BENONI TO BEIJING

Beijing has a South African restaurant called Pinotage, founded by Amber Deetlefs (23) from Benoni. Amber, together with her Chinese business partner, Cao Dong, is also the biggest importer of South African wines in Asia. They also supply wines to elite customers, including TV channel CCTV and many Chinese actors and musicians. She moved to Beijing at the age of 18 when her father was working there. She started taking Mandarin classes and intended returned to South Africa after a year. Six years later, she's still there and has perfected her Mandarin. Pinotage overlooks a lake and has a spacious outdoor terrace. The inside is decorated with South African artifacts. The small menu includes Bobotie, Bunny Chow, Piri-Piri Prawns, Potje, Surf ‘n Turf, Lamb shanks, Mixed Grill, Pap, Chakalaka, Melktert and Dom Pedro. Pinotage is found at Lai Guang Ying Donglu 9 hao, Lane Bridge Villas, Wanjing, Chaoyang District, Beijing. Tel: +86 016430-7010