Chef Tebogo is passionate about Cooking


Chef Tebogo is passionate about Cooking



 Teboho Masakala



The tourism and Hospitality sector is blessed with people behind the scenes who make hotels and lodges, places to visit and to enjoy good food. Such people are chefs who work hard to dish mouth watering food that leaves us wanting more however not often are they recognised or acknowledged. However they take time preparing nice meals and creating different types of dishes to accommodate all people.



Without Chefs the tourism and hospitality sector will suffer tremendously as they contribute a lot. One such Chef is Tebogo Godfrey Masopye hailing from Bloemfontein who has contributed his cooking skills to the tourism and hospitality sector through various hotels and lodges he has worked for.



Tebogo Geoffrey Masopye has since young, had a dream of being a chef which he finally made into a reality. To date, he has worked for numerous hotels and lodges and currently works in the Human Resource department at Imvelo Safari Lodge in Bloemfontein but he still cooks when he gets the chance and was often invited to judge food competitions.

His smile and humility Charms guests at Imvelo Safari Lodge and he always greets guests with energy, smile and vigour that will sure make you remember him when you visit Imvelo Safari Lodge.

 "Spel-in" as Tebogo is known, got an opportunity to follow his dream when he was among 80 youth who did a year long (2011-2012) Hospitality Management Learnership, hosted by the Department of Tourism.

They were trained under the Hospitality Youth Initiative (HYI) programme in Grahamstown Eastern Cape. The training consisted of both theory and practical’s which helped hone Tebogo’s cooking skills.

 The HYI  was launched by former Tourism Minister Thokozile Xasa in 2011 and aims to  train young people aged between 18-35 in order for them to find employment in the Hospitality Industry. 

While in Grahamstown  he worked at a well-known restaurant as a chef, after the learnership ended but returned to Bloemfontein and that is where the opportunity to showcase his skills as a chef came about.
Once in Bloemfontein, he worked for various hotels and lodges as a chef and in 2013 he was offered an opportunity to work in Dubai for Marriot Hotels but due to financial problems he could not go. However his skills were noticed by CUT FM Station Manager Laila Nnyane who asked him to feature on one of the station's shows and to host the braai master competition for students.


“The largest number of people I have cooked for was 1000. I always try to play around with food and prepare mouth-watering food that people will love. Food makes people happy but good tasting food excites them,” said Tebogo.
Tebogo believes that only the sky is the limit and his dream is to have a restaurant in the township and tour the Free State to encourage learners who want to be chefs.
He Aims to make a name for himself in the tourism and hospitality Industry  and leave his vital contribution that will be remembered for ages to come.
“Never stop dreaming and always follow your heart” concluded Tebogo.

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