Ed Saunders’ Fork restaurant has been refurbished
So, on Saturday night, a small crowd of his loyal
guests, suppliers and also friends joined him at a cocktail party to celebrate
the new space, introduce his new chef "Aristotle" and his new manager
Emma Farquharson. Fork, which is a tapas bar, has been open now for 10 years
and he felt it needed a fresh approach. It was a very social evening with lots
of people we know, the Krone bubbly flowed like water and there was also wine
from Beaumont, Elgin Ridge, Rustenberg and Warwick, with just a few canapés
circulating overhead
His clever signage
The spruced up front of
house, with the valuable balcony area above the entrance
The invitation
The daily special menu
Crowd gathering
Out on the balcony,
which is well used in the summer
The well stocked bar for
the evening
The reception area
Ed wanted to thank all
his staff for their loyal service during the speeches. His teenage daugher
(seen here with Ed) and son also made amusing speeches about their father and
their growing up at Fork
One of his staff Lungi,
started with Ed when he opened, as a kitchen porter and is still there now,
having climbed up the ranks and is invaluable, he says
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2015
