It certainly has been the year of the egg, from duck and hen to quail and goose. I have had it in every form: slow poached for many hours, truffle-infused, dusted and fried.

As it is World Egg Day coming up later this month, I thought it quite apt to mention who’s cracked the nod for the final 20 nominees of the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards.

Today we announce the restaurants and chefs in the country who are cooking brilliant food, and who breathe their personalities onto their plates. Good luck to all the nominees!

It’s been happy eating.

Abigail