Dusty Road, Zimbabwe
Sarah Lilford founded Dusty Road, a Zimbabwean catering company, in 1998. From day one, it epitomised Sarah’s passion for fresh, seasonal food and her sunny, affable personality shone through. After having studied cookery overseas, Sarah travelled around the world and initially, her food reflected vastly different gastronomic influences: Asian, Mediterranean, south American and European, and she honed her skills working in bucket-list places: a ski resort in Switzerland, a yacht in the Mediterranean, Australian cattle stations and Kiwi farms, Scottish hunting lodges and African luxury tented camps. She blended those flavours with her own flair which stemmed from her upbringing on a Zimbabwean commercial farm, and revealed a unique take on food which proved vastly popular with those from all walks of life.
By her own admission, Sarah’s a ‘throw-it-together’ and her trade name ‘Dusty Road’ encapsulates a personal and professional winding journey. From her recipes, to her colourful, unconventional style of cooking and her wholesome outdoor lifestyle, for her, cooking was always about friends and family. While most agree that food brings a family together, in Sarah’s case it isn’t around a table but the kitchen counter. It’s about wholesome food where the heroes are seasonal ingredients that have been locally farmed, locally grown, locally produced, and locally reared. Sarah’s sunny, outdoorsy approach to work and food has led her down many paths; and now finally to owning and running a restaurant in Victoria Falls, one of Zimbabwe’s major tourist hubs.
Lunches and Dinners at Dusty Road must be booked through the website / through your VF Hotel or by contacting the team on:
+263 776 778 225