

Kenneth Wakens short culinary adventure
Kenneth Wakens has always had a passion for food! He always helped his mother in the kitchen at home. In Gr. 10, his Consumer Studies teacher, Miss B. Smith, inspired him to do more. The TV programmes such as Masterchef and Chopped also inspired him to learn more about food. In Grade 12 Kenneth job shadowed at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. He loved it, and soon after matric he started working in the in kitchen at Lord Charles. After about 6 months, Kenneth gave


Executive Chef Sharmilla's success story:
Executive Chef Sharmilla recently sent Nadine Keyser an email sharing her story on how attending the courses at Masincedane helped her achieving her dream of becoming a Executive Chef! Here is her email: Hello Nadine, After I finished at Masandane, I moved back to the Eastern Cape to spend some quality time with my mom, while there I applied for work at a local small Hotel called Camelot. I was appointed as a Junior Chef, but was give a lot of other responsibilities as well