THE NEW KIDS

Two inspiring new restaurants to try – starring trainee chefs and small plates

TTK Fledglings, Cape Town

The Shortmarket Club has been transformed into a restaurant where trainees can earn while they learn. With prices around the R100 mark, it’s been a hit with diners. Try the Japanese pancake and the sushi. (A Nobu chef, stuck in SA due to COVID, had a hand in training.)

Proud Mary, Joburg

Restaurateurs Gary Hollywood and Warren

Murley – previously behind La Boqueria – have a stylish new Rosebank wine bar and eatery to their names. Marc Robert heads up the kitchen, turning out scrumptious small plates such as barbequed octopus and hearty mains including white mussel-and-prawn linguine.