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Fortunato is co-owner of multi award winning Ristorante Ritrovo and uber trendy BICCCS Pretoria with his father, well known chef and Italian food pioneer in South Africa Giovanni Mazzone. He is also involved in the “High End” Kitchen business as founder of a chain of exclusive stores. Fortunato exercises his love for Olive Oil and Wine by his involvement as a producer of award winning examples of both. His passion in life apart from food and writing, which he pursues as part of his commitment to the upliftment of standards in the hospitality industry in South Africa, is Opera. |
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# 6 Eating out in SA is simply amazing value!!!
Eating out in South Africa is absolutely astonishing value for money. My sister came back from New York where she had a fabulous meal at the Four Seasons, a basti...
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# 5 A leap of faith!!!
Well it has finally arrived. I am on my way to Cape Town today to open my Magnus Opus in Stellenbosch. South Africa's most beautiful and luxurious kitchen shop op...
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# 4 Restaurant Guides
I really wish the South African tourist board would set up a guide like the Michelin, and approach one of the big multinationals for sponsorship so that the guide...
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# 3 Job Satisfaction
I think very few industries give you the opportunity to have such instantaneous job satisfaction as ours. A customer smiling and graciously thanking you for he fo...
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# 2 A fairly mundane day means I like to play in the kitchen - todays seasonal recipe
Seared Tuna with Salsa
(Serves 4)
4 Tuna steaks of around 200g sliced at least two inches thick, from the loin
4 Nice ripe Tomatoes
3 Cloves of Garlic
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# 1 Is BBQ steak sauce the opiate of the masses?
The propaganda machine that is the advertising industry, bless their hearts, have now made it official - all mass market franchise restaurants are dirt cheap and ...
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