Food & Home Entertaining – September 2019

KYLEANDGABRIELLAKNIGHT,

CHEF-PATRONS,THESHOP,

SEAPOINT

ChefsKyleandGabriella(Gabi)

Knight,theownersofwhatGabicalls

SeaPoint’s“guilt-freeeatery,”are

stringentaboutfoodsourcing.“Wewill

notserveanythingwewouldn’teat

ourselves,”Gabiaffirms.Thecouple

wereattractedtoAbalobi’slow-impact

fishingapproach,thetraceability

ofQRcodesandtheideaofsocial

impact.And,ofcourse,thefish,

whichKyle–whodoesthecooking

thesedaysandisakeenfisher

himself–says“isthefreshestfishin

CapeTown,withoutadoubt.”Ithas

asuperiortextureandmorecomplex

flavourthatistruertoitsspecies,

hesays.

Octopusisafavourite.Kylegivesit

arock-saltmassage,followedbysous

vide,chillandflash-frytreatments.

Heservesitwithstickyjasminerice

andajalapeñodressing.“Ithasa

beautifulchewandamazingflavours,”

hesays.Forhisbouillabaisse,Kyle

makesabrothwithcarpenterorsanter

bonesandyellowtailheads,with

linefish–yellowtail,Capebreamor

carpenter–playingthestarringrole.

“Ourmostpopularharderdishwas

atakeonCapeMalaypickledfish

• weservedthegrilledfilletswitha
  CapeMalaypickledsauce,”hesays.
  Besidestheintegrityofthefish,
  theKnightsareimpressedwith
  Abalobi’sminimalpackaging:the
  catchisdeliveredinreturnablecooler
  boxesandpackedinparchment
  paperratherthanplastic.
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  ANCHORBAY,8005,CAPETOWN; 083
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PAN-FRIED SILVER

FISH, BRAISED

FENNEL, KALE,

CORIANDER

GNOCCHI AND

GARLIC CREAM

28 SEPTEMBER 2019

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