Durbanites who have been itching to make a booking at Hartford House (one of the nominees for the Top 10 at the 2016 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards) will be excited to hear that chef Constantijn Hahndiek will be bringing a taste of Hartford to Durban with a one-night pop-up at 9th Avenue Bistro on 28 June 2017.

Chef Constantijn Hahndiek of Hartford House. Photo supplied.

Constantijn, who will briefly be taking over chef Charlie Lakin’s kitchen at 9th Avenue in Morningside, will plate up a five-course tasting menu for R495 per person. The dishes will be reminiscent of what is served at the fine-dining Midlands restaurant, including cauliflower cheese with Gourmet Greek gouda croquette and cauliflower espuma; Jerusalem artichokes with charcoal-grilled line fish and seaweed tea; Midlands quail with quince and chickweed; rainbow beets with best end of lamb and barley; and a dish dubbed The Granadilla Vina for dessert.

A beautiful dessert from Hartford House. Photo supplied.

Bookings can be made via info@9thavenuebistro.co.za, but if you don’t manage to secure a spot, 9th Avenue owner Gina Neilson says this could be the first of many collaborations. Also exciting is that Hartford House will soon return the favour and host chef Charlie for a pop-up of his own.

Keep your eyes on 9th Avenue’s Facebook page for more details.

The setting at 9th Avenue Bistro in Morningside. Photo supplied.