Good News Monday
Hospitality industry review by Stephen Hickmore (brief update) Hospitality Industry update - Since the beginning of October I have been spending valuable time with key clients. There is a consensus of a slow increase in business levels over the next few months with a...
Chefs, Daring Greatly
Chefs, Daring Greatly By Stephen Hickmore “It’s not the Critic that counts; not the person who points out how the strong person stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the person in the arena, whose face is marred by...
Agility is the new currency
Agility - There is no denying that (for the hospitality industry) 2020 has been as close to Armageddon as it gets. Who would have predicted, a hotel could be flying high with 85% occupancy in February, only to be faced with closure and 0% occupancy in April? Whether...
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.