Amura, in the Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town…
When a three Michelin starred chef asks you to trust the menu, you trust the menu… even when it turns your teeth black.
Henni and I were celebrating the biggest contract of her career, so naturally we chose the tasting menu at Amura inside the iconic Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town.
There was squid ink. There were some decidedly fishy flavors. And there was an emergency rinse with a glass of Babylonstoren Chardonnay, from one of my favorite South African wineries, to determine whether our teeth were permanently black.
Did we love every course? Nope. Would we book the tasting menu again? Without hesitation.
That’s one of my favorite things about travel. Sometimes the most memorable moments aren’t the dishes you rave about, they’re the ones that nudge you outside your comfort zone and become part of the adventure.
And I’m ordering the tasting menu. Every. Single. Time.