South Africa, Johanneburg, 24 August 2021; KASHEW Restaurant is the glamorous new eatery in Sandton’s hot, new prestigious hotel, The Catalyst. After much anticipation, The Catalyst Hotel – managed by NEWMARK Hotels, Reserves, Lodges & Residences – opened on 2 August 2021. The décor and design evoke a sense of elegance and charm that appeals to both business and leisure travellers alike.

Kashew Restaurant offers a beautiful deck overlooking the city and makes for the perfect spot for sundowners and post-work cocktails. The restaurant also features a top-class bar, an all-day dining menu and a specialist breakfast and dinner menu. The executive chef, Justin Jonah, previously the executive chef at The Maslow, has created a launch menu featuring dishes that speak to different flavour palates, but carry through the thread of cashews signature flavour, look and feel. “The dishes are predominantly Mediterranean, influenced by my personal culinary journey over the past 30 years,” he says. “The dishes all have a story and a memory and have journeyed and evolved with my personal style of cooking to become what they are today – and what you’ll find on the menu at Kashew,” says Justin.

When asked what Justin is particularly loving during this transition from winter into Spring, he says “Definitely the poke bowl and my wife loves the salmon and I’d definitely recommend the 28-day aged sirloin.” The poke bowl features sushi rice, baby spinach, crispy Kung POW salmon, pickled ginger, crispy fried onions, purple Asian slaw, wasabi kewpie mayonnaise and baby shoots, dressed with a soy, chilli, lime dressing. The grilled Norwegian salmon comes with a garlic beurre noisette, roasted cauliflower steak, asparagus spears and a dill beurre blanc sauce. The delicious grilled sirloin steak is served with roast bone marrow, a brandy and wild mushroom sauce and rustic-cut fries. A popular vegetarian dish is the Aubergine Rotolo, which features grilled aubergine stuffed with spinach and ricotta, baked with Parmesan, served with smoked tomatoes and rocket.

When asked about the name, Justin says “I personally love cashews and know they’re a delish snack on the menu.” On that note, don’t skip the famous roasted Mozambique cashew nuts tossed with smoked paprika and old-bay spice! “We also make chocolate bark with cashews and soon we will be making cashew cheese and cashew nut butter!” he says.

When asked what sets Kashew Restaurant apart, Justin says: “The restaurant is an exhibition center of local artists, diners are surrounded by awesome paintings changing weekly. It is intimate and personal and nothing pretentious.” So where should you sit? The chef’s favourite table? “On the deck, next to the pool on a sunny day.” Book it now!

To reserve your table at Kashew, visit:

https://newmarkhotels.com/places/restaurants/kashew-restaurant/

Opening times:

Breakfast is served DAILY from 7am to 11am

The all-day menu is served from 12:30 until 21:00, however the kitchen and bar closes at 20:00 due to current COVID-19 lockdown regulations.

More About The Catalyst Hotel

Located in the heart of Sandton, The Catalyst Hotel enjoys a prominent location – just 700m from the Gautrain station – in this upscale business and leisure district. Offering premium facilities for conferences, meetings and executive retreats, this grandiose hotel, set in South Africa’s golden entrepreneurial mile, is less than five minutes’ drive from Sandton City and ensures seamless connections to various parts of Johannesburg and O.R. Tambo International Airport. In addition to superior service, The Catalyst Hotel features 206 lavishly appointed rooms, replete with deluxe bathroom finishes and top-class, in-room conveniences.

About NEWMARK Hotels, Reserves, Lodges and Residences

NEWMARK is a leading hotel management company with a heritage spanning nearly half a century. Founded by Neil Markovitz, NEWMARK offers a comprehensive portfolio of hospitality management services covering sales, marketing, finance, revenue management, central reservations, operations, Information technology and human resources.

NEWMARK manages a bespoke collection of hotels, reserves, lodges and residences in South Africa, East Africa, Mauritius and most recently gained a foothold in Central Europe through the acquisition of a collection of boutique hotels in Portugal. The company’s portfolio includes Cape Town addresses, the Victoria & Alfred Hotel, the deluxe Dock House Boutique Hotel & Spa, the Queen Victoria Hotel & Manor House, the Stock Exchange Hotel in trendy Woodstock, the Onyx Boutique Hotel on the city’s Foreshore. Further into South Africa, the collection includes the Eastern Cape’s legendary Drostdy Hotel in the historic town of Graaff-Reinet as well as the nearby Mount Camdeboo Private Game Reserve. Motswari Private Game Reserve in the Timbavati Nature Reserve and the Nkomazi Private Game Reserve in Mpumalanga complete the lodge and reserve collection. NEWMARK recently cemented a presence in South Africa’s financial capital, Johannesburg with the launch of  The Catalyst Hotel situated  in Sandton.

Beyond South Africa’s borders, NEWMARK represents and manages the boutique addresses of La Maison d’Été in Mauritius and Chuini Zanzibar Beach Lodge in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The company also represents a collection of luxury hotels in Portugal within the UNLOCK hospitality brand.

Currently under construction, The Rockefeller launches on the Foreshore, Cape Town, in December 2021. The Winchester, previously known as The Winchester Mansions in Sea Point, Cape Town, is a recent addition to the NEWMARK hotel portfolio and reopens on 1 November 2021 after a R90 million renovation and refurbishment.

For more information about the company visit: www.newmarkhotels.com