{"id":74466,"date":"2019-11-20T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T11:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=74466"},"modified":"2019-11-25T14:12:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T14:12:00","slug":"la-colombe-named-best-restaurant-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/la-colombe-named-best-restaurant-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"La Colombe Named Best Restaurant In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

In front of over 700 of the country\u2019s shining culinary talents, La Colombe<\/a> was announced as South Africa\u2019s number one restaurant at the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards at a glittering event at Cape Town\u2019s GrandWest Casino. The title of the best restaurant in South Africa is one that is competitively fought for amongst our country’s culinary treasures.<\/p>\n

An Award for the Team of La Colombe<\/h4>\n

Stepping up to collect the award on behalf of his team, Executive Chef James Gaag<\/a> says, \u201cThis is an incredible achievement for the team – I\u2019m very lucky to have such a dedicated, self-motivated and passionate team who all have the same dreams and all work towards the same goal. I could not be prouder of them for all their hard work and passion. This achievement is all theirs!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"James-Gaag-La<\/p>\n

Restaurant of the Year<\/h4>\n

Moving from number three in 2018, to number one this year, it is the first time La Colombe has achieved the coveted title of \u201cRestaurant of the Year\u201d, having previously peaked at second place in 2015 and 2016. Best Restaurant in South Africa is quite a title to obtain!<\/p>\n

Sophisticated Fine-Dining at the Best Restaurant in South Africa<\/h4>\n

Says Lynda Ingham-Brown, one of the Eat Out Critics who visited the restaurant during the judging process, \u201cLa Colombe\u2019s reputation for sophisticated fine dining and beautiful foliage-inspired presentation is well-deserved. Set high above the Constantia wine valley, its lofty location adds to the feeling that you\u2019re about to experience something special. The eight-course menu is a reflection of Gaag\u2019s interpretations of local flavours presented in a refined, sometimes quirky, manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"la<\/p>\n

La Colombe\u2019s Sommelier, Joseph Dhafana<\/h4>\n

In addition to winning the coveted title of Best Restaurant of the Year at the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards, La Colombe\u2019s sommelier, Joseph Dhafana, won the 2019 Wine Service Award, a coveted title among fine dining sommeliers. This award not only recognises his extensive wine knowledge but also his contribution to the greater dining experience at La Colombe.<\/p>\n

Joseph holds a number of qualifications, including a South African Sommeliers Association Level 2 Certificate, Court of Master Sommeliers Certificate, and University of Cape Town GSB Wine Judging Certificate, in addition to certifications from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust and Cape Wine Academy.<\/p>\n

La Petite Colombe<\/h4>\n

The celebrations aren\u2019t confined to Constantia as La Petite Colombe<\/a> \u2013 La Colombe\u2019s sister restaurant in Franschhoek, maintained a position in the Eat Out Awards top 10, for the second consecutive year, to the delight of their team.<\/p>\n

Says Head Chef, John Norris-Rogers, \u201cThe team and I are absolutely thrilled to once again be featured among the top 10 restaurants in the country. We consider this a real achievement and are honoured to be ranked with some of the many fantastic restaurants also featured. We would like to thank Eat Out for considering us for this amazing honour!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"la<\/div>
\"la<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

Scot Kirton<\/a>, Chef Proprietor of La Colombe, concludes, \u201cI simply could not be prouder of the team. When we moved to Silvermist five years ago we all had the same dream – to make La Colombe the number one restaurant in South Africa – and, today we achieve this dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

View La Colombe’s Spring Lunch Special<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | lacolombe.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In front of over 700 of the country\u2019s shining culinary talents, La Colombe was announced as South Africa\u2019s number one restaurant at the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards at a glittering event at Cape Town\u2019s GrandWest Casino. The title of the best restaurant in South Africa is one that is competitively fought for amongst our country’s culinary treasures. An Award for the Team of La Colombe Stepping up to collect the award on behalf of his team, Executive Chef […]<\/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-74466","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\/74466","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=74466"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74704,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74466\/revisions\/74704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}