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Beyond all the frippery on a plate, beyond the gels, foams, smears and perfect pairings, beyond the horizons of the pampered contemporary diner, lies a forgotten world where fine food was simpler. We find it at Peter Tempelhoff’s Constantia restaurant, beyond.
Funny story: once upon a time, two men walked into a stationery shop… this is perhaps not the joke you were expecting but truth is stranger than fiction. It was a chance meeting in Waltons – yes, the stationery shop – between chef and restaurateur Peter Tempelhoff and Lars Maack, owner of Buitenverwachting, that has resulted in the opening of beyond at the end of November 2020. That was in August 2020, around the time I interviewed Tempelhoff at his renowned city centre restaurant FYN following a spectacular Japanese-inspired multiple course luncheon. On that day, he said: “If you’v...