What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast
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Podcast Overview
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Award-winning radio host Sibongile Mafu and acclaimed food writer Steve Steinfeld hold lively, laugh-out-loud conversations with the innovators, rule-breakers and visionaries shaping how the country eats today. Expect big personalities, bold opinions and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Featuring guests like Miles Kubheka, Jackie Cameron, and Bertus Basson, you’ll be the first to know the ideas changing the future of food.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">New episodes every Wednesday</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Brought to you by Woolworths</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Produced by POP24</span></p>
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1/27/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 10, 2026
From Cooking for Mandela to championing African food: Andile Somdaka
What does it mean to cook with your whole heritage? For chef Andile Somdaka, founder of Eziko Restaurant and Culinary Academy, the answer starts in a rural Eastern Cape kitchen, where his grandmother and sisters taught him that food is far more than sustenance. It’s identity, culture and community. In this deeply moving and surprisingly funny episode, Andile takes us on a journey through one of South Africa's most remarkable culinary careers. He's cooked for Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, taken mopane worms all the way to Ukraine, and spent over 30 years championing the humble, powerful ingredients of African cuisine from amadumbe and mfino to goat meat and pumpkin leaves. He discusses: His mission to reshape how South Africa eats, pushing back against the stigma around indigenous ingredients; How he wants chefs and retailers to put African gastronomy where it belongs: front and centre on every menu and in every home; His passion for goat meat alone, which is almost evangelical (you've been warned). Plus, Marisa Munroe, Woolworths Chief Food Product Direction and Development officer, talks about the relationship between restaurants and retailers. She also shares why Woolies’ rotisserie chicken is so special. New episodes on WednesdaysBrought to you by Woolworths Produced by POP24 Shop the Snack & Yap products: https://www.woolworths.co.za/cat/_/N-o3pw8w?Exact=true Our legal team wants you to read this disclaimer: https://bit.ly/4s4MKux Website: https://ezikorestaurant.co.za/ Facebook: Eziko Restaurant - Catering & Events Chef Andile Somdaka profile: ezikocaterers.co.za/about01.html
June 3, 2026
Set menus, anxiety and secret snacks: Alex and Eloise Windebank reveal life behind Farro restaurant
What happens when a chef and a bartender fall in love, open a restaurant, and build something that guests love so much they name their children after it? Meet Alex and Eloise Windebank, the husband-and-wife team behind Farro, one of Cape Town's most intimate and beloved dining experiences. In this episode, they pull back the curtain on what it really takes to run a restaurant together: from the anxiety of working in an open kitchen to the art of creating wine pairings that evoke nostalgia, not just tasting notes. They chat about: Farro's journey from Johannesburg to the Winelands and back to Cape Town. Why they champion a guest-first philosophy over chef ego, and the benefits of a five-course set menu. Eloise shares the infamous "chilli gate" controversy that landed her hate mail, while Alex confesses his secret behind-the-scenes snack of choice: cheese slices dipped in mayo. Plus Woolies Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, Latiefa Behardien, explains how packaging decisions are made in the business, and whether Woolies would consider selling Jaffa cakes. New episodes on WednesdaysBrought to you by Woolworths Produced by POP24 Shop the Snack & Yap products: https://www.woolworths.co.za/cat/_/N-o3pw8w?Exact=true Our legal team wants you to read this disclaimer: https://bit.ly/4s4MKux Website: farrofoodandwine.com Instagram: @farro_foodandwine
May 27, 2026
Is wine still cool? Leanne Beattie, The Wine Girl Cape Town, on Gen Z, canned wine and the future of SA's wine scene
She's visited over 800 South African wine farms, and she's just getting started. Leanne Beattie, better known as The Wine Girl Cape Town, has made it her mission to make South Africa's wine scene accessible, exciting, and deeply human. No snobbery allowed. In this episode, Leanne joins us for an honest, playful and deeply informative conversation about what's really happening in South Africa's wine world. She speaks on: The regions quietly producing world-class Chardonnay (yes, really!) to the polarising rise of jalapeños and frozen mango in Sauvignon Blanc. How Gen Z is changing the wine industry. What it takes to build a loyal audience as a wine content creator in a world that loves a good story Plus, Rene Grownewald, Cape Wine Master and WCellar Senior Product Specialist, joins the conversation for a live tasting session and pulls back the curtain on how your favourite wines actually make it onto the Woolworths shelves. New episodes on WednesdaysBrought to you by Woolworths Produced by POP24 Shop the Snack & Yap products: https://www.woolworths.co.za/cat/_/N-o3pw8w?Exact=true Our legal team wants you to read this disclaimer: https://bit.ly/4s4MKux Wines of South Africa (WOSA): wosa.co.za Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thewinegirlcapetown/
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- What is What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast?
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Award-winning radio host Sibongile Mafu and acclaimed food writer Steve Steinfeld hold lively, laugh-out-loud conversations with the innovators, rule-breakers and visionaries shaping how the country eats today. Expect big personalities, bold opinions and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Featuring guests like Miles Kubheka, Jackie Cameron, and Bertus Basson, you’ll be the first to know the ideas changing the future of food.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">New episodes every Wednesday</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Brought to you by Woolworths</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Produced by POP24</span></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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