The fish taco. Fresh fish, battered and served in a soft flour tortilla with some tomato, lime and coriander salsa. Or whatever topping you want. Maybe a bit of guacamole. Fresh and light, but oh so damned tasty. Even better with a shot of tequila or margarita on the rocks.
El Burro* in Green Point does a delicious fish taco. In fact they just tweeted “Grilled line fish Taco with a habanera/fresh mango (made here) hot sauce” – which pretty much inspired this post. And now… I’m hungry.
*El Burro Authentic Mexican Cuisine & Tequila Bar
81 Main Rd, Greenpoint- 1st Floor Exhibition Building)
T: 021 433 2364
The Eggs Benedict at Bistro 1682 at Steenberg estate. Frontrunner for the best Eggs Benedict in Cape Town in my book. The best in the country? You tell me otherwise. Served on the classic potato rosti, eggs softly poached and smothered in perfect Hollandaise. But what gives it the real edge? Yes, my swine-loving friends, it’s that pork belly bacon on the side. Not a rasher – a whole chunky piece of belly bacon glory thought up by chef Brad Ball though tasting like it’s sent straight from the Man above.
Now THAT’S how you do breakfast. Mmm, someone should come out with the Top 100 Dishes in South Africa, though might offend the Michael Fridjohn’s of the food world…
Get the full story about Bistro 1682 and chef Brad Ball as told by Michael Olivier in this month’s great issue of Crush! here.
The Lobster Roll. Glorious, isn’t it? You can pick ‘em up all along the east coast of the US at little roadside lobster shacks, and they’re AWESOME. The worst part about looking at these is you can’t go get one anywhere in Cape Town. Why don’t we get the local equivalent of these? It’s crayfish season now… and I’m craving one of these bad boys… with a little slaw and fries on the side. Man, I’d cut off my left arm – wait, in light of recent movie releases, we won’t be using that analogy – but I could really use one of these. With a few slices crispy bacon included. For lunch. Now.
There it is. An IN-N-OUT burger. The holy grail of take-out hamburgers only available in California (“screw you, rest of world”). It might look like a cheap burger, but it’s made from quality ingredients and freshly ground beef. That’s the trick, the same thing they do on the West Coast at Shake Shack in New York City. I’ve never tasted an IN-N-OUT burger, but I’ve smashed my fair share of Shack burgers (see below), and can tell you it’s the single best hamburger I’ve ever tasted in my burger-loving life.
Tell me you’re not hungry now?
Who is the Foodie? It doesn’t really matter. Bacon is god. Wine cures anything. If you believe those two facts, then we’re going to get on fine. This means you have discovered the power of food to make life better. This knowledge is imperative to the art of living well.
