Prue Leith Alumni Achievements

• 2023

  2023

  Sejour (Fredi Dias) & Fermier (Adrian Maree) are plated by the Gourmet Guide.

  Fermier (Chef patron Adrian Maree), Protégé (executive chef Zane Soutar), Spek en Bone (Executive Chef Michael Fuller), Sejour (Patron Freddie Dias) and Rykaarts (Patron Alex Rykaart) owned or run by alumni, all received Eat Out stars.

  Andrew Nicholson is Group Executive Chef of Singita when their Lebombo and Sweni lodges were awarded the San Pellegrino 16th Best Hotel in the World, and the Sustainability Award.
• 2022

  2022

  Pinky Maruping becomes the first female deputy president of the South African Chefs Association.

  Bianca Strydom and Aengus Moloney are both regional finalists in the San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition.
• 2020

  2020

  Blake Anderson represents South Africa as a member of the South African Olympic Team, IKA Culinary Olympics, Germany.
• 2019

  2019

  Freddy Dias is Executive Chef at Pot Luck Club, Cape Town when it is awarded the World's 50 Best Discovery Award.
• 2018

  2018

  Dr Anna Trapido’s Hunger for Freedom: Story of Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela wins the World Gourmand Cookbook Award.

  Katatala Nkole wins Zambia’s Master Cook television competition series.

  Drikus Brink wins South Africa Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs.
• 2017

  2017

  Bianca Strydom is a regional finalist in the San Pellegrino Young Chefs Academy Competition.

  Chantel Dartnall was named Best Lady Chef in the World (Best Chef Awards).

  Lesego Semenya published Dijo, a best seller on South African township cuisine.
• 2016

  2016

  Adrian Maree won the South African television cooking competition Chopped.

  Chantel Dartnall was awarded the Condé Nast Best Tasting Menu award.
• 2015

  2015

  Lesego Semenya was named on the Mail & Guardian's list of 200 Young South Africans who are trailblazers.

  Jo-Andri Pretorius Namibian National Culinary Team, winner of the Africa Culinary Cup.
• 2014

  2014

  Gontse Moyane represents South Africa in Germany in the Junior Culinary Olympic Team.
• 2011

  2011

  Wynand Van Rooyen wins Sunday Times Chef of the Year and South Africa Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs.
• 2009

  2009

  Diane Kay represents South Africa Bocuse d’Or Competition, France.

  Chantal Dartnall wins Eat Out Chef of the Year.
• 2006

  2006

  Sasha Zambetti became editor of the food magazine, Avocado.
• 2003

  2003

  Dr Anna Trapido publishes To the Banqueting House: African Cuisine an Epic Journey and wins the World Gourmand Cookbook Award.

  Sasha Zambetti becomes food editor of Your Family magazine.

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Or do you know of any alumni that should be or should be nominated for future Alumni Awards? Please send information to info@prueleith.co.za.