Kashew Restaurant
Restaurant quality separates into visible and invisible layers — plating and service are obvious, but the real differences lie in sourcing decisions, prep timing, and how a kitchen handles fundamentals. A competent restaurant sources proteins that are appropriate for its menu and handles them with precision. It understands water quality and what that means for stocks, knows when to make something fresh versus when batching makes sense, and builds workflows that don't sacrifice standards during service. Kashew's approach involves decisions about which suppliers to trust, how to work with seasonal availability in Gauteng's particular climate, and what level of technical skill every station requires. In Johannesburg, where restaurant turnover is high and many kitchens cut corners on prep work, places that maintain discipline in unsexy areas — proper knife skills, mise en place discipline, understanding how flavours develop over time — tend to build genuine followings. The difference between a restaurant people go back to and one that feels temporary often comes down to whether the kitchen treats fundamentals as negotiable or non-negotiable.
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