Kumba Table · Activation
Flavour & Function
Food, Culture & Wellbeing
An interactive Kumba workshop exploring how food carries memory, shapes identity and influences the way we approach wellbeing.
Through conversation, storytelling and two bite-sized Kumba tasters, Chef Mona invites guests to consider how we can adapt the foods we know and love without losing the culture, comfort and belonging they carry.
This is the conversation — with a taste of Kumba.
Made for different tables
Who brings Kumba to their table
Schools & Young People
Food memory, identity and belonging.
An engaging session helping young people explore the relationship between heritage, migration, food and wellbeing.
Sport & Football Academies
Culturally relevant performance nutrition.
A practical conversation about energy, recovery and performance that connects nutrition guidance with the foods young athletes already know and eat at home.
Workplaces & Brands
Culture, wellbeing and connection.
An interactive team experience using food and storytelling to create conversation around identity, inclusion and belonging.
Hospitality & Community Spaces
A Kumba tasting and cultural activation.
A flexible guest-chef experience that can support a venue programme, cultural event or community gathering.
Pilot Workshop
£350
A 45–60-minute interactive experience for up to 20 guests, combining an engaging conversation about food, culture and wellbeing with two bite-sized Kumba tasters.
The workshop includes
- A short introduction to Kumba and Chef Mona’s story
- An interactive conversation tailored to the audience
- Two freshly prepared, bite-sized Kumba tasters per guest
- Discussion and audience questions
- A digital takeaway resource
- Travel within an agreed London or Surrey radius
The £350 workshop is a conversation with a taste of Kumba — not a full catered meal. Full meals, additional guests, extended travel, printed materials, preserve jars and bespoke activations are quoted separately.
Additional guests: priced according to the chosen tasting menu and group size.
Guava Chilli Preserve: tastings or take-home jars can be added to selected workshops.
A Taste of Kumba
Sample Tasting Menu
Each workshop is accompanied by a small taste of the Kumba table. The food opens the conversation—inviting guests to explore memory, heritage, adaptation and wellbeing through flavour.
The Reimagined Boerie Bite
Boerewors kofta, Kumba Guava Chilli Preserve, whipped amasi labneh and crispy onion.
Malva Memory
A bite of warm malva sponge with rooibos caramel and vanilla cream.
Plant-Based Alternative
Roasted sweet potato, chakalaka and Kumba Guava Chilli Preserve.
Menus are adapted to the audience, setting and dietary requirements. Tasters are prepared as small tasting portions rather than full plates. Final selections are confirmed before booking.
Access to suitable serving space, tables and basic kitchen or handwashing facilities may be required depending on the selected menu.
Three ways in
Formats
Pilot Workshop
£350
45–60 minutes · Up to 20 guests
A focused talk, interactive discussion and two bite-sized Kumba tasters.
Extended Workshop
From £650
75–90 minutes · Up to 30 guests
A deeper facilitated workshop with three bite-sized tasters, an extended activity and practical takeaways tailored to the audience.
Full Kumba Activation
From £1,500
Bespoke duration · Capacity agreed during enquiry
A larger cultural-food experience that can include substantial food, a communal table, guest-chef service, storytelling, music or Guava Chilli Preserve integration.
Venue, specialist equipment, additional staffing and travel outside the agreed area are quoted separately.
Meet Chef Mona
The chef behind the table
Chef Mona is a Zimbabwean chef and MSc Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing researcher. Her work explores the relationship between food, heritage, migration and wellbeing, with a particular interest in culturally relevant nutrition.
She is the founder of Kumba, a culinary studio bringing people back to the table through intimate suppers, thoughtful products and shared experiences.
Proof of the table
- Three Kumba suppers delivered
- Kumba Guava Chilli Preserve Batch #001 sold out
- Experience creating culturally rooted menus, tastings and communal-table experiences
Mona’s MSc research into culturally relevant wellbeing informs the workshop’s approach. Flavour & Function is an educational and cultural experience designed to encourage conversation, reflection and practical learning.
Next steps
Bring Kumba to your table
Tell us who the workshop is for, your preferred date, location and approximate guest number. We’ll recommend the most relevant format.
Kumba Table · Chef Mona Chinembiri · A taste of home, reimagined.