The Tsogo Sun group boasts some of the country’s most talented chefs in the kitchens of its restaurants across South Africa. Despite their pressurised schedules, eight of the group’s executive chefs spent an afternoon creating signature dishes from their respective restaurants’ menus in an eight-course tasting menu for a discerning table of foodie influencers.

The Tasting Table, hosted by Tsogo Sun at Southern Sun Hyde Park’s Lucé restaurant, showcased the diversity of the group’s restaurants through the culinary talents of:

·         Kenneth Ngubane of Jenda at Montecasino

·         Garth Shnier of San Restaurant & Deck at Sandton Sun

·         Shaun Munro of Lingela at Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

·         Preshanthan Pillay of Back O’ The Moon Restaurant at Gold Reef City

·         Jade Sullaphen of Punchinello’s at Southern Sun Montecasino

·         Deena Naidoo of Montecasino’s Aarya restaurant

·         Prenolan Naidoo of The Grill Jichana at Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

·         Greg Gautier of Lucé at Southern Sun Hyde Park and host of the Tasting Table

A selection of eight tasting portions of signature dishes was prepared and presented by the chefs, who were also on hand to interact with the media and offer insight into the inspiration for their culinary creations; which were perfectly paired with wines from the Lucé cellar.

Food and beverage is a core competency at Tsogo Sun and is positioned at the forefront of the group’s gaming and hotel hospitality delivery, with over 80 restaurants and food outlets across the group all with a strong focus on world-class quality and memorable culinary experiences.

But Tsogo Sun’s restaurants are not just intended to be enjoyed by guests of the hotels in which they are located, these restaurants are the ideal venue for business lunches and birthday parties or a romantic dinner with someone special.

“We’re extremely proud of how far Tsogo Sun has come over the last few years with the overall quality of its food and beverage offering,” says Priya Naidoo, General Manager: Group Communications of Tsogo Sun. “We have assumed custodianship of the food & beverage business within the group and we are ensuring that it is a critical delivery factor in the overall hospitality environment; after all, it employs a third of our workforce. Food and beverage is part and parcel of being hospitable, and our F&B offering is all about ensuring excellent, honest and memorable delivery of food and beverage.”

The signature dishes on the eight-course menu served by the chefs at the Tsogo Tasting Table are all available on the respective menus of the restaurants represented by the eight chefs. The menu consisted of:

Mollusco  l  squid ink scallop tortellini and red roe espuma   l  crab and sea bass sashimi  l   green tea sorbet

By Greg Gautier of Lucé at Southern Sun Hyde Park

Smoked chicken breast supreme

served with poached pears in saffron, micro greens gorgonzola cheese and walnut crumble and red peppadew dressing

By Jade Sullaphen of Punchinello’s at Southern Sun Montecasino

Chilli garlic prawns

By Deena Naidoo of Aarya at SunSquare Montecasino

Duck Calvados

Roasted Duck, served on a layer of our famous calvados Apple Glaze

By Preshanthan Pillay of Back O The Moon at Gold Reef City

Grilled salmon

with steamed seasonal vegetables, avo, cucumber and tomato salsa

By Kenneth Ngubane of Jenda at Montecasino

Durban-style lamb curry

By Shaun Munro of Lingela at Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

Spiced textured carrot cake |

Pistachio nut dacquoise | caramel spiced carrot| cardamom ice cream |  warm white chocolate ganache

By Garth Shnier of San at Sandton Sun

Valrhona 5 Chocolate Bomb

By Prenolan Naidoo of The Grill Jichana at Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

For reservation contact details go to www.tsogosun.com. Tsogo Sun’s portfolio includes over 90 hotels and 14 casino and entertainment destinations throughout South Africa, Africa, the Seychelles and Abu Dhabi. For further information, visittsogosun.com, follow on Twitter and Instagram @TsogoSun or like on Facebook /TsogoSun.

 

ISSUED BY TSOGO SUN HOLDINGS. FOR MEDIA ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT:

Priya Naidoo  | General Manager- Group Communications | Tel: 011 510 7583 | Fax: 011 510 7231 |

Cell: 084 440 0022

Click on below link to download Tsogo Chef Book:
Tsogo Chefs book 2016.pdf - 2 MB

About Tsogo Sun

Tsogo Sun is the leading hotels, gaming and entertainment group in South Africa, providing a variety of hospitality and exciting entertainment and leisure experiences. Combining an established heritage with a professional and energised approach, the group proudly encompasses 14 casinos and over 90 hotels in South Africa, Africa, the Seychelles and Abu Dhabi.

The company’s hospitality interests offer a wide distribution of hotels in Africa, providing world-class accommodation across all markets, including elegant, individually branded luxury hotels and well-known trusted market leaders in the premier through budget segments, including Southern Sun Hotels, Garden Court, SunSquare, StayEasy and SUN1 hotels.

The exciting urban and resort casino portfolio includes the most popular entertainment destinations, strategically located throughout South Africa. In the Gauteng province, Tsogo Sun owns the group’s flagship property, Montecasino in Fourways, which features, amongst other attractions, the award-winning Teatro; Gold Reef City Casino and Theme Park in Southern Johannesburg; and Silverstar Casino to the West in Krugersdorp. Additional properties are owned and operated in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, including the jewel on Durban’s Golden Mile, Suncoast Casino, Hotels and Entertainment.

Tsogo Sun Citizenship is the group’s corporate citizenship strategy which encompasses three areas of focus. This includes Corporate Social Investment, whereby the group promotes the development of learners through three academies which offer holistic, full-year programmes centred around sport, art and education; Entrepreneur Development which focuses on skills-based entrepreneurial development through its Tsogo Sun Book a Guesthouse and Supplier Development programmes; and Environmental Education, committed to initiatives that reduce the impact the business has on the environment.

Tsogo Sun (“TSH”) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.  The key shareholders of Tsogo Sun are Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited (“HCI”), a JSE listed investment holding company.

Tsogo Sun Gaming supports the National Responsible Gambling Programme. Winners know when to stop.  Only persons over the age of 18 are permitted to gamble. National Problem Gambling counselling toll-free helpline: 0800 006 008.

For more information go to tsogosun.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TsogoSun or like us on Facebook /TsogoSun.