Donate to -The Tamara Maudlin Memorial Fund
Tamara sadly left us on 5th July 2020. An unforgettable personality, a warm and caring human being, putting others before herself. Tamara was an earth Angel and will be missed terribly by her family and friends. Tamara was a giving person, recently setting up a...
President Ramaphosa opens the doors to Hospitality Industry recovery
Ramaphosa Speech - Last night's address to the nation by Cyril Ramaphosa gave us all reason for hope. The tireless negotiations by various industry associations and representatives have born fruit. The COVID-19 protocols tabled have been passed as acceptable in...
A Chef’s success takes a lot more than cooking
By James Khoza, Hostex 2020 Ambassador, President of the SA Chefs Association, Executive Chef of Sandton Convention Centre James Khoza, undoubtedly one of South Africa’s most inspirational chefs, has made his mark on the local culinary landscape with strong...
10 food trends you’re going to see everywhere in 2020, according to Yelp
Business Insider gives us the latest food trends for South Africa in 2020 https://www.businessinsider.co.za/ Yelp just released its first-ever trend report, predicting what foods and drinks will be popular in 2020.The restaurant-rating platform created its...
In memory of Joe’s artisanal truck stop
A reminiscence by Stephen Hickmore - I love to visit those home-grown markets that have sprung up in recent years. Overall, they’re very cheery and showcase wonderful local crafts and industry. Along with the craft gins, crushed linen, recycled designer handbags and...
Another 5 minutes with John Aritho
It seems that over 200 people enjoyed the last 5 minutes chat with John on 5 minutes with the SilverFox. I thought I would break my own rules and publish the rest of the interview.
5 minutes with the SilverFox Podcast
In the first episode of "5 minutes with the SilverFox" Stephen Hickmore chats to Chef Andrew Atkinson about MasterChef SA and why he left to return to 5 star hotels.
A life sentence or a rewarding career
“Please Sir, I’d like to be a hotel manager” I sheepishly told the careers master. “Good Choice, young man, you’ll work long hours but people will always want to eat” he replied, eyes focused on the next person in the queue awaiting his sage advice. Good enough reason...
A contract workforce is becoming the norm
I thought there may be some value in quoting Labour Lawyer Michael Bagraim from his recent opinion piece in the Cape Argus. The full article can be read by clicking here: CLICK HERE Here is a section that I though would add to the important discussion on access to...
“Labour Law is common sense”
They say that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense. True statement. However, I am encouraged with the hospitality industry's common sense response to the recent ConCourt decision, relating to the hot topic of the role Temporary employment services (TES)...