Joburg, the Cape and KZN shared the spoils of this year’s national Luxe Restaurant Awards in a ceremony on Tuesday night. The Western Cape was ahead with 12, with Gauteng following with a handsome haul of 10 prizes.
What is the essence of Joziness, from restaurants to creators? It’s what ‘Joziness’ is. It’s the answer to what Jozi food is. It’s the answer to what we’re doing next and it’s the answer to why.
Jozi people dine out, all the time. Yet many in Cape Town, where most of the awards are made and where most of the food media are, refer to Jozi and Gauteng as The North, as though we’re somewhere near Tunis. Perceptions need to change.
It was exhilarating to see Joburg shine as the emerging food capital of the country at the fourth annual Luxe Restaurant Awards. That’s what almost everybody present was thinking, and what ‘The Lazy Makoti’ chef Mogau Seshoene said.