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Massimo Bottura!

The privilege of a lifetime to be welcomed into @casamarialuigia and to dine at the legendary @restaurant_osteria_francescana, Francescana at Casa Maria Luigia and experience the final Tòla Dòlza dinner - which offered a taste of an exciting new project which is on the horizon.

They say you should never meet your heroes, after this weekend I disagree.

@massimobottura thank you for your time, your generosity, your hospitality and your kindness, it was truly an honour!

The same extends to the rockstar chef @jessrosval and the entire Casa Maria Luigia and Francescana teams. @francescanafamily

Thank you for the best weekend ever!
- Steve

A special mention to @manuelamariafix and @thomas.barker for everything. Much love!

Massimo Bottura!

The privilege of a lifetime to be welcomed into @casamarialuigia and to dine at the legendary @restaurant_osteria_francescana, Francescana at Casa Maria Luigia and experience the final Tòla Dòlza dinner - which offered a taste of an exciting new project which is on the horizon.

They say you should never meet your heroes, after this weekend I disagree.

@massimobottura thank you for your time, your generosity, your hospitality and your kindness, it was truly an honour!

The same extends to the rockstar chef @jessrosval and the entire Casa Maria Luigia and Francescana teams. @francescanafamily

Thank you for the best weekend ever!
- Steve

A special mention to @manuelamariafix and @thomas.barker for everything. Much love!

Massimo Bottura!

The privilege of a lifetime to be welcomed into @casamarialuigia and to dine at the legendary @restaurant_osteria_francescana, Francescana at Casa Maria Luigia and experience the final Tòla Dòlza dinner - which offered a taste of an exciting new project which is on the horizon.

They say you should never meet your heroes, after this weekend I disagree.

@massimobottura thank you for your time, your generosity, your hospitality and your kindness, it was truly an honour!

The same extends to the rockstar chef @jessrosval and the entire Casa Maria Luigia and Francescana teams. @francescanafamily

Thank you for the best weekend ever!
- Steve

A special mention to @manuelamariafix and @thomas.barker for everything. Much love!

Massimo Bottura!

The privilege of a lifetime to be welcomed into @casamarialuigia and to dine at the legendary @restaurant_osteria_francescana, Francescana at Casa Maria Luigia and experience the final Tòla Dòlza dinner - which offered a taste of an exciting new project which is on the horizon.

They say you should never meet your heroes, after this weekend I disagree.

@massimobottura thank you for your time, your generosity, your hospitality and your kindness, it was truly an honour!

The same extends to the rockstar chef @jessrosval and the entire Casa Maria Luigia and Francescana teams. @francescanafamily

Thank you for the best weekend ever!
- Steve

A special mention to @manuelamariafix and @thomas.barker for everything. Much love!

THE BEST CHEF 2024! | CHEF RASMUS MUNK

Hailing from Denmark, the chef behind the renowned @restaurantalchemist, @rasmusmunkalchemist has been awarded the title of best chef at @thebestchefawards held this evening at @atlantisthepalm Dubai!
#thebestchefawards #theworldsbestchef

The Best Chef Awards | No.1 ❌⭕️
Congratulations @dabizdiverxo, the gastronomic punk has received top honours at this year’s @thebestchefawards! I had the absolute privilege of meeting this culinary rockstar at @einprosit2023 and experiencing the radical creativity that he imbues throughout the XO restaurant universe. A rebel, a trailblazer, a thought leader, the world’s best chef 2023! @diverxo #thebestchefawards #bestchef #diverxo #dabizmuñoz

The capers of Italy's Salina are considered among the finest in the world. At Hotel Signum (@hotel_signum_salina), Michelin-starred chef Martina Caruso serves them as ice cream: salty, sweet and entirely unexpected. That dish alone is worth the ferry ride. 🍋

Caruso has held a Michelin star here for 10 consecutive years. Her spaghetti with anchovies and fennel is, our food editor says, a love letter to the island. The hotel is open in summer only, which gives you just enough time to read the full feature. Link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#HotelSignum #Salina #Sicily #MichelinStar #WantedOnline

The capers of Italy's Salina are considered among the finest in the world. At Hotel Signum (@hotel_signum_salina), Michelin-starred chef Martina Caruso serves them as ice cream: salty, sweet and entirely unexpected. That dish alone is worth the ferry ride. 🍋

Caruso has held a Michelin star here for 10 consecutive years. Her spaghetti with anchovies and fennel is, our food editor says, a love letter to the island. The hotel is open in summer only, which gives you just enough time to read the full feature. Link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#HotelSignum #Salina #Sicily #MichelinStar #WantedOnline

