THE GREAT ESCAPE
Wesley and his wife Juliet have not only been familiar faces in the industry, but have also been instrumental in helping to establish it. Wesley was one of the driving forces behind the growth of The Test Kitchen group, having run the pass as head chef before moving on to open The Pot Luck Club and then The Shortmarket Club. Juliet, prior to her four years as a product developer for Woolworths, cut her teeth alongside Franck Dangereux at The Food Barn.
“REGULARS OF CAPE TOWN’S DINING SCENE WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE NAME RANDLES.”
In 2018, Wes and Juliet’s separate careers converged when they joined forces to open The Shortmarket Club’s baby sister, The Commissary. And soon after, in May 2019, they welcomed their baby boy, Jack. It was then they began to reassess everything. Towards the end of that year, they realised that the cumulative effect of long nights at the pass, extended periods away from Jack, and the general intensity of the Cape Town food scene was no longer what they wanted.
