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Andile Somdaka

Andile Somdaka

South African executive chef and founder of Eziko Restaurant; former personal chef to Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki

Jun 10, 2026

What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast

What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast

From Cooking for Mandela to championing African food: Andile Somdaka

Jun 10 · 46m

Sibongile Mafu
Sibongile MafuHOST
3:09
Mm.
Andile Somdaka
Andile SomdakaGUEST
3:09
You know, Steve, um, my parents ...
Andile Somdaka
Andile SomdakaGUEST
3:12
I'm the last born at home.
Andile Somdaka
Andile SomdakaGUEST
3:13
My parents, um, had their issues.
Andile Somdaka
Andile SomdakaGUEST
3:16
We had to, uh, 逢, go to, had to be taken to Eastern Cape.
Andile Somdaka
Andile SomdakaGUEST
3:20
That, for me, was the most incredible part of my life as a young man.
Andile Somdaka
Andile SomdakaGUEST
3:24
In Cape Town, there's fish and chips, food and everything.

7 MINS LATER

Sibongile Mafu
Sibongile MafuHOST
10:37
You know, what was it like during that time?

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