Bertus Basson

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Bertus Basson
Born
Bertus Hendrik Basson

(1979-04-12) 12 April 1979 (age 42)
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
OccupationChef, entrepreneur, TV personality,
Website bertusbasson.com

Bertus Hendrik Basson [1] (born 12 April 1979) [2] [3] is a South African chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur and TV personality best known for his work as head chef of Overture in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. [4]

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Early life

After being born in Cape Town in 1979, Bertus was brought up in Polokwane, Nelspruit and Witbank. [5] He began to help his mother with cooking in the kitchen at a young age. [6] Growing up, Basson also worked as a waiter at Spur Steak Ranches, as well as at a liquor store and a toy store. [7]

Career

Bertus Basson began working in the culinary career when he was 17 years old. [8] He moved to London at the age of 19 to work at the Michelin starred restaurant Chez Bruce. [9] Basson began his first catering business, All Things Culinary, in 2005. [10] In 2007, Bertus was named Unilever Chef of the Year, [11] before establishing his first restaurant, Overture in November. [9] Overture has been awarded distinguished accolades from both the Eat Out Guide and Rossouws Restaurant Guide while under his leadership. [12] [13]

Basson appeared as a judge on Season 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the national cooking show Ultimate Braai Master on SABC 3. [14] He also appears as a guest on the lifestyle TV show Top Billing as well as the daily talk show Expresso. [15] [16]

Basson was crowned with "Chef of the Year" at the 2019 South African EatOut Awards for his work at Eike and Overture. [17]

Restaurants

Year OpenedRestaurantLocation
2007OvertureHidden Valley Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa [18]
2016Spek & Bone Stellenbosch, South Africa [19]
2017The Deck at Hidden ValleyHidden Valley Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa [20]
2017Die Vrije Burger Stellenbosch, South Africa [21]
2018Eike Stellenbosch, South Africa [22]

Books

Bertus Basson has two books to his name:

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResultRef.
2019 EatOut Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards Chef of the YearHimselfWon [25]
Top 10 RestaurantsEikeIncluded

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References

  1. ↑ de Villiers, Stefan (July 13, 2016). "'n Ware overture agter die braairook". Lowvelder (in Afrikaans). Retrieved September 2, 2019. Bertus se middelnaam is Hendrik
  2. ↑ Ultimate Braai Master [@UltimateBraai] (April 12, 2013). "Happy Birthday to chef & UBM judge Bertus Basson! We hope you have a cracker of a day!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Basson is 34 in December 2013 if his birthday was in April: Kinnear, Jannis (December 24, 2013). "The Christmas feasts of chefs". iOL . Retrieved September 2, 2019. "Bertus Basson, 34,"
  4. ↑ "Chef Bertus Basson treats Top Billing". Top Billing . Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Interview with chef Bertus Basson". The Inside Guide. March 12, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Interview With Chef Bertus Basson". Source Food. July 3, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Renowned chef and restaurateur Bertus Basson on food... and money! / Make Money Mondays". CapeTalk . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ Nicholas, Chantelle. "Bertus Basson: "I'm looking for someone who can cook on an open fire"". e.tv . Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Bertus Basson | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ Mji, Zanele (July 26, 2016). "Mzansi's 100: Influencer, Bertus Basson". The Young Independents. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ Calitz, Sean; Prinsloo, Roelene (November 13, 2007). "The fantastic four". Food & Home Entertaining. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "The Top 10 restaurants in South Africa in 2017". Eat Out. November 19, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ Rossouw, Jean-Pierre (August 29, 2018). "Review: Overture Restaurant". Rossouw's Restaurants. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Behind the Scenes with Bertus". SA Country Life. August 20, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  15. ↑ Chef Bertus Basson treats Top Billing at his new restaurant Eike, January 22, 2019, retrieved July 1, 2019
  16. ↑ SA's Tops Chefs have a Fish Braai-off on eXpresso, December 20, 2011, retrieved July 1, 2019
  17. ↑ "The winners of the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards". EatOut . November 17, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  18. ↑ Diners Club. "Overture". World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Spek & Bone - Restaurant in Stellenbosch - EatOut". Eat Out. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  20. ↑ "The Deck at Hidden Valley Wines in Stellenbosch". Food24. March 17, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  21. ↑ "First taste: Bertus Basson's De Vrije Burger in Stellenbosch – reviewed". Eat Out. December 12, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Eike restaurant: Chef Bertus Basson's recap of the past". Food & Home Entertaining. June 24, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  23. ↑ Bertus Basson (February 2017). Homegrown. Jacana Media. ISBN   978-1-928247-08-1.
  24. ↑ Bertus Basson (November 2018). Being Bertus Basson. Jacana Media (Pty) Limited. ISBN   978-1-4314-2641-6.
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