The Heart Of A Chef with Lolwethu Botha

Welcome back to The Heart of a Chef with Lolwethu Botha.This week’s episode, The Last Supper, marks the close of Season 1. We reflect on the journey from who gets a seat at the table to the lessons learned along the way — pressure, patience, faith, loss, and growth. This finale is about pausing, giving thanks, and honouring the season before stepping into the next chapter.

Welcome back to The Heart of a Chef with Lolwethu Botha.This week, we’re talking about being between seasons — welcoming a new year while still carrying the lessons of the last one. In this episode, I reflect on 2025, the uncomfortable growth it brought, the people I lost along the way, and the quiet faith it took to keep going. If you’re entering 2026 feeling hopeful, heavy, or somewhere in between, this conversation is for you.

Welcome back to The Heart of a Chef with Lolwethu Botha. Today… we’re doing something a little personal. My birthday is in two weeks, and I’ve been thinking about what 26 might look like — who I’m keeping close, what I’m serving myself, and what I’m finally letting go of. So pull up a chair, grab a drink, and let’s set this table together.

Welcome back to The Heart of a Chef with Lolwethu Botha. Today we’re talking about something that sounds simple… but actually isn’t — knife skills. And yes, I promise this is also a life lesson episode, because honestly, what you learn holding a knife in the kitchen applies to almost everything else. So settle in, and let’s chop through this together.

Welcome back to The Heart of a Chef with Lolwethu Botha.In this week’s episode, I have one question. Who Hates Cheesecake? — it’s a light question, but with a heavy meaning. It’s about standards, relationships, society, and why some things we “should” accept just don’t sit right with the soul.Grab a slice of truth and taste what’s really beneath the surface.

Welcome back to The Heart of a Chef with Lolwethu Botha.This week’s episode is called Double Espresso — a reminder that sometimes the clarity we’re looking for isn’t in another cup of coffee, but in the pause we’ve been avoiding.Take a moment. Take a breath.And when you’re ready, press play.

Welcome back to The Heart of a Chef with Lolwethu Botha.When I thought about this episode — If My Kitchen Walls Could Talk — I kept coming back to the hidden moments that shape us.The sighs after service, the small victories no one notices, the prayers whispered in silence. Sometimes the lessons we need the most aren’t loud or obvious — they’re quiet, happening behind the scenes.So if you’ve ever felt the pressure to be perfect, or that no one sees your effort, this episode is for you. A reminder that even when it feels unseen, growth is happening, and you’re exactly where you need to be.

Welcome to The Heart of a Chef with Lolwethu Botha.When I thought about this episode — Who Gets a Seat at the Table? — I kept coming back to belonging.Belonging isn’t just being somewhere.It’s the feeling that you can breathe, speak, and simply be — without having to prove yourself.Sometimes belonging isn’t about others saying “yes.”It’s about trusting that quiet inner voice…Walking away from what doesn’t serve you…And creating spaces where you truly belong.So if you're in a season where things feel uncertain - where the table you thought you'd sit at suddenly doesn't feel right anymore - maybe it's a sign to create your own.