Tears of joy shed by Nando’s Grillers Challenge winners
The challenge picked four of the best grillers from each Nando’s branch in KwaZulu-Natal to prepare their signature-style Nando’s chicken.
IT was a day filled with good energy, dancing and rejoicing, fun, excitement and emotion at Nando’s Pixely Ka Seme in the Durban CBD on Wednesday, July 13, where the 2022 Regional Nando’s Grillers Challenge was hosted.
The challenge picked four of the best grillers from each Nando’s branch that the province has to offer and put them head to head in preparing their signature-style Nando’s chicken.
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The panel of judges included the Berea Mail’s Nia Louw, and she sat alongside members of the Nando’s team, including a food auditor, the head of Nando’s in Swaziland, a Human Resources representative, a Nando’s customer and general manager of Nando’s KwaZulu-Natal, Peet Opperman.
Throughout the day, there were games, karaoke, dancing and great food available for attendees as the judges rated each griller’s skills.
At the end of a long day of tasting close to 40 pieces of chicken from the best grillers that the province has to offer, the four finalists were chosen.
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Finalists and winners, Philasande Cele from Nando’s at Arbour Crossing; Celumusa Mnguni from Nando’s at Newcastle Mall; Sizwe Mntambo from Nando’s in Queensburgh, and Nkosinathi Nxele from Nando’s at Gateway, were all overcome with surprise and emotion.
All four finalists were celebrated and embraced by their peers and will be moving on to compete in the National Griller’s Challenge in Johannesburg.
If you would like to know more about the Nando’s Grillers Challenge and would like to follow the competition, visit their website at https://www.nandos.co.za
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