International Inspiration<\/h4>\n
Some of the internationally-inspired menu\u2019s items come from a recent trip Scot and James took to India with Epice\u2019s new head chef, Charn\u00e9 Sampson. The menu also evokes memories of their travels through Spain, Japan, Mexico, Denmark and the US.<\/p>\n
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Head Chef at Epice<\/h4>\n
Heading up the kitchen of this intimate 45-seater, head chef Charn\u00e9 is no stranger to refined, cutting-edge cuisine \u2013 until recently she was sous chef at La Colombe<\/a> and is another one of Scot\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9s to spread her wings. A graduate of Silwood, Charn\u00e9 also honed her craft in the kitchens of The Restaurant at Waterkloof, Myoga and The Test Kitchen<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI am so excited about this incredible opportunity to grow under the guidance of Scot and James\u2026 it is a dream come true for me, and I look forward to working in the beautiful Franschhoek valley,\u201d enthuses Charn\u00e9 . \u201cMy time as sous chef at La Colombe has taught me so much, and I am looking forward to this new journey with the La Colombe team.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n While the launch menu of Epice is still a closely guarded secret, the chefs are playing with ideas including wild boar chorizo, spiced quail cooked in a tandoor and oysters vindaloo. Plus an ice-cream trolley for the palate cleanser course, from which diners can select their own sorbet.<\/p>\n The warm, spicy interiors of Epice, with stunning tones of ambers and browns, have been designed by Megan Bond and Rotem Shachar. This is the same duo behind the gorgeous new Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 restaurant<\/a> and the upcoming La Petite Colombe, opening at Leeu Estates in May 2020.<\/p>\n Epice opens at the end of November \u2013 book your table by visiting epice.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s a new kid on the block in the fine dining capital of Franschhoek: Epice, an intimate restaurant located at Heritage Square opposite Leeu House. Epice (pronounced eh-peace), derived from the French word \u00c9pice meaning spice, is set to delight diners with hints of spice throughout the menu. Aromatic Spices \u201cThe restaurant menu will revolve around spices, but that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean spicy hot \u2013 think of vanilla and saffron or cinnamon and nutmeg, too,\u201d says Scot Kirton, chef-proprietor of […]<\/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-74060","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\/74060","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=74060"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74185,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74060\/revisions\/74185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sneak-Peek of What\u2019s to Come<\/h4>\n
Setting the Scene<\/h4>\n