Walking into FYN is like entering a theatre: moody, dramatic, breathtaking. This year’s winner of the Eat Out VISI Style Award is a show-off in the best sense – you just can’t stop looking. Peter Tempelhoff’s long-dreamed-of passion project opened in

If you’re longing for a tasty foodie escape, the Magaliesberg offers a restorative retreat for those exhausted by the hustle and bustle of Gauteng. Less than an hour from Johannesburg and Pretoria are mountains, valleys, rivers, bushveld, birds and e

A roadtrip from Durban to the Midlands Meander has enough to satisfy the pickiest foodie, starting with fresh seafood from the Indian Ocean to organic beef, KZN wines and local dairy from the foot of the Drakensburg Mountains. And it all comes served

The Eat Out Woolworths Sustainability Award is considered one of the most difficult to attain. The fact that chef Michael Cooke has earned it for the second time (he also won in 2017) is testament to the power of his vision. So much more than a check

The Eat Out Graham Beck Chefs' Chef, voted for by the chefs at each of the 30 nominated restaurants, is awarded to rockstar chef Ivor Jones for the second year in a row. It's not just sweeping Constantia Valley views that make Chefs Warehouse at Beau

This award for an up-and-coming chef who is making their distinctive mark on the industry was hotly contested this year, with nominees including Dale Stevens of FABER, Christina Semczyszyn of Tjing Tjing Momiji, Jason Kosmas of The Pot Luck Club, Joh

After almost two decades of serving hearty farm-to-table fare at Bread & Wine, the much-loved winelands duo Neil and Tina Jewell have moved on, joining forces with acclaimed chef Liam Tomlin (the 2018 Eat Out S.Pellegrino Chef of the Year) to open Je

The Eat Out Nespresso Innovation Award seeks to celebrate the extraordinary in the restaurant industry,” says Chief Judge Margot Janse. “We are looking for those who are pushing the boundaries in exceptional and relevant creativity.” Staying in his o

After decades as one of South Africa’s leading chefs, Margot Janse knows what it takes to run a kitchen; to source, train, create, reinvent and do it all again and again. So she’s uniquely skilled in her role as mentor and Eat Out Chief Judge to find

Darling of restaurant kitchens, internet and airwaves, Kobus van der Merwe is surely one of South Africa’s most well-known chefs at the moment. And it’s not because he’s doing something mainstream – quite the opposite. His tiny eatery in Paternoster

The Werf Restaurant is proof of what bounty can be on offer if a chef and farm work with nature to regenerate and restore. Under the leadership of chef Christiaan Campbell, the restaurant shows what it really means to use local, seasonal, ethically s

The latest venture of chef David Higgs and Gary Kyriacou takes shape in Saint, a crazy Italian concept restaurant and the jewel in the crown of Sandton’s trendy new shopping precinct, The MARC. The restaurant is a visual delight. The first thing you

Restaurant Mosaic sommelier Moses Magwaza has won the Wine Service Award for the second year running at the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. Not one to rest on his laurels, Moses is constantly honing his craft. His journey as a sommelier cont

“It’s always wonderful to be involved in something that you feel passionate about, and food is my life: I live it, dream it and, quite literally, eat it.” These were the opening lines of Abigail Donnelly’s first-ever editor’s letter for Eat Out. But

Casual fine dining as a concept is tricky to get right. You need to strike a balance between formality and fun; between elegance and the everyday. Janse & Co, the Kloof Street eatery opened by former Top 10 chef Arno Janse van Rensburg in January 201