Nederburg Wines has a long and proud winemaking legacy. What a joy for our Wine Stewards of the Distell Inter-Hotel Challenge 2021 to engage with the makers of award-winning Nederburg ahead of their wine service presentations to the judges in November. See more… https://www.nederburg.com/history-of-nederburg-wines/ ZINASCHKE STEYN, NEDERBURG’S RED-WINEMAKER At first glance, it seems an unlikely […]
WINNERS & CATEGORIES
Hot Chefs ~ Denny Mushrooms, Bio-Wheat and Rio Largo Olive Oil ~ YOUNG STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR: Jadon Lee Harilall (Cape Town Hotel School Part of the Faculty of Business Management Sciences of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology) 2nd: Braam Potgieter (The Hurst Campus)3rd: Joshua Urdang (Chefs Training & Innovation Academy) YOUNG ACHIEVER: Miguel […]
Cook-Off & Presentation Showcase
Whether it be chefs, pastry chefs, bakers, baristas or beverage students across the board these young people represent the future of the vital Food & Beverage Industry in South Africa. This year, 35 highly motivated students representing seven of the Western Cape’s top culinary and hospitality academies competed in the 11th annual Cook-Off on Saturday 21st August, […]
A Passion that knows no bounds
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Across the Board #OOYoungStars2021
The Baristas presented three styles of Avanti Coffee; espresso, cappuccino and a choice of one of the following drinks; caffè latte, cortado or a dirty chai latte, S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna to accompany their presentation to the Judges; Alison Douglas, Tarryn van der Toorn & Wayne Abrahams of Avanti Coffee SA. Meet some of the […]
A Passion for Pastry & Baking #OOYoungStars2021
Meet the One&Only Reaching for Young Stars Pastry Chefs of 2021! For the Cook-Off, which was held at the International Hotel School on Saturday 21st August, the Pastry Chefs had to prepare a DESSERT using Lancewood and LemonGold® seedless lemons within three hours, presented as the team dessert and a BUTTER CAKE which they prepared off-site […]
Liquid Assets #OOYoungStars2021
What an unrivalled opportunity for the One&Only Reaching for Young Stars to engage with some of the top winemakers in South Africa from many of the illustrious estates in our unique winelands. Let’s meet this year’s beverage student entrants… CHRIZAAN MYBURGH THE HURST CAMPUS “Hi, I am Chrizaan from Pretoria. My Dad is a surgeon so […]
Stepping up to the Plate #OOYoungStars2021
The One&Only Reaching for Young Star Chefs prepared their starters and main courses on Saturday 21st August, all within the three hour Cook-Off period. Pasta starters using Bio-Wheat Cake Flour and the main course, a Vegetarian dish featuring Denny Mushrooms with the superb use of Rio Largo Olive Oil. See all the RESULTS here… https://bit.ly/3n3cF7t […]
Stirring Young Stars To New Creative Heights
Discovering young talent and fostering creativity, initiatives such as One&Only Reaching for Young Stars 2021, look to the future of the gastronomy and hospitality industries. We find out what the judges are looking for (spoiler alert – guest experience is a big factor), with a special focus on the beverage service component, which Sanpellegrino is […]
KWV House of Fire
KWV is a remarkable, proud and historic company in the South African context with roots going back many decades with a reputation firmly established worldwide. The KWV Cellar Complex, situated in the picturesque town of Paarl in the Cape Winelands, at 22 hectares is certainly one of the largest in the world. For our One&Only […]