{"id":18237,"date":"2025-04-10T17:26:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=18237"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:36:53","slug":"luminary-on-12th-brings-fine-dining-to-time-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/luminary-on-12th-brings-fine-dining-to-time-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Luminary on 12th brings fine dining to Time Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Heat is on as chef sets goal of elevating gourmet dining!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There\u2019s a new \u2018it\u2019 place for sophisticated palates at Pretoria\u2019s biggest entertainment hub, as Time Square opens Luminary on 12<sup>th<\/sup>, a fine-dining restaurant, just as 2024 kicks off.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Take the hotel elevator to the 15<sup>th<\/sup> floor to kick off your evening at Solis Bar for a welcome sundowner and canap\u00e9s with a view over Pretoria as the lights start twinkling as the sun sets. Then move to the 12<sup>th<\/sup> floor where Time Square\u2019s Executive Chef Adrian Vaughan and his team have created a five-course \u201ccontemporary international\u201d meal, paired with wine.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWhether you&#8217;re savouring a romantic dinner for two or hosting a private event, our restaurant provides an exclusive and sophisticated atmosphere that adds a touch of glamour to any occasion,\u201d Vaughan said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ever-changing menu at the \u2018bookings only\u2019 restaurant, currently includes freshly baked brioche with parfait and jam, a fish course of monk fish, mussels in coconut, the main course featuring a signature dish of aged beef with coffee and parsnip, a cheese course, and a decadent cherry, chocolate and mascarpone dessert.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18239\" src=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511-561x374.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511-1122x748.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511-758x506.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMGL0511-608x406.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>British-born Vaughan brought his English work experience to South Africa when he first joined Sun International in 2012 as part of The Maslow Sandton\u2019s opening team as the Executive Sous Chef. He was at the stoves when Time Square opened in 2017, wearing the chef\u2019s hat as Complex Executive Sous Chef, and was promoted to Complex Executive chef a year later.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have been developing the portfolio of food for the restaurant over the past five years by completing our unique Chef\u2019s table experiences in the main kitchen at Time Square,\u201d <\/em>Vaughan said<em>. It is my ultimate goal to gain recognition as a chef, and what better place to start than with this fantastic platform to create fine dining dishes on a regular basis for our patrons.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-561x420.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-1122x840.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-758x568.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO_Decadent-cherry-chocolate-and-mascarpone-dessert-608x455.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Time Square General Manager <em>Ruben Gooranah said he had tasted some of the gourmet cuisine and pronounced it \u201cabsolutely delectable\u201d. \u201cWe hope our guests will love every moment of this new experience at Luminary on 12<sup>th<\/sup>. Adrian and his team are turning out dishes which speak to true culinary excellence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luminary on 12<sup>th<\/sup> is open Friday and Saturday nights, strictly bookings only, price upon request.\u00a0For booking and information, please visit the website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suninternational.com\/time-square\/restaurants\/luminary-on-12\/\">https:\/\/www.suninternational.com\/time-square\/restaurants\/luminary-on-12\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat is on as chef sets goal of elevating gourmet dining! There\u2019s a new \u2018it\u2019 place for sophisticated palates at Pretoria\u2019s biggest entertainment hub, as Time Square opens Luminary on 12th, a fine-dining restaurant, just as 2024 kicks off. 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