The Good Life Show Africa Announces its collaboration with The SA Chefs Association

The Good Life Show Africa is pleased to announce its exciting collaboration with the SA Chefs Association Home for its 2024 shows. The events will be held at the CTICC in Cape Town from May 31st to June 2nd, 2024, and at the Kyalami International Convention Centre from July 26th to 28th, 2024. Guests can anticipate discovering, tasting, and purchasing hundreds of innovative and high-quality food, drink, and sustainable living products.

The shows will feature top chefs and mixologists giving live demonstrations. Additionally, there will be premium interactive experiences, exclusive industry networking opportunities, unique wellness activities, and a variety of engaging talks. This premier event aims to inspire individuals interested in food, health, wellness, the environment or conscious living, as well as professionals in the retail, restaurant, hotel, and hospitality sectors, including local distributors and exporters seeking innovative and high-quality products.

Good Life Show Africa. Couple enjoying a meal

Tasting the Future

The SA Chefs Association Home, which celebrates its Golden Jubilee anniversary (50 years) in 2024, will curate and host the ‘Tasting the Future’ talks at the Good Life Show. This section will showcase a range of engaging talks and panel discussions led by culinary experts, top nutritionists, dieticians, as well as health and sustainability specialists. The aim is to inform, motivate, and exchange innovative insights that shape the future of food and the food industry. The topics will cover sustainable cooking, the best agricultural practices, and tips on caring for the environment, among others.

The speakers will engage with the audience and give audience members the unique opportunity to talk to and interact with the experts during the live talks. The show offers free entrance to these informative sessions, and the SA Chefs AssociationHome will also play an active role in other exciting parts of the overall show.

Good Life Show Africa. Women enjoying a meal together

The Good Life Kitchen Highlights

‘Plant-Based Chef of the Year’: SA Chefs Association will run an exciting plant-based ‘Chef of the Year’ cooking competition at the Good Life Show whereby four winners will be crowned; two from Cape Town and two from Johannesburg. There will be ‘Junior’ and ‘Senior’ winners and the winners will also win a coveted place in the 2028 Culinary Olympics team. SA Chefs Association Pavilion: The organisation will also have a pavilion of stands where some of its members will answer questions and generally interact with the show’s visitors.

The Good Life Kitchen is one of the star attractions of the show. Additionally, it features top local and international chefs who will demonstrate how to create a variety of exciting, versatile, healthy, and delicious sustainable recipes. Moreover, SA Chefs will play a key role in curating the chef’s line-up and culinary support teams. As a non-profit organization, the SA Chefs Association represents the interests of chefs, cooks, and caterers. Furthermore, it has a strong focus on skills development within the culinary industry.

Top SA Chefs to Shine at The Good Life Show 2024

SA Chef’s President, James Khoza says: “Being part of the Good Life Show this year gives us an unparalleled opportunity to promote our work and our chefs because not only will we be bringing in specialists to share their knowledge about their fields of expertise, but we will be showcasing top South Africa chefs and culinary experts through live cooking demos, while also featuring some exciting up-and-coming chefs. We look forward to this collaboration enormously.”

Good Life Show Africa. Chefs working on meals

Event producer Heidi Warricker says: “This event offers aspiring chefs and industry professionals a platform for vital knowledge sharing, an arena to connect with producers, as well as offering them the opportunity to explore the latest cutting-edge and innovative products in the sustainable space. Our collaboration with The SA Chefs Association aligns perfectly with our mission to inspire and create enjoyment around cooking, eating, and living more consciously and sustainably. The organization brings with it a wealth of knowledge and expertise and will add so much to the overall visitor experience of the Good Life Show. We are delighted to have them onboard.”

Features

The Good Life Show will feature four dynamic events under one roof, giving visitors access to all of them with one ticket:

The Plant Powered Show [Africa’s premier plant-based food, drink & conscious living event] * Natural & Organic Show [Powered by Nature]
The Free-from Show [Embrace the alternatives]
SustainEx [Live and love the sustainable life]
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town

Dates

Friday, May 31, 2024, from 12:00 to 18:00 Saturday, June 1, 2024, from 10:00 to 18:00
Sunday, June 2, 2024, from 10:00 to 17:00

Kyalami International Convention Centre, Greater Johannesburg

Friday, July 26, 2024, from 12:00 to 18:00
Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 10:00 to 18:00
Sunday, July 28, 2024, from 10:00 to 17:00

Tickets

Tickets are on sale at Quicket

Cape Town Good Life Show 2024 click here

Johannesburg Good Life Show 2024 click here

And if you’re interested in showcasing your brand or products, apply to exhibit Exhibit at the Plant-Powered Show now. (Exhibit at the Plant Powered Show). Don’t miss your chance to be part of the sustainable lifestyle revolution.