A South African-inspired restaurant serving ambitious cuisine at accessible prices has opened in the south Birmingham suburb of Stirchley. Riverine Rabbit, set in a low-key shopping parade on Pershore Road, is named after an endangered species that lives in South Africa’s Karoo Desert – signifying chef Ash Valenzuela-Heeger’s commitment to supporting sustainable farming practices. Ash trained […]

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No sooner have Boris and Carrie Johnson belatedly celebrated their nuptials with a South African braai on the Bamfords’ Daylesford Park estate than a South African-style steakhouse opens in Mayfair. Meat & Wine Co, which launches next Monday, 8 August, in Curzon Street, is the brainchild of Bradley Michael, a former personal training instructor in […]

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South African-based affordable seafood brand Ocean Basket has opened its first UK branch in Bromley, southeast London, targeting the growing global appetite for fish and seafood. Peter ‘Fats’ Lazarides (pictured) and his brother George opened their first restaurant in Pretoria – more than 300 miles from the nearest coast – in 1995. There are now more […]

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