Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 2nd Quarter 2018 | Page 38

Singita School of Cooking Changing Lives Singita is taking its conservation program, the Singita School of Cooking, to the next level by way of a partnership with Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York. Young and talented female graduate Tsakane Khoza (TK) has traveled from a small village in South Africa to the United States to embark on a culinary journey as an intern at renowned chef Dan Barber’s New York restaurant, which is regarded as one of the best in the world. 38 ILHA Singita has always been committed to stimulating the local economy, with an aim to support the viability and growth of the community on the outskirts of Kruger National Park.  Supporting local communities through development initiatives that help to feed and educate the families that live in and around Singita’s properties in turns allows Singita to preserve the integrity of these wilderness areas and their wildlife.