From burning food in his mother’s kitchen to winning World Koesister Day competition
TimesLive | 23.09.2026 09:30
Chef Huwitt Strydom still remembers burning food while learning to cook in his mother’s kitchen in Scottsdene, Kraaifontein. Years later, those early mistakes have paid off, with the 24-year-old chef taking top honours in the 2026 World Koesister Day Competition with a creation that blended two distinctly South African flavours, the Cape Malay koesister and Rooibos.
