Food aficionados join forces on editorial panel for Eat Out 500

The editorial panel of just over 30 people who are contributing to the next edition of South Africa’s most trusted restaurant guide, the annual Eat Out magazine, has been announced.

The panel, comprising of a variety of industry experts, food journalists and editors from across the country, have recently completed the process of reviewing restaurants for the Eat Out 500 – a list of the top 500 restaurants across the country. This year, nominations for the Eat Out 500 were open to the public, whereafter a list of candidates was selected, rated and reviewed by the panel. The criteria for reviews included the quality of the food (menu composition, seasonality and presentation), wine or beverage selection, service and ambience. The end result of this process – months of dedicated reviewing by the panel members – is a power list of great restaurants.

The Eat Out 500 will appear in the 17th annual issue of the Eat Out magazine. The new magazine will go on sale on 17 November, the day after the prestigious Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards are held in Cape Town.

The members of the panel are:

Alida Ryder, Food blogger and author, Simply Delicious

Anelde Greeff, editor-in-chief, Eat Out

Aubrey Ngcungama, Come Dine with Me SA star, ambassador for the One & Only

Bazil Stander – Chef and founder, The Food Innovation Company

Bernadette le Roux, Editor, Condé Nast House and Garden, Gourmet

Cathy Marston, Freelance writer, wine educator and author

Charlotte Pregnolato, Freelance writer

Colette du Plessis, Freelance writer

Diane de Beer, Journalist, Pretoria News

Graham Howe, Wine and food editor, Habitat

Greg Landman, Freelance food & wine writer

Gwynne Conlyn, Freelance broadcaster and lifestyle writer

Hennie Fisher, Culinary arts lecturer, University of Pretoria

Ishay Govender-Ypma, Freelance writer, food blogger, recipe developer

Jeanne Calitz, Deputy editor, Eat Out

Jodi-Ann Pearton, Owner of The Cookie Design Emporium and The Food Design Agency

Kate Ziervogel, Freelance writer; owner, South Coast Live

Katharine Jacobs, Online editor, Eat Out

Leila Saffarian, Freelance food blogger, editor and writer

Lentswe Bhengu, Chef and presenter, Africa on a Plate

Linda Scarborough, Copy editor, Eat Out

Marie-Lais Emond, Freelance editor and writer

Mokgadi Itsweng, Food editor, True Love

Paula Mackenzie, On consumption manager at Vinimark – The Wine Company

Petro Lotz, Owner, Appetito Catering and Cooking School

Richard Holmes, Freelance food and travel writer

Rupesh Kassen, Chef and freelance writer

Thulisa Martins, Food Editor, Food and Home Entertaining

Tracy Gielink, Freelance food and wine writer

Tudor Caradoc-Davies, Freelance food and travel writer

Zama Memela, Founder and Head Chef at Easy Eating

“The 2015 issue of Eat Out magazine is a celebration of the very best of South African’s restaurant industry. At its centre is a power list of the 500 best restaurants in the country, put together by an experienced group of food experts and writers. It’s an impressive list – the panellists and the restaurants – and makes for exciting reading,” says Anelde Greeff, editor-in-chief of Eat Out.

The 2014 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards will be held on 16 November. Tickets are available via Webtickets. For enquiries contact Julie Potgieter at julie@newmediaevents.co.za. Visit www.eatout.co.za for more information, follow @Eat_Out on Twitter and like the Eat Out Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/EatOutMag.

ENDS

Issued by MANGO-OMC on behalf of the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards.

For more information contact:

Naomi Willemse

021 447 8048

naomi@mango-omc.com

About Eat Out

SA’s best guide to SA’s best food, Eat Out is one of South Africa’s most loved and respected food brands. What started as the country’s definitive restaurant guide sixteen years ago has evolved into a brand covering all aspects of food and operating on multiple media platforms.

The revamped magazine launched in 2014 includes the Eat Out 500, a power list of great restaurants across South Africa, as voted by a panel of food and restaurant industry experts. In addition to the restaurant reviews, the dynamic new format also features content on influential local foodies, trends and South Africa’s favourite restaurant dishes.

One of the cornerstones of the brand, the annual Eat Out Restaurant Awards celebrate the best of the South African restaurant industry. Held on Sunday 16 November 2014, the ceremony will honour the country’s Top 10 Restaurants, Chef of the Year, and winners of a host of other categories. Mercedes-Benz is the title sponsor for the first time this year.

At the centre of the brand is the website, www.eatout.co.za, which is updated daily and supported by a newsletter, mobile app and strong social media presence, including Twitter (@Eat_Out) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/EatOutMag).

The 2015 Eat Out magazine, filled with professional reviews and curated content on South Africa’s top 500 restaurants, will go on sale in November after the awards.

Author: Naomi Willemse from MANGO-OMC.
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