​​DHF 
Events, Functions &
Catering Co

My name is Hennie. It was 1973. My mom was on holiday in East London and my dad was the designated cook for the next two weeks. We were only on day three of him running the kitchen and already we realised that he is just not cut out for the job! ​Being a lazy teenager, I devised a plan to get off doing farmwork..... I was going to suggest to him that I stay in the kitchen and do the cooking. He took the bait and the next morning I made the breakfast - nothing fancy - just some traditional South African Krummelpap. (Google it!)
It was a hit! The farmworkers thought my mom was back. My dad thought I had bribed someone to cook it. That meal was followed by Lamb Shanks in a mild curry sauce for lunch and pan-fried boerewors (even made the wors) for dinner.

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Clearly, I had a skill with food. Over the years that skill was honed and so was my understanding of how food works. The day came when I was shipped off for a 2-year stint in the Navy. Having completed numerous He-Man courses, it struck me that the most important guy on the ship is not the captain. It's the chef! Back to training school I went and got my chef's ticket. Moving to Durban, I was introduced to Indian Cooking and am crazy about it to this day. Having just returned from the Navy, I found my first job as a clerk at the Railways harbour office. There, a man named Soobramooney convinced me that we could supplement our meagre salaries by cooking curries for the staff. Over the next few years he taught me everything one could wish to know about Indian cooking. Oh yes - then there was the hygiene... dared once to add salt to a pot and then carried on cutting some meat. This resulted in a teeth-rattling smack behind the head. Was told in no uncertain terms that many hands handled that salt shaker. Wash hands before continuing!

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Back to the present: Melanie and I work as the perfect team. We did our own catering and decoration for our wedding. Many more events followed and our business can now cater for most any event, function and any menu. Our ingredients  are hand-picked - especially true about our veggies and herbs - because we grow these ourselves! In fact, we sell our excess vegetables on our "Fresh Veggies For All" whatsapp group.(Join Here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/H1UNnfOq1TbErlPHNTl5kb ) We believe in honesty and providing the best service possible on a tight budget.