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Gourmet Awards 2017

Gourmet, in association with Discovery Vitality, is proud to present the Gourmet Restaurant Awards 2017

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By Houseandgarden.co.za | October 30, 2017 | Recipes

Gourmet, in association with Discovery Vitality, is proud to present the Gourmet Restaurant Awards 2017, taking place on 13 November at an exclusive event held at Klein Constantia Wine Estate.

The awards recognise and celebrate the best South African establishments and chefs in the country.

There are nine categories this year: Best Hotel Restaurant; Gold Award for Consistency and Chef Excellence; Best Tasting Menu; Hidden Gem; Best New Restaurant; Innovation Award; Décor & Design; Best Neighbourhood Eatery; and the Reader’s Choice Award, voted for solely by the public. Browse the gallery below of some of this year’s nominated restaurants.

Meet the judges and see all nominees in each category here.

GOLD AWARD FOR CONSISTENCY AND CHEF EXCELLENCE

The Gold Award is presented to a chef who has performed consistently well across various platforms or over a number of years at one establishment.

Nominees:

Chris Erasmus, Foliage, Franschhoek

Harald Breschelschmidt, Aubergine, Cape Town

Michael Broughton, Terroir, Stellenbosch

Christiaan Campbell, Boschendal, Franschhoek

Liam Tomlin, Chefs Warehouse, Beau Constantia, Thali, Cape Town; Singita Game Reserves

Luke Dale-Roberts, The Test Kitchen, The Pot Luck Club, Shortmarket Club, Cape Town; LDR x The Saxon, Johannesburg

Franck Dangereux, The Foodbarn, Noordhoek

Chantal Dartnall, Restaurant Mosaic, Pretoria

Jacques Erasmus, Hemelhuijs, Cape Town

Marthinus Ferreira, DW Eleven-13, Johannesburg

Arno Janse van Rensburg, The Kitchen at Maison, Franschhoek

George Jardine, Jordan Restaurant, Jardine Restaurant, Stellenbosch

Thali

BEST HOTEL RESTAURANT

With food and travel going hand inhand, Best Hotel Restaurant is awarded to an establishment where the food is as much of a focus as the rooms, decor, service and overall experience.

Nominees:

Babel at Babylonstoren Farm Hotel, Franschhoek

Catharina’s at Steenberg, Cape Town

Delaire Graff Restaurant, Stellenbosch

La Petite Colombe at Le Quartier Français, Leeu Collection, Franschhoek

Level Four, 54 on Bath, Johannesburg

Luke Dale-Roberts x The Saxon, Johannesburg; Greenhouse at Cellars Hohenhort, Cape Town

Makaron, Majeka House, Stellenbosch

Nobu at One&Only, Cape Town

Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient, Pretoria

The Grill Room at The Oyster Box, Durban

The Restaurant at Hartford House, KZN Midlands

View at Four Seasons Westcliff, Johannesburg

Makaron at Majeka House

BEST TASTING MENU

This award fills the fine-dining category and focuses on the precision of preparation and plating, wine pairings and the theatre showcased in degustation menus.

Nominees:

Camphors at Vergelegen, Stellenbosch

Faber, Avondale, Paarl

Fermier, Pretoria

Overture, Stellenbosch

La Petite Colombe at Le Quartier Français, Franschhoek

The Kitchen at Maison, Franschhoek

The Test Kitchen, Cape Town and La Colombe, Cape Town

Greenhouse, Cape Town

Restaurant Mosaic, Pretoria

The Restaurant at Waterkloof, Somerset West

La Petite Colombe

HIDDEN GEM

The secret’s out – these are our favourite restaurants that tick the hidden-gem box and continue to surprise.

Nominees:

Betty Blue, Hermanus

Camilla’s Kitchen, Prince Albert

Indian Summer, Durban

Karoux, McGregor

La Lampara, KZN Midlands

La Sosta, Swellendam

Pablo Eggs-Go-Bar, Johannesburg

Marianna’s, Stanford

Mzansi, Langa

The Table at De Meye, Stellenbosch

Wolfgat, Paternoster

Wolfgat

NEIGHBOURHOOD EATERY

These are the restaurants we keep going back to again and again and again. The type of places we refer to as ‘our second dining room’.

