Chef Zama Qayi

Private Chef In Cape Town

I have 9 years of experience in the industry. I've worked on some of the most famous cruise ships in the world from Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary ll and Island Princess.

My chef career started back in 2011 at the Protea Hotel Vineyards Estate and that's where I started cooking more professionally.

My passion for cooking started in my mother's kitchen.

For the past couple of year I've been learning alot about Veganism. And I've become a Vegan myself. And this is something I'm most passionate about and really hoping I can introduce some meat eaters to what Vegans eat. The food is awesome!!!

For me, cooking is...

Cooking is joy, stress reliever and most importantly my passion.

I learned to cook at...

Apart from cooking at home. I can say I learned to cook at the Protea Hotel Vineyards Estate. This was my first chef job and it was hard,but I made it