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Aubrey Ngcungama declined spot on MasterChef SA

The star of the BBC series Come Dine South Africa, Aubrey Ngcungama, respectfully declined a position on the first ever MasterChef SA series. Aubrey who auditioned for a place in the finals at the Cape Town auditions in December 2011 was offered a place by the producers of show. Aubrey told Gourmet Guys that he…

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MasterChef SA’s Benny Masekwameng’s Ballotine Tips

Benny Masekwameng shares some of his tips for preparing a Ballotine recipe. In episode fifteen the contestants had to prepare a ballotine recipe. Benny Masekwameng says that a traditional ballotine can be de-boned lamb, duck or any other poultry that is stuffed with forcemeat. It is stitched to hold it’s shape which is normally that…

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Michel Roux Jr rates the MasterChef SA kitchen as the best he has seen

Michelin starred Michel Roux Jr made a guest appearance on MasterChef SA and rated it the best MasterChef kitchen he has seen. Michel Roux Jr from the London culinary Roux dynasty rated the MasterChef SA kitchen as the best that he has seen, and he has seen a few.  The location far outstrips the others…

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A masterclass with Michel Roux Jr on MasterChef SA

Michel Roux Jr graces MasterChef SA and brings a touch of real class to the show. World famous Michelin starred Michel Roux Jr made a guest appearance on MasterChef SA and had the contestants gasping in awe at his presence and then gasped some more at his classic French dish Stuffed Artichokes with Chicken Livers, Chicken…

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Manisha Naidu does not win but makes it through the Michel Roux Jr challenge

Episode Sixteen saw the contestants prepare a Chicken Ballotine to accompany a Michel Roux Jr classic. While Deena Naidoo was the only one to be praised by Michel Roux Jr for preparing a proper Ballotine recipe, it was Lungile who fell short and Manisha survived to fight another day. Manisha offered up this Ballotine wrapped…

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Sue-Ann Allen makes it through the Ballotine Challenge

In what was a highly technical task, Sue-Ann Allen makes it through. It was Deena Naidoo who garnered all the praise for his Ballotine as he won the round and it was Lungile who got it horribly wrong. Here is how Sue-Ann Allen handled the task.

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Shock as Khaya Silingile leaves the MasterChef SA kitchen

It was another sad day in the MasterChef SA kitchen as it said goodbye to Khaya Silingile Its getting tougher and tougher, each week we lose someone who we have grown quite fond of, last week it was Ilse Fourie and this week Khaya Silingile. She has kept us well and truly entertained throughout her…

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It’s a sad goodbye as Ilse Fourie leaves the MasterChef SA Kitchen

South Africa’s favourite model, Ilse Fourie is unable to match her competitors in the MasterChef SA episode fourteen elimination challenge It was a sad episode as the nation said goodbye to Ilse Fourie on MasterChef SA. It all began to go wrong with the boerewors invention test where her plan was to cook small sausages. When she…