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Zest Restaurant in Sea Point loses its zest! Why I resigned!

 

This weekend my resignation from Zest in July has made news in the Restaurant industry.

To date I have not written about how disrespectfully I was treated by Zest, hoping that some degree of decency would prevail by its so-called ‘owner and operator’ Chef Pavel Dimitrov. I referred the matter to the CCMA, as I have not been paid outstanding compensation, and in the proceedings I was treated with the utmost disrespect by the labour relations consultancy representing Zest.

I have decided that the time is right to tell my story, and that of abused Zest staff too!

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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 36 of Level 1, 5 November 2021

 

Friday 5 November 2021, Day 36 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a special day, having to get up early to work, to do what I needed to do in a short working morning; for organizing balloons for Zest Chef Pavel’s birthday today, also celebrating that his Instagram account reached 1000 followers today, a year after I opened the account for him; for Patso Ivanov and I taking Chef Pavel to Lunch at Homespun by Matt Schreuder at the Andros Hotel in Claremont, only having 2 hours for the lunch, just enough time for the three course menu, joined by Chef Matt at the end of our lunch, comparing notes about opening a new restaurant during Continue reading →

Celebrating the first anniversary of my career of Communications Consulting!

 

Today is a special day for me, in celebrating the first anniversary of my career as a Communications Consultant.

On 1 November 2020, in the midst of the Corona pandemic, I commenced working for Utopia Cape Town, taking my career path to new heights. It has been a fulfilling journey to see Utopia grow in its visibility, its Instagram following having grown to 7800, and its Facebook Page liking to 4800, a 150 % increase on each platform in the past 12 months.

The appointment at Utopia Cape Town was followed during the course of this year by that at Anatoli Mediterranean Restaurant, Harvest Culture Eaterie, Zest Restaurant, and newkings boutique hotel. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 12 of Level 2, 24 September 2021

 

Friday 24 September 2021, Heritage Day, Day 12 of Level 2 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a lovely Heritage/Braai Day, starting with a grey day and turning into a sunny warm day; for a spontaneous catch-up tea/coffee date at Bootlegger Bakoven with Viv Warby, not having seen each other in ages; for a spontaneous visit by Gary Peterson, to catch up on the shenanigans…. ; for a hard working day in-between, posting a Heritage Day angle for each client; for a walk to Camps Bay and shopping at Woolies, spending a voucher I gained through Discovery; for a lovely dinner at Continue reading →