Priya Naidoo

Food writer and restaurant critic. Has documented Durban's culinary transformation for a decade, with a focus on South Indian–Zulu fusion traditions.

Based in Umhlanga, Durban · 2 stories for KOPJE

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  Food & Wine · FOOD & WINE

  Durban's unlikely ascent to the global table

  For thirty years, Cape Town has owned South Africa's fine dining conversation. Then Durban's chefs stopped caring — and started winning. Three restaurants, three chefs, and a city learning to cook for itself.

  16 March 2026 · 12 min read

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  Food & Wine · FOOD & WINE

  The bunny chow goes home

  A Durban institution, reinterpreted by three of the city's best chefs — and a case for why the original is still untouchable.

  19 February 2026 · 5 min read