This is the screen test for our new show Gourmet Comfort Foods With Toby Shapshak.
Well-known tech guru Toby Shapshak exchanges apps for appetites and takes viewers on a tastebud-tickling adventure into the hearts and stomachs of South Africa.
South African food is a delicious smorgasbord of the many cultures imposed, invited and indigenous to this fascinating country. From traditional African food, to recipes passed down by Indonesian and Malaysian slaves, to the colonial influences of the Dutch and English, South African food is a cacophony of tastes and textures.
In Gourmet Comfort Food Toby takes a break from his usual technology beat to indulge his foodie alter ego. Part food show, part travelogue, Gourmet Comfort Food celebrates South Africa's many great foodie hangouts along with the lekker local people and places that inform their flavors. A journey from a 50-burgers-per-night joint in a Cape Town driveway, to a self-taught chef with a decade-long loyal following in Joburg, to the tiny bistro where Michelle Obama had lunch the first time she visited the country. Gourmet Comfort Food explores the best of South Africa’s hidden gems and local hangouts.
In each 26min episode Toby takes viewers on a cultural and culinary journey through 2 different establishments, cooking and sampling their best dishes while entertaining the viewer with glimpses of local color.
The culinary diversity, cultural interest and spectacular landscapes of South Africa take us through 13 episodes of a mouth-watering, heart gladdening exploration of the best Gourmet Comfort Food the country has to offer.