Host and presenter, Justin Bonello, along with his team at Cooked in Africa Films, have chosen the top 15 teams that will join him and the Judges, Bertus Basson and Petrus Madutlela, on this braai-inspired 4×4 journey that Ultimate Braai Master, Season Three promises to offer!
This season it is TIME FOR TOUGH and Justin is going to push these teams to shatter the stereotype of what can be prepared on an open fire for the third season!
Selected from a national pool of 50 finalists, the 14 teams and one Wild Card team to make it into this year’s competition include: –
1. Team Santa Anna’s: friends from Stellenbosch, Western Cape, Braai Master Piet Marais and Braai Buddy Frik Oosthuizen.
2. Team Braai Dukes: cousins from Durban, KwaZulu Natal, Braai Master Milani Motlohi and Braai Buddy Kevin Jonas.
3. Team Bushies Gone Wild: friends from Durban, KwaZulu Natal, Braai Master Sherwyn Weaich and Braai Buddy Zane Jacobs.
4. Team Ala Mofepe: colleagues from Pretoria, Gauteng, Braai Master Freddy Buyane and Braai Buddy Jabu Mahlangu.
5. Team Simply Sisters: friends from Pretoria, Gauteng, Braai Master Busisiwe Dhladhla and Braai Buddy Thembeka Ngcobo.
6. Team Kaiings and Afval: a couple from Johannesburg, Gauteng, Braai Master Tippie Enslin and Braai Buddy Santie Mostert.
7. Team Smokey and The Bandit: a brother and sister duo from Queensborough, KwaZulu Natal, Braai Master Barend Deminey and Braai Buddy Lente Deminey.
8. Team Tenacity: a couple from Cape Town, Western Cape, Braai Master Rod Hemphill and Braai Buddy Lesley Verhoef.
9. Team Sugar and Spice: friends from Johannesburg, Gauteng, Braai Master Celeste Raynard and Braai Buddy Chantel Geerdes.
10. Team Tong in Cheek: friends from Johannesburg, Gauteng, Braai Master Penny Rider and Braai Buddy Dee McCool.
11. Team The Fire Feeders: friends from Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, Braai Master Stuart Smith and Braai Buddy Bretton-Anne Moolman.
12. Team Weskus Braaiers: best friends for life from Langebaan, the West Coast of South Africa, Braai Master John Grundlingh and Braai Buddy Julian Mori.
13. Team Mix Masala: friends from Stanger (KwaDukuza), KwaZulu Natal, Braai Master Sujith Singh and Braai Buddy Prishen Maharaj.
14. Team Delicious Foodies: a mother-and-daughter-duo from Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape, Braai Master Brigitte Leclercq and Braai Buddy Lynn Leclercq.
Joining the 14 teams is Pick n Pay’s Wild Card team, Tikka Boys, represented by Braai Master, Mohamed Yusuf Sujee from Ottery, Cape Town and his friend and Braai Buddy, Stephen Nandes, from Parow, Cape Town. Both work as Junior Sous Chefs at a local restaurant in Plattekloof, Cape Town.
More all-women teams in 2014
We are pleased to see a 50% increase in all-women braai teams competing in Season three, which should increase the stakes and could change the outcome of this year’s competition.
Better representation from KZN and Easstern Cape
With a much better representation from KwaZulu Natal and the Eastern Cape this year, veteran presenter and Ultimate Braai Master’s host, Justin, is excited to see a more diverse spread of talent from around the country being represented in this year’s competition.
Supported by Coca-Cola, Renault Duster, Robertsons Herbs and Spices and Total, the Third Season of Ultimate Braai Master: Time for Tough premieres on e.tv on Thursday, 11 September 2014, in primetime from 8.30pm to 9.30pm.
Check out the awesome Ultimate Braai Master website for all team updates and schedules.
Food24 wishes all the teams the best of luck and braai hard SA!
Let us know below who you will be supporting in 2014!