Hospitality Opinion Blog

Sep 14, 2020
2 min

Chefs, Daring Greatly

Chefs, Daring Greatly By Stephen Hickmore “It’s not the Critic that counts; not the person who points out how the strong person stumbles,...

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Stephen Hickmore

Aug 13, 2020
3 min

Agility is the new currency

Agility – There is no denying that (for the hospitality industry) 2020 has been as close to Armageddon as it gets. Who would have predict...

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Stephen Hickmore

Jun 18, 2020
1 min

President Ramaphosa opens the doors to Hospitality Industry recovery

Ramaphosa Speech – Last night’s address to the nation by Cyril Ramaphosa gave us all reason for hope. The tireless negotiations by vario...

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Stephen Hickmore

Jan 21, 2020
2 min

A Chef’s success takes a lot more than cooking

By James Khoza, Hostex 2020 Ambassador, President of the SA Chefs Association, Executive Chef of Sandton Convention Centre James Khoza, u...

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Stephen Hickmore

Jan 21, 2020
2 min

A Chef’s success takes a lot more than cooking

By James Khoza, Hostex 2020 Ambassador, President of the SA Chefs Association, Executive Chef of Sandton Convention Centre James Khoza, u...

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Stephen Hickmore

Jan 2, 2020
3 min

10 food trends you’re going to see everywhere in 2020, according to Yelp

Business Insider gives us the latest food trends for South Africa in 2020 https://www.businessinsider.co.za/ Yelp just released its firs...

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Stephen Hickmore

Jan 2, 2020
3 min

10 food trends you’re going to see everywhere in 2020, according to Yelp

Business Insider gives us the latest food trends for South Africa in 2020 https://www.businessinsider.co.za/ Yelp just released its firs...

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Stephen Hickmore

Sep 3, 2019
3 min

In memory of Joe’s artisanal truck stop

A reminiscence by Stephen Hickmore – I love to visit those home-grown markets that have sprung up in recent years. Overall, they’re very ...

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Stephen Hickmore

Sep 3, 2019
3 min

In memory of Joe’s artisanal truck stop

A reminiscence by Stephen Hickmore – I love to visit those home-grown markets that have sprung up in recent years. Overall, they’re very ...

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Stephen Hickmore

Mar 12, 2019
1 min

Another 5 minutes with John Aritho

It seems that over 200 people enjoyed the last 5 minutes chat with John on 5 minutes with the SilverFox. I thought I would break my own r...

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Stephen Hickmore

Mar 12, 2019
1 min

Another 5 minutes with John Aritho

It seems that over 200 people enjoyed the last 5 minutes chat with John on 5 minutes with the SilverFox. I thought I would break my own r...

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Stephen Hickmore

Feb 22, 2019
1 min

5 minutes with the SilverFox Podcast

In the first episode of “5 minutes with the SilverFox” Stephen Hickmore chats to Chef Andrew Atkinson about MasterChef SA and why he left...

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Stephen Hickmore

Feb 22, 2019
1 min

5 minutes with the SilverFox Podcast

In the first episode of “5 minutes with the SilverFox” Stephen Hickmore chats to Chef Andrew Atkinson about MasterChef SA and why he left...

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Stephen Hickmore

Dec 13, 2018
3 min

A life sentence or a rewarding career

“Please Sir, I’d like to be a hotel manager” I sheepishly told the careers master. “Good Choice, young man, you’ll work long hours but pe...

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Stephen Hickmore

Dec 13, 2018
3 min

A life sentence or a rewarding career

“Please Sir, I’d like to be a hotel manager” I sheepishly told the careers master. “Good Choice, young man, you’ll work long hours but pe...

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Stephen Hickmore

Sep 27, 2018
2 min

A contract workforce is becoming the norm

I thought there may be some value in quoting Labour Lawyer Michael Bagraim from his recent opinion piece in the Cape Argus. The full arti...

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Stephen Hickmore

Sep 27, 2018
2 min

A contract workforce is becoming the norm

I thought there may be some value in quoting Labour Lawyer Michael Bagraim from his recent opinion piece in the Cape Argus. The full arti...

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Stephen Hickmore

Sep 19, 2018
3 min

“Labour Law is common sense”

They say that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense. True statement. However, I am encouraged with the hospitality industry’s...

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Stephen Hickmore

Sep 19, 2018
3 min

“Labour Law is common sense”

They say that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense. True statement. However, I am encouraged with the hospitality industry’s...

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Stephen Hickmore

Sep 17, 2018
3 min

The brightest and the best….

Opinion piece by Nick Martin – Hotel School graduate, serial hotel manager and hospitality educator. He is currently Director of the Swis...

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