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LOCATIONCape Town
SCHEDULEWeekly
DURATION5 Hours
LOCATIONCape Town
SCHEDULEWeekly
DURATION5 Hours
Chef Lapo’s Kitchen Italian long table feast
Chef Lapo grew up learning the art of Tuscan cooking from his Mama, fell in love with Cape Town, and is super passionate about cooking seasonally and sustainably using only proudly South African produce. Come and join his five-course, culinary feast with fellow foodies at a long table, now situated slap bang in the middel of one of the most beautiful historical spots in Cape Town!
LOCATIONCape Town
SCHEDULEWeekly
DURATION5 Hours
Highlights
- Hosted by chef Lapo Magni, winner of the Italian version of Masterchef “Land of the Cook”
- Join fellow foodies around the chef’s dining room table
- The opportunity to directly interact with the chef as he cooks and host
- Chef Lapo talks you through the 5 course menu giving context to his culinary choices and sustainable food philosophy
- A celebration of seasonal, sustainable and ethical produce
- Book your spot at the social table on a scheduled date or send us a booking request for your private group for any date.
Overview
You might say Lapo Magni was born with a wooden spoon in his mouth. No, really. He grew up in Florence, Italy, where his mother, a trained chef, taught him the secret to cooking Tuscan food: putting your heart and soul into every plate. In fact, Mama Magni visits Lapo in Cape Town every year – and keeping him in line! The long table dinners that started at his own dining room table has now grown to an even longer table at the beautiful picturesque venue at the Josephine Mill, a heritage building in the heart of the Southern Suburbs in Cape Town.
Lapo’s delicious cooking continues to wow with the best of local produce and his signature modern Italian twist because cooking is in his blood, and this is what makes the intimate dinners he hosts so great. Yes, he is a talented chef in own right, having won Italy’s version of MasterChef in 2013 and worked in restaurants across Italy and in SA, but he is also passionate about sharing his belief in simple, honest food made with local, seasonal and ethically produced ingredients, like he grew up with.
Ever since calling Cape Town his home, he’s made it his mission to support local suppliers that are on the same page as him, whether it’s the free-range meat he gets from an ethical butcher in Paarl or the organic vegetables sourced from a Cape Town farming initiative that gives back to society. As you take a seat at his long family-style dinner table and watch him get down to the business of cooking, you’ll find out first-hand how infectious his food philosophy is.
While Lapo is all about mashing up traditional Tuscan and modern flavours, the dinner is truly Italian in that it comprises aperitivo (think soufflé or a salad), primi (soup, risotto or hand-made pasta), secondi (something meaty) and dolci (because, what’s a dinner without something sweet?). Each of the five courses starts with him telling you more about the star ingredients and inspiration behind the dish. If he’s decided to make his mushroom risotto, for example, you’ll learn more about his supplier of wild, foraged porcini. If his slow-roasted leg of lamb basted in honey, anchovy and mustard is on the menu, he’ll explain how the vegetation the free-range Karoo lambs graze on affects the flavour of the meat.
Other signature dishes you might get stuck into is his homemade ravioli filled with butternut and ricotta, served with sage butter and crumbled amaretti biscuits and his wild boar bolognese with homemade pappardelle. But whatever is on the menu you can be certain it will be based on his Italian heritage that taught him to be appreciative of the fresh, wholesome produce that he grew up with, and has inspired him to use only seasonal, sustainable and ethically sourced ingredients in his cooking. This is how everyone should eat, he believes. This philosophy not only makes his food more delicious, but also honours his dedication to minimising food waste and keeping the environment a top priority. Because Lapo is cool like that.
Details
- 5 course meal
- Jugs of water
- All drinks
- Gratuity
- Transfers
- Minimum booking of 12 for the experience to go ahead, max 30
- Wine and other drinks are on purchase at the venue
- Uber and Taxis recommended
- Please specify dietary requirements 2 days prior to event
18h30: And onwards. Arrival at Lapo’s Kitchen
19h00: Welcoming and settling in
19h15: Take your seat at the table where Lapo will introduce himself
19h30: First course is served and Lapo explains each course as it is served
21h30: Dessert is served
22h30: Lapo’s Kitchen is closed
What eatsplorers are saying
Last night at Lapos was sensational and a really refreshing experience. You guys were a pleasure to deal with and we will book for a few more groups to go for sure
Natalie Knight
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