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into a tiny corn cob, while La Colombe tempts with
a complex Middle-East spiced dip prepared table-
side. Even the humble palate cleanser is dramati-
cally reimagined - one arrived in a writhing fog of
dried ice.
Fish and meat dishes are equally inventive, com-
bining global flavors with Winelands specialties
like springbok, Karoo lamb and snoek (a mackerel),
as well as scallops, prawns, duck and other tasting
menu mainstays. Typical - and a such favorite it’s
been on the menu for years - is Tuna ‘La Colombe’,
chunks of marinated ahi, avocado, shitake mush-
rooms and more served in a pop-top can. A silky
mussel curry is savored after diners wield scissors
to snip off the top of a charred passion fruit shell.
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