According to FYN chef Peter Tempelhoff, dining out is not a binary experience...
Robin Fredericks 5 Feb 2019
As the desire for fresh local food continues to grow, farm-to-table dining is set to become an even more significant 2019 trend in the hospitality industry...
Sharmila Ragunanan 23 Jan 2019
This week, we did what many South Africans do - we went out for a meal with friends. Turns out we were in tune with our 'supermaltese' powers as a new survey reveals that the islanders are Europe's keenest restaurant spenders (and consumers of hotel accommodation, but that's another story)...
Marcus ‘The Maltese Falcon’ Brewster 14 Dec 2018
Packaging that lasts as long as it's needed, not longer...
Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Nov 2018
MasterChef SA season two winner and all-around local foodie celebrity Kamini Panther launched her new chef-inspired, healthy food delivery service FÜDY through Uber Eats at the beginning of this month...
Ruth Cooper 6 Nov 2018
FOOD XX, a brand-new food conference, brought to you by Studio H will be launching in Cape Town next year...
Ruth Cooper 26 Sep 2018
Buyfresh is online butchery supplying ethically-sourced, top quality meat at affordable prices to discerning Cape Town omnivores as well as the city's restaurant trade...
Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Sep 2018
It was pure joy to my ears when I heard that Hemelhuijs had come to Johannesburg...
Jessica Tennant 8 Aug 2018
Marisah Nieuwoudt chats to tourist specialist and convener of the annual The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference, Margi Biggs about the 2018 edition of the event that takes place at Spier on 17 October...
Marisah Nieuwoudt 28 Jun 2018
The41 in Camps Bay has launched it's once a month Jazz on the Bay offering to help Capetonians battle the winter blues with a fantastic beachfront view, a blazing fireplace, the soulful sounds of live jazz and delicious food paired with some fantastic wines...
Cari Coetzee 8 Jun 2018
If you live in Cape Town and you haven't paid the Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay a visit, you really should get going. If you're visiting the Mother City, I highly recommend you make the market one of your stops. This happy hubbub of food, craft and music makes for a great day out...
Cari Coetzee 11 Apr 2018
The QSL Members Club will be an incubator for Africa's leading lights, an organic platform for ideas to be birthed, connections to be forged and for plans to be set in motion...
Cari Coetzee 27 Mar 2018
With the Cape, Johannesburg and Durban all in various degrees of water shortages, the industry needs more than a Get Well card, and events are what will see us on the road to recovery...
Danny Bryer 19 Mar 2018
We chat with Studio H founder Hannerie Visser about how they are using food to design brand experiences and create memorable campaigns for their clients...
Ruth Cooper 16 Mar 2018
What we have proved with tents in the last 27 years is that you definitely don't need bricks and mortar to have an experience...
Cari Coetzee 12 Feb 2018
The importance of Meetings Africa in terms of its contribution to the macro-economy of the country cannot be underestimated. "It serves to boost tourism revenue while driving employment."
Danette Breitenbach 6 Feb 2018
These are the top trends that will drive youth and millennial travellers in 2018...
Kelly Jackson 18 Jan 2018
It's that time of year when businesses examine what's forecast for the next year. As competitors in a growing tourism and hospitality market, we need to be driving the trends rather than reacting as late adopters...
Avukile Mabombo 17 Jan 2018
Leon Meyer, general manager at The Westin Cape Town shares his top hospitality trends for 2018...
Leon Meyer 10 Jan 2018
There are so many influencing factors to consider when setting a budget. It is a lengthy, but worthwhile exercise. The aim is always to: grow the business, set a realistic budget and get it as accurate as possible.
Theresa Prins 9 Jan 2018
Modern-day travellers are more experiential in all aspects of their journey; from cultural immersion to local food sampling, a trend that has become a major influence in the growth of travel destinations...
Josephine Wawira 22 Nov 2017
The world's first Halal Gourmet Dining for Chefs Accreditation intends to enable participants to cater confidently to the rapidly increasing number of Halal and Muslim travellers to South Africa...
Terry Levin 9 Oct 2017
Remember a time before craft beer? Strange to think that only a few years back, your local beer options were pretty much Castle or Black Label. Now beers come artfully packaged and flavoured with anything from cinnamon to pineapple...
Ruth Cooper 14 Sep 2017
Associate Dean and Professor at ESL, Dr Achim Schmitt, participated in a panel discussion on HR and education issues in the hospitality industry at the THINC Africa conference...
Cari Coetzee 13 Sep 2017
CEO of Tourism, Sisa Ntshona shared his thoughts on global and local tourism and how we, as locals, can do our part in helping the South African economy through travelling locally...
Robin Fredericks 12 Sep 2017
Why Cook is a Gauteng-based catering company that focuses on delivering modern home-style cooking made from fresh ingredients directly to one's door...
Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2017
The President Hotel has welcomed travellers from around the world for decades and the hotel's longest-standing employee, junior sous chef Caroline Ncoko, has been around for two of those...
Cari Coetzee 11 Aug 2017
Not a regular attendee of foodie events, I wandered from the furthest reaches of the CTICC parking to collect my accreditation...
Terry Levin 5 Jun 2017
Globally, food and beverage are playing an increasingly important role in the reason people visit shopping centres...
Lauren Hartzenberg 22 May 2017
Everyone needs to save water – from landscapers to food manufacturers, restaurant dishwashers to prep kitchens as well as Jane Citizen in her apartment. Starting a herb and veggie garden is one way of saving pennies and water...
Janine Fourie 15 Mar 2017