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Introducing Kamohelo Mokhele - Class of 2022

“The educational approach used at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine would give me a wide range of specialisation in the culinary field and a lot of practical skills that I would need.” - Kamohelo Mokhele

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Introducing Azikonke Ngcobo - Class of 2022

“I have always enjoyed food, and cooking is a really fun thing to do. I like the experience of cooking something new and having people appreciate what I cook” - Azikonke Ngcobo

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Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken) with Dylan Buys

There are times when I wish I had a camera at hand. Dylan Buys’ mother’s reaction to her son’s successful interview was one such moment. Her burst of emotion overlapped on to me because her appreciation was so heart-warming considering the amount of work that my family, the team and past students have put in to making Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine a successful culinary institution.

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Butter Chicken Curry with Gian Jeffers

Meet Gian Jeffers, who comes to us from Durban, where he attended Clifton College. In a short time, Gian has grown exponentially, and I enjoy witnessing the way he takes on more every day.

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Malva Pudding with Saxon Tilling

Owing to Covid-19 hard lockdown, Saxon Tilling’s interview for enrolment was conducted over Zoom. On registration day I met a gentle giant, who proved to be an enthusiastic, hardworking, determined and focussed, young man. Saxon puts pressure on himself, so progresses daily. He has an exciting future ahead of him.

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Vegetarian Green Thai Curry with Joel van Rooyen

Another year passes by, and Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine enters its seventh year. I have almost completed introducing you to our 2021 students as I prepare to enrol the 2022 intake. Introducing Joel Van Rooyen.

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Chicken Curry with Keilan Chetty

Maritzburg College past-pupils, Keilan Chetty and Dylan Pretorius-Spires, who are among this year’s intake, generate a great deal of banter in the kitchen. They are also inspiring other young guys to consider a career in the culinary industry.

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RCL Foods' Young Chefs Challenge 2021

First-year students at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine, Aimee Hohls and Saxon Tilling, took silver in the RCL Foods’ Young Chefs Challenge 2021.

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Vote for Nolan: #Excella Young Chef Competition

“Vote for Nolan Adimulam, past student of Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine, to be your winner of the Excella Young Chef Competition!” - Jackie Cameron

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Pork Toasties with Megan Odell

This month’s student Megan Odell has shown immense progress within a year. She heard about the school from a family friend and made it her goal to be part of the ‘family’.

“I’m so happy here,” she says with enthusiasm. “It pushes me beyond my limits and takes me out of my comfort zone, which is exactly what I need in order to grow and become the best I can be. I am really looking forward to the rest of the course, and what the future holds.”

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