“At the Eat Out Conference I will be sharing some recipes on our fall menu and talking about the theme for the year, ‘Come to Italy with me’. Essentially the idea is about returning to a place you know and love with new eyes and an open mind. The Italian kitchen has already gone around the globe several times over the past century and so at Osteria Francescana it is our job to bring new meaning to traditional forms and ideas through our intense resourcing of rare Italian products, as well as our conceptual thinking process, which aims to transform preconceptions into new taste experiences. I have no doubt the conference will be very stimulating for us all.”
The other international speaker is British food designer Andrew Stellitano, whose work shows just how adventurous one can be with food. Stellitano is known for using all manner of food as a medium to create really exciting, forward-thinking design, and his presentation at the conference will be an interactive sensory experience of the Cape.
Local speakers include the reigning Eat Out Chef of the Year, Luke Dale-Roberts, and executive chef at Le Quartier Français Hotel in Franschhoek, Margot Janse. Prominent members of the local restaurant community, including chefs and restaurateurs Reuben Riffel, Giorgio Nava and Steven Maresch, will join a panel discussion led by Abigail Donnelly.
A limited number of tickets, priced at R1,000 per person, will be available from Julie Potgieter at
events@newmediapub.co.za or +27 21 417 1257.