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HomeSafari BlogAn EXCLUSIVE Sneak Peek

An EXCLUSIVE Sneak Peek

An EXCLUSIVE Sneak Peek

By Nicole Brendell, July 15, 2015 Posted in: Safari Blog

The ATI Holidays’ staff members consider themselves a bunch of foodies; David (our Big, Bad boss and managing director) is known as the curry King of Windhoek. He is English after all!

So when The Olive Exclusive informed us that Chef Anthony was joining the team, we immediately offered our discerning palates as a testing ground for any new dishes which he might be planning on unleashing on the unsuspecting public, we’re completely altruistic like that.

Chef Anthony is a well-known, multi-award winning chef in Namibian circles. He studied at the Polytechnic in Windhoek (Namibia) and has been a chef for more than 13 years, working for both big hotel chains and more recently Chef Anthony was the senior chef at The Wreck Restaurant in Swakopmund, before returning to Windhoek to head up the team at Olive Exclusive.

Chef Anthony explaining the evening's menu and getting Sandra all a-flutter
Chef Anthony explaining the evening’s menu and getting Sandra all a-flutter

Chef Anthony is a proponent of molecular gastronomy, a la Heston Blumenthal, which looks at flavours and textures and uses science to bring about unique combinations and dining experiences.

The idea of transparent ravioli makes my head hurt

When you think of dining out in Namibia, fine dining is not the first thing that comes to mind. Dining out in Namibia usually entails a hunk of steak and chicken is regarded as a vegetable.

So when the invitation came through for us to sample Chef Anthony’s fare we were… reserved and polite… nah we jumped and grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

I suspect that we were all of the opinion that we were going to have a really well prepared meal, but of the ‘standard three course variety’ – little did we know that a five course tasting menu was about to assault our taste buds – and how happy we were to be assaulted!

The evening’s menu:

Amuse Bouche

Cucumber samosa with lamb jus and candied radish

Cucumber samosa with a yoghurt filling
Cucumber samosa with a yoghurt filling

Starter

Tom Yum Prawn Tea with Shitake Mushrooms

Tom (Yum) Yum Prawn Soup
Tom (Yum) Yum Prawn Soup

Tasting

Three mushroom risotto and saffron chicken with porcini mushroom sauce

Beef fillet with roasted baby veg, kimchi cucumber and Rosemary red wine sauce

Reasons the accounts department are not allowed away from their desks often. Megan was appreciative of the fillet

Dessert

Trio de Olive

Blueberry Pie, Granadilla Créme Brule and Pistachio semifreddo

That créme brulle in the granadilla half was the stuff that legends are made of... so was the semifreddo
That créme brulle in the granadilla half was the stuff that legends are made of… so was the semifreddo

Thanks to the Food Network I actually know what a jus is, but the fact that Chef Anthony managed to not only shape shaved cucumber into a samosa, but he managed to stuff it too – that just went way over my head.

Not only did the food leave us making rather impolite but appreciative noises, it was beautifully presented and Chef Anthony’s flair for the dramatic came to the fore with the serving of the courses.

The Olive Exclusive has always been known for good food, in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, and Chef Anthony has just helped them raise the bar.

From August onwards the Olive Exclusive and Chef Anthony will be offering a tasting menu three nights a week – Windhoek is not usually treated as a tourist destination, rather as an over-night stop at the beginning or end of a holiday, but a dining experience at the Olive will make anyone’s stay in Windhoek a lot more palatable.

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