Michelle Theron is at the helm of the kitchen at Pierneef à La Motte in Franschhoek. The dynamic chef studied at Boland College, Stellenbosch, where she completed her Hospitality and Catering Diploma course. From there she joined the team at Volkskombuis and de Oewer, also in Stellenbosch. From there gaining further experience at Laborie, in Paarl, as well as the Cape Grace Hotel at the V&A Waterfront. She has also spent time overseas working in restaurants in Europe, as well as a few Michelin star restaurants in Holland, before coming home to South African soil to start at La Motte in 2010
