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Hosted by Woolworths · arts · EN · 21 episodes
Award-winning radio host Sibongile Mafu and acclaimed food writer Steve Steinfeld hold lively, laugh-out-loud conversations with the innovators, rule-breakers and visionaries shaping how the country eats today. Expect big personalities, bold opinions and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Featuring guests like Miles Kubheka, Jackie Cameron, and Bertus Basson, you’ll be the first to know the ideas changing the future of food. New episodes every Wednesday Brought to you by Woolworths Produced by POP24
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Signup to Generate a PitchAward-winning radio host Sibongile Mafu and acclaimed food writer Steve Steinfeld hold lively, laugh-out-loud conversations with the innovators, rule-breakers and visionaries shaping how the country eats today. Expect big personalities, bold opinions and stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast is hosted by Woolworths. The show has published 21 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Is the protein hype getting out of hand? A registered dietician weighs in" (21 October 2026, 49 minutes), "This is why Woolworths has put its free-range eggs in the fridge" (14 October 2026, 52 minutes), and "A nutritional therapist weighs in on gut health, food labels and ultra-processed foods" (7 October 2026, 39 minutes).
What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 21 episodes.
Booking probability for What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Woolworths hosts What’s the Difference? A Woolies Food Podcast, an arts show with 21 episodes published.
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Episode #3
How much protein do you actually need, and is the social media obsession with it doing more harm than good? Sports dietician Rosey Lombard, who works with the Springbok Women’s rugby team, Cricket South Africa and the...
Episode #2
What does “free range” actually mean – and who checks? There is no legal definition of free range in South Africa, so what should you look for when you buy eggs? Farmer Khaya Burwana and Woolworths category manager for...
Episode #1
What should you look for on a food label – and what does it tell you about your everyday food choices? Nutritional therapist Hannah Kaye and Woolworths product developer Christelle van Zyl join Sibongile Mafu and Steve...
Episode #19
What does it mean to cook with your whole heritage? For chef Andile Somdaka, founder of Eziko Restaurant and Culinary Academy, the answer starts in a rural Eastern Cape kitchen, where his grandmother and sisters taught...
Episode #18
<p>What happens when a chef and a bartender fall in love, open a restaurant, and build something that guests love so much they name their children after it?</p> <p>Meet Alex and Eloise Windebank, the husband-and-wife...
Episode #17
<p>She's visited over 800 South African wine farms, and she's just getting started. Leanne Beattie, better known as The Wine Girl Cape Town, has made it her mission to make South Africa's wine scene accessible...
Episode #16
<p>What does it take to truly transform the culinary industry not just from the plate up, but from the people up? Jackie Cameron has the answer, and it starts with one unforgettable moment when a hotel owner told her to...
Episode #15
<p>What happens when a trip to Croatia awakens your inner foodie? For Mmule Setati, it sparked the creation of Feed My Tribe. It’s a community that started as an Instagram page and grew into a bestselling cookbook, TV...
Episode #14
<p>Ever wondered what it takes to build a massive food following from scratch? Wayne Chang (@munchin_mash) went from making Maggi noodles with mayo and tuna in his university hostel to becoming one of South Africa's...
Episode #13
<p>What happens when authentic home-cooking meets social media? Meet Fehmz, the cookbook author and content creator who's been "in your kitchen" long before it was trendy. From humble Instagram beginnings to viral...
Episode #12
<p>Meet JJ Hendricks, the engineering student turned world-champion bartender who's redefining South Africa's cocktail scene. As head bartender at Cape Town's acclaimed Fable and winner of Diageo World Class Africa...
Episode #11
<p>Peter Tempelhoff, the first South African chef to win three knives at the Best Chef Awards, and the mastermind behind FYN (World's 50 Best #37), as well as Ramendhead, Sushiya, Beyond, and, most recently, Arum. Peter...
Episode #10
<p>Benni McCarthy loved the food in Portugal, and struggled with the Spanish dinner time. The South African football legend joins hosts Sibongile Mafu and Steve Steinfeld for a raw and honest conversation about his...
Episode #9
<p>On this week’s What’s the Difference episode, hosts Sibongile Mafu and Steve Steinfeld take a journey through Chef Wandile Mabaso’s career. From ‘playing’ with food at home in Soweto to sweating it out in New York’s...
Episode #8
<p>Eat Out Woolworths Trailblazer Award winner Bertus Basson joins us for an honest and entertaining chat about modern South African cuisine. From working in London to running his own restaurants, including the...
Episode #7
<p>Africa Melane may wake South Africa up on 702 and CapeTalk, but what fuels his day?</p> <p>The MC and radio legend gives us a glimpse into his remarkable life and his deep love for food. From waking up at 2:30 am to...
Episode #6
<p>He started at the sink. Today, he runs one of Johannesburg’s most celebrated kitchens. In this unforgettable episode, Ebrahiem “Ebie” Du toit takes us inside his extraordinary journey from Mitchells Plain to leading...
Episode #5
<p>What does authenticity taste like? For siblings Danillo and Chiara Turilli, it’s their late dad’s ragù, 72-hour fermented pizza al taglio, and occasionally swearing at one another in Italian. </p> <p>In this...
Episode #4
<p>What happens when you treat fire as an ingredient rather than just heat? Chef Vusi Ndlovu and restaurateur Absie Pantshwa, the dynamic duo behind Cape Town's acclaimed Edge restaurant, reveal how they're...
Episode #3
<p>From a childhood living room to the top of the South African fine dining scene, Johannes Richter, the 2025 Eat Out Woolworths Chef of the Year, joins us to share how The LivingRoom at Summerhill Guest Estate was...
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