Prue Leith Chefs, don’t just achieve consistency, discipline and a great love of food in the time they study at the Institute, but they continue to live it and excel.
In 2020 we launched our first Alumni Awards to celebrate the continued culinary excellence of our alumni.
The Distinguished Alumni Awards are held every two or three years coinciding with the visit by our patron, Dame Prue Leith, who presents the awards.
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.
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.
Blake Anderson represents South Africa as a member of the South African Olympic Team, IKA Culinary Olympics, Germany.
Freddy Dias is Executive Chef at Pot Luck Club, Cape Town when it is awarded the World's 50 Best Discovery Award.
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.
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.
Adrian Maree won the South African television cooking competition Chopped.
Chantel Dartnall was awarded the Condé Nast Best Tasting Menu award.
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.
Gontse Moyane represents South Africa in Germany in the Junior Culinary Olympic Team.
Wynand Van Rooyen wins Sunday Times Chef of the Year and South Africa Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs.
Diane Kay represents South Africa Bocuse d’Or Competition, France.
Chantal Dartnall wins Eat Out Chef of the Year.
Sasha Zambetti became editor of the food magazine, Avocado.
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.
Should you be on this list?
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.
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