OUR SERVICES
At Toast we don’t mind working weekends, early mornings and late nights to produce excellent cuisine and ensure maximum guest satisfaction. We also cater all over South Africa.
PRIVATE FUNCTIONS | DINNER PARTIES
CATERING | WEDDINGS
I’m Ivan Richards | Owner + Head Chef
TOAST
I have 14 Years of experience in high-pressure culinary environments, in fast-paced kitchens, and producing high-quality mouth-watering dishes. I'm also a creative thinker who has a sound knowledge of the latest food trends, and who is intimately familiar with all the activities of the kitchen. I’m committed to quality, service, and sustainability in any food and drink services. I’m passionate about food and cooking.
Toast started off as a husband & wife team and has grown into a team of amazing chefs & cooks who travels all over South Africa, catering for all types of events. We started the business in 2012 when we made the food for our own wedding. We fell in love with the idea of ‘your own menu’ that fits perfectly into your budget and consists of all the food one loves.
Food PhilosophyAt Toast, the Food Philosophy is based upon four basic principles, which dictate the way we cook, the food we source, our menu construction and how we behave in our kitchens. We believe in the flavor, freshness, sustainability and nutritional value of all our food. We cook with integrity, passion, intelligence, and professionalism. We don’t waste materials nor treat our work casually and we are professional in our work. We are determined in completing a project. We always respect one another and believe in diversity, sharing and inclusion at all levels; our leadership focus is building proud teams for the future.
14 Years Of Experience
WEDDINGS
TRUE TO YOU
At Toast, we design a menu according to your likes. We are committed to making your event memorable, special and individual. We feel that your wedding day is all about you, and sourcing all the right decor, dress, clothes ect, your food should also be a display of who you are and what you love.
We can do any catering, from ‘Boerekos’ all the way to fine dining. Plated, Family Style, Buffet, Tapas, Canapés and Harvest tables.
EVENTS
PRIVATE CHEF
CHEF Ivan Richards cater for guests locally at their homes or destination of their choice.
Whether it’s a birthday party, anniversary, or simply because you don’t want to go to a restaurant, we cook for your special occasion at any place, any time. Here we offer guest the opportunity to book their own special dining experience in the comfort of their own home
CORPORATE
Chef Ivan Richards cater for corporate events, special events, and brand events. He also does new product launch diners.
FESTIVALS
LETS PARTY
Chef Ivan Richards has had the privilege to work alongside wonderful companies bringing international acts to South Africa and working with local artists. Chef Ivan has catered 2 years in a row for Oppi Koppi’s local and international artists and also for the behind the scenes crew.
MUMFORD AND SONS
CHEF Ivan traveled with Mumford and Sons through S.A in 2014, catering for the crew and also all the back stage crew and organisers.
CONSULTING
Restaurant & wedding venue Consulting
Assess client restaurants or wedding venues to give recommendations for improving various aspects of the business, with the end goal of attracting more customers and increasing profit.
Chef's Suggestion
TOAST Gallery
Carlami Kruger
Phone Number: 0820664957I would love share our experience with Toast. We planned a small wedding with about 30 people. We decided that the one thing we want to go all out with was the food. Everything else was diy. Ivan was recommended by our venue and we had a chat with him about what we wanted. He came up with a family style menu that absolutely blew us away. To this day, 5 years later, friends and family still remember the incredible food. The cake was the best chocolate cake I have ever tasted and I even had some for breakfast the next morning. We cannot recommend him and his team enough. Ps. The beer bus was also a total hit! Love, the Krugers
Monique Neethling
Phone Number: 0766061307I was lucky enough to have been a guest at a wedding in Cape Town as well as a family gathering in Joburg where Ivan and his team from Toast has 'wow'ed us with his feasts. Whether an extravagant affair or laid back get-together with friends, highly impressed with Toast's unique vision, energy and execution!
Jacques & Vonja
Phone Number: 0795011294Phenomenal, Personal and Memorable. Ivans work is incredible, the flavour, the presentation, the preparation - its done with passion, and you can taste it for sure. Not only that, but its personal - Ivan cares about you and making sure your occasion is memorable. And boy oh boy, memorable it is. A whole year later, our weddings food still comes up when our guests talk about it. Other friends say "We heard the food was incredible". you know, that's the kind of memory we wanted our guests to have, and Ivan exceeded all our expectations, so much so, we wish we could get married every year just to see him work his magic.