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What Do Sommeliers Eat on a Night Off? 🇿🇦 🌱 🇩🇪 “Since last year I am at an innovative casual fine dining restaurant in Heidelberg called @maryjane.space. Our philosophy is to treat our guests as though they are friends coming over for dinner on the weekend. It is a small team (only three chefs, and myself in service). There aren’t the hierarchies of many other fine dining establishments, nor the stress or long hours otherwise present. The high-end gastronomy can be quite taxing on ones personal health (speaking from experience – I had a nasty burnout in 2021). So I’m very happy to be somewhere more humane, where achieving ratings or Michelin stars is not our focus, but rather enjoying what we do.”- @winojo For @Eat_Out, I had the pleasure of asking Jo Wessels, the @asisomms_ 7th best sommelier in the world: ‘what do sommeliers eat on a night off’: (Link also in bio): https://www.eatout.co.za/article/journey-sas-jo-wessels-7th-best-sommelier-world/ 📍@fourseasonscy #ASIBestSomms #EatOutGuide #Cyprus (at Limassol, Cyprus) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPf7hEqtvT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

And Now That You’ve Been Planted, Bloem 🇿🇦 For @eatoutguide, I had the pleasure of asking @winojo, the @asisomms_ 7th best sommelier in the world: ‘what do sommeliers eat on a night off.’ This part: “Sunday lunches were the highlight of the week. After church, my dad would put on classical music and fetch a special bottle from the cellar, and my mom would show off her cooking. It was mostly hearty and rustic dishes – roasts, casseroles, lasagne and often lamb from my aunt’s farm in the Karoo. It was at these lunches that I was introduced to some old Cape classic wines such as @meerlustwine, @altowineestate and @rustenbergwines.” Read more on @eatoutguide (Link also in bio): https://www.eatout.co.za/article/journey-sas-jo-wessels-7th-best-sommelier-world/ Thank you @tessapurdon @eatoutguide @winojo #TasteLetsSee #EatOutGuide #ASIBestSomm #Cyprus (at Four Seasons Hotel Limassol Cyprus) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNAk61quUW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Food in the Forest For @eatoutguide, I wrote: Be a Guest at Arkeste (Link also in bio): https://www.eatout.co.za/article/guest-arkeste-franschhoek/ Thank you @lj_goldman @newmediaza @tessapurdon #eatoutguide #tasteletssee #arkeste (at Chamonix Estate Franschhoek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSJlSeMKj-p/?utm_medium=tumblr

Travel Tuesday: Franschhoek, Where to From Here? For @eatoutguide, I wrote about a difficult time in a beautiful place. Link also in bio: https://www.eatout.co.za/article/franschhoek-now/ Thank you for your kindness and candor Siegfried Schäfer, @dariellerobertson, Martine Bauer, Marna Viljoen, @holden.gerard, @heinwine, @chefreubenriffel and everyone who made this possible. Thank you. I look forward to visiting you soon #EatOutGuide #Franschhoek #TasteLetsTravel (at Haut Espoir) https://www.instagram.com/p/COvSeplJjBx/?igshid=1dtk8eqcvecwe

At Home | Welcomed the inaugural @grandeprovence Merlot 2018 to our home. Crafted from grapes grown in the Helderberg region, winemaker Thys Smit has created an opulent, flagship red. Might make for a good night out at one of South Africa’s 500 best restaurants, featured in the 2020 @eatoutguide | #tasteletssee #eatoutguide #gpmerlot #gifted (at Johannesburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8I1zIfp1pk/?igshid=1qb2n38a6suei

Thursday Says Hi | An evening with @eatoutguide to celebrate Siba’s Adventures, Johannesburg. A brand new show on @foodnetwork that premieres at 7pm on Thursday, April 25. #SibasAdventuresJHB is exploration of our city’s culinary personality by @sibamtongana, a well respected and bubbly food personality. | #tasteletssee #eatoutguide #foodnetwork (at Marble) https://www.instagram.com/tshepimolisana/p/Bwd2QGwhqDMzM_i61RrBratXRk78BcJljyf3jI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13c3ymgsilr2h

We’ve got mail!. | “They’re special-occasion spots, or the places we don’t have to save up for, the neighbourhood gems we pop into on a whim, the casual eateries where the staff might know our names and favourite eateries.”-Linda Scarborough, Eat Out Editor | We’ve got mail! The 2019 @eatoutguide has arrived. Congratulations to South Africa’s 500 best restaurants for making the list. Can’t wait to tuck in. Grateful to have been on the 2019 review panel. It’s been a delicious journey | #EatOutGuide #TasteLetsSee https://www.instagram.com/p/BrZW8AkhPP_ZkMjbitQ47kLfHehHYWVB_KJm_k0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qbatllf7xe1s

‪We’ve got mail. | “They’re special-occasion spots, or the places we don’t have to save up for, the neighbourhood gems we pop into on a whim, the casual eateries where the staff might know our names and favourite eateries.”-Linda Scarborough, Eat Out Editor | We’ve got mail! The 2019 @eatoutguide has arrived. Congratulations to South Africa’s 500 best restaurants for making the list. Can’t wait to tuck in. Grateful to have been on the 2019 review panel. It’s been a delicious journey | #EatOutGuide #TasteLetsSee #Johannesburg #CapeTown #SouthAfrica #EatOut (at Johannesburg, Gauteng) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrXBgiunWKn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8h578kwj2r14