{"id":81411,"date":"2016-10-05T15:52:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T13:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=81411"},"modified":"2016-10-05T15:52:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T13:52:47","slug":"chefs-who-share-raises-r2-million-plus-announces-joint-young-chefs-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/chefs-who-share-raises-r2-million-plus-announces-joint-young-chefs-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Chefs who Share raises R2 million plus, announces joint Young Chefs 2016!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"chefs-who-share-logo\"While it is still to early to calculate the exact proceeds of \u2018Chefs who Share \u2013 the ART of Giving\u2019 2016, co-founder Florian Gast is confident that the total proceeds from the auction at the Gala Dinner last night, the three pre-dinners earlier this week (each reported on in this Blog), and the Veggie Box Initiative will exceed R2 million.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last night the Chefs who Share Gala Dinner was held in the Johannesburg City Hall, \"image\"the first time that Chefs who Share has been held in Johannesburg. Our table consisted mostly of Cape Town supporters. I flew up to be part of the weeklong celebration. A total of 252 guests filled the spacious and well-kept Johannesburg City Hall, sitting at tables of twelve. Seven teams of two chefs, a sommelier, and one of the Young Chef 2016 Finalists created and prepared the four course meals paired with wines, each chef team preparing a completely different menu for the four courses. One cannot request the chefs who cook, \u00a0but I was grateful that I had been allocated one of the tables looked after by Candice Philip, Head Chef of Luke Dale-Roberts at The Saxon, as well as Chef Piet Huysentruyt of the restaurant Likok\u00e9 in France, who literally flew into Johannesburg for 24 hours. Chef Candice and her team had been doing the prep for Chef Piet\u2019s dishes as well as her own during the week. Chef Piet was in good spirits, and was dancing with Chef Candice in the small kitchen space which had been allocated to them.<\/p>\n

\"image\"The management of the food and wine going out to the correct tables at the correct time was in the hands of Food & Beverage Manager of Chefs who Share Linda Coltart, and Rudi Liebenberg of Belmond Mount Nelson, who oversaw the operation despite one of his feet being in a cast. Plating was partly done in the small kitchen space, and in the passage between the kitchen and hall. The chefs praised the smooth operation of the dinner last night, looked happy and unstressed, even when the passage light stopped working midway.<\/p>\n

On arrival at the City Hall, we were offered a welcome drink, as well as canap\u00e9s created by the seven Young Chef Finalists, which was the entry for their participation in the competition. The canap\u00e9s had been presented to writers on Thursday afternoon, which we wrote about yesterday. The drinks and canap\u00e9s were enjoyed in a lobby, in which the paintings and sculptures to be auctioned during the Gala Dinner were displayed.<\/p>\n

I will only report on the menu by Chefs Candice and Piet, and not on the other six chef teams. The bread plate (not photographed due to poor light in the hall) was ash \"image\"bread topped with red capers, giving the feel of a fire in the centre of the table. The starter was entitled \u2018Stone Age\u2019, and consisted of two \u2018plates\u2019: a salad of quinoa, Apple, trout, artichoke, and mussel; and a stone with a hollow centre, which had been sourced in Franschhoek, and in which was a pig\u2019s ear cooked for 12 hours, then processed and cubed, quinoa added, and topped with a curry taco crisp. This was a dish inspired and presented to us by Chef Piet. The pairing was with De Wetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay 2015.<\/p>\n

Katlego Maboe and Leigh-Anne Williams were the MCs of the evening, and they \"image\"informed about Chefs who Share, and its role in youth development. The Chefs who Share activities of the week were shared via video, from the Art Preview on Monday evening, to a Pre-Dinner each held at the Four Seasons The Westcliff in partnership with Dom P\u00e9rignon, at The Maslow in conjunction with Mo\u00ebt et Chandon, and at The\u00a0Saxon in collaboration with Ruinart Blanc. It is the first time in four years that Chefs who Share has become a weeklong event, each of the dinners being sold out this week.<\/p>\n

