Bertus Basson

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]

Bertus Basson
Born
Bertus Hendrik Basson

(1979-04-12) 12 April 1979
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
OccupationChef, entrepreneur, TV personality,
Websitebertusbasson.com

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 Opened Restaurant Location
2007 Overture Hidden Valley Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa [18]
2016 Spek & Bone Stellenbosch, South Africa [19]
2017 The Deck at Hidden Valley Hidden Valley Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa [20]
2017 Die Vrije Burger Stellenbosch, South Africa [21]
2018 Eike Stellenbosch, South Africa [22]

Books

Bertus Basson has two books to his name:

  • Homegrown (2017, Jacana Media; ISBN 9781928247081)[23]
  • Being Bertus Basson (2018, Jacana Media; ISBN 9781431426416)[24]

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2019 EatOut Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards Chef of the Year Himself Won [25]
Top 10 Restaurants Eike Included

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. "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.
  25. "The winners of the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards". EatOut. November 17, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2020.


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