JUSTICE MALALA: The Leopard not changing its spots
Those who remember Melville restaurant The Leopard with fondness will be glad to hear its new incarnation remains tops when it comes to quality
You can’t miss them. They look forlorn and befuddled. They have that unmistakable air of quiet desperation about them, like characters from a JM Coetzee novel. No, they are not members of the We Miss Thabo Mbeki Club, though one could easily mistake them for those miserable fellow South Africans. After 10 years of dour looks and befuddlement, that club’s members are over their misery and are now active members of society. They no longer bemoan the sad state of SA’s institutions, our people’s slide into poverty, or the rising unemployment. They don’t even get affected by the sniggers one hears from diplomats as President Jacob Zuma enters the halls of the UN.The people I am talking about are former patrons of the quirky, stylish, committed and immensely popular Melville restaurant, The Leopard. In June this year, after a successful seven-year run, the owners shut the place down — much to the chagrin of the patrons.I was one of them. I loved the place. I had my very first Whiskey Old ...
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