Chef Godwin Kasozi is a Ugandan Chef ,caterer and food content creator who has built his name through his cooking skills and social media presence
Chef Godwin’s Early life
Godwin Kasozi popularly known as Chef Godwin was born on 8th August and grew from Mityana District was raised by a single mother who had a restaurant in kyengera.
During his childhood years he used to help his mother at the restaurant and so he was introduced to the kitchen at a young age.
Education Background
After Godwin completed his primary education he joined Kakiri Secondary School where he completed his O’level studies.Instead of continuing to A’level he chose a different path to the hospitality field at YMCA Comprehensive institute in kampala studying Culinary arts and catering management.
His first job
When the mother closed her restaurant business due to financial reasons, she started selling timber and Godwin also tried helping with the work though he found it difficult and chose to find another job of his own.
He got a job at Bismillah restaurant in Wakaliga where he worked as a bus boy clearing and wiping down tables. He used to also greet guests, attend to customers and support the general staff to ensure the place remained clean.This helped him learn the demands of working in a busy kitchen.
Cooking for Hon. Francis Zaake as his breakthrough
During his time at Bismillah restaurant his devotion to work was noticed by Mityana municipality MP Hon.Francis Zaake who was a regular customer who offered him a job to leave the restaurant and become his private full time personal chef.
While working for Hon.Zaake he was introduced to prominent Ugandans like Bobi Wine, MP Muhammad Nsereko, MP Allan Ssewanyana and the late Kato Lubwama.
Chef Godwin mentioned that Hon.Zaake treated him as Family while and provided him support with equipment he needed to improve his cooking and here he learnt how to operate an advanced oven through youtube videos and could do hands on.
A year after he decided to leave Hon Zaake’s home to develop his abilities further.
After leaving Hon Zaake’s job
After Godwin left Hon.Zaake’s home finding another opportunity. He tried getting a job as a Chef at Pearl of Africa Hotel but was offered a dishwashing position which he didn’t accept instead trying cooking tutorials on social media like Facebook and Tiktok.
Chef Godwin’s Social media success
His cooking tutorials on the internet attracted much attention and in local facebook groups like Mama Tendo which brought in requests from people who wanted to hire him for catering services.One of the opportunities was Ambassadar Barbra Nekesa Oundo who hired him to cook at her upscale residence in Munyoyo.
He was paid 100,000 per day and this chance introduced him to influential circles, more catering jobs and was hired to cook at Uganda’s independence day celebrations.
Apart from promoting his services,social media helped Chef Godwin establish himself as a food content creator showing how digital platforms can create opportunities for people in the culinary industry.
Building his own catering company
As his reputation grew, Chef Godwin’s work expanded beyond preparing meals for individual clients to catering for weddings, traditional introduction ceremonies, high-profile private parties and other social gatherings. He was later branded “Omufumbi W’okumikolo”. As demand for his services increased, he established Chef Godwin Foods and Kitchen to cater for more clients. He also brought staff on board and invested in the necessary cooking equipment and other resources to handle different events efficiently. By building a team and preparing to meet the demands of large functions, Chef Godwin aimed to provide reliable service, meet clients’ expectations and maintain food quality at every event.
How his Cooking Content Has Impacted Ugandans
Beyond building his own name Chef Godwin Kasozi’s cooking content has created opportunities for him to share his culinary knowledge with Ugandans.
Through his cooking videos and tutorials, Chef Godwin Kasozi has helped Ugandans learn new recipes, improve their cooking skills and discover different ways of preparing meals at home. His content has also helped showcase Ugandan food and culinary talent to a wider audience bringing attention to Uganda’s food culture including international clients reportedly travelling to Uganda to taste his food.
Beyond sharing recipes, his journey has inspired aspiring chefs and young people to consider cooking as a career that can provide employment and business opportunities.
Chef Godwins culinary school
After gaining so much social media fame Chef Godwin opened up Godwin culinary known as byadala Godwin cooking school in 2024 to pass on his culinary skills to aspiring chefs and help more people build careers in the food industry.
The school is located in Kyengera making culinary making culinary arts accessible to local and commuting students.
The school specialises in hands on training giving aspiring chefs an opportunity to develop their cooking skills through practical experience.
His Awards and Recognition
Chef Godwin Kasozi’s work in the culinary job has earned him recognition through several awards. He won the Pulse Influencer Award for Food Influencer of the Year in October 2023 and received the same award again at the ceremony’s fourth edition in October 2025.
In October 2026, he also won the Creative Foods and Beverages category at the Starqt Awards for his outside catering enterprise and was named Best Chef of the Year in Uganda at the Showing Awards. In addition, his business received the Best Culinary Tourism Excellence of the Year title at the Enkula Sustainable Tourism Awards. These achievements reflect the recognition he has received for his work in food content creation, catering and culinary services.
Chef Godwin wife and kids
He is rumoured to have a wife but no kids yet though he decides to keep this life out of the public eye.
