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Gift #4: A High-Art Culinary Experience | Les Créatifs x Chef Wandile Mabaso Private Champagne-Paired Dining

Presented as both sculpture and sustenance, the beef cheek at Les Créatifs is straight from the restaurant’s playbook of thoughtful, art-driven dining. Food Image: Kabelo Mofokeng

For the discerning gourmand, Les Créatifs offers an intimate private dining experience led by Chef Wandile Mabaso, one of South Africa’s most influential culinary voices. Internationally trained in multiple Michelin-starred kitchens, Mabaso is celebrated for pushing contemporary African gastronomy into bold, inventive territory.

(Above) Chef Wandile Mabaso (Below left) Quinoa salad. Chickpeas. Pickled cauliflower. Red cabbage chutney. broccolini. Pea shoots. Baby marrow. Baby carrots. Coriander oil. (Below right) Lobster tail. Red onion caviar. Beetroot. Samp and sorghum ragout. Prawn aioli. Fennel shoots. Samp turmeric texture. Images: portrait courtesy of Les Creatifs/food imagery: Kabelo Mofokeng

This curated evening pairs his expressive, art-driven cuisine with Duval-Leroy’s finest champagnes, guided by an expert sommelier through a four-course journey of decadent flavours and African storytelling. With personalised service and a complimentary bottle of Duval-Leroy Cuvée Sur-Mesure Wandile Mabaso, this is a rare, collector-level gastronomic experience; refined, intimate, and unforgettable.

Pan seared sole fish. Spring onion. Asparagus. Baby turnips. Baby fennel. Baby butternut. Madumbe in turmeric (left). A bottle of Duval-Leroy Cuvée Sur-Mesure Wandile Mabaso champagne (right)

Details

Value:

ZAR3,500 / USD 209.00 per person plus ZAR35,000 / USD 2,090.00 exclusivity fee (All pricing VAT exclusive)

Specs / Technical / Inclusions:
  • Private dining for two guests
  • Hosted by a winemaker/sommelier
  • Four-course menu paired with Duval-Leroy champagnes
  • Complimentary bottle of Duval-Leroy Cuvée Sur-Mesure Wandile Mabaso, Grand Brut Reserve
Availability:

Bookings open from January 2026 onwards

Limited dates; exclusivity subject to restaurant schedule

How to Get It:

Enquire and make a booking via phone or via mail or use the form below.

Booking in advance is required to secure exclusivity.

 Geography / Venue:

Les Créatifs Restaurant, Shop 12H, Hobart Grove Centre, 52 Hobart Rd, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2191

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