Lowveld baker takes on The Taste Master SA
Chevonne Fourie, a passionate upcoming baker is competing in the sixth season of The Taste Master SA cooking competition.
The show is already airing on SABC 2 and is presented and judged by the renowned chef, Zola Nene.
Each episode has a new baking or cooking challenge, which gets judged by a rotating panel. These include Nene's mother, Chef Anwar Abdullatief, as well as Daniel Blignaut, Nathan Clarke, Justin Barker and other guest judges.
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With two challenge wins to her name, Fourie has already proved herself a force to be reckoned with. She won the judges over with a mouth-watering orange and poppy seed cake in the Mother's Day challenge, and followed it up with a winning mushroom fagottini – an Italian-inspired stuffed pasta dish. All her recipes can be found on The Taste Master SA's website for viewers and foodies to try out.
Fourie grew up in the Lowveld and began cooking and baking with her grandmother at just five years old in their family-owned hotel, the Böhm Zeederberg Country House in Hazyview.
'I remember preparing snacks for the guests with my grandmother in the kitchen and enjoying the new things I learnt from her,' Fourie shared.
She also learnt to cook in her mother's restaurant, the Bohemian Groove Cafe, situated in her hometown, Kaapsehoop. She was a learner of Hoërskool Nelspruit and competed in a few cooking competitions. In Grade 11 she won her first cooking competition, 'Skole Kook' in Mpumalanga with her team in 2017.
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After finishing school, she was awarded a scholarship at the Capital Hotel School in Pretoria and pursued her dreams of becoming a pastry chef. She has her own patisserie called Botter is Liefde, where she makes custom cakes and pastries. Through The Taste Master SA competition, she hopes to improve her cooking skills and expand her network in the culinary industry.
'Of course winning would be the icing on the cake, but I'm here for the experience,' Fourie admitted.
Viewers can watch new episodes every Tuesday at 19:30 on SABC 2. Missed an episode? Catch up on The Taste Master SA's YouTube channel and follow the journey to the next winner.
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