‘And then there was Fire…’
‘And then there was Fire…’
Woodfired grill + tapas café
In the Cradle, 2020
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‘And then there was a story…’
From Chef Bernardo
“I came to South Africa from Argentina in 2013 for love. At first I was locked up in the suburbs, thinking I would leave for lack of anything special here. Then I discovered Maboneng! I was in amazement of the atmosphere, the culture of the people, the tone of the buildings and the streets. I had to be part of it. I met Oscar, from Paraguy. He had the same feeling. So we started a little stall at the market. A fire with one cut of meat from our past…and then another…and then empanadas… Before we knew it, people were queuing and we were part of the furniture, the family.”
“We were invited to bring our stall to a concert at NIROX. Fresh air, nature, music, art. We could not believe it. I felt we had stepped into heaven. We were at every concert since then, experimenting and expanding. Learning.”
“Nicholas was there, always encouraging…pushing…laughing. So together we opened CHE in Maboneng, and in the first year we were rated best meat restaurant in all South Africa. The restaurant has changed our lives. Now CHE is established in the Rosebank art mile. Oscar continues to run it successfully.”
“Living in the city, Manu and I wanted to rediscover our connection to nature - the earth - the source of the food we love. We wanted to explore cuisine from everywhere. To work with other chefs – local and from other countries. So when the idea was to re-invent the pavilion at NIROX into a fully ‘grown up’ restaurant, we jumped in.”
“And then here we are. Experimenting and learning again. Finding the very best local suppliers - cooking with fire, friends… and passion, in the paradise that is NIROX Sculpture Park! Living our lives in the Cradle of Humankind, where it all began. Where humans first stood tall and walked, and where they discovered the control of fire.”
From Manu
“We want to share with you the atmosphere of this place, the food that the earth provides and the beauty that surrounds us.”
NIROX Sculpture Park is located in the Cradle of Humankind on the R540,
20 minutes from Lanseria Airport;
45 minutes from Johannesburg & Pretoria.
Entrance to the Sculpture Park is R120 for adults and R60 for children under the age of 12.
Adults with a confirmed booking at ‘And then there was Fire…’enter at a reduced fee of R70.
The Restaurant is open from
Thursday to Sunday
from 11am. The kitchen closes at 4.30pm
Enter NIROX at gate 1
park there
and then…
take a walk through nature
its about 3 minutes to the restaurant
or longer if you dawdle….which is better
unless you’re very hungry
or late for your table
then take your amble later.
High heels make it difficult
barefeet best – return to your childhood
but mind the wild duck-poo
and a brolley can help against the sun
or any pesky rain
(we never wish it away)
it seldom lasts long.
Talk to some sculptures, but DO NOT TOUCH
ask, if you need interpretation
or want to visit an artist
or take a peek in the screening room.
The park is about 30 hectares
in the Cradle where it all began for humans
with more than 40 sculptures
by artists from across the world
its enough…
please don’t trouble our neighbours.
