Street.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800080;\"><strong>Restaurant changes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 La Parada<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Harbour House<\/strong> are opening in the former Constantia Nek restaurant building.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 The <strong>Salmon Bar<\/strong>\u00a0has closed temporarily, until it can find new premises in Franschhoek.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Breakaway Caf\u00e9<\/strong> has opened where Keenw\u00e4 used to be<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/franschhoek\/is-this-the-new-home-of-reubens-franschhoek-2016\/\"><strong>Reuben\u2019s Franschhoek<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>will move to new premises when its lease expires, and its space is to become a Woolworths. \u00a0It will close for renovations at the end of May, and reopens at its new location at 2 Daniel Hugo Street in September. They will operate a pop-up restaurant at the Riffel-owned Racine at Chamonix in June and July.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 OYO<\/strong> at V&amp;A Hotel will close in May, for a few months, for a complete renovation.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Dropkick Murphys<\/strong> has opened on Kloof Street, where GourmetBoerie used to be.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 The Stack<\/strong> will re-open mid-2016, after renovations due to fire damage.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 The Harbour House Group is to take over <b>The Grand <\/b>Camps Bay.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Chef Johann Breedt has bought <strong>Viva Caf\u00ea<\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b>in Green Point, which is to be renamed <strong>Bernie\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>SMAK Deli<\/strong> has opened where Tribakery used to be, on Bree Street.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <b>You<\/b> <b>are<\/b> <b>There<\/b> has opened on Regent Road in Sea Point.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/maggies-cafe-first-dog-friendly-cape-town-restaurant-named-after-a-dog\/\">Maggie\u2019s Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> has opened in Green Point, where 65 on Main operated, owned by Chef Riaan Burger, previously of Mondiall.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Sababa<\/strong> has changed the name of its Bree Street branch back to its original name, after trading as <b>Olami\u00a0<\/b>for a short while.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Tiger\u2019s Milk Smokehouse<\/strong> is opening where Emily\u2019s used to be on Kloof Street.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Chef\u2019s Warehouse\u2019s <strong>Streetfood<\/strong> has closed, and has been replaced by their <strong>No Reservations\u00a0<\/strong>Bar!<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 The <strong>Long Table Restaurant and Caf\u00e9<\/strong> at Haskell Vineyards closed on 27 March, and will re-open after 4 \u2013 6 weeks of renovation, upgrade, and general maintenance, to be run by the winery itself when it re-opens.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>La Cuccina<\/strong> is to open an outlet in the former Andiamo in the \u2018old\u2019 Cape Quarter.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Strolla<\/strong> is the new restaurant in the Peninsula All-Suite Hotel, operated\u00a0by the notorious Brendon Crew<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Kan10<\/strong>\u00a0has opened in De Warenmarkt, offering lunches, \u2018<em>grab-and-go<\/em>\u2019, and dinners, with Chefs Nic van Wyk and Westley Muller.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/jordan-winery-to-take-over-the-bakery-jordan-in-may\/\">The Bakery @ Jordan will no longer be operated by Chef George Jardine<\/a><\/strong> from\u00a03 May onwards. \u00a0It has been taken over by Jordan Winery.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <b>Rivendell<\/b> Restaurant has moved to the Wine Tasting venue on the wine estate.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Chef Liam Tomlin is on a major expansion spree. He is taking over and renovating the former Takumi space as an <strong>Indian tapas bar,<\/strong> on two floors, opening in about three months. His chef \u00a0Sheldon Raju will head up the (as yet unnamed) restaurant, and the project partner is Dimo Papa Christodoulou of Fat Cactus and Long Street Cafe. They will not take reservations.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Chef Warwick Taylor, ex Creation, is opening <strong>SOURCE restaurant<\/strong> in Hermanus, where Season and Biga used to operate.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>The Village Tart<\/strong>\u00a0has opened where Gideon&#8217;s Pancakes used to be in Franschhoek.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Chef Eric Bulpitt and his team is leaving The Restaurant at Newton Johnson at the end of September, and is opening at <strong>Avondale<\/strong> on 1 November.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800080;\"><strong>Chef and Restaurant staff changes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Chef Lucas Carstens<\/strong> of Cuv\u00e9e has\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/restaurant-news\/chef-pete-goffe-wood-appointed-as-consultant-to-makaron-restaurant-kitchen-re-invention\/\">moved to Makaron,<\/a><\/strong> with Chef Pete Goffe-Wood appointed as Consultant.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Chef Ryan Shell<\/strong> is now at Vergenoegd wine estate.<\/p>\n<p><b># \u00a0 Carolize Coetzee<\/b> is the new chef at Cuvee at Simonsig.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Chef Andres Cond\u00e9<\/strong> has left the Harbour House Group, and returned to Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Chef Adrian Buchanan<\/strong> is the new <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/wine-news\/96-winery-road-restaurant-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-delivers-consistent-quality\/\">Head Chef at 96 Winery Road<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Chef Stefan du Bruyn<\/strong> has joined Caf\u00e9 BonBon<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Restaurant Manager <strong>Martin Drotsky<\/strong> has left the Cape Grace hotel, to join Katsuya by Stark in Doha in Qatar as GM.