JUSTICE MALALA: Always look on the bright side
We are all so busy kvetching and raging against the Zumas, the Guptas and their looting relatives and mates that we forget that we are more than this
There’s no doubt that James Diack is a talent, and his newest restaurant will make you remember that there are still good things in SA
The problem with our current national condition is that one forgets the good stuff. We are all so busy kvetching and raging against the Zumas, the Guptas and their looting relatives and mates that we forget that we are more than this. Not that I blame you for forgetting the good stuff. I do it often myself. I wasn’t at the launch of Jacques Pauw’s The President’s Keepers in Johannesburg last week but I can imagine one would have forgotten the good life when the lights went out. The secret service said it wasn’t responsible — then it charged Pauw for telling us the truth about its thieving. Mmmm. Every so often I get asked what my top restaurant in Joburg is. I don’t think I have one. The other day I had a fabulous steak at The Grillhouse in Rosebank. The next day I had an incredible one at The Butcher Shop in Sandton. Many restaurants come along but few survive the vicissitudes of the business. In the early 2000s I swore by Assaggi. The original owners got bought out, and the road t...
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