The coals on Ultimate Braai Master have finally died out just as a new braai is about to be lit for season two but we thought we’d do a quick scout around to see what some of last years contestants are up to.

Greg and Karl are busy creating a new television show called “Craft & Coal”. The two intrepid braai masters will travel around South Africa meeting craft beer makers. Craft beer is not that big an item in South Africa so it will hopefully give the industry a bit more exposure. The pilot for the show has already been filmed with Cooked in Africa productions the team behind it all.

Roger & Lee are also heading back to TV land with “Tattoo Tripping”, they have bought an old kombi and will be travelling around the country meetin up with tatoo artists. Lee is planning to get a new tattoo at every place that the visit.

The Gal Power team, Sindi and Lethu are not only looking to set up Soweto’s first seafood restaurant but have also caught the TV bug and are producing “African Cook” along with Cooked in Africa productions.

Warwick Thomas has joined Ultimate Braai Master sponsors, “Pick’n Pay” as a food specialist.

And finally, the winners of Ultimate Braai Master, Tubby and Elaine are off to the USA to take part in the Jack Daniels’ World Invitational.

Not a bad result for quite a few of the braai masters, we hope to see them back on our TV screens soon.

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Living life on the edge as Rust n Dust, Greg Gilowey and Karl Tessendorf battle it out in another elimination challenge.

The two Cape Townians travelled the length and breadth of the country just to make it into the final 15 of Ultimate Braai Master.

They auditioned on the Wild Coast and in Cape Town before finally making the grade at the Sun City auditions.

Life hasn’t got any easier for Greg since he made it onto the show having been a losing team captain on the Orange River, didn’t impress his team leader enough to be selected for immunity in Lambert’s Bay and now found himself on the wrong team during the Table Bay Hotel challenge.

janie Smit’s non existent leadership at the braai end of the team challenge meant he had to face off against his fellow team mates,Who Dares Wins, Gal Power and Which Way Braai Chicks for survival.

Greg Gilowey survives another elimination challenge and takes another step towards filling his stick with as many notches as the show will allow.

The mash potato was a labour of love for braai buddy, Karl.

The teams headed to a Trout Hatchery where they were introduced to the world of trout and the various ways it could be prepared.

Smoking the fish was a big part of the challenge and the teams had to present the judges with three trout dishes of which one of them must be smoked.

Greg presented the judges with three dishes of which the honey and rooibos smoked trout with mash and fish skin crackling was the centre piece.

Marthinus loved the mash and Greg had his Braai Buddy Karl to thank for that as he really treated it as a labour of love, so much so that at one point Greg had to ask him to stop mashing.

Justin Bonello said, “you can add another notch to your stick, today you were the star performers.”

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In a somewhat timid start to the much anticipated Ultimate Braai Master Thinus Els and Lekitlane Mokiti make an early exit.

For the first episode of Ultimate Braai Master the contestants headed up to the Orange River and the Felix Unite River Camp where they were to take on the role of river guides.

The teams were split into three groups and had to paddle down stream for 4 hours before they could even begin braaing.

The challenge was to cook a three course braai, just like the river guides do when they are out on the water with their adventure tourists.

Team leaders were appointed before they began their journey and they had to decide as to what the menu would be with just 5 minutes to fetch all the ingredients from the pantry then load them up into the canoes and head downstream.

Warwick Thomas (Fat Cow) took the leadership reins for one team, Greg Gilowey (Rust n Dust) another and seasoned safari guide Maudie Bleach (Which Way Braai Chicks) the third and last.

Heading down the river proved to be a challenge for some, especially Gal Power who saw it more as a leisurely paddle.

The teams embarked on a four hour paddle down the Orange River.

Thinus Els with a confident and striking pose as they make landfall.

It did not take long for personalities to clash, particularly between Greg Gilowey and Thinus Els, who took offence to being called ‘dude ‘and had to remind Greg that his name was Thinus.

