These, and his other dishes like braised fennel with Turkish chili and walnut crumbs, or an exquisite slow-cooked lamb shoulder, were executed with considerable skill and rigor.

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Today, diners at the hotel's Qunu Grill are treated to an elegant African grill experience under the helm of chef David Higgs as they nosh on plates of curried lamb shoulder, peri-peri chicken and biltong-spiced springbok loin.

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Alison Eighteen is justifiably proud of its rotisserie. (An illustration of a fellow turning a spit full of chickens appears on the menu.) The juicy lamb shoulder arrived perfectly cooked one bite banished all memories of shoe-leather gyros.

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The one-Michelin-star restaurant The Park serves delicate dishes such as poached Scottish lobster with potato mousse and caviar, and braised shoulder of lamb with tomato and ricotta fritters and fennel puree.

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