Where else could you have six decorated chefs cooking for you under one roof ­– with wine and premium drinks included? You guessed it: only at the 2014 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards on Sunday 16 November at Thunder City at Cape Town Airport.

We’re delighted to reveal that the event’s showcase dinner – always a highlight of the evening – will be prepared by:

• David Higgs of Five Hundred (our reigning Chef of the Year)
• George Jardine of Jordan Restaurant (currently no. 6 in the Top 10)
• Neil Jewell of Bread & Wine (a Top 10 nominee in 2013)
• Bertus Basson of Overture (no. 7)
• PJ Vadas formerly of Camphors at Vergelegen (no. 8 in the Top 10)
• Vanessa Marx of Dear Me, who was named 2013’s Rising Star

Each course will be paired with free-flowing complimentary drinks, including the likes of Nederburg, Boschendal and Grolsch.

On the night we’ll unveil the Top 10 restaurants in the country for 2014, along with the Restaurant of the Year, San Pellegrino Chef of the Year, Grolsch Service Excellence Award, the winner of the Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award in Association with Paarl Media, the Boschendal Style Award and Nederburg Rising Star Award. After the awards ceremony, the celebrations will continue into the early hours of the morning with extended festivities at the venue. Best you get your dancing shoes shined!

See the twenty nominees for the Top 10 restaurants here.

Buy tickets online now for this once-in-a-lifetime foodie experience.

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20 October 2014: this post was amended to remove the mention of Soma Confection who, due to unforeseen circumstances, will sadly no longer be involved in the creation of the dessert.