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Chef TJ Private chef & sommelier Zimbabwe

The restaurant, the cellar and the evening, brought to your table.

Your table is set.

A private chef and sommelier, wherever your table may be.

Never confined to a restaurant.

A seared fillet on beetroot purée with microgreens, a gold fork resting on a white ridged plate

Taste began with one belief: an extraordinary dinner should never have to stay inside a restaurant.

So Chef TJ brings the whole theatre of a serious kitchen, and the depth of a curated cellar, to your table. Your home, your venue, your celebration.

Every menu is rooted in Zimbabwe's culinary heritage and shaped by technique from further afield. It is composed with intention and precision, and served with quiet artistry.

And it begins long before you sit down: with producers, with what is in season this week, and with you. Never templated. Always alive.

Tonight's menu

Amuse-bouche

Salmon Sashimi

Lime and dill cured salmon with a hoisin and Shaoxing reduction, finished with fresh dill.

Paired with Neethlingshof Gewürztraminer 2023

Main course

Lamb Shank Tagine

Slow lamb shank tagine with a couscous and pomegranate tabbouleh and fresh tzatziki.

Paired with Perdeberg Vineyard Collection Malbec 2024

Dessert

Baobab and Roses

Apple and rose water tarte tatin, turned into a rose, with baobab cream.

Paired with Perdeberg Lighthearted Sparkling Rosé

A glass of red wine and a plated dessert on an oak barrel head, bottle racks and a brick wall behind

A sommelier's eye on every bottle.

Wines from celebrated regions and from vineyards still making their name, sourced and matched to each course rather than to a list.

Ask for a paired flight and the sommelier pours each glass at the table and tells you why it belongs there.

  • Neethlingshof Gewürztraminer 2023with the salmon
  • Perdeberg Vineyard Collection Malbec 2024with the lamb
  • Perdeberg Lighthearted Sparkling Roséwith the roses

Choose your evening.

  1. Private dining An intimate menu designed entirely around you: your guests, your setting, your story. From aperitif to digestif, every moment is considered.
  2. Wine pairing & sommelier A sommelier's eye on every bottle, from celebrated regions and emerging vineyards, matched precisely to each course.
  3. Events & catering Weddings, corporate gatherings, milestone celebrations. The same exacting standards at every scale, without losing the elegance.
  4. Cooking classes Step behind the pass. Intimate masterclasses in the techniques, sourcing and philosophy behind every Taste plate.

From the pass.

A few plates from recent tables, tastings and celebrations.

A crisp leg wrapped in charred greens, with a bright sauce
Filled pastry parcels with lentils and herbs on a barrel head
Roasted squash, berries and soft cheese in a turquoise bowl
White fish on a swoosh of pea purée and green oil
Sliced glazed sausage over microgreens, a glass of red alongside
A platter of vegetable skewers around a dipping sauce
Citrus, roasted squash and herbs on a ridged white plate

Your table could be next.

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