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Images credit: Mark Peddle<\/p>\n

One of the great delights Cape Town offers visitors \u2013 both local and international \u2013 is the variety of restaurants and dining options. But within these dining options there are a few that really stand out: meals that transform a weekday evening into a night to remember. Aubergine<\/a> is one such restaurant, our dinner there was one such night.<\/p>\n

For starters, the atmosphere at Aubergine, tucked away on a side street in the City Bowl, is just fabulous. Superb staff and a welcoming atmosphere the moment you step in the door, you\u2019ll immediately feel both at home and out for a special occasion \u2013 a rare combination.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s the food. Oh, the food! Chef Harald Bresselschmidt is a magician, with his extraordinary imagination for delicious ingredients paired with his ability to transform those ideas into consistently exceptional dishes. Fresh flavours, seasonal ingredients and innovative techniques combine to form a rotating menu that always has something new on it, and the promise of a meal you\u2019ll remember for months.<\/p>\n

Let me tempt your tastebuds by telling you what we ate\u2026 For starters, we had long-fin tuna tartare and carpaccio, and guinea fowl and foie gras paupiette. Exceptional. For mains we had oxtail braised on the bone and served in a gratinated cannelloni with sun dried tomatoes and a spinach timbale (which, for those out of the know, is a light mousse-like creation) and grilled Chalmar beef fillet with Proven\u00e7al vegetables and lemon thyme sauce \u2013 superb. Desserts were orange-vanilla risotto with citrus fruit salad, chocolate macaroons and grapefruit sorbet and an assiette of chocolate delights. And coffee was served with beautiful truffles. There\u2019s an option to have wine-pairing with every course, or a very skilled sommelier is on hand to recommend the perfect wine for the dish.<\/p>\n

The food was simply extraordinary. The evening was wonderfully memorable. And Aubergine<\/a> is without a doubt my new favourite restaurant.<\/p>\n

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