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Hospitality sector launches court bid to oppose 'bombshell' laws for restaurants 20 January 2021 7:02 PM Share This: The hospitality industry is heading to court over new labour rules for fast-food outlets, restaurants, and caterers. Restaurants and fast-food outlets are facing a raft of new rules after the Labour Department unilaterally extended the bargaining council’s collective agreement to include employers who were not previously part of the council. The agreement with the Bargaining Council for the Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering, and Allied Trades now applies to all employers and...

The first rule of 2021, they say, is never talk about 2020. Those who survived it will know it was craziness upon madness on top of incredulity wrapped up in WTF. And a week into this new year it already looks like it’s a case of “here, hold my beer” along with a dramatic eye-rolling “bitch, please”. Every morning the news has me muttering Dorothy Parker’s words: “What fresh hell is this?” The archives are crammed with stories about what the hospitality and restaurant industries endured, and the wild Coronacoaster they rode throughout various levels of lockdown and restriction...

Top chef and Cape Town restaurateur Liam Tomlin 'devastated' by new restrictions 29 December 2020 5:00 PM Share This: Restaurateur Liam Tomlin says he was shocked by the announcement of harsher Level 3 regulations after barely making it through the last nine months. Tomlin is the owner of Chefs Warehouse and a number of other establishments in Cape Town. He recently launched two brand new restaurants, one of which has only been opened for a week. Under Level 3 regulations, all restaurants and bars will have to close at 8pm ahead of the curfew at 9pm. Restaurants are also prohibited from selli...

It’s not an overstatement to say 95 on Keerom was an institution in the Cape Town restaurant industry. Milanese chef Giorgo Nava relocated to Cape Town in 1999 and opened it the following year. The name was the address, off the bustle of Long Street but in the heart of the legal district. I have many fond memories. Something that always impressed me was that Nava would come out of the kitchen at some point during the dinner service, and visit each table to greet his customers – first-timers, veterans and friends alike. This personal touch and interaction is priceless when it comes to maki...