The glittering Eat Out DSTV Food Network Restaurant Awards 2013 took place in Cape Town last night – Sunday 10 November. And Cape Town proudly led the field.
The Test Kitchen was voted the top restaurant of the year. Of the Top 10 restaurants, only two were not in Cape Town and the Winelands area! At place number 3 was Rust en Vrede, and The Green House at number 4. From number 6, the other top restaurant awards went to Cape Town. Looking through the list below, you will note how well Cape Town restaurants fared all round.
Here folows the full list:
The Top 10 restaurants for 2013:
1. The Test Kitchen
2. Five Hundred (Johannesburg)
3. Rust en Vrede
4. The Greenhouse
5. Hartford House (KZN)
6. Jordan Restaurant
7. Overture
8. Camphors at Vergelegen
9. The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français
10. Pierneef à La Motte
Eat Out S. Pellegrino Chef of the Year: David Higgs, Five Hundred
Service Excellence: Rust en Vrede
Rising Star: Vanessa Marx, Dear Me – in Cape Town CBD
Wine Service: Joakim Hansi Blackadder, Rust en Vrede
The Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award in association with Paarl Media: Michael Olivier
Eat Out TASTE Bursary: Amanda Manyatshe
Boschendal Style Award: The Pot Luck Club (of the 5 contenders, 3 were from Cape Town)
Best Asian Restaurant: Kitima
Best Bistro: The Leopard
Best Country-Style Restaurant: Towerbosch
Best Italian Restaurant: Burrata
Jacobsdal Best Steakhouse: Carne SA
Congratulations to all!!
