WATCH: Vezz the busker swaps his mic for an apron, and his lekker gatsbies are a hit

From singer to chef, Vezz is cooking up a storm at Total Garage Cafe Bonjour in Kuils River, where mense have been lining up to try out his lekker gatsbies.

Vezz, whose real name is Lance Fortuin, from Mitchells Plain is a former busker who shot to fame in 2021 after a video of him singing on the bus trying to make ends meet went viral.

The singer released a few tracks but told the Daily Voice that he had to look for another job as gigs had dried up.

“I landed an interview with one of my friends who is the owner of Total Garage,” he explained.

“When I started as a cashier I saw they were selling food at Cafe Bonjour so I decided to make the food for the next customer. I made a Russian gatsby and I made a video of how I made it and it got a lot of views on social media.

“The next day people were lining up for gatsbies and steak sandwiches!”

Vezz, 27, said that his mom taught him how to cook from a young age.

“We have people every day in our shops from all over Western Cape just to try my food, we are extremely busy. I am even more famous now because of my food than my singing.”

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He says he has hopes of one day opening up his own restaurant.

TikToker Cedric Laguma, aka Uncle Cedric, said he and his family are regular customers: “I had a full house steak sandwich as well as his full house steak gatsby and his full house burger and on all three occasions it tasted fantastic!”

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