Disagreement over the menu and then some prolonged resistance from Thinus appeared to be the cause before Greg pulled rank and thought he’d resolved the issue.

Regrettably this was not the case as the three course meal they presented flopped… badly.

The Mustard Crusted Fillet Steak they served for the main course was raw, caramelised on the outside and blood flowing on the inside.

This had been Thinus’ responsibility and he very quickly found himself nominated for the elimination challenge along with the Chi Town Braaisters, Frank Dunn and Clare Walker.

Maudie Bleach and Warwick Thomas had led there teams to safety.

Greg Gilowey pulls rank and calls Thinus Els aside for a Captains chat… it did not work and Greg’s team lost the Orange River challenge.

Greg Gilowey is ready to box on Ultimate Braai Master. Best he find another approach as this did not work as he landed himself in an elimination challenge.

The elimination challenge was to prepare a Peri Peri Chicken with the curve ball being that it had to be baked underground.

Thinus Els got what was coming to him after stuffing up the steak (unforgivable) when he served up a Peri Peri Chicken that confused the judges with a host of  unnecessary sides covered in sand.

This all proved a little embarrassing for Lekitlane Mokiti who had been quite adamant earlier in the show that he was not going home, a fact that was picked up upon by a few viewers in the twitterverse.

Lekitlane Mokiti and Thinus Els with their Peri Peri Chicken and sand…

Alone in the dark! Elimination for Green Feet as they are left behind on the banks of the Orange River.

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The show has a very distinct Cooked in Africa production feel to it, the laid back, another shit day in Africa style.

They do not build up to a suspense filled climax, everything appears to meander along, much like the Orange River just without the rapids.

Filming Ultimate Braai Master episode one and watching it are two very different events.

They might also want to make the captions legible before running episode two so we can all find out what it is that’s being served to the judges!

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Greg Gilowey and Karl Tessendorf of Team ‘Rust n Dust’ prove that persistence pays off by auditioning three times for Ultimate Braai Master before making the cut.

‘Braai Master’ Greg Gilowey is a man with the gift of the gab and we have no doubt that it was his attention grabbing personality that convinced Justin Bonello to personally invite them to the Sun City auditions for a third attempt at making the final cut for Ultimate Braai Master.

Greg and his Braai Buddy, Karl Tessendorf failed at the Wild Coast and they failed in Cape Town but they made sure that they repaid Justin’s generosity by serving up a meal that was worthy of a place in the last 15 of this uniquely South African culinary competition.

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Braai Buddy, Karl Tessendorf and Ultimate Braai Master host Justin Bonello listen while ‘Rust n Dust’ Braai Master, Greg Gilowey does all the talking

Justin Bonello cracks up while Greg Giloway ‘tunes’ him saying, “I don’t think you want to put us on the show. We’ve had too much practice, it’s unfair on everyone else.”

Team ‘Rust n Dust’ travelled 6432km of what they claim was ‘blood, sweat and braais’ to make it into the final 15 of Ultimate Braai Master. They have another 8000km to travel if they are to win the competition.

All the travelling they had to endure to make it to their third audition worked in their favour though as they were able to plate up with a variety of dishes that represented the regions they had visited on their journey.

Greg said, “It’s been an amazing few weeks, it’s been crazy.”

“Now we’ve got different meals.”

“We got basically (the) best from Kwa-Zulu Natal, best from Caoe Town, best from Jo’burg.”

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From KZN they did a Roostekoek Bunny Chow with chicken & pineapple kebabs and the curry sauce in the bunny for dipping.

Representing the Cape they had a Yellowtail (which they claim was swimming the day before) with grape relish which Greg brilliantly described as “a bit of a line and wine vibe.”

For Gauteng they did an Egoli Roly Poly, a skilpadjie with feta, strawberries and a “red wine, onion vibe”.

Skilpadjie is traditional South African dish of lamb’s liver wrapped in kidney membrane.

