https://www.chrisvonulmenstein.com/blog Blog about Restaurants and Tourism in Cape Town and the Western Cape Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:29:55 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.chrisvonulmenstein.com/blog 32 32 84019266 https://www.chrisvonulmenstein.com/blog/cape-town/chef-jan-hendrik-van-der-westhuizen-becomes-wwf-ambassador/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:37:31 +0000 https://www.chrisvonulmenstein.com/blog/?p=217712 Chef Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen of the JAN Restaurant Group has announced that he is a new Ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund. The article in his weekly newsletter of 25 August follows below: JAN HENDRIK VAN DER WESTHUIZEN BECOMES WWF AMBASSADOR 25 AUGUST 2023 South African Michelin-star chef, broadcaster and publisher Jan Hendrik van […]

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