South African MasterChef whizz Roxi Wardman Maclou has had no rest since her wedding to Byron Maclou this past week, not even a honeymoon.
“Honeymoon? There’s no honeymoon, this is it,” she laughed.
The cupcake queen was back in the kitchen soon after she said “I do” as she opened her new restaurant Spoonful in Durban.
“We decided that we want to establish ourselves first while we are still young, and grow our business. We went overseas last year so we have had our holiday,” she said.
Spoonful is the latest venture of the former train driver’s assistant who won the third season of MasterChef in 2014 and with the first week of operation under her belt, it looks set to be a promising culinary journey. “We had been searching for premises for months. When this came up we knew it was perfect.
Wardman Maclou’s reputation speaks for itself. “We gained a loyal customer base and people have their favourite meals that they kept coming back for. Now we have our own kitchen set-up and this lovely setting which is really tranquil and people can come and sit either inside or outside and enjoy their meals.”
Wardman Maclou had her wedding at Spoonful and prepared all the meals for the big day. “The area is vibey and central... I think we are ideally placed,” she said.
She promised to have plenty of cupcakes and is working on reinventing some old favourites. “We are still testing the waters and working out what our customers prefer. People love the peanut butter stuffed French toast with the bacon and the banana, so we are really pleased to see the turnout this week.”
One of their other popular meals was the bacon, brie and pear jam toasted sandwich, which she has reinvented into a burger.
Sunday Tribune