MAKARON RESTAURANT is about to enter its third season under the inspired direction of head chef Tanja Kruger, who continues to show passion and commitment to ethically sourced, farm-to-table cuisine showcasing the very best produce from the Stellenbosch Winelands region and beyond. 

 

Makaron’s new menu highlights the local provenance of star ingredients. Tanja describes the dishes as being simpler, with fewer ingredients on the plate. ‘What we are in fact doing is celebrating what the farmers have taken the time to grow or rear for us,’ she explains. Root vegetables and salad leaves come from a one-hectare organic vegetable, herb and fruit farm in Porterville owned by Steve ”The Magic Man” Botha; fresh herbs and edible flowers, of which Tanja is an ardent fan, are harvested from the gardens at Majeka House; chickens free of antibiotics, growth stimulants or hormones and reared in a humane, environmentally friendly way come from Lazena Free Range Poultry, a family owned business in Gordon’s Bay; pork comes from another family owned business, Sweetwell Farm, located on the R44 just outside Stellenbosch; and pasture reared beef and eggs come from Angus McIntosh’s biodynamic farm at Spier.

 

New additions to the a la carte menu include SASSI (South African Sustainable Seafood Initiative) green-listed hake with miso, roasted sweetcorn puree, onion, carrot butter and the surprise crunch of spekboom; free-range crown roasted chicken with mushrooms and nasturtium puree; pan- seared springbok with celery root and leaf and a chive oil; and grass-fed veal with sweetbreads, cauliflower, thyme and chive. Even the Makaron bread board has been reinvented. Always interesting, it now includes sourdough rolls, Swedish knäckebröd and dainty cheese tuilles served with organic farm butter, goat’s butter and caramelised naartjie butter. With only 40 seats, reservations for lunch or dinner at Makaron are strongly advised especially in the summer months. 

 

 

For table reservations or for further information call Majeka House and Makaron Restaurant on (27) (21) 880 1549; email reservations@majekahouse.co.za; or visit www.majekahouse.co.za for the latest seasonal promotions.