Amanda
Manyatshe

Private chef, recipe developer and food stylist. I cook for your table, and I create recipes, photos and content for food brands.

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Brands I've created for

SpekkoFloraSaxenburg WinesSlicesBeau ConstantiaKunjani WinesVeld and SeaDe GrendelVan LoverenLA Farms

For your table

Private dinners, birthdays, date nights and small celebrations, cooked in your home.

Private dining →

For your brand

Recipe development, food styling, photography and short-form content that makes people hungry.

Brand work →

Sit down with your guests. I'll handle the food.

A private chef dinner should feel like the best meal you've had at home. We talk about the occasion, the people at the table and what they love to eat, then I build a menu around it.

01
Tell me the occasion
Date, number of guests, where you are and anything you're celebrating.
02
We shape the menu
Built around your guests, their tastes and any dietary needs.
03
I cook, you host
Plated and served at your table while you enjoy the evening.

Plan a dinner

Food content that sells the plate

I develop the recipe, cook it, style it and shoot it. All photos on this site are my own.

Recipe development

Tested recipes written around your product, with clear quantities, timings and method.

Food styling

Plates, props and surfaces chosen so the food looks as good as it tastes.

Food photography

Overhead flat lays, close-ups and plated hero shots for packaging, socials and web.

Social content

Reels and recipe posts for Instagram, made to stop the scroll.

Spekko Rice · Feed Your Curiosity

A recipe series for Spekko showing how far a bag of rice can go: meat free, plant based, pescatarian, or a good piece of beef. Each dish came with a full recipe, styled photos and reels.