ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE DISTELL INTER-HOTEL CHALLENGE 2021

**1st: Sylvain Kapompa**
Ellerman House
(Pongrácz & Amarula)

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 WINE STEWARD ‘THE WONGA AWARD’: Manduleli Solani Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town (Fleur du Cap & Three Ships Whisky)

EXQUISITE SERVICE: Lethukuthula Ngubane The Beverly Hills (Durbanville Hills & Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky)

BEST COCKTAIL
1st: Manduleli Solani Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town (Three Ships Whisky & Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa)
2nd: Salem Leba TAJ Cape Town (Scottish Leader Whisky & Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa)
3rd: Odwa Gongo The Capital, 15 on Orange (Richelieu Brandy & Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa)

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Nomawonga Tibe Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani (Nederburg & Amarula Cream Liqueur)

CAPE WINE ACADEMY TOP 10% RESULTS:
1. Nomawonga Tibe (Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani) 100%
2. Prudance Ndlovu (Hartford House) 100%
3. Mzothule Mhlongo (Hartford House) 98%
4. Prince Mashatola (Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch) 98%
5. Nkosinathi Xaba (The Oyster Box) 97%
6. Lethukuthula Ngubane (The Beverly Hills) 97%
7. Monique du Preez (Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel) 95%
8. Mboniseni Ntshangase (Hartford House) 95%
9. Nombuso Mabunda (Sun Time Square) 92%
10. Eid Dube (De Hoek Country Hotel) 92%
11. Londeka Mkize (The Beverly Hills) 92%
12. Wandile Mncwango (International Hotel School) 92%

SOMMELIERS ACADEMY TOP 10% RESULTS:
1. Monique du Preez (Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel) 96%
2. Nomawonga Tibe (Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani) 95%
3. Liyanda Madikane (Cape Town Hotel School) 95%
4. Tapiwa Jamu (The Ivory Boutque Hotel) 93%
5. Mzothule Mhlongo (Hartford House) 93%
6. Sylvain Kapompa (Ellerman House) 91%
7. Prince Mashatola (Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch) 91%
8. Nobuhle Maphumulo (International Hotel School) 91%
9. Zanelda Kok (The Independent Institute of Education – The IIE School of Hospitality and Service Management) 90%
10. Aphelele Shezi (International Hotel School) 90%

**1st**: **Asanda Khanyile**
Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

DISTELL INTER HOTEL CHALLENGE CHEF OF THE YEAR: Asanda Khanyile Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani
2nd: Riantha Chetty Beverly Hills
3rd: Lisa Tauro The President Hotel

MOST PROMISING CHEF: Nthombenhle Zuma Hartford House

Special thanks to Kitchen Evaluation Judges
Carl van Rooyen, Chanelle Boucher and Candice Adams

SCANPAN EXCELLENT KITCHEN PRACTICE: Chef Siyabonga Sithole & Assistant Chef Mfundo Gcwensa Durban ICC

BEST MENU PRESENTATION: Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Team (Left to right: Shanice Roberts, Wandile Mthembu, Asanda Khanyile, Nokwazi Gigaba, Mentor Executive Chef Shaun Munro (Shaun Meintjies and Dolly Nomawonga Tibe)

ULTIMATE LANCEWOOD PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR: Prenolin Naidoo Beverly Hills
2nd: Sindisiwe Mbili Durban ICC
3rd: Chelsea Smith Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town

**3rd: Chelsea Smith** Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town

MOST PROMISING PASTRY CHEF: Shanice Roberts Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

DISTELL INTER HOTEL CHALLENGE BIO-WHEAT BAKER OF THE YEAR: Chadwin Simmers The Vineyard
2nd: Kay-lee Nieuwoudt Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
3rd: Nokwasi Gigaba Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

THE KITCHENAID AFRICA MOST PROMISING BIO-WHEAT BAKER: Kirstin Hellemann Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town

**1st:** **Sisipho Dumse**
I Love Coffee, Cape Town
Western Province

TOP THREE BARISTAS: Avanti Coffee SA
Western Cape
1st: Sisipho Dumse I Love Coffee
2nd: Lulama Njamela Ellerman House
3rd: Jack Bednall Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

Gauteng & Northern Province
1st: Prince Zondo InterContinental Johannesburg O.R.Tambo Airport
2nd: Kagiso Mudau De Hoek Country Hotel
3rd: Grace Meloko Sun City Resort

KwaZulu-Natal
1st: Thobelani Zaca Hartford House
2nd: Lebogang Mahoko Suncoast Towers
3rd: Philile Ngongoma Beverly Hills

BEST FOOD & WINE PAIRING: Dishes using Lancewood, Denny, Bio-Wheat and Rio Largo Olive Oil

STARTER: Chef JC Fourie & Wine Steward Fortunate Shambamuto Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
Open Ravioli whipped smoke egg yolk, roasted garlic and parmesan ricotta, raw beetroot salad, pangritata and an Allesverloren Beurre Rouge ~ Allesverloren Tinta Barocca (no pic:)

MAIN: Chef Nishaad Samaai & Wine Steward Ronald Muchechemere The Vineyard
Savoury Oat Risotto with Denny King Oyster Mushrooms, Shitake and Button with a hazelnut vinaigrette, exotic mushroom cracker, avocado crème, and garlic truffle labnar ~ Durbanville Hills Collectors Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot 2018

DESSERT: Pastry Chef Phumla Zakwa & Wine Steward Prudance Ndlovu Hartford House
Citrus Butternut Cake, Pistachio Yoghurt Mousse, Glass tuille, LemonGold curd ice cream and blueberry gel ~ Pongrácz Noble Nectar

SHOWCOOK MAN OF THE MATCH: Maretha Langehonven Hartford House

MENTOR OF THE YEAR: Shaun Munro Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

**1st: Muchi Gubwe**
Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town

CONCIERGES:
1st: Muchi Gubwe Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town
2nd: Siphokazi Mhambi The President Hotel
3rd: Sihle Ngubane Beverly Hills

KITCHENAID AFRICA BEST TEAM AWARD Presented by Dr Susanne Reuther of KitchenAid Africa: Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town

THE DISTELL INTER-HOTEL CHALLENGE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Roy Davies The Vineyard