Foodies, listen up. Charge your credit cards and mark your diaries for 22 August. That’s the date that two of South Africa’s most celebrated chefs will come together to serve up something oh-so-special in Camps Bay.
The venue is Salsify at the Roundhouse, Cole’s flagship restaurant that this year cracked the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Top 100, coming in at #88. In the kitchen will be Ryan Cole and Margot Janse, widely seen as a pioneer of South Africa’s fine dining landscape. Through her 20 years in the kitchen at Franschhoek’s Le Quartier Français, she established the Winelands as the culinary capital of the country.
“Margot basically put fine dining on the map in South Africa,” says Cole. “She’s been a pioneer her whole life, and she’s more South African than most of us – even though she’s Dutch.”
So, skilled chefs? Tick.
The menu itself? Well, that’s a surprise for now, but those decades of shared experience will be poured into an eight-course four-hands dinner that promises to blend both heritage and innovation.
“For me, celebrating South Africa through food is about honouring the human connections that bind us, the rich heritage that shapes us and the diverse stories carried by every ingredient,” Margot explains. “I am truly excited to be collaborating with Ryan – our shared values and different perspectives will come together to create a unique, very personal and undeniably South African culinary experience.”
This once-off event on 22 August is available for dinner only, and is priced at R2190 per person, with optional wine pairing for R900. And, you can dine with a clear conscience too: all profits will go to Isabelo, Janse’s charity providing nutritious meals to schoolchildren in need across the winelands.
Bookings are essential. Head over to www.salsify.co.za/reservations, book via Dineplan, or call Salsify on 021 010 6444.