• Cafe 1999’s chef has opened a new Durban eatery named Unity and is contemplating even further expansion. TRACY GIELINK Café 1999, Silvervause Centre, corners Silverton and Vause Roads, Berea, Durban. Call 031-202-3406. Marcelle Roberts is all ease and charm, and watching her happily ensconced in her home kitchen is like viewing a well-choreographed routine. With her restaurant Café 1999 going through a peak period as well as being in the final stages of catering for a highprofile wedding in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, pressure seems to feed, rather than fluster, Marcelle. Her Berea home is not far from the restaurant. Originally…

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