Private Chef Lulu Cape Town, WC, South Africa

The Kitchen Is My Comfort Zone

People generally try and define cooking as French, Italian, Asian, etc. I try not to be limited by those boundaries. My career has taken me to many places and I have seen many styles of food. I truly try and cook for the moment, based on the ingredients and to what my whim of the day is. I define it as Seasonal International cuisine. The seasons are the most important thing in my cooking. We won't search out ingredients that are not in season in my region

My name is Lucretia Oosthuizen I live in the Northern Suburbs where I was born and raised. I am a professional Chef who studied culinary arts at Chef's Training and Innovation Academy (CTIA) in Durbanville and Graduated with an International Diploma through City and Guilds in 2011. I worked at some of the top wine farms in the Western Cape, Hillcrest wine farm, Diemersdal, Tokara, and Neethlingshof. I opened up my own meal prep company in 2017 where I worked with trainers to help them with daily meal prep so they can focus on training. My Dad and I also took part in Ultimate Braai Master Season 3, and I also did a few other competitions and took part in Kook Punt last year which is an Afrikaans cooking competition. I then decided to follow my passion for traveling and went to work on the Private Yachts for 3 years in Europe and the Caribbean both Sailing and Motor Yachts and even did a Atlantic crossing from the Caribbean back to Europe. Mainly worked as Sole Chef and catering to Charter Guests and Owner's needs. I am very passionate about what I do and cooking for people gives me a lot of satisfaction.

African, Asian, BBQ, Caribbean, Europe, Fusion