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Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat are overjoyed by the return of Floris Smith, who once again will lead the cuisine team as Executive Chef. And the timing is perfect with the recent recognition of Bushmans Kloof being voted Best Hotel in the World (2009 US Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards).
Floris first joined the lodge as Head Chef in March 2001, and then left to gain more experience, before returning in 2004 when Bushmans Kloof was purchased by the new owners. For two years he truly made his mark here, and for the first time the property was recognised as one of Wine magazine’s Top 100 Restaurants (2004 and again in 2005), as well as being lauded for its ‘exceptional and abundant’ cuisine in Eat Out magazine in 2004.
Floris Smith began his Chef’s journey after completing his National Diploma in Hotel Management at the Technikon Free State in 1994. He started out as a management trainee in the kitchen at the Palm Garden Protea Hotel in Cape Town, and Park Hyatt Hotel in Johannesburg. This was followed by his appointment as Head Chef of the 5-star Hartford House in Mooi River (Kwazulu Natal) in 1999, before being selected as one of four finalists in the ‘Easigas Young Chef of the Year 2000’ contest. His experience furthermore includes a year at Londolozi Game Reserve, and before joining Bushmans Kloof for the third time in August (2009), three years as Executive Chef at Hotel Izulu in Ballito (Kwa-Zulu Natal).
At Bushmans Kloof Floris Smith will continue the tradition of wholesome, Cape Contemporary Cuisine, prepared and presented in the generous and stylish form which the lodge is renowned for. Under his management guests can look forward to a taste profusion of gastronomic and traditional choices, using the finest produce from the lodge's own organic gardens, and farms in the area.
With the many choices of breathtaking venues, dining has always been a special part of the experience at Bushmans Kloof, but it will now reach new heights with Floris - whose passion, creativity and dedication are an inspiration to one and all who meet him.
Bushmans
Kloof Reservations:
Tel (021) 481 1860
Fax (021) 481 1870
email
info@bushmanskloof.co.za
www.bushmanskloof.co.za
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