The liver is minced together with chopped coriander, chopped onion, Worcestershire sauce and a little seasoning, rolled into balls, wrapped in the membrane and cooked on the braai until crisp.

Finally ‘Rust n Dust’ went with a ‘Sun City’ dessert, honey bread with white Lindt chocolate, honeycomb and a cherry because “you’re in a casino, you’ve got to have a cherry”.

After putting it all together Greg said, “I’m running on gees, I’ve got marinade coming out of my ears.”

He is bound to keep us and his competitors entertained during the show.

From left to right, representing the regions ‘Rust n Dust’ travelled, the Egoli Roly Poly, KZN Roostekoek Bunny Chow and Cape Yellowtail

The ‘Sun City’ Honey Bread dessert with the casino cherry’s

Braai Buddy, Karl Tessendorf did not get much of an opportunity to speak (watch the video to understand why) and unless they get him on his own during the filming of Ultimate Braai Master we are unlikely to ever hear him speak.

Greg wrapped everything up pretty well though saying, “Braaing. It’s South African, it’s the whole of South Africa. It’s beautiful, it’s a beautiful thing.”

Poetry in motion?

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The ‘Rust n Dust’ UBM bio says that Greg and Karl entered The Ultimate Braai Master because where some people love running, and others love crosswords, they love to braai.

If they win, they’ll split the cash.

Greg wants to take his family on holiday in the Transkei and Karl wants to give his fiancé the wedding she deserves.

The list of things that scare them about the trip includes cold fires, warm beer, salad, dirty underwear and old socks.

‘Rust n Dust’ Team Mantra: “You can’t fight the flow”

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Justin Bonello and Malcom Mycroft announced the final fifteen Ultimate Braai Master Teams on the SABC 3 Expresso Show.

Once the audition process was completed it was time to announce the teams vying for the title of South Africa and the world’s first Ultimate Braai Master.

The GM of Marketing at Pick ‘n Pay (headline sponsors) Malcom Mycroft and the shows host Justin Bonello made the announcement on the Expresso Show.

When the opportunity to get involved came to Pick ‘n Pay, Malcom said it was a “no brainer”.

In South Africa the “culture is about the braai” and the Ultimate Braai Master is about “being South African.”

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Gregarious Greg Gilowey of Rust n Dust, cracks Justin Bonello up at the Ultimate Braai Master Sun City auditions.

When asked about the audition experience, Justin Bonello spoke about an incredible insight he had garnered from the auditions.

He said, “If you have a braai master in your group of friends, that person is naturally gregarious, outgoing etcetera and to throw 200 of those people together for a day on the audition round was incredible.”

“The most amazing thing was what South Africa was doing on the braai.”

“There were things that I’ve never seen before in my entire life before.”

“People were building their own braais out of bicycles, windscreen wiper motors.”

What looks like a car battery at the Cape Town auditions

Rigging up the rotisserie

There are a number of women putting their hands up for the title of Ultimate Braai Master, with 11 in the final 30 of which 5 are Braai Masters and two ladies only teams.

Justin said, “the perception (is) that only men braai, women do it just as well.”

He went to say that he would like to see a female team in the top 3, if not take the title.

Justin Bonello would love to see a ladies team lift the title. Could the ‘Which Way Braai Chicks’ from Cape Town fit the bill?

The Pick ‘n Pay Wild Card Team, ‘Gal Power’, Sindi Manthata (Braai Master) and Lethu Ncengwa (Braai Buddy) from Gauteng are another female double act who could win Ultimate Braai Master.

The final fifteen who will be gracing South African television screens as they make their epic journey to become the Ultimate Braai Master are:

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Chi Town Braaisters

Coal Shoulder

Cooking Soul

Fat Cow

Gal Power

The Green Feet Team

Green Okes

Hout Cuisine

Popeye and Olive

Rust n Dust

The Stoned Olives

Umlilo

Which Way Braai Chicks

Who Dares Wins

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