Nominees:

Alfies, Pretoria

Amore, Cape Town

Bellevue Cafe, Durban

Bellini’s, Johannesburg

Cafe Bloom, KZN Midlands

Coobs, Parkhurst, Johannesburg

Eatery JHB, Johannesburg

La Tête, Cape Town

Sage Cafe & Deli, Litchi Orchard, Durban

Surf Riders Food Shack, Durban

The Chefs Table, Umhlanga, Durban

The Glenwood Restaurant, Durban

Pesce Azzurro, Woodstock

La Tête

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

This award is given to the best newcomer, opened in the last 12 months since last year’s Gourmet Restaurant Awards in 2016.

Nominees:

La Boqueria, Johannesburg

Bosjes Kombuis, Ceres

Three Wise Monkeys, Sea Point

Momo Baohaus, Johannesburg

Momo Soko, Johannesburg

La Petite Colombe, Franschhoek

Old Town Italy, Johannesburg

Pablo Eggs-Go-Bar, Johannesburg

Reubens Restaurant & Bar, Franschhoek

Café du Cap, Cape Town

Schoon, Somerset West

Forti Grill &Bar, Pretoria

Reuben’s Franschhoek

VITALITY WELLNESS

This award celebrates the strides chefs and restaurants have made to improve the nutritional benefits of their dishes. In line with Vitality’s nutrition principles of healthy eating habits with a strong focus on preparing whole, seasonal ingredients, the winners in this category support a balanced approach to eating from a variety of food groups with limited salt and sugar added to their dishes.

Nominees:

Conscious 108, Johannesburg

Earth Mother Cafe, Durban

Free Food, Johannesburg

Fresh Earth Café, Johannesburg

Green Beans, Cape Town

The Greenside Café, Johannesburg

Leafy Greens Café, Johannesburg

Spirit Café, Cape Town

Tree Natural Café, Durban

Plant, Cape Town

Raw and Roxy, Cape Town

Sexy Food, Cape Town

Marrow, Cape Town

Tree Natural Café, Durban

DECOR & DESIGN

With Condé Nast House & Garden as Gourmet’s sister magazine, decor and design is high up on our agenda.

Nominees:

1904 Bistro Américain, Durban

Bosjes Kombuis, Ceres

Café Del Sol Tre, Johannesburg

Don Armando, Johannesburg

Marble, Johannesburg

Mink & Trout, Cape Town

Orangerie at Le Lude, Franschhoek

Pintxada Tapas Bar, Durban

Shortmarket Club, Cape Town

Werf Restaurant, Stellenbosch

Mink & Trout, Cape Town

SMALL PLATES

Small plates are big right now. This is our pick of the best tapas-style eateries in the country.

Nominees:

Bistro 1682, Cape Town

Chalk & Cork, Cape Town

Chef Warehouse at Beau Constantia, Cape Town

Chefs Warehouse & Canteen, Cape Town

Culture Club, Bar de Tapas, Pretoria

Escondido, Johannesburg

Fork, Cape Town

Foxcroft, Cape Town

S43 Home to That Brewing Co, Durban

Makaron at Majeka House, Stellenbosch

Marigold, Franschhoek

Mulberry & Prince, Cape Town

Pintxada Tapas Bar, Durban

Shio, Cape Town

Thali, Cape Town

The Foodbarn Deli, Noordhoek

The Pot Luck Club, Cape Town

Urbanologi, Johannesburg

Bistro 1682, Cape Town

KITCHENAID READER’s CHOICE

Voted for solely by Gourmet readers through various social media channels, this is our people’s choice – your favourite restaurant in the country, picked by you.

Nominees:

9th Avenue Bistro, Durban

Chefs Warehouse, Cape Town

Cheyne’s, Hout Bay

DW Eleven-13, Johannesburg

La Colombe, Constantia

Marble, Johannesburg

Overture, Stellenbosch

Pierneef à La Motte, Franschhoek

Ten Bompas Winehouse, Johannesburg

The Test Kitchen, Cape Town

The Werf Restaurant at Boschendal, Franschhoek

The Test Kitchen

Beau Constantia

Momo Bauhaus

Marble

Bosjes Kombuis

Wolfgat

Thali

La Petite Colombe

La Colombe

Makaron at Majeka House

Reuben’s Franschhoek

The Test Kitchen

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