The Plant Powered Show 2023 – it’s all systems GO for at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 May.
The Plant Powered Show is aimed at anyone with an interest in food, health, wellness, the environment or more conscious living, as well as the trade, including retail, restaurant, hotel and hospitality establishments, local distributors and exporters, looking for innovative, high quality products.
The McCain Health & Wellness Talks
Apart from the exciting line-up of chefs who will entertain with live demos, the three day event will also feature diverse and compelling talks by leading health and wellness experts in The McCain Health & Wellness Talks in association with ProVeg SA, exclusive industry networking and a marketplace stocked with plant-based food, drink and conscious living products to sample and to buy.
It will also feature the Valpré Hospitality Area, a perfect space for networking, relaxing and enjoying the Valpré wine spritzers; the Plant Pub, serving Conscious Cocktails curated and mixed by top mixologists, including renowned AJ Snetler, and a wide range of delicious foods available from pop-up eateries in the Living on the Veg area.
Plus catch popular podcaster Sean Loots as he interviews a variety of chefs, experts and producers in The Plant Powered Show Popup Podcast brought to you by Latitude Aparthotel and the City of Cape Town.
The bumper line-up of chefs and mixologists can be seen for free, demonstrating in The Checkers Plant Kitchen, powered by Simple Truth, as well as taking part in the not-to-be-missed daily Masterclass programme that features attendees cooking an array of scrumptious plant-based dishes and mixing cocktails alongside some of show’s top drawcards. See the line up HERE
Demos in The Checkers Plant Kitchen, powered by Simple Truth, will include free tasters of the chefs’ recipes for audiences and MCs are radio presenter Guy McDonald and fitness, food, travel and mental health guru Amy Hoppy. The Checkers Plant Kitchen Programme:
Pop-Up Eateries
The popular hands-on Masterclasses, held daily and available to only 20 premium ticket holders per class (almost 50% already sold out!), will feature some of the aforementioned chefs, plant-based experts and mixologists demonstrating how to create dishes, drinks, dips, desserts and much more. A soupçon of the line-up includes:
• Mediterranean broth bowl and Mediterranean tacos with Damian Jardim
• Avocado, Lemon and Basil Pasta and Lemon and Rose Sorbet with Aliya Ferguson
• Vegan paella with Santi Louzán
• Beauty of the beet with Carin Brink
• Rainbow sweet potato casserole with Damian Jardim
• “Inspired by Fynbos” cocktails with Kurt Schlechter and Schweppes premium mix
• Exploring dune spinach in the wild, in cultivation, in cooking with Loubie Rusch
• Raw avocado chocolate tart and vegan meringue with Jacques Kruger
… and much more.
Full programme details for both The Checkers Plant Kitchen, powered by Simple Truth, and the Masterclasses are available HERE
WHAT: Plant Powered Show 2023
WHERE: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: Friday, May 26, 2023, from 10:00 to 18:00 | Saturday, May 27, 2023, from 10:00 to 18:00 | Sunday, May 28, 2023, from 10:00 to 17:00
TICKETS: At Quicket .| Book your tickets before the show and save 25% on your ticket with promo code SAVE25
INFO: Visit | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | The Plant Powered Show recipes | See also Cape Town Green Map
This year, The Plant Powered Show will also make its long-awaited Gauteng debut when it launches at the Kyalami International Convention Centre from August 4 to 6. For more visit
The Plant Powered Show sponsors include Cape Talk, Checkers, presenting sponsor of The Checkers Plant Kitchen, powered by Simple Truth; McCain, presenting sponsor of the Health & Wellness Talks in association with ProVeg SA and Category sponsor in The Checkers Plant Kitchen, powered by Simple Truth. Supported by SA Chefs, The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA), The Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA), SANHA – the South African National Halaal Authority, ProVeg SA and Beauty Without Cruelty and the City of Cape Town.
