JUDGING PANEL: Wine and spirit service: Sandy Harper and Jean-Vincent Ridon Wine and food pairing: Penelope Horwood, Aubrey Ngcungama, Karen Bloom and Mark O’Flaherty, Germain Lehodey and Kristina Beuthner. Food Judges: Hugh von Zahn with Jane-Therese Mulry (JHB), Fatima Stanley (KZN) and Jocelyn Meyers-Adams (CPT) Kitchen skills: Carl van Rooyen (Capsicum Culinary Academy Cape Town), Candice Adams […]
DISTELL INTER-HOTEL CHALLENGE RESULTS ARE EVIDENCE OF A HOSPITALITY SKILLS BOOST ACROSS SA
The results of the 2021 Distell Inter-Hotel Challenge show just how much more diverse the skilled sector of the hospitality industry is becoming, opening the way for far greater inclusion, according to Distell’s HR and Corporate Affairs Director, André Opperman. The Challenge, established in 2013, develops and promotes skills in wining and dining service as […]
ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE DISTELL INTER-HOTEL CHALLENGE 2021
DISTELL INTER HOTEL CHALLENGE WINE STEWARD OF THE YEAR 2021: Sylvain Kapompa Ellerman House (Pongrácz & Amarula)2nd: Tapiwa Jamu Ivory Manor Boutique Hotel (Pongrácz & Klipdrift Premium)3rd: Nkosinathi Dube The Oyster Box (Zonnebloem & Klipdrift Premium) MOST PROMISING WINE STEWARD: Odwa Gongo The Capital, 15 on Orange (Nederburg & Richelieu Brandy) MOST UP & COMING […]