About the Prue Leith Group

The Prue Leith Group – Who We Are
The Prue Leith Group was established by Tiny Barnetson, Graham Ledger, Judy Dyason and Grant McLaghlan in 1996 to train up young chefs to the highest professional level. All four were either owner/operator or senior employees of boutique hotels scattered … Continue reading

Our Patron
Prue Leith is largely known in South Africa as the founder patron of the Prue Leith Chefs Academy, the daughter of the once famous actress Margaret Inglis, or the Johannesburg girl made good who made her name in London as … Continue reading

Why is our course so highly recommended?
The following points illustrate some of the reasons why we come so highly recommended: Prue Leith CBE, is a household name in most English speaking countries. We are the only chefs training institute in South Africa that has a fine dining … Continue reading

Chefs Academy
Regularly rated as the finest chefs training institution in South Africa by top chefs and industry professionals, the Prue Leith Chefs Academy continues to go from strength to strength. Passion, excellence, creativity, expertise, leading edge and tradition make for an … Continue reading

Campus Facilities
Student Library The Academy encourages students to read and research as we believe that this is a wonderful avenue to ideas, inspiration and the reinforcing of knowledge. The student library has the latest publications dedicated to culinary knowledge, subscriptions to some of … Continue reading





