Tag: Fine Dining

For a young chef with big dreams and equally large ambition food is the truest form of human connection. Chef Karabo Benevolent Leeuw (25), passionately known as “Chef Benev” on ...

KwaZulu-Natal-born chef Nompumelelo Mqwebu (43) believes South African cuisiniers need to take pride in their own food by developing it, documenting it, and sharing it with the world. Her self-published cookbook, Through the eyes of an African chef, embodies this notion by telling the intricate story of South Africa’s rich food identity.   “If you ...

The potato of the tropics, or amadumbe as it is locally known, was a passport for ardent food traveller and chef Nompumelelo Mqwebu. The cookbook author has gained international acclaim for her efforts to champion the use of indigenous ingredients ...

Wingardium Levi-pasta! Think Harry Potter. Think magic. Think mouthfuls of flavour. It’s safe to say that pasta is by far a global favourite. “Give me a little cream and pasta ...

A family of Johannesburg cooks is spreading their love for fine dining experiences through their family-run catering and events company.   Sibu Nyembe (30), together with his family of avid cooks, founded Nitrogen Events Organisers in 2014 to merge elements of fine ...

“Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey ate my chakalaka!”  Umjita wa se Kasi (Kasi boy) turned gourmet chef, Katlego Sebastian Mlambo still has to pinch himself when he recalls serving former US president Barack Obama and legendary American talk show host and television producer - Oprah Winfrey an array of his authentic Mzansi ...

Marabi Club  head Chef Katlego Mlambo  recalls  one of the most memorable highlights  of his 10-year career  as the day Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey and 500  of  the most important people ...