The capers of Italy's Salina are considered among the finest in the world. At Hotel Signum (@hotel_signum_salina), Michelin-starred chef Martina Caruso serves them as ice cream: salty, sweet and entirely unexpected. That dish alone is worth the ferry ride. 🍋

Caruso has held a Michelin star here for 10 consecutive years. Her spaghetti with anchovies and fennel is, our food editor says, a love letter to the island. The hotel is open in summer only, which gives you just enough time to read the full feature. Link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#HotelSignum #Salina #Sicily #MichelinStar #WantedOnline

The capers of Italy's Salina are considered among the finest in the world. At Hotel Signum (@hotel_signum_salina), Michelin-starred chef Martina Caruso serves them as ice cream: salty, sweet and entirely unexpected. That dish alone is worth the ferry ride. 🍋

Caruso has held a Michelin star here for 10 consecutive years. Her spaghetti with anchovies and fennel is, our food editor says, a love letter to the island. The hotel is open in summer only, which gives you just enough time to read the full feature. Link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#HotelSignum #Salina #Sicily #MichelinStar #WantedOnline

The capers of Italy's Salina are considered among the finest in the world. At Hotel Signum (@hotel_signum_salina), Michelin-starred chef Martina Caruso serves them as ice cream: salty, sweet and entirely unexpected. That dish alone is worth the ferry ride. 🍋

Caruso has held a Michelin star here for 10 consecutive years. Her spaghetti with anchovies and fennel is, our food editor says, a love letter to the island. The hotel is open in summer only, which gives you just enough time to read the full feature. Link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#HotelSignum #Salina #Sicily #MichelinStar #WantedOnline

Along our podcast journey we’ve met some incredible champions of culinary education. Our next episode features one such person – the delightful Jackie Cameron. A classically trained chef and owner of the legendary Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine, she has been training budding chefs at her KwaZulu-Natal culinary school for 11 years. The number of accolades that Jackie and her students have achieved is too numerous to mention here but we can comfortably say that she is one of South Africa’s national treasures when it comes to training the next generation 🧑‍🍳

Podcast hosts Sibongile Mafu and Steve Steinfeld ask Jackie about the eureka moment that changed her journey from cheffing to teaching (hint: it involves too many deboned chickens), the most important tools young chefs need to learn and how modern-day kitchens are evolving to better support the physical and mental wellbeing of the team behind the pass.

Then Woolies’ Head of Product, Marli Roberts, hops into the cold seat to continue the conversation around education and the myriad opportunities within the Woolies world for young chefs. Want the inside scoop? This is one episode not to be missed!

👉 Watch the full episode now via the link in bio, or search What’s the Difference on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.

This week’s guests did NOT disappoint! Swipe to see who joined @sboshmafu and myself on “What’s The Difference?” @woolworths_sa!

Then stream the episode on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you watch/listen to your favourite shows - to find out why we’re all looking at @chefscottparker like that 👀 and see for yourself why @feed_my_tribe is our “What’s The Difference?” best dressed guest. 💅

Got a question for a future Woolworths guest? Drop it below and we’ll ask it in the cold seat. 🥶

This week’s guests did NOT disappoint! Swipe to see who joined @sboshmafu and myself on “What’s The Difference?” @woolworths_sa!

Then stream the episode on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you watch/listen to your favourite shows - to find out why we’re all looking at @chefscottparker like that 👀 and see for yourself why @feed_my_tribe is our “What’s The Difference?” best dressed guest. 💅

Got a question for a future Woolworths guest? Drop it below and we’ll ask it in the cold seat. 🥶

FOXCROFT ON TOP

Foxcroft is all grown up. The famed Constantia eatery - once seen as a more casual outpost of the La Colombe group - has moved to a new location at Constantia Nek and now sits firmly within the fine-dining roster.

Read it now on Wanted Online.

FOXCROFT ON TOP

Foxcroft is all grown up. The famed Constantia eatery - once seen as a more casual outpost of the La Colombe group - has moved to a new location at Constantia Nek and now sits firmly within the fine-dining roster.

Read it now on Wanted Online.

FOXCROFT ON TOP

Foxcroft is all grown up. The famed Constantia eatery - once seen as a more casual outpost of the La Colombe group - has moved to a new location at Constantia Nek and now sits firmly within the fine-dining roster.

Read it now on Wanted Online.

