The restaurant industry is reliant on tourism, and tourism is reliant on restaurants, says award-winning chef Luke Dale Roberts of The Potluck Club and The Shortmarket Club. But a shortage of chefs may threaten both, in South Africa and elsewhere.

According to the Hotel Management Network, long hours, meagre pay and a high-pressure environment are driving chefs into less demanding occupations in Australia, New Zealand and the UK...

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