TEST KITCHEN SHOCKER: Luke Dale-Roberts announces closure of famed Woodstock eatery

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After 11 starry years and earning a place among the top 50 restaurants in the world, Cape Town’s arguably most famous restaurant will bow out gracefully at the end of September 2021.

There you are, quietly minding your own business on a Thursday afternoon, contemplating what bottle of wine to open with dinner, and a massive email bombshell drops: The Test Kitchen is closing. Forever.

“Working for the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards as Academy Chair for Africa, I have had the great honour of keeping a close eye on Luke from the moment he landed La Colombe on the W50BR list at #38 in 2009.” The closure will see some employees reallocated while others will move on to other opportunities – something which many chefs who have worked in LDR kitchens have done.

“Covid definitely had a bearing on my decision. If there had not been any Covid, it would probably have been different. We’ve had to weather the storm,” he said. “The timing is bitter sweet as he most certainly achieved his dreams and goals with TTK and is at peace with this closure. I, for one, am massively excited for Luke and what he plans to unfold for his food fans… he is massively talented and a treasure to us all. Thank you for keeping the spotlight on SA for so many years.”, a project launched by Sandalene Dale-Roberts, will benefit as Luke Dale-Roberts spends more time there.

With only two months left to dine at The Test Kitchen, and bookings likely to be as difficult to secure as white peacocks , what can we expect if we manage to get a seat at the bar? “I’m planning to continue working with the seasons,” said Dale-Roberts. “We changed a couple of dishes yesterday. We’ll keep it fresh and keep pushing it to the end.”

 

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