The vegetable and fruit displays on the tables were pointed out to us, being part of the Veggie Box Initiative, allowing them to be sent to soup kitchens after the Gala Dinner. The Click Foundation, the MAD Foundation, and Veggie Box \"image\"Initiative were introduced as the beneficiaries of the monies raised by Chefs who Share. A video was shown, with all the local and international Chefs who Share chefs of 2016 plus the seven Young Chef Finalists chopping, peeling, and cooking the vegetables, and feeding children from a special needs school. \u00a0Gadaffi Nkosi\u00a0spoke on behalf of the MAD Foundation, and said \u2018we need a hands up, and not a hand out\u2019. \u00a0He was followed by Francois Pienaar, who asked Chefs who Share co-founder Barbara Lenhard to come forward to receive a bunch of flowers.<\/p>\n

We were told that all services rendered by the chefs and sommeliers were unpaid for, the chefs increasingly requesting involvement, such as Chef Michael Cooke from Camphors at Vergelegen. All the wines served during the Gala Dinner had been sourced and \"image\"supplied for free from the wineries concerned.<\/p>\n

The second course by Chefs Piet and Candice was called \u2018Roots and Shoots\u2019, and was a consomm\u00e9 of global artichoke, served with Jerusalem artichoke, chestnuts, croutons, and custard Catalan. \u00a0The wine pairing was with Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc 2014.<\/p>\n

Auctioneer Gift Ngwenya conducted the auction of the 25 auction lots of sculptures, paintings, a yacht cruise \"image\"around the Seychelles (sold for R50000), and more, in two sessions. \u2018Dancing with the Light\u2019 by Eugenia Chapman Campbell sold for R110000. Artist Richard Scott supports Chefs who Share, and has donated an art work every year for the past four years. His work \u2018Gold Tree\u2019 was sold for R140000. Adriaan Diedericks\u2019\u00a0work \u2018Exhale\u2019 went for R140000. Michaela Rinaldi\u2019s painting \u2018Red Chair\u2019 was sold for R37000. Anton Smit\u2019s sculpture \u2018Oblivion of the Waves\u2019 sold for R130000, while \u2018The Girl \"image\"with the Umbrella\u2019 by Marieke Prinsloo-Rowe raised R105000.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Smoke and bones\u2019 main course was lamb cutlets, served with sweetbreads, an oyster, courgette, tomato compote, green olive, and spekboom from The Saxon Hotel garden. The Waterford Kevin Arnold Shiraz (93%, with 7% Mourv\u00e8dre) \u00a0was paired with this dish. \u00a0Extra slices of lamb cutlets were presented on a lamb rib cage, a most \"image\"unusual and impressive presentation.<\/p>\n

I was waiting in the kitchen for the next course to photograph, when I saw Chef Candice\u2019s three massive dessert trays. \u00a0Glass globes had been covered in Cocoa, resembling mushrooms. A Katifa basket was sent to our table, with three \u2018rocks\u2019: pistachio soil, Turkish Delight, pumpkin truffle, and chocolate truffles. A small bottle of chocolate consomm\u00e9 was brought to the table separately. The \u2018Sticks and stones\u2019 platter with the \u2018mushrooms\u2019, and selection of sweet treats of Tonka macarons, Coffee macarons, red wine and strawberry jelly, marshmallow truffles, koeksister twigs, Panforte, choux puffs, chocolate hazelnut mousse, and chocolate chards was massive, and was not finished by the table. The dessert \"image\"was paired with Ken Forrester T Noble Late Harvest 2013.<\/p>\n

The Young Chef 2016 Finalists had a long day and night last night, the announcement of the winner of the Young Chef 2016 being made after midnight by Reto Mathis, assisted by Lentswe Benghu. For the first time two Young Chefs 2016 were announced as joint-winners, being Anand Bhana of Hartford House, and LeeAndra Govender from Roots outside Pretoria. A number of factors determined the choice of winner, including the canap\u00e9 creation, their team spirit, and personality to represent our country and Chefs who Share locally and globally. \u00a0Both win a week-long experience in a Michelin star restaurant in Europe, having been flown there with a flight by SWISS, and a two day experience at Champagne.<\/p>\n

Chefs who Share 2016 was a win-win event for everyone, for the participating local and international chefs and sommeliers, for the beneficiaries, and for the Young Chef Finalists 2016, who will grow and develop to themselves be cooking at Chefs to Share in future!<\/p>\n

Chefs who Share \u00a0\u2013 the Art of Giving. www.chefswhoshare.com Twitter: @Chefs who share.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com\/blog<\/a> Tel +27 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@WhaleCottage Facebook: click here<\/a> Instagram: @Chris_Ulmenstein<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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