A Culinary Weekend at Few & Far Luvhondo

13th – 16th August 2026

For guests who experience food as craft, place, and connection.

Overview

Set among ancient baobabs and dramatic sandstone cliffs in South Africa’s remote Soutpansberg mountains, this intimate three-night culinary experience brings together world-class technique and wild place with Chef Jason McKinney. Jason’s cooking is shaped by the discipline of The French Laundry under Chef Thomas Keller, where he spent five formative years. His career has since evolved across Michelin-level kitchens, global residencies in India, Indonesia & Japan and a series of sold-out pop-ups and collaborations defined by ingredient-led, expressive cooking. At Few & Far Luvhondo, Jason will create a dialogue between his fine dining craft and the raw abundance of the landscape. Each menu is shaped by fire, season, and the land — refined, elemental, and deeply rooted in place. This is not a restaurant brought into nature. It is cuisine emerging from it.
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Day 1

To arrive here is to slow everything down.

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Arrival & First Fire

• Arrive at Polokwane Airport and transfer through the Soutpansberg mountains to Few & Far Luvhondo.
• Settle into your Cliff Suite overlooking the vast wilderness and uninterrupted horizon.
• Welcome evening gathering with Jason McKinney - an introduction to the philosophy behind the weekend: craft, simplicity, and the power of ingredients.
• Sunset aperitifs and an opening dinner under the stars.

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Day 2

Foundations of Flavour

• Morning coffee and a slow immersion into the landscape.
• Guided walk through the wilderness with the Few & Far team — exploring indigenous ingredients, seasonal abundance, and the stories held in the land.
• Bush breakfast cooked over an open fire.
• Enjoy an afternoon at leisure: spa, pool, or time in solitude.
• Evening culinary experience with Jason: A fire & foraged-led tasting menu shaped by place and season.

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Day 3

The Craft of a Global Chef

• Sunrise stillness and coffee overlooking the valley. Morning nature walk through our Baobab forest, learn about the ancient trees that punctuate the landscape.
• Live kitchen experience with Jason: an intimate look into technique, plating, and the discipline behind Michelin-level cooking.
• Shared lunch inspired by Jason’s global journey—from France to India to Indonesia—reimagined through South African ingredients.
• Afternoon at leisure.

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Final evening:
The Signature Luvhondo Dinner

• A multi-course menu created exclusively for Few & Far Luvhondo — intimate, expressive, and rooted in the wild landscape.

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Day 4

Departure

• Slow breakfast overlooking the valley.
• Farewell and transfers to Polokwane Airport.

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Rates

SADC: R35,000 per person

International: R68,550 per person

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What's included

• 3 nights luxury accommodation at Few & Far Luvhondo
• All meals, snacks, and beverages (including selected wines and spirits)
• All chef-led experiences with Jason McKinney
• Guided wilderness and ingredient exploration walks
• Fireside dining experiences and curated tasting menus
• Round-trip transfers from Polokwane Airport
• Conservation levy

This experience is for you if...

You are drawn to food that tells a story of place, of craft, and of the people behind it. You value intimacy over scale, depth over performance, and experiences that feel both refined and elemental.
This is a rare opportunity to experience the work of a chef whose journey spans Michelin foundations, global residencies, and a deeply personal approach to cooking rooted in ingredient, fire, and place.

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Jason McKinney

International Guest Chef

Few & Far Luvhondo welcomes Chef Jason McKinney: a rising culinary talent whose career has taken him from the rarefied kitchens of Napa Valley to acclaimed destination residencies across India, Indonesia and beyond.

Jason trained under Chef Thomas Keller at The French Laundry, where he spent five years rising at one of America’s most revered three-Michelin-star restaurants. Recognized with The French Laundry’s Core Award, he was selected to work alongside the teams at Maison Pic, France’s legendary three-Michelin-star restaurant.

He went on to co-found Truffle Shuffle, the food experience company featured on ABC’s Shark Tank, bringing his fine-dining pedigree to a new generation of passionate home cooks and food lovers. Today, Jason is in the midst of a year-long culinary journey, travelling the world to cook, learn and collaborate with extraordinary producers, chefs and communities.

Jason arrives at Few & Far Luvhondo with a distinctly global point of view and an instinct for creating food that is both technically exceptional and deeply connected to place.

For one extraordinary weekend, guests will experience Jason’s cuisine in the Soutpansberg Mountains: a celebration of exceptional ingredients, wild landscapes and the magic of a table shared. International Guest Chef

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