Louise

It is a well-known fact, unanimously shared and internationally celebrated by our guests, that our food is one of the highlights of the Bartholomeus Klip Experience.

This is of course no coincidence, but due to a resident chef that has made it her life’s mission to challenge, and find new ways to please the palette. Enter Louise Gillett, who together with twin sister Lesley, makes up the power team behind BK’s hospitality.

Louise insists on finding a balance between her South African and Italian roots, and the latest trends and culinary experiences she has picked up along her culinary travels and career – spanning South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Turkey, Thailand and London. She has once, in an uncharacteristically self-indulgent moment of quiet contentment, described her creations as “… robust and tasty, with lots of attention to detail but not so complicated as to spoil the natural flavours. Ultimately, I like to be spontaneous and see what foods are in season, and what is available in the area. I cook where I work, and living on a farm you know you are in Africa. With the ideas and experiences I gained overseas I like to create an interesting fusion of flavours, but ultimately I tend to return to my roots and draw on my heritage.”