For the second year running I have been lucky to have received a delivery of a Festive Parcel from Chef Mynhardt Joubert’s Mynhardt Restaurant in Paarl. The aim of the delivery is to help publicise the good work Chef Mynhardt is doing in baking and selling the Christmas Fruitcakes, proceeds of which will go to support two charities: Butterfly House and Helpende Handjies.
In addition to sending a fully baked Christmas fruit cake, the festive parcel contained a host of ingredients as well as a recipe, so that recipients can bake one too. In addition, a Christmas wreath decorated the parcel delivered to my home, serving me well as an Advent wreath. A warm message from Chef Mynhardt accompanied the gift box. Continue reading →
Earlier this week the restaurant industry, already on its knees in the current Level 3 Adjusted Lockdown, was dealt a further devastating blow, with the announcement that a new Bargaining Council for the Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades has been established, prescribing wages, additional fees to be paid to staff, levies due, funeral benefit and provident fund contributions to be deducted, and an annual bonus to be paid to staff.