Woolworths TASTE

“WE LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND”

“I’ve been in food for 20 years, I’ve lived the Michelin life, been lucky enough to have cooked all over the world and achieved many of the things I set out to do. But the work I am doing now gives me the most joy and fulfilment.”

HE’S A WORLD-RENOWNED CHEF, AUTHOR AND FOOD PRACTITIONER, SO IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT SCOTT PARKER HAS SELF-ACTUALISED – NOT NECESSARILY IN THE SPIRITUAL SENSE, BUT SOMEWHERE QUITE CLOSE.

From outside, the Woolworths home base on Longmarket Street in Cape Town has an austerity that may have onlookers believing nothing but work goes on there. But, on the fifth floor, the food department is pushing more than just paper. Enter the Culinary Innovation Centre, where some of South Africa’s best-loved Woolies snacks, prepared meals and breads

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