{"id":32352,"date":"2016-10-17T08:04:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T08:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=32352"},"modified":"2016-10-17T08:52:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T08:52:22","slug":"tsogo-suns-luce-launches-new-summer-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/tsogo-suns-luce-launches-new-summer-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsogo Sun’s Luc\u00e9 launches new summer menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

The spectacularly located Luc\u00e9 in Hyde Park has launched an exciting new menu, crafted by Chef Gareth Jordaan. Former executive sous chef at The Palazzo Montecasino, Jordaan has injected his own brand of culinary flair into the Luc\u00e9 menu, creating traditional Italian dishes in keeping with the restaurant\u2019s theme, but with a twist.<\/p>\n

In the first in a series of Chef Challenges, Tsogo Sun took Jordaan out of the comfort zone of his kitchen, challenging him to produce a gourmet meal in a unique location within the Southern Sun Hyde Park property. \u201cWe\u2019re aiming to prove that Tsogo Sun chefs can produce the finest showcase of their food and their menu in the most challenging location,\u201d says Priya Naidoo, General Manager, Group Communication for Tsogo Sun.

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<\/div><\/div>Jordaan rose to the challenge by presenting guests with tasting portions from his new menu in the porte-coch\u00e8re of the hotel. Course after mouth-watering course was seamlessly served to guests who were comfortably seated at the light and airy entrance to the hotel, six floors below the kitchen.<\/p>\n

Jordaan is a wholehearted believer that diners taste with their eyes, incorporating what he terms \u201cfunky plating techniques\u201d into his repertoire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Starters have a distinct wow factor and main courses are hearty and flavourful. Having reduced the size of the menu, Jordaan\u2019s dishes display enormous attention to detail and a focus on achieving consistency and high standards. A choice of eight starters, sixteen main courses and six desserts offer a balanced selection of dishes that accommodate a range of dietary requirements and all showcase Jordaan\u2019s philosophy of simplicity and quality. \u201cIf you eat at Luc\u00e9, you eat good food,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Luc\u00e9 is situated in Southern Sun Hyde Park, from where it looks out on the Sandton skyline and leafy suburb of Hyde Park through an impressive wall of windows.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Magnificent views coupled with fine wines, including a variety of Tsogo Sun\u2019s auction wines, carefully selected and purchased from the Nederburg and Cape Winemaker\u2019s Guild auctions, and paired with Luc\u00e9\u2019s delectable new menu, make this a truly memorable dining experience.<\/p>\n

Highlights on the new menu include salad caprese, featuring a variety of plump tomatoes, crisp sage, mushrooms, aged balsamic and basil oil; salmon with cauliflower pur\u00e9e, grape oil, dill pine nuts and capers; chicken supreme with creamed goats cheese, root vegetables, puttanesca stuffing, lemon and thyme; the incomparable surf \u2018n turf, with its mouthwatering sous vide beef fillet, poached lobster tail, lobster roe ricotta, pappardelle and crisp leek; and the piece de resistance \u2013 Italian crepe, orange diplomat, vanilla ice cream, peach and basil compote.<\/p>\n

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The spectacularly located Luc\u00e9 in Hyde Park has launched an exciting new menu, crafted by Chef Gareth Jordaan. Former executive sous chef at The Palazzo Montecasino, Jordaan has injected his own brand of culinary flair into the Luc\u00e9 menu, creating traditional Italian dishes in keeping with the restaurant\u2019s theme, but with a twist. In the first in a series of Chef Challenges, Tsogo Sun took Jordaan out of the comfort zone of his kitchen, challenging him to produce a gourmet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}