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Chef Branwin Philander

Service Description

The chef brings all ingredients, prepares the meal in your kitchen, serves each dish, and cleans your kitchen before leaving. All you have to do is to relax and enjoy a culinary experience.

About The Chef

I was born and raised in Cape Town and qualified as a chef at the prestigious and world-renowned SACA South African Chefs Academy, lead by SA’s top chefs and masters in Classic French cooking Garth Stroebel and Paul Hartman, and received awards for being the tops chefs in SA.
I had the privilege to work in numerous award-winning and first-class establishments. I started off as an Intern at the NH Lord Charles and manage to obtain my qualifications. Then went to go work in Africa’s top nature reserves and lodge named Bushmanskloof nature lodge in the Northern Cape, where I got the opportunity to sharpen my classic traditional African cuisine. I moved on to go work for an Italian family who owned a wine farm named De Capo Idiom vineyards, a very authentic Italian restaurant named De capo Idiom restaurant where I also manage to get a lot of experience in authentic Italian cuisine. I later moved to go work for Carnival UK and joined the cruise ships and got the opportunity to travel and to learn more of the world abroad and to really enjoy the experience of working with people from different countries, but my main goal was to learn different types of cuisines from all over the world and loved traveling from country to country and learning new cuisines.
My last role was as Head Chef at a fine dining establishment named Jordan restaurant where I got the opportunity to work alongside one of SA’s top chefs and restaurant Owner of Jardine and Jordan restaurant, George Jardine who has been on the top 10 alongside Bertus Basson and Liam Tomlin and numerous great chefs on the Eat Out computation list in SA.
I love creating new, exciting, and inspiring dishes every day, love working with fresh ingredients and beautiful natural flavours creates the best “Umami” (FLAVOUR). I focus a lot on fresh and seasonal produce, and I respect all my ingredients. My cuisine is based on classic French cooking, but love cooking modern everyday style cooking such as Molecular Gastronomy. Dishes that blow your mind and souls, enhancing and manipulating flavours is what I do.
I want to leave a legacy behind where people and the world will remember me for the style of cooking, food that would forever reminisce inside your flavour bubble and forever in their hearts. I want to make the world better one plate at a time. My goal is to make people feel they can relate to the message I’m trying to bring to the table “that food really brings people together, no matter the race, colour, culture, or religion” I believe that food is the glue that keeps the world together. At the end of a meal, I want people to feel happy and satisfied. There is nothing better for me as a chef to hear a person say, “compliment to the chef” and that is what I strive for every time I present my food, that people leave happy and with a smile. My passion for food is driving me to do better every day, to be the best is what I want to be before my time on this planet ends.
Cuisine Type:
Classic French, Italian, Molecular Gastronomy, Asian, Indian, South African, traditional African, Cape Malay
Location:
Cape Town

The Menu price includes:

• All the ingredients
• Your chef travelling fee (If the venue falls within the chef working areas)
• The cooking of all the dishes
• The entire service
• The cleaning

Menus

MENU 1: R880 pp (excl. vat)

Booking requirement: 6 people minimum

Starter
''The Hidden Gem''
Pork potato dumbplings served with smoked cauliflower velouté, charred cauliflower florrets and ponzu dressing.
Main
''Marster Sir Loin''
Beef sirloin steak served with mushroom duaxell, charred onion cups, deep fried tenderstem brocolinni and Bernaise sauce
Dessert
''The Golden Oldie''
Honey & Poppy seed Soufflé served with smoked white chocolate ice cream.

MENU 2: R890 pp (excl. vat)

Booking requirement: 6 people minimum

4 Course
1st Course
''Cape ocean breeze''
Calamari stuffed with salsa Verde infused Guinea, herb pepperade, chorizo, and deep-fried calamari

2nd Course
''springing-boks''
Sliced Cured Springbok, cauliflower moose, pickled beetroot cigar, prune purée, and hazel butter

3rd Course
''oink Oink''
Pork belly, roasted caponata vegetables, pork belly kromeski,
teriyaki glazed aubergine, aubergine puree, and crispy crackling

4th Course
''too cheesy''
Baked cheesecake, strawberry and sorbet, shortbread
crumble, berry salsa, and mixed berry couli

MENU 3: R1140 pp (excl. vat)

Booking requirement: 6 people minimum

Trip around CPT
Amuse bouche
Smoked salmon mouse wrapped in tortilla cone and caviar

Starter
''Cape Mussels''
Mussels steamed in aromatics served with Cape Malay Vetcake

Main
''Traditional lamb bobotie''
Lamb cutlets, Cape Malay lamb bobotie, tender long stem
broccolini, apricot infused jus, carrot, and yam puree.

Dessert
Amarula malva pudding, caramelized white chocolate ice cream, chocolate Amarula ganache, and dehydrated sliced plum

MENU 4: R1240 pp (excl. vat)

Booking requirement: 6 people minimum

Fine dining experience
Amuse bouche
Pork kromeski , deep-fried onion rings, fennel and parmesan dressing, and onion puree

Starter
Smoked Oysters, compressed apple, oyster volute,
dehydrated pancetta, and apple puree on a bed of cucumber

Pallet Cleanser
Lime and coconut sorbet

Main
Herb crusted beef sirloin, charred baby onions, creamed
spinach, black oyster mushroom, and
onion puree served with Rosemary and thyme jus

Pallet Cleanser
Cucumber and appetizer granite

Dessert
Soufflé Honey and poppy seed soufflé and caramelized dark chocolate ice cream  

MENU 5: R1630 pp (excl. vat)

Booking requirement: 6 people minimum

5 Course Tasting menu
1st tasting
Salmon gravlax , baby beets, beetroot puree, salsa Verde,
sour cream, and dehydrated onion cigars

2nd tasting
Stuffed pork dumpling, cauliflower parmesan volute, charred cauliflower, toasted hazelnuts, parmesan crisps, and onion puree

3rd tasting
Teriyaki glazed duck breast, charred baby leeks

4th tasting
Herb crusted beef sirloin, potato gnocchi, mushroom duxelles, charred onion cups, and béarnaise

5th tasting
Seared salmon, lemon and thyme risotto, zucchini ribbons, deep-fried zucchini flowers, long stem broccoli and crab and chive butter

6th tasting
Valrhona chocolate trio Brandy fondant, Pliable chocolate, chocolate dome, and
smoked white chocolate Spooner, honeycomb crumble

7th tasting
Cheese, fruit, and biltong platter

Please Note:
1. To guarantee the best service and experience, bookings should be made at least 48h before the desired date to enable your chef to plan everything accordingly. There will be a 10% surcharge fee for bookings made in less than 48 hours.
2. The minimum number of people required under each menu is based on adult guests and excludes children. Children under 12 will be charged half of the adult menu price. Main course & dessert.
3. A 30% surcharge will be added for bookings on public holidays (1 Jan, 2 Jan, 21 Mar, 7 Apr, 10 Apr, 27 Apr, 1 May, 16 Jun, 9 Aug, 24 Sep, 25 Sep, 25 Dec, & 26 Dec).

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Children menu
Children under 12 will be charged half of the adult menu price. Main course & dessert (to be discussed with the chef).
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50% of the cost of the chosen menu for children under 12. A custom children menu can be arranged with the chef.

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Please note. For booking of 8 guests and more, your chef will need an assistant to help prepare, serve and make the whole experience go smoothly. The assistant will come at an additional fee which will be added to the invoice.
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Booking Fee
Please note that a 5% booking fee of the total amount will be added to the quote.
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