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Culinary Team SA The SA National Culinary Team of Chefs will represent our nation at the 26th IKA Culinary Olympics in

Amazing night! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us, and to Nu Metro and Randela Wines.
07/10/2026

Amazing night! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us, and to Nu Metro and Randela Wines.

06/10/2026

Johannesburg, this is not just a night at the movies. 🎬🍽️

This Wednesday, SA Chefs and Nu Metro are bringing you an exclusive pre-release screening of TONY at Hyde Park Corner — a film inspired by the life and legacy of Anthony Bourdain, one of the most influential voices in food, travel and culture.

For R300, your evening includes canapés prepared by Culinary Team SA Team Masakhane, networking, a chance to meet the team, an auction, raffles and the screening itself — all while helping send South Africa’s young culinary talent to the Culinary World Cup 2026 in Luxembourg. 🇿🇦

It’s a rare chance to see the film before its wider release, spend an evening with people who love food and hospitality, and support a South African team preparing to compete on the world stage.

📅 Wednesday, 7 October
🕕 6pm
📍 Nu Metro Hyde Park Corner
🎟️ R300
Book your ticket now on https://payf.st/654k0

If you’ve been meaning to book, this is the moment.
Food. Film. Purpose.



Age restriction: 16+ | Contains strong language, drug misuse

From South Africa to the world stage. 🇿🇦 👩🏻‍🍳❤️💛💚🖤👨🏻‍🍳 Wandi Group is proud to stand behind Team Masakhane as they prepa...
06/10/2026

From South Africa to the world stage. 🇿🇦

👩🏻‍🍳❤️💛💚🖤👨🏻‍🍳

Wandi Group is proud to stand behind Team Masakhane as they prepare to represent South Africa at the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg.

As a business working across the food, beverage, and hospitality industries, we know that behind every great culinary experience are talented people who have dedicated themselves to their craft.

Now we’d love to see our hospitality industry come together and get behind these chefs. Whether you supply, employ, train, equip or work alongside South Africa’s chefs, every contribution makes a difference — and when we all play our part, the small things add up to something much bigger.

🇿🇦 Hospitality industry, this is our team. Let’s get behind them.

👩🏻‍🍳❤️💛💚🖤👨🏻‍🍳

Back a Buddy. Build a Team. Represent a Nation.

06/10/2026

The movie you've been waiting for is here - and you get to see it before everyone else - tomorrow night, Jozi! 🎬🍽️

Join SA Chefs and Nu Metro for an exclusive pre-release screening of TONY at Hyde Park Corner — celebrating the life, food, attitude and legacy of Anthony Bourdain.

Your R300 ticket includes canapés prepared by Team Masakhane, w**e by Randela Wines, networking, a meet-and-greet, auction, raffles and the screening itself — while helping our young chefs represent South Africa at the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg. 🇿🇦

📅 Wednesday, 7 October
🕕 6pm
📍 Nu Metro Hyde Park Corner
🎟️ R300
Book now: https://payf.st/654k0
Food. Film. Purpose.



Age restriction: 16+ | Contains strong language, drug misuse

04/10/2026

Sunday night reminder: if TONY is on your radar, now’s the time to book before tickets are gone. 🎬👨‍🍳

Join The South African Chefs Association and Nu Metro for an exclusive pre-release screening of TONY, celebrating the life and legacy of Anthony Bourdain, ahead of its wider release.

Your R300 ticket includes canapés prepared by Team Masakhane, networking, a team meet & greet, auction, raffles and the screening itself — with every ticket helping Team Masakhane represent South Africa at the Culinary World Cup 2026 in Luxembourg. 🇿🇦

📍 Nu Metro Hyde Park Corner
📅 Wednesday, 7 October
🕕 6pm
🎟️ R300

Food. Film. Purpose. And a chance to see the film before almost everyone else.

Book now before it sells out.



Age restriction: 16+ | Contains strong language, drug misuse and brief sexual content.

30/09/2026

🇿🇦 Heritage on a plate | Meet Chef Zana Alvarado

For Team Masakhane’s Deputy Team Manager, Chef Zana Alvarado, heritage is wrapped up in the aromas of a Durban childhood – spices being toasted before they were ground, her mum rolling sweetmeats at the kitchen table for Eid, and her grandfather cooking biryani, kalya and kheer over an open fire.

While Durban is often associated with Indian cuisine, Zana grew up within a Muslim community with its own distinct culinary traditions – rich in spice, saffron, dried fruits and deeply layered, celebratory flavours.

The dish that takes her straight back home is kalya: slow-cooked meat in a rich tomato-based gravy, heavily spiced with saffron, prunes and melt-in-the-mouth potatoes, served with saffron and apricot jam and soft, pillowy naan. “It’s more than a dish. It was always made for special occasions and is entw**ed with memories of love and laughter, family and cherished moments.”

At the heart of those memories is Zana’s late grandfather, a self-taught cook who specialised in traditional cuisine. “Some of my earliest memories are of him cooking outdoors over fire, with dozens of traditional deghs lined up for weddings and community celebrations. He measured spices by simply cupping them in his palm – no recipe, no scales, yet every pot was immaculate.”

Her mum inherited that same instinct and, for Zana, this passing of culinary knowledge from one generation to another captures what Heritage Month is about: honouring the traditions we inherit and keeping them alive.

