Christiaan is renowned throughout South Africa for his creativity and dedication in his culinary pursuits.  Aged 20 he was made Executive Chef of The Cellars Country House in Constantia, Cape Town and then over a period of three years he spent long amounts of time in England with such icons as The Roux Brothers of La Gavroche and Raymond Blanc of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

Being a well respected and loved chef in South Africa, Christiaan has been recognised for bringing about good working relations amongst his kitchen staff and restaurant teams, pulling both of these together to create a team which works to deliver the best of his ‘Sunshine Cuisine’ to his guests, using only the best ingredients available.