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Chef Hylton Espey<\/strong> has left Equus restaurant at Cavalli, as has his Sous Chef Anwar. Chef Calun Anderson has taken over.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Chef Angelo Scirocco<\/strong> has left Chef\u2019s Warehouse, opening a new restaurant in Johannesburg as its Head Chef<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Chef Garth Almazan<\/strong>\u00a0has left Catharina\u2019s at Steenberg, and <strong>Chef Archie Maclean<\/strong> has taken over, having left Neethlingshof.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Chef Warwick Taylor<\/strong> has left Creation, with <strong>Chef Jaco Grov\u00e9<\/strong> being the new Executive Chef.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Neill Beningfield<\/strong> and <strong>Kyle Gray<\/strong> are the new owners of Eat @ Altydgedacht.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Chef Dean Correia<\/strong> has left Chef&#8217;s Warehouse, and is the Head Chef at Bliss Boutique Hotel.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Taj Cape Town <strong>GM Michael Pownall<\/strong>\u00a0has left the hotel!<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Chef Henrico Grobbelaar<\/strong>\u00a0now heads up the kitchen at Southern Sun The Cullinan.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Louise Starey<\/strong>, former Manager of \u00a0The Bakery @ Jordan, has joined Bertus Basson at Spice Route.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Luis Pinheiro<\/strong>\u00a0of Leeu Collection has been appointed as GM of the new Silo hotel in the V&amp;A Waterfront as of September.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Jeremy de Matteis<\/strong> is the new chef at Grape Vine Eatery at Silvermist.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Stephen Mandes<\/strong> is the new Head Chef at Mondiall, having formerly co-owned La Vierge restaurant in Hermanus, and was a co-winner of Ultimate Braai Master Season 3.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <b>Chef<\/b> <b>Dean<\/b> <b>Jones<\/b> has moved from The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais to Copperleaf at The Els Club golf course in Centurion.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 Leopard&#8217;s Leap Culinary Manager <strong>Martell Smit<\/strong> moves to Leeu Estates on 9 May.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Marie-Louise Oosthuizen<\/strong>\u00a0is moving from Caf\u00e9 BonBon to Leopard&#8217;s Leap as its new Culinary Manager on 9 May!<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>Chef\u00a0Duncan Doherety<\/strong> is said to be moving back from Simonstown to Franschhoek, to take over Caf\u00e9 des Arts!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800080;\"><strong>Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p># \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/open-door-at-constantia-uitsig-is-now-open-for-breakfast\/\"><strong>Open Door<\/strong>\u00a0at Contantia Uitsig\u00a0<\/a>now serves Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/wine-news\/imibala-restaurant-fresh-foods-add-colour-to-new-somerset-west-rupert-eatery\/\">Imibala restaurant<\/a><\/strong> in Somerset West now serves dinner on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings.<\/p>\n<p><b># \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/wine-news\/tokara-delicatessen-a-huge-improvement-with-new-management-and-chef\/\">Tokara Delicatessen<\/a><\/b> now serves Dinner on Saturday evenings.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 The <strong>Belmond Mount Nelson<\/strong> has introduced evening High Tea, from 18h00 \u2013 21h30, at R295.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 Pierneef\u00a0\u00e0 La Motte<\/strong>\u00a0now offers Sunday Family Lunch at R 295.<\/p>\n<p><strong># \u00a0 La Petite Ferme<\/strong> is now open for dinner on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/leeu-house-first-new-leeu-collection-doors-to-open\/\">Leeu House in Franschhoek<\/a><\/strong> now is available for meals to non-residents, subject to availability.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <b>Haute Cabriere <\/b>is\u00a0open for lunch on Tuesdays &#8211; Sundays, and for terrace lunch as well as dinners on Fridays and Saturdays during winter. (3\/5)<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 A complete list of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/cape-town\/bree-street-grows-to-40-restaurants-and-bars-most-new\/\">40 restaurants on Bree Street can be seen here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0<strong> Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> will be closed for maintenance from 19 June \u2013 15 July.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <b>Reuben&#8217;s<\/b> Franschhoek closes from end May, operating as a pop-up at Racine at Chamonix in June and July.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>La Mouette<\/strong> is closing for a winter break from \u00a013 &#8211; 27 June.<\/p>\n<p># \u00a0 <strong>The Kitchen at Maison<\/strong> will close in June and July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We welcome all restaurant news<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>whalecot@iafrica.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>POSTSCRIPT 6\/5<\/b>: Chef Ivor Jones has teamed up with Chef Liam Tomlin, to open a second Chef&#8217;s Warehouse at Beau Constantia wine estate.<\/p>\n<h3>Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\">www.whalecottage.com\/blog<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Tel 082 55 11 323 Twitter:<strong>@WhaleCottage \u00a0<\/strong><strong>Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Whale-Cottage-Portfolio\/173858875994646\">click here<\/a>\u00a0Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chris_ulmenstein\/\">@Chris_Ulmenstein<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New restaurant openings continue, especially in Cape Town. \u00a0Cape Town &#8216;s most successful restaurant opening,\u00a0Locanda Restaurant at Villa 47 on Bree Street, has been followed by the opening of its new Stuzzico bar and small plate restaurant! 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