Now, as a leader for SA Chefs Women in Culinary and Deputy Team Manager of Team Masakhane, she will carry those traditions with her to the 2026 Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg.

“For me, this is about representation, belonging and possibility. South Africa is a country of many cultures, stories and culinary traditions, and I’m proud to be part of a team that reflects that diversity.

“We are not just taking Team Masakhane to Luxembourg, we are taking a piece of South Africa to the world. And I hope that when we return, we leave the door a little wider for those coming behind us.”

🇿🇦 Help get Team Masakhane to Luxembourg and become part of the team behind the team.

👉 Support Team Masakhane: See link in comments

Back a Buddy. Build a Team. Represent a Nation.

29/09/2026

🇿🇦 Heritage on a plate | Meet Chef Unami Binda

For Team Masakhane’s Chef Unami Binda, her culinary journey began long before she entered a professional kitchen.

Growing up in Protea Glen, Soweto, Unami spent countless hours in the kitchen with her mother, who ran a catering business. She would help particularly with the sweet treats – and it was there that her love of baking and pastry began. “Food was never just about eating. It was about family, hard work, bringing people together and making something with love.”

When Unami thinks of a dish that represents home, it’s umleqwa – traditional chicken – with idombolo and chakalaka.

Her mother remains her greatest culinary influence. Those early experiences eventually led Unami to start her own dessert business, study professionally at Capsicum Culinary Studio and compete in culinary competitions. Today, she works at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg.

Now comes another chapter: representing South Africa with Team Masakhane at the 2026 Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg. “I am not only going to Luxembourg as Unami Binda the chef; I am going as a young South African woman carrying the stories, flavours and experiences that shaped me.”

Help get Team Masakhane to Luxembourg and become part of the team behind the team.

👉 Support Team Masakhane: See link in comments

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29/09/2026

🇿🇦 Heritage on a plate | Meet Chef Callum Condie

For Team Masakhane’s Chef Callum Condie, some of his strongest food memories were created on Sunday evenings in the family kitchen.

Growing up in Fourways, Johannesburg, Callum remembers cooking dinner with his mum and dad, making burgers together and experimenting with new recipes. But when it comes to the dish that really tastes like home, there’s one clear favourite: his mother’s braised Asian short rib stew with mashed potatoes. “It’s a warm, comforting dish and it’s one of those meals you can smell in every room of the house.” His mother introduced him to the dish and, despite his own culinary training, Callum readily concedes that her version is still “way better than mine”.

Callum is at The Swiss Hotel School South Africa and is now preparing to represent South Africa with Team Masakhane at the 2026 Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg.

“Being South African is a privilege like no other. Being able to showcase that on the global stage, and to put on the green and gold with my teammates, is a feeling unmatched.”

Help get Team Masakhane to Luxembourg and become part of the team behind the team.
👉 Support Team Masakhane: See link in comments

Back a Buddy. Build a Team. Represent a Nation.

28/09/2026

🇿🇦 Heritage on a plate | Meet Chef Makgobokele Nchabeleng

For Team Masakhane’s Chef Makgobokele Nchabeleng, heritage tastes like freshly slaughtered chicken with morogo and pap – and carries memories of her grandmother’s home in Limpopo.

Born and raised in Norkem Park on Johannesburg’s East Rand, Makgobokele remembers visiting her grandmother, whose garden and land provided much of the family’s fresh produce. As children, they would walk with her to the farm near the mountain to plant seeds, returning when the seasons changed to harvest what they had helped grow.

Her grandmother would send the children to a neighbour with a wheelbarrow to buy a live chicken. Back home, the chicken would be prepared while her grandmother picked fresh morogo from the garden. The family would then gather on the stoep, sitting together on a large reed mat to eat. “It’s so close to my heart because it’s such a staple in the Pedi community.”

Makgobokele is a private chef who trained at CTIA - Chefs Training & Innovation Academy. As a member of Team Masakhane, she is preparing to represent South Africa at the 2026 Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg.

“It warms my heart to know that the stories and culture of my people will be told through my craft on a global stage. Truly an honour!”

Help get Team Masakhane to Luxembourg and become part of the team behind the team.

👉 Support Team Masakhane: See link in comments.

Back a Buddy. Build a Team. Represent a Nation.

27/09/2026

🇿🇦 Heritage on a plate | Meet Chef Loyiso Mlondo

For Team Masakhane’s Chef Loyiso Mlondo, heritage tastes like ujeqe – traditional steamed bread – served with beef stew, butternut, coleslaw and beetroot.

Born in Richards Bay and raised in Johannesburg, some of Loyiso’s strongest food memories are of helping her mother make ujeqe when she was growing up. “My mom introduced me to this dish. She used to make ujeqe while I was growing up, but now I’ve taken over and enjoy making it.”

Loyiso works at 54 on Bath Hotel and trained at Capsicum Culinary Studio. She is now preparing to take that sense of home with her as part of Team Masakhane at the 2026 Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg.

“It means carrying my stories, values, culture and the spirit of South Africa through my actions and work as part of Team Masakhane, and giving other countries an opportunity to experience a part of South Africa.”

Help get Team Masakhane to Luxembourg and become part of the team behind the team.

👉 Support Team Masakhane: See link in comments

Back a Buddy. Build a Team. Represent a Nation.

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