What started off as a usual Sunday get-together for hangers out preparing unique dishes, sharing and leveraging platforms for networking has transformed into a movement that debunks gender stereotypes that “women belong to the kitchen”.
BoyzCanCook has taken Harare’s culinary scene by storm through a mosaic of diverse cooking styles, ingredients and traditions.
Made up of men and women, particularly men who proactively join the ongoing gender activism, BoyzCanCook has lined up a cocktail of programmes this year.
BoyzCanCook is now an established restaurant located in Shawasha at the Mothercare business centre, with signature dishes such as Hamayemukadzi, which is goat leg in foil and Kufa Kwakauya, a full goat head, among others.
The movement presents a networking opportunity and a more comfortable environment for conversations.
It is now rolling out a franchising model at other established restaurants.
Musician Diana “MaNgwenya” Samkange said she was looking forward to collaborate with the BoyzCanCook.
“My experience with the BoyzCanCook movement has been awesome,” she said.
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“It’s a movement that I fully support as a musician who also promotes traditional music and traditional foods.
“I am also part of the movement; I have seen the movement grow and I am optimistic that it will grow to dizzy heights.
“Going into the future, I see myself collaborating with them in some events so that we push the MaNgwenya music brand, which is the traditional brand and the BoyzCanCook will be cooking and making traditional food in the background, which is something I resonate with as we push gastronomy in sync with the aspirations of the first lady.”
The movement’s founder Benji Nyandoro said BoyzCanCook was the coming together of men who run with the ideals that women do not belong to the kitchen.
He said they wanted to dismiss the notion that women belong to the kitchen.
“It’s a movement that addresses gender issues and our duty is to create a conducive environment,” he said.
“We intend to franchise the BoyzCanCook movement so that we have many platforms where we can create those interactions debunking gender stereotypes.
“We have a strong submission of the International Women’s Day and March being the month; we will be part of the celebrations.”
Nyandoro said they prepare dishes in a unique way and share among members.
“On boarding to BoyzCanCook entails sharing and promoting the belief that no one belongs to the kitchen, going through standardisation training on the signature dishes and creating a conducive environment for conversations to address constructed gender imbalances,” he said.
