A taste of belonging: The Blue Table's 'Seven Colours Feast' unpacks South Africa's Sunday rituals

What began as an act of love and a safe haven for homeless queer youth has evolved into a vibrant pop-up that celebrates South Africa’s Sunday Rituals.

The Blue Table, conceptualised by Creative Director Treyvonne Moosa, has a hunger for community that is currently manifesting as a culinary event: Seven Women, Seven Stories, The Seven Colours Feast.

This weekend, The Blue Table will serve a feast of memory and colour, presenting a collaborative menu curated by seven creative women. Each woman shares a plate of food and the powerful memory it holds.

Every dish and the story behind it is woven into the larger narrative of South African identity, exploring how people across cultures find joy, dignity, and creativity around the Sunday table.

Eyewitness News speaks to Treyvonne Moosa and one of the women who will be sharing her story, Gomolemo Moagi.

RECLAIMING MEMORY AND JOY

"Before we start at Seven Colours, we have to start at The Blue Table," Moosa explained. "The motivation of The Blue Table as an idea, for me, is a constant practice in reclaiming memory and reparenting the loss of my birth family. It’s about remembering how to gather, joyfully. How we share, wholeheartedly. And, for the most part, how we make sense of the people and places that raised us.”

The inspiration for the current event came from Moosa's childhood.

"The idea for Seven Colours was birthed while I was thinking about my grandmother, her weekly, dutiful rise at 5 a.m. every Sunday to cook a feast," he reminisced. "We were a family who loved to host. The house was always full of voices, smells and laughter. As I matured, I began to wonder: what does Sunday lunch mean for South Africans today across our insanely diverse population and even among the many foreign nationals who now call this place home? Seven Colours became a way of exploring that. It’s both a remembering and a re-imagining—of what belonging tastes like when family is no longer only defined by blood."

Together, the women's stories form a living portrait of South Africa’s diverse heritage, showing how, from scarcity and separation, colour and creativity have always been born from the love of community and family ritual. The Blue Table isn’t just a dinner; it’s a sensory storytelling experience where food, memory, and culture meet.

INCLUSION AROUND THE TABLE

Gomolemo Moagi, a disability activist and author, is one of the storytellers. She reminds us how physical accessibility shapes the way memories are held when one lives with disability.

"I am looking forward to heartwarming conversations and hearty meals that carry love and memories. Overall, building communities through food rituals," Moagi said. "Spaces like these are crucial because they are community building and in that, they strengthen compassion, understanding and inclusion of everyone around the table—figuratively and literally, of course.”

Moosa says this is more than a feast; The Blue Table is an experiential gathering. A modern nod to South Africa’s spirit of togetherness. Part dinner, part storytelling circle, The Blue Table revives intimate dining, a place where strangers gather close, sharing heritage one plate at a time.

THE STORYTELLERS AND THEIR DISHES

The upcoming Seven Colours Feast will feature seven women who will share their stories through food:

Danielle Bowler, writer and cultural critic, recalls her mother rolling roti on the thava.

Phumzile Sitole, actress and storyteller, honours her late mother, the legendary Dorah Sitole.

Parusha Naidoo, Afro-Asian food anthropologist, will serve her pickled carrot and onion salad.

Yang Zhao, chef and owner of Beijing Opera, remembers her grandmother’s dumplings.

Lebo Mashile, poet and creative force, shares her ode to the perfect roast potato.

Gomolemo Moagi, writer and storyteller, explores food memory and accessibility.

Carla Fonseca-Mokgata, multidisciplinary artist, celebrate her father’s Mozambican fish curry.