My Favourite Table Carl Wastie

When he’s not hosting KFM’s Flash Drive, big sports events or parties, or playing midwife to his pregnant Boston terrier, this DJ is a certified food nerd. We met up with him at Chefs Warehouse, Beau Constantia.

The reason I feel a connection to Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia is because of Ivor Jones, the chef. I first met him when he was working at The Test Kitchen. The only table we could get was at the counter where Ivor was working. This guy! He made this really great Boerenkaas mousse with broccolini. I was like, thank you very much, I will take five. It was incredible!

My fiancé and I try a new restaurant every month for our month-a-versary. Sometimes we’ll do something casual and fun, but we’ve also been to a lot of the fine-dining restaurants. At the end of 2017, we came to Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia. We deliberately didn’t google the menu, and it was just an explosion of flavour. They had a cured fish dish and it was absolutely beautiful! I love it when you have all these small tasters, as opposed to committing to just one main dish. These are small plates, and you know that a lot has gone into each one. And as a small guy, I appreciate that. A lot has gone into me.

I have this big thing about patronage at restaurants. A lot of people will sit down and say “impress me”. But I think it’s more important to be a patron. You have to be agreeable and accessible and open to your waiter. Because if you sit there and want people to serve you, you’re not going to have a great experience.

At home, I’m a big fan of the boojee braai. I recently turned my potjie into a smoker. All you have to do is line your potjie with foil. Then you take chamomile tea, rooibos tea, and jasmine tea, and wet it with honey and water in the microwave and push it over the loose leaves – it smokes a lot. I smoked some kabeljou in that.