Top chefs compete for R40 000 in Cape Town

Each year for the past five years Unilever Foodsolutions has invited six of South Africa's leading chefs to compete in its exclusive By Invitation Only Competition. 2010 marks the sixth anniversary of what has grown to be South African's most prestigious annual cookery competition, and will again see six of the country's best chefs vie for top position and a winner-takes-all prize of R40 000.

The chefs

The elite chefs who'll be competing in the mystery basket cook-off at Hostex Cape in March this year, are: Michelle Barry (principal: Christina Martin School of Food and Wine, Durban), Dilene Boyd (nee Cranna. independent pastry chef, Johannesburg), Rudi Liebenberg (executive chef: Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town), Mike Bassett (chef patron: Ginja Restaurant/Myoga Restaurant, Cape Town), Paul Gindra (executive chef: Radisson Blu Hotel, Sandton), and Nicholas Froneman (executive chef: Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel, Durban).

Enduring reputations

All have been picked for their contribution to the food industry, enduring reputations, unwavering commitment to quality and standards of excellence, and their outstanding culinary talent and skill. Each chef will bring his own edge to the all-or-nothing winner-takes-all competition.

See these six culinary trendsetters in action on the MAC Brothers stand at Hostex Cape at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 10 March 2010. Go to www.unileverfoodsolutions.co.za for further information on the cook-off schedule.