Taste of Joburg back for Spring

Top chefs, restaurants

Taste brings the following chefs together to serve the trend-setting signature dishes that have made them so popular with foodies and critics alike.

• Marthinus Ferreira of dw eleven-13
  
• executive chef Nancy Kinchela of The Saxon
  
• executive chef Andrew Atkinson of Piccolo Mondo at The Michelangelo Hotel
  
• executive chef Nicky Gibbs of La Belle Terrasse at The Westcliff
  
• chef/patron Zane Beer of Oliva Bar & Kitchen
  
• chef/patron Coco Reinarhz of Sel et Poivre & Le Petit Sel,
  
• Jafta Hatshejame of Jazz Maniacs' Restaurant at The Soweto Hotel
  
• Allistaire Lawrence of roots @Forum Homini
  
• chef/patron Louise Castle of Bellagio Restaurant
  
• Thava Indian Restaurant with patron/chef Mathew Abraham and Philippe Frydman
  
• Claudio Uccella and Pino Bonzella of The Mastrantonio Group
  
• Philippe Wagenfuhrer of The Gray Restaurant
  
• executive chefs Simon Davey, Lawrence Catherine, Gregory Gautier and Philip Turnbull of La Bonne Table presented by Lonrho Hotels
  
• executive chef Vonique Van Zyl of Vivace Restaurant at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Sandton

Entertainment

A new addition to this year's show is the Pick n Pay Wine and Canapé Experience, an interactive, hands-on area where guests will create three canapés, while an expert pairs each canapé with a wine to complement the flavours.

Other features include:

• Flavours of Africa by Lonrho Hotels, The Radisson Blu Sandton Experience, The Saxon Experience and The Gray
  
• DStv Cook-off on Saturday 17 September
  
• 'Fine Brandy by Design' by Distell, World of Wine, Jagermeister, Nederburg and San Pellegrino/Acqua Panna
  
• Small Producers Market has hand-made cheeses, pestos, homemade jams and sweets, ingredients and herbs
  
• Forest Fairies for sweets and handmade nougat
  
• Dolce for Italian chocolate
  
• cupcakes from Chlo lo
  
• Taste & Buy Experience
  
• Taste Club House, presented by DStv, a private lounge that serves as a base for the show
  
• KidzZone hosted by Little Cooks on Saturday and Sunday

Green awareness

The show has partnered with green companies such as Interwaste and Green Home in order to ensure a more sustainable event. "We are proud to be going green and to be embarking on this endeavour with the complete support and assistance of our environmentally aware sponsors, partners and exhibitors," says festival director, Justine Drake. "Taking the environment into account and ensuring best practice in terms of sustainability can only add to the flavour experience that epitomises Taste."

For more information, go to www.tasteofjoburg.com.