Growing up at the side of her restaurateur father, Natasha learned about the business from a young age. After years of experience working in franchised restaurants, Natasha founded tashas – a casual dining concept with beautiful interiors, fresh food and impeccable service. With tashas, she moved away from the cookie-cutter franchising model and decided to make every restaurant just a little bit different. Her gamble – of delivering brilliant food amid stunning environments – worked, and there are currently fifteen tashas in South Africa and six in the UAE. With the success of tashas, she masterminded other concepts, such as Flamingo Room, Avli, Galaxy Bar and Bungalo34, with many more to come in the future.

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