LEISURE
THE LATEST NEW RESTAURANTS
IN JOBURG AND CT A GOLDEN NUGGET IN STORE FOR JOZI’S FOODIES
gastronomic tour around Europe
Joburg’s food scene is heating up
Russia to Poland, Spain to Finland
as another culinary masterpiece
and beyond. The menu has been
joins its ranks.
inspired from their travels and is
AURUM Restaurant, meaning
where they explored cuisines from
both a reflection of the type of
‘gold’ in Latin, is due to open
food they like to eat, as well
its doors in late 2019 and will
as a portrait of sustainable
overlook Sandton from the 7th floor
modern-day dining.
of South Africa and Africa’s tallest new building, The Leonardo. The restaurant is the brainchild
“A meal at AURUM will aim to engage our patrons on an emotional level. We
of esteemed chef and culinary
want to create experiences,
consultant, Paulo Santo, in
share memories, build
collaboration with the Legacy
strong relationships and gain
Group and its chairman Bart
the trust of our patrons through
Dorrestein.
our product and service offering.
True to its name, AURUM will
AURUM stands to take an old-
deliver understated prestige with
world approach to service with a
an excellent return on investment.
modern, new-world approach to
“AURUM represents luxury, but not in an intimidating, pretentious or ostentatious manner. Just as gold is timeless in its appeal, we too wish to exist beyond time as a successful, renowned business serving a cosmopolitan African city: the City of Gold,” says Santo, MD and Senior Partner of AURUM. AURUM’s kitchen will be headed up by Santo’s former chef colleagues at Cube Tasting Kitchen – Darren O’Donovan as Head Chef and Lisa de Beer as Sous Chef and Sommelier. Darren and Lisa join AURUM off the back of a four-month long 66
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cuisine,” says Paulo. www.aurumrestaurant.co.za
