It was a glittering and absolutely glamorous evening at the historic Vineyard Hotel & Spa where the celebratory Inter Hotel Challenge dinner was hosted in style.
The Inter Hotel Challenge promotes the nurturing and mentoring for the candidate chefs and wine stewards and was a first in Cape Town this year as well as a spectacular first in South Africa.
It was an intense two day cook-off between the 10 hotels participating in the Inter Hotel Challenge, producing a 3 course menu. Each course perfectly paired with Cape Legends’ wine by the splendid wine stewards from participating vineyards hosting top
winemakers.
The celebratory evening hosted the perfect platform to thank and congratulate everyone for all the great entries and splendid participation and contribution.
Here are the winners:
(Prizes including prestigious and most loved brands: KitchenAid SA, Le Creuset, Scanpan, Lindt & Sprüngli and Struik Lifestyle.)
Best Chef
1st – Gert Böcking of the Cape Grace
2nd – Oscar Ndlovu of The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa
3rd – Thaabiet Adams of Queen Victoria
Best Table
1st – La Residence
2nd – The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa
3rd – Queen Victoria
Best Wine Steward
1st – Tinashe Nyamudoka of the One&Only
2nd – Evan Sampson of La Residence
3rd – Farai Magwada of the Mount Nelson
Best Bread Award
Mount Nelson
Many congratulations, to all that were involved you did your hotels and mentors proud!
Participating hotels and wineries were:
Bushmans Kloof & Lomond
Cape Grace & Plaisir De Merle
La Residence & Stellenzicht
Mount Nelson & Uitkyk Wines & Brandy
One&Only Cape Town & Le Bonheur
Queen Victoria & Durbanville Hills
Radisson Blu & Fleur Du Cap
Taj Cape Town & Zonnebloem
The Twelve Apostles Hotel And Spa & Neethlingshof
Vineyard Hotel & Spa & Pongrácz