THE FUSE

Last week wasn’t a good one for the world and humanity (even working off a low basis) but it was a good one for me food- and wine-wise (working off a pretty high basis by world standards). Friday, for example, saw me and my foodie-lunch pal John taking a rest from Table Seven and the Foodbarn and eating at A Tavola in Claremont, Cape Town. Always reliably delicious trattoria food, excellent service from a team that’s been there for ever (always a good sign of a happy restaurant) and knows just the right amount of friendliness to offer, and part-owner and manager David Haupt in attendance, as he usually is.