Get to know our City’s Chefs

MEET THE CHEF

Meet the Chef – Markus Bester

Our latest Meet the Chef profile introduces you to the Head Chef of Lupa Osteria in Waterfall Wilds. Lupa Osteria is a traditional Italian restaurant known as ‘your Rome away from home’. Chef Markus enjoys experimenting with new flavours and textures, making sure every dish he serves is the best of authentic Roman dining.

Read more about him here.

Meet the Chef – Zakhele Bhengu

Heading up the kitchen at Portuguese themed Ponta restaurant in Mall of Africa is Chef Zakhele Bhengu, our candidate for this month’s Meet the Chef profile. Chef Zakhele brings Mozambiquan flair to Ponta’s menu, ensuring that patrons enjoy delicious and generously portioned food while also having a rip-roaring good time.

Read more about him here.

Meet the Chef – Washington Dlamini

This month, we introduce you to Chef Washington Dlamini from the newly opened Jinsei Asian Restaurant at Waterfall Wilds. His cooking style is Traditional Asian with a twist and the swordfish makimono finished with gold leaf would be his decadent last meal of choice.

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Meet the Chef – Itumeleng Khasoane

Being the newest restaurant in our hood, this month we take the opportunity to introduce you to Itumeleng Khasoane (aka Itu), Executive Chef and General Manager of MATH. Find out what inspires Itu’s cooking style, her favourite dish to prepare on the MATH menu and which celebrity she would love to cook for.

Read more about her here.

Meet the Chef – Albert Saidi

Best known for its succulent seafood, The Codfather’s menu will happily satisfy carnivores and vegetarians, too. In this edition of our Meet the Chef series, we introduce you to Albert Saidi, the talented chef at The Codfather in the Polofields Crossing shopping centre. Albert serves world-class, feel-good cuisine you don’t want to miss.

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Meet the Chef – Moses Moloi

Gigi is a much anticipated and exciting new addition to the restaurant scene in Waterfall City. Here, we introduce you to its co-owner and head chef, the multi-award-winning and talented Moses Moloi. With several accolades under his belt, Moses has great plans for Gigi and looks forward to welcoming patrons for some gastronomic delights that will leave them wanting more.

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Meet the Chef – Alicea Malan

This month, we introduce you to the multi-talented Alicea Malan, entrepreneur, chef, director, and co-owner of Lucky Bread Company, which, lucky for us, has a branch right here in Mall of Africa! A Prue Leith College graduate, Alicea’s favorite pastry to make is the Lucky Bread Cruffin. Yum!

Read more about her here.

Meet the Chef – Keegan Maistry

This month, we introduce you to Keegan Maistry, Executive Chef at the Courtyard Hotel, Waterfall City. Keegan specialises in French contemporary and fusion-inspired dishes and has cooked for the Prince and Princess of Monaco.

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Meet the Chef – Liezl Catsavis

This month, we introduce you to Liezl Catsavis, the award-winning Executive Chef at the Riboville Boutique Hotel and Restaurant. Liezl is trained in classic Italian cuisine, but describes her cooking style as rustic fusion; bringing sexy back to old forgotten
dishes and ingredients.

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Meet the Chef – Warren Dry

This month we introduce you to the gourmet king of steak, Warren Dry, the executive chef of Moo Moo at Mall of Africa. Come Meet & Whine at Moo Moo, the specialists in steak, burgers and ribs.

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Meet the Chef – Justine Joseph

Did you know that Waterfall City now has over 75 restaurants?This month, we introduce you to Justine Joseph, Executive Chef at Mábu, Waterfall Wilds. Mábu offers a relaxed fine dining experience where you can sample exotic ingredients like crocodile, octopus and
lobster cooked over an open fire.

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Meet the Chef – Jovan Bester

In the third instalment of our Meet the Chef series, where we introduce you to the culinary geniuses of Waterfall City, we feature Jovan Bester, Executive Chef at Fournos Bakery in Woodmead Retail Park. Read about which menu item is his favourite to make, what’s in his fridge and which celeb he’d like to cook for.

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Meet the Chef – Qinisolihle Moyo

In our second Meet the Chef profile, we introduce you to the chef behind the array of delicious sushi dishes at Cowfish in Waterfall Corner, Qinisolihle (aka Q) Moyo.

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Meet the Chef – Christiaan Jansen

Did you know that Waterfall City has over 75 restaurants? Over the next few months, we will be introducing you to our talented chefs. Read about their favourite dishes, what’s in their fridge and which celeb they’d like to cook for. First up is Christiaan Jansen, Group Executive Chef at Kream, Mall of Africa.

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