FOXCROFT ON TOP

Foxcroft is all grown up. The famed Constantia eatery - once seen as a more casual outpost of the La Colombe group - has moved to a new location at Constantia Nek and now sits firmly within the fine-dining roster.

Read it now on Wanted Online.

Wayne Chang of Munchin Mash fame would like to officially confirm that he is, in fact, South African, and he has the OG social media followers to prove it.

In this episode of “What’s the Difference,” hosts Sibongile Mafu and Steve Steinfeld talk to the social media star about his viral fried chicken with carbonated water recipe, how he mixes his Taiwanese heritage into a South African space, and a unique take on food content that’s taking him places.

Plus, Marisa Munroe from the Woolies Food product development team takes to the cold seat to talk all things quality and how the Woolies shopper informs her work every single day.

👉 Watch the full episode now at the link in bio, or search “What’s the Difference” on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.

This week, our podcast hosts Sibongile Mafu and Steve Steinfeld grill social media superstar Wayne Chang of @munchin_mash fame.

From two-minute noodle recipes to making money off viral content videos, the TikTok sensation reveals (almost!) all.

And this week’s cold seat is taken up by Marisa Munroe, Woolworths’ Chief Food Product Direction and Development Officer - a very fancy way of saying she plays with food all day long (#thedream). She explains industry terms like “best in class” and shares her drive to pursue excellence in every product we find on our Woolies shelves.

👉 Watch the full episode now at the link in bio, or search “What’s the Difference” on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The night’s standout wins, straight from the black carpet ✨

Sibongile Mafu and Steve Steinfeld caught up with the winners at the 2026 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards, capturing their reactions and first moments after taking home top honours 🍽️🏆

From big wins to candid interviews, these are the moments that defined the night✨

Tap in for all the reactions and winner moments.

#EatOutWoolworthsAwards2026 #southafricanfood #foodies

There are brunches, and then there are the ones that swallow the entire afternoon whole. The Pot Luck Club's (@thepotluckclubct) winter Sunday brunch is firmly the latter. 🥂

Ten courses. Unlimited bubbles. A Bloody Mary Station. Live jazz. Smoked oysters to start and roast duck with foie gras somewhere in the middle, because executive chef Jason Kosmas (@jason_kosmas) is not interested in restraint on a Sunday.

Read the full story on our website, link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#ThePotLuckClub #WinterBrunch #CapeTownEats #WantedOnline

There are brunches, and then there are the ones that swallow the entire afternoon whole. The Pot Luck Club's (@thepotluckclubct) winter Sunday brunch is firmly the latter. 🥂

Ten courses. Unlimited bubbles. A Bloody Mary Station. Live jazz. Smoked oysters to start and roast duck with foie gras somewhere in the middle, because executive chef Jason Kosmas (@jason_kosmas) is not interested in restraint on a Sunday.

Read the full story on our website, link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#ThePotLuckClub #WinterBrunch #CapeTownEats #WantedOnline

There are brunches, and then there are the ones that swallow the entire afternoon whole. The Pot Luck Club's (@thepotluckclubct) winter Sunday brunch is firmly the latter. 🥂

Ten courses. Unlimited bubbles. A Bloody Mary Station. Live jazz. Smoked oysters to start and roast duck with foie gras somewhere in the middle, because executive chef Jason Kosmas (@jason_kosmas) is not interested in restraint on a Sunday.

Read the full story on our website, link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#ThePotLuckClub #WinterBrunch #CapeTownEats #WantedOnline

There are brunches, and then there are the ones that swallow the entire afternoon whole. The Pot Luck Club's (@thepotluckclubct) winter Sunday brunch is firmly the latter. 🥂

Ten courses. Unlimited bubbles. A Bloody Mary Station. Live jazz. Smoked oysters to start and roast duck with foie gras somewhere in the middle, because executive chef Jason Kosmas (@jason_kosmas) is not interested in restraint on a Sunday.

Read the full story on our website, link in bio.

Words by Steve Steinfeld (@stevesteinfeld)

#ThePotLuckClub #WinterBrunch #CapeTownEats #WantedOnline

Looking back at the night, straight from the black carpet ✨

Sibongile Mafu and Steve Steinfeld caught up with chefs, guests, and industry insiders at the 2026 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards, diving into sustainability in dining, from thoughtful sourcing to everyday practices 🌿♻️

From conscious kitchens to meaningful shifts, these are the ideas shaping a more mindful South African dining scene 🌍

Tap in for all the insights and reactions, then tell us, what does sustainability in dining mean to you?

#EatOutWoolworthsAwards2026 #southafricanfood #sustainability #foodie