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Bertus Basson
Birth Name:Bertus Hendrik Basson
Birth Date:12 April 1979
Birth Place:Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Occupation:Chef, 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]

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. Basson began his first catering business, All Things Culinary, in 2005.[9] In 2007, Bertus was named Unilever Chef of the Year,[10] before establishing his first restaurant, Overture in November.[11] 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 The 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.

Basson was crowned with "Chef of the Year" at the 2019 South African EatOut Awards for his work at Eike and Overture.[15]

Restaurants

Year OpenedRestaurantLocation
2007OvertureHidden Valley Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa[16]
2016Spek & BoneStellenbosch, South Africa[17]
2017The Deck at Hidden ValleyHidden Valley Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa[18]
2017Die Vrije BurgerStellenbosch, South Africa[19]
2018EikeStellenbosch, South Africa[20]

Books

Bertus Basson has two books to his name:

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResult
2019EatOut Mercedes-Benz Restaurant AwardsChef of the YearHimself[23]
Top 10 RestaurantsEike

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'n Ware overture agter die braairook. de Villiers. Stefan. July 13, 2016. Lowvelder. af. September 2, 2019. Bertus se middelnaam is Hendrik.
  2. 322636182582345728. Happy Birthday to chef & UBM judge Bertus Basson! We hope you have a cracker of a day!!. Ultimate Braai Master. UltimateBraai. 12 April 2013.
  3. Basson is 34 in December 2013 if his birthday was in April: Web site: The Christmas feasts of chefs. Kinnear. Jannis. December 24, 2013. iOL. en. September 2, 2019. ""Bertus Basson, 34,"".
  4. Web site: Chef Bertus Basson treats Top Billing. Top Billing. 2019-09-22.
  5. Web site: Interview with chef Bertus Basson. March 12, 2015. The Inside Guide. en-US. September 2, 2019.
  6. Web site: Interview With Chef Bertus Basson. July 3, 2016. Source Food. en-ZA. September 2, 2019.
  7. Web site: Renowned chef and restaurateur Bertus Basson on food... and money! / Make Money Mondays. CapeTalk. en. September 2, 2019.
  8. Web site: Bertus Basson: "I'm looking for someone who can cook on an open fire". Nicholas. Chantelle. e.tv. September 3, 2019.
  9. Web site: Mzansi's 100: Influencer, Bertus Basson. Mji. Zanele. July 26, 2016. The Young Independents. en-ZA. September 3, 2019.
  10. Web site: The fantastic four. Calitz. Sean. Prinsloo. Roelene. November 13, 2007. Food & Home Entertaining. en-ZA. September 3, 2019.
  11. Web site: Bertus Basson TVSA. www.tvsa.co.za. July 1, 2019.
  12. Web site: The Top 10 restaurants in South Africa in 2017. November 19, 2017. Eat Out. en-US. July 1, 2019.
  13. Web site: Review: Overture Restaurant. Rossouw. Jean-Pierre. August 29, 2018. Rossouw's Restaurants. en-US. July 1, 2019.
  14. Web site: Behind the Scenes with Bertus. August 20, 2014. SA Country Life. en-ZA. July 1, 2019.
  15. Web site: The winners of the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. 2019-11-17. EatOut. en-US. 2019-12-03.
  16. Web site: Overture. Diners Club. World's 50 Best Restaurants. en. July 28, 2019.
  17. Web site: Spek & Bone - Restaurant in Stellenbosch - EatOut. Eat Out. en-US. July 1, 2019.
  18. Web site: The Deck at Hidden Valley Wines in Stellenbosch. March 17, 2017. Food24. en. July 28, 2019.
  19. Web site: First taste: Bertus Basson's De Vrije Burger in Stellenbosch – reviewed. December 12, 2017. Eat Out. en-US. July 1, 2019.
  20. Web site: Eike restaurant: Chef Bertus Basson's recap of the past. June 24, 2019. Food & Home Entertaining. en-ZA. July 28, 2019.
  21. Book: Bertus Basson. Homegrown. February 2017. Jacana Media. 978-1-928247-08-1.
  22. Book: Bertus Basson. Being Bertus Basson. November 2018. Jacana Media (Pty) Limited. 978-1-4314-2641-6.
  23. Web site: The winners of the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. EatOut. 17 November 2019. June 15, 2020.

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