{"id":66051,"date":"2019-01-14T11:40:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T11:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=66051"},"modified":"2019-01-14T12:58:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T12:58:50","slug":"greenhouse-farrel-hirsch-new-head-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/greenhouse-farrel-hirsch-new-head-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenhouse Appoints Farrel Hirsch as New Head Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort<\/a><\/strong> welcomed new Head Chef, Farrel Hirsch (aged 31) to its kitchen as of November last year. Guests can look forward to Hirsch\u2019s flair for innovation and fresh flavours, but with the same outstanding quality for which the award-winning restaurant is so highly celebrated.<\/p>\n

Farrel Hirsch Heads Up Greenhouse at\u00a0The Cellars-Hohenort<\/h4>\n

Originally from South Africa, Farrel Hirsch gained fundamental work experience abroad, in the UK, where he cooked in some of Nottinghamshire\u2019s most acclaimed kitchens such\u00a0as Tonic, World Service and Cast at The Nottingham Playhouse. On his return to South Africa, he worked at a number of top hotels and lodges including Cape Grace Hotel and Spa, The Oyster Box and the Singita group.<\/p>\n

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But it is Greenhouse where he worked as Sous Chef from 2014 to 2016 – that he credits for helping to shape his culinary development and the chef he is today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way Chef Peter (Tempelhoff) can turn the ordinary into something sublime is astonishing\u201d, says Hirsch. \u201cIn his kitchen, I learned that there are no boundaries between food and theatre\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Emerging as a sought-after sous chef, Hirsch spent some time learning new tricks of the trade at Cape Town\u2019s illustrious The Test Kitchen<\/a><\/strong> before being offered his first Head Chef role at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff\u2019s fine dining restaurant in Johannesburg. Hirsch\u2019s most recent position saw him exploring the world of exotic fresh fish as Executive Chef at luxury private resort, North Island in Seychelles.<\/p>\n

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Now, returning to Greenhouse for a second time, he brings world-class experience to the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Greenhouse it\u2019s not just about coming in for dinner, it\u2019s about the experience and how you feel during the meal and well after you leave the dinner table. We definitely want to keep up the theatrical experience and continue to challenge flavours. Not to taste, is not to know,\u201d he says of his new role.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the plate, guests will be served an extraordinary offering of flavours, using sustainable ingredients sourced from a traceable origin. \u201cKnowing where your produce comes from and using fresh and sustainable food is hugely important\u201d, comments Hirsch. \u201cI love finding new foreign flavours and combinations that I\u2019d never imagined would go well together. It\u2019s finding the unknown that excites me and I can\u2019t wait to share these discoveries with our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hirsch\u2019s official start date at Greenhouse was 14 November 2018. To avoid disappointment, customers should book their tables in advance to experience the sensational summer menu that awaits. The restaurant recently placed 6 in the top 10 at the highly anticipated annual Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. Led by Hirsch\u2019s vision, Greenhouse will remain under the executive creative direction of Chef Peter Tempelhoff<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely excited to have the opportunity to work alongside Farrel again in Greenhouse\u201d, says Tempelhoff.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cFarrel\u2019s energy and passion will ensure that my kitchen will be charged with positivity and creativity for this, and many seasons to come. I am confident that Farrel will build on the foundations in place and grow Greenhouse\u2019s reputation as one of the leading restaurants in South Africa and the world. Exciting times ahead!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort welcomed new Head Chef, Farrel Hirsch (aged 31) to its kitchen as of November last year. Guests can look forward to Hirsch\u2019s flair for innovation and fresh flavours, but with the same outstanding quality for which the award-winning restaurant is so highly celebrated. Farrel Hirsch Heads Up Greenhouse at\u00a0The Cellars-Hohenort Originally from South Africa, Farrel Hirsch gained fundamental work experience abroad, in the UK, where he cooked in some of Nottinghamshire\u2019s most acclaimed kitchens such\u00a0as Tonic, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4916,"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-66051","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\/66051","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\/4916"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}