Tickets are on sale now for the South African foodie’s celebration of the year, the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. It will be held at GrandWest in Cape Town on 17 November, when the country’s best chefs and restaurants will be announced. Our best-ever line-up of top chefs will cook a multiple-course lunch, so book early as tickets sell out fast.

The theme this year is A Grand Garden Party, which will reflect in the event’s sustainable focus and the Grand Arena coming alive with flora for the night. Guests will be welcomed with canapés and Graham Beck MCC, after which they will be seated in the Grand Arena for a multiple-course lunch to be enjoyed throughout the ceremony.

One of the dishes served at last year’s event. Photo by Jan Ras.

While the cooking chefs are yet to be announced (stay tuned to our Facebook and Instagram to be the first to find out), the line-up is star-studded, featuring some of the biggest names in the industry. Inspired by the theme, the menu will comprise fresh flavours and eco-conscious ingredients. Think smoked aromatic fish broth, lemon buchu, grilled fillet of beef and a white-chocolate cremeux. Celebrations will conclude with a party, offering guests the opportunity to mingle.

“The South African culinary scene grows from strength to strength every year,” says chief Judge Margot Janse. “This awards ceremony is the ideal platform to acknowledge and celebrate our extraordinary chefs and all they have accomplished in the industry.”

For the sixth consecutive year, Mercedes-Benz South Africa is the sponsor for this prestigious awards ceremony. “As a brand, we’re always pursuing and celebrating the cohesion between excellence, beauty and art – much like these chefs and restaurants. It’s an honour to support and award them for their exceptional efforts year after year,” says Selvin Govender, Marketing Director of Mercedes-Benz South Africa Cars. Not only does the top restaurant get to enjoy the Restaurant of the Year title, but the chef will also get to enjoy the comfort of a luxury Mercedes-Benz for the duration of their reign.

Chief judge Margot Janse with Gregory Czarnecki, head chef of the 2018 Eat Out Restaurant of the Year, The Restaurant at Waterkloof. Photo by Jan Ras.

To celebrate the wealth of talent on the restaurant scene, Eat Out will announce 30 nominees prior to the event and count down from 20 to 11 at the ceremony, before finally revealing the Top 10. In addition to naming the hotly contested Top 10 restaurants, the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards will recognise the Eat Out S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna Chef of the Year, the Eat Out Retail Capital New Restaurant of the Year and the Eat Out Nederburg Rising Star. Winners will also be announced for the Eat Out Graham Beck Chefs’ Chef Award, the Eat Out Service Excellence Award, the Eat Out Wine Service Award, the Eat Out John Psillos Award for Outstanding Contribution to Service, the Eat Out Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award, the Eat Out Woolworths Sustainability Award, the Eat Out Nespresso Innovation Award and the Eat Out Style Award.

Book your tickets now

Limited tickets are on sale now via Howler.

Price: R1795 per person
Venue: GrandWest Grand Arena, Cape Town
Date: Sunday, 17 November 2019
Time: 12pm until late