Across the restaurant industry, for independents, franchises, and national groups, the last few months have quietly become one of the most difficult trading periods we’ve seen since COVID recovery. Not a collapse or a shutdown, but something arguably worse: busy restaurants that are not profitable.
Amura by Ángel Leó located at Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town, has been featured on TIME’s 2026 World’s Greatest Places, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations to visit and stay.
MATRIARCHS – Preserving the Flavours of our Heritage is a new Sunday lunch series at The LivingRoom that invites the women who have sustained South Africa’s food traditions for decades into the kitchen to share the recipes, techniques and food memories that have shaped the country’s diverse culinary identity.
Leopard’s Leap is delighted to welcome both a new winemaker for the acclaimed brand’s portfolio of wines for the global market as well as a new chef for the popular restaurant at its Franschhoek home.
For more than three decades, the Diners Club Winelist Awards have set the benchmark for wine excellence in South Africa’s hospitality industry. Recognised and respected… Read More »Four Restaurants Awarded Icon Status in the 2025 Diners Club SA Winelist Awards
A celebratory moment on the trade floor at Meetings Africa 2026 marked the official announcement that the 2026 Gastronomy Africa Conference & Expo will take place at the CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) in Tshwane from 3-4 August 2026.
When people think about chefs, the picture is often incomplete. There’s the white jacket, the apron, the intensity, and sometimes the ego. What’s far less… Read More »Beyond the white jacket: What today’s food industry really needs
SA Chef Media is rebranding to Gastronomy Africa, an independent media platform dedicated to the chef and culinary community across the continent.
Mertia in Stellenbosch was crowned Restaurant of the Year, while Carla Schulze took home the Chef of the Year title at the 2026 LUXE Restaurant Awards, held at MIRA Sandton on Monday night.
