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Living it up at the Living Room

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Guava salad, topped with guava jelly, bitter green sorbet and a vinaigrette of acacia honey.

The Living Room

Where: Summerhill Guest Estate, 9 Belvedale Road, Cowie’s Hill

Open: Tuesday to Saturday dinner

Call: 063 529 1966

The Joburg gang was coming down for the long weekend. We’d booked months in advance. We’d have a swanky dinner at the Living Room and one of Durban’s finest. And then they cancelled. The Advocate, Trevor and I decided we’d treat ourselves anyway. There was no way we were going to pass up on Johannes Richter’s creations.

It’s a comfortable and intimate room, painted a deep teal, with the fire going for winter warmth. A musician plays guitar and

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