Charity event features celebrity chefs

Presented and sponsored by Mercedes-Benz South Africa, 'Chefs who share - the ART of giving' will treat guests to an evening of glamour, culinary artistry and fine art - all for a worthy cause. All the monies from the ticket sales and the proceeds of an art auction will go towards two youth development charities: Make a Difference Foundation (MAD) and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

"We are delighted to be in a position to host this inaugural event in Cape Town. Together with our partners, we hope to take this concept even further with similar events overseas in support of our chosen South African charities," says event organiser Barbara Lenhard who has worked hard to make her dream of creating this evening of sharing a reality.

The chefs are from all over South Africa and will be divided into pairs to share their culinary genius and individual menus with limited groups of guests. Each chef duo will be joined by a highly respected sommelier that will ensure that every dish is paired to perfection with a top South African wine. The evening will culminate with an auction of original works of art donated by participating artists.

Celebrity chefs

• Margot Janse (The Tasting Room, Franschhoek) & David Higgs (Five Hundred at the Saxon, Johannesburg)
  
• Bertus Basson (Overture Restaurant, Stellenbosch) & Peter Tempelhoff (Greenhouse at the Cellars-Hohenort, Cape Town)
  
• Rudi Liebenberg (Planet Restaurant, Cape Town) & Christiaan Campbell (Delaire, Stellenbosch)
  
• Jackie Cameron (Hartford House, Mooi River, Kwazulu-Natal) & Reuben Riffel (Reuben's, Franschhoek)
  
• Darren Badenhorst (Grande Provence, Franschhoek) & Chris Erasmus (Pierneef at La Motte, Franschhoek)
  
• Harald Bresselschmidt (Aubergine, Cape Town) & Chantel Dartnall (Mosaic at The Orient, Pretoria)
  
• Marthinus Ferreira (DW Eleven-13, Johannesburg) & George Jardine (Jordan Restaurant, Stellenbosch)

Youth beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of this event both share a proud record of running successful youth development programmes that have made a difference to the lives of young South Africans from less fortunate backgrounds. Spearheaded by Francois Pienaar in 2003, MAD identifies and nurtures talented youths to become role models through a mentorship programme. Literacy and environmental awareness is promoted through a broad based educational programme.

With a singular mission of using the power of sport as a tool for social change, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation helps children to overcome the limitations of challenging social issues from poverty, homelessness and violence to drug abuse and AIDS. Founded over 10 years ago under the patronage of Nelson Mandela, the foundation is part of a worldwide programme of sports related community projects.

Tickets to this culinary showcase are available at R3000 per person. Early booking for individual tickets or entire tables is recommended to secure the preferred chefs for the evening. For more information, go to www.chefswhoshare.com, email moc.erahsohwsfehc@stekcit or call +27 (0) 21-433 1699.