Cape Town — South African celebrity chef Lorna Maseko has set up her first pop-up eatery in Los Angeles and served traditional African foods.
Lorna posted a series of pictures showing the food she served which included atchaar, fish soup, and magwinyas and showed some of her guests included American rapper Omarion.
She took pride in being able to showcase the culture and serve food from South Africa.
“This week I hosted my first pop up in Los Angeles, California celebrating South African food and showcasing my beautiful country and heritage. The event was attended by colleagues and friends, new and old. It’s always been my goal and vision to take South African food to the world – what an amazing evening & incredible crowd of people to have in one room, definitely one for the books and a very proud moment! Hear a glimpse of what went down – more coming soon! 🇿🇦 🥂❤️Thanks to @brandsouthafrica & @amarula_official for helping bring this vision to life!”
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Lorna gained culinary prominence when she placed in the top six of “Celebrity Masterchef SA.” She also owns two Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and hosts the BBC Lifestyle cooking programme “Homegrown Tastes South Africa.”, The South African said.
Her established career includes working as a presenter on Top Billing, a panelist on SABC 1’s So You Think You Can Dance before making a transition to cooking.
In 2016 she was named the host of the debut season of the SABC3 reality competition series Top Chef South Africa. One year later, in 2017, Lorna served as the presenter of her cuisine and lifestyle reality series, The Hostess with Lorna Maseko.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
