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South African chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, chef patron of Restaurant Jan in Nice, has just been awarded his first Michelin star.
The star was announced on Monday 1 February on the French Michelin guide’s Twitter account, and was one of 52 new stars awarded in 2016.
Jan Hendrik with his head chef Kevin Grobler and sous chef Rutger Eysvogel – also South African boys.
The restaurant’s seasonal menu frequently features South African dishes inspired by the chef’s grandmother. Current dishes on the menu include mosbolletjies and Cape seed loaf; line fish with curry, yoghurt, lime, fennel, mussels and white wine; and a cheese board featuring homemade biltong.
South African Bobotie with all the jazz! #picoftheday #foodie #foodstyling #foodporn #foodphotography #bobotie #southafrica A photo posted by Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen (@janhendrik2016) on
The restaurant was also included in Conde Nast’s January 2016 list of 18 of the best restaurants in the world, which praised the restaurant for its healthy modern cooking and dishes like slow-cooked lamb shank, simmered in coffee and pinotage, and malva pudding topped with salted caramel and Madagascar vanilla ice cream. Congratulations, Jan Hendrik!
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Well done Jan. Make us SA proud in the outside world.
Good luck and wish you every success in your future.
Congratulations on your achievement as well. You have put Pretoria on the mark??
Congratulations to Jan Hendrick and his team – well-deserved! ❤️ from New York!
Kevin and rutger yehhhhhhhhhhh…….. congrats guys…
Congratulation! We love SA and will definitely have dinner at your restaurant in 2 weeks when we come over to Villefranche!
Congratulations – may you go from strength to strength and all the best for the future
Well done and congratulations to Rutger our star graduate and the rest of your team. Those years of hard work have been so worth while.
Geluk Kevin.!! Trots op jou en jou span. Groete uit Kaapstad
Wow! Amazing!!! Congratulations Janne-Man! I am so proud of you… you definitely have the Midas Touch… always knew you did. So many memories of our old chef school days. Much love. X
Good job guys – we are so proud of you!
Congratulations! I am so proud as a ex SA chef! About time …
Proudly South African, too much Awesome!
congratulations …..on a wonderful recognition of a huge talent very proud of you and your team!
Congrats Boys!! Keep the SA flag flying high…
Job well done Jan! Congrats!
Amazing!!! Congratulations!!
Many congratulations – I am so proud of you & proudly South African- brought tears to my eyes!
Congratulations – up the South Africans. Here’s to your next star
Congratulations!
Awesome – Congratulations! Proudly South African 🙂
Had lunch at the restaurant on Saturday and you definitely deserve your star. Congratulations to you and your team on a wonderful achievement.
Congratulations Jan. South Africans have such passion and you have proved it. South African chefs are up there with best in the world. So proud.
Congratulations!! AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT
Well done Lovely to know that you put South African food on the map
Mooi man!!!
Hi there, I would like to make a booking at Restaurant Jan for the 19th of September 2016 at 18h30 for 2 people. My name is Wendy Truter and contact number 0834194333. We will be residing in Nice at that time.
Hello Wendy,
It’s best to contact the restaurant directly. You can find their reservation details on their website: http://www.restaurantjan.com/english#/reservation/
Enjoy! We’re extremely jealous 🙂
I am a south African living in the UK & working at a Michelin star rest…so proud that one of our own has been starred! Well done…