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The winners of the 2017 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards were announced at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on 19 November 2017.

The Smith family recently unveiled the newly refurbished Beluga at The Foundry in Greenpoint, Cape Town. After taking over the eatery as the new owners, the Smiths have implemented changes to the logo, menu, bar area, and entertainment offered.

This year's JHP Gourmet Guide recently took place at The Stack in Cape Town on 23 October 2017. The guide has changed in style, density and its overall travel-friendliness. The new guide now incorporates three-plate awards and only restaurants and its chefs who were plated in the last guide were considered for three plates in the 2018 guide.

The 2017 Western Cape Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Best Everyday Eateries were unveiled at Mercedes-Benz in Century City on the 17 October.

Cape Town Tourism and CrescentRating have launched a Chef Exchange Programme in an effort to train more local chefs on the preparation of Halal food. Two chefs from Singapore, Muhammad Kamal and Javed Ahamad, will train and educate 37 Cape Town chefs on Halal gourmet cuisine.

Comedian Chris Forrest and celebrity chef Pete Goffe-Wood have paired their respective expertise for a new live cooking show titled Don't Burn Your Sausage. The show will be held at the Red Roman Shed at Emperors Palace from 22-24 September 2017.

The winners of the 2017 Absa Top 10 Pinotage competition were announced at a special event held at the Cavalli Estate in Somerset West. This year's event also coincided with the 21-year commemoration of Absa involvement with the Pinotage Association.

On Saturday, 3 June 2017, foodies in Cape Town were treated to the ultimate indulgement at the Good Food and Wine Show 2017. From sweets to demonstrable treats and spectacular craft in cake baking, food enthusiasts, young and old, were provided with the ultimate experience.

On Thursday, 1 June 2017, the winners of the #RedExperiment were announced at the Young Blood Art Gallery. The collaboration between Radisson Red and the Youngblood Africa Foundation encouraged local creatives to submit their artwork, for a chance to join the hotel's creative team and a chance to win R10,000.

Capetonian foodies were treated to the ultimate delight at The Good Food and Wine Show 2017, which was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

The Boma Dinner & Drum Show in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, recently underwent a revamp which included an update on its menu and entertainment. Boma Dinner & Drum Show manager, Moses Mafuka elaborates on some of the new entertainment offerings at the restaurant. Amongst numerous new additions, Boma has introduced a new drum painting corner at which guests may design and paint their own drum, map, bowl or other memorabilia as a souvenir. A photo booth has also been installed on arrival at The Boma, allowing guests to capture that moment....

New chef at The Boma Dinner & Drum Show, Brighton Nekatambe, talks about one Zimbabwean delicacy that’s a little more unusual than most – the mopane worm. This tree worm is mainly found in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe.

The Boma Dinner & Drum Show in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe recently updated its cuisine and entertainment offerings. The new Boma menu had been supervised by South African chef, Arnold Tanzer and is a celebration of Afro-fusion which features Zimbabwean delicacies like mopane worms, warthog steak, and Zambezi bream. The new head of the Boma kitchen, chef Brighton Nekatambe elaborates on some of the new dishes on the menu and shares some of his personal favourites which include sushi with an Afro-fusion twist (local spinach)....

On 23 January 2017, The Boma Dinner & Drum Show relaunched with a focus on the refreshment and modernisation of its food and entertainment. According to the new chef, Brighton Nekatambe, who has been appointed to head The Boma kitchen, it’s all about storytelling – about the food and culture of Zimbabwe. Nekatambe dishes on what’s new on The Boma menu.

South Africa's culinary talents were honoured at the 2016 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards on Sunday, 20 November at the Grand Arena at Grand West in Cape Town.