Our own Bakery, Bistro and Catering opened at the Palms, Woodstock

No “normal” business. It´s a place, where culinary excellence meets with social impact.

Some of our top graduates, young Chefs from earlier disadvantaged background, deliver these innovative services: Under the guidance of top baker, Togara, our artisanal Bakery delivers wonderful sour dough bread and pastries to likeminded  premium hospitality partners and for sale at the Bistro. The Bistro has become a favourite lunch spot in Woodstock, including take away and pre-order via App; it is as yet a hidden gem for tourists to experience local cooking and  personal contact with empowered young South Africans. Our Catering team is happy to host corporate and private events for up to 100 people with light, delicious food, drinks and service.

Your personal takeaway as Cooktastic guest or client? You are actively contributing to a better world.

People • Health • Nature

Other news

As part of a four-day state visit to South Africa, Austrian Federal President Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen, accompanied by First Lady Doris Schmidauer and a high-level economic and cultural delegation, paid a visit to our social enterprise Cooktastic in Cape Town.
She is Mama Cooktastic for several hundred of our graduates. Since the launch of Cooktastic in 2020, for the very first time Mbuyi visits Austria – the country that´s been a strong supporter from the start and now welcomed her like a best friend.
Leopold, Hannah, Johanna, Ruen stayed from Oct 2024 until March 2025. Our volunteers at Cooktastic have been an incredible and unexpected addition to our project. What started as a spontaneous idea quickly turned into valuable aspects of our work.