{"id":11283,"date":"2022-09-18T00:48:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T22:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=11283"},"modified":"2023-03-19T23:17:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T21:17:35","slug":"basalt-restaurant-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/basalt-restaurant-week\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Course Tasting Menu Special at Basalt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Restaurant Week is back!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the time of the year, where\u00a0<strong>upmarket\u00a0restaurants across the country will offer their menu at reduced prices<\/strong>\u00a0either for lunch or dinner. Seats have to be pre-booked in advance through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/restweeksa22\"><strong>Restaurant Week online portal<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Basalt<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_3-8w\">\n<p>One of South Africa&#8217;s most respected chefs, she is highly regarded for her significant attention to detail and delicate balancing of simplicity with sophistication.<\/p>\n<p>Having previously worked under legendary chefs David Higgs and Luke Dale Roberts, chef Candice launched her own successful dining concept, GREI at the Saxon Hotel in 2018, where she was awarded the Mercedes-Benz Eat Out Nederburg Rising Star award and Young Chef of the Year Award by Cond\u00e9 Nast House &amp; Garden SA Gourmet Restaurant Awards as well as the \u2018Haute Property\u2019 award by the Gourmet Guide.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Candice currently headlines Basalt Restaurant at the Peech Hotel as Chef in Residence where she was recently awarded &#8220;Best Fine Dining Pop Up Experience 2021&#8221; and &#8220;Best Fine Dining Restaurant SA&#8221; at the Luxe Restaurant Awards by SA Hospitality Council in June 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>How to book?<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">From 30 September &#8211; 30 October, Basalt will be offering an incredible 7 course tasting menu special for only R875 pp.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><i>TASTING MENU<\/i><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPlease note: Pescatarian &amp; Vegetarian menus upon request<br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>FIRST COURSE<br \/>\n<b>BREAD &amp; SNACKS<\/b><br \/>\nGarden herbs &amp; Goat cheese shortbread<br \/>\nSea bass tartare<br \/>\nButtermilk toast<br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>SECOND COURSE<br \/>\n<b>PEA, RADISH &amp; TRUFFLE<\/b><br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>THIRD COURSE<br \/>\n<b>PRAWN, TOMATO &amp; DILL<\/b><br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>FOURTH COURSE<br \/>\n<b>BEEF CHEEK, BROCCOLI &amp; CHIVE<\/b><br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>FIFTH COURSE<br \/>\n<b>LEMON, LITCHI &amp; FENNEL<\/b><br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>SIXTH COURSE<br \/>\n<b>CHEESE, PEAR &amp; THYME<\/b><br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>SEVENTH COURSE<br \/>\n<b>PETIT FOURS<\/b><br \/>\nWhite chocolate, ginger &amp; pecan panforte<br \/>\nCaramel apple fritters<br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/restweeksa22\"><strong>Book your seats now!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restaurant Week is back! 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