Ultimate Braai Master Season 8

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Ultimate Braai Master, Season 8

Stuart headed up the culinary team for season 8 of Ultimate Braai Master. The show was filmed over six weeks in the Western Cape, travelling to some of the most scenic spots up the West Coast, then inland and back to the Castle of Good Hope via De Hoop Nature Reserve.

A rustic table of fresh fish and produce set up on a wooden jetty over a lagoon

On the jetty

The show
Ultimate Braai Master, Season 8
The shoot
Six weeks on location in the Western Cape
The role
Head of the culinary team
The finale
Back at the Castle of Good Hope

The brief

Challenges and a pantry fit for TV

Two jobs, on the move for six weeks:

01
Designing the challenges

Designing the challenges the contestants faced on the show.

02
Running the pantry

Making sure the sponsored food was displayed in the pantry, ready for the cameras and the contestants.

The pantry

A pantry on wheels

The Robertsons Pantry travelled with the show, stocked and styled at every location.

The Robertsons Pantry truck parked at dusk
The Robertsons Pantry truck
The pantry truck opened up on a lawn with mountains behind
Open for business on location
The pantry truck lit up at night
The pantry at night
Loaves of bread, baskets and sunflowers displayed in the pantry
Bread and sunflowers
Pumpkins, fresh herbs, fruit and vegetables piled high in the pantry
Fresh from the pantry
Dried pasta, grains and pulses in bowls and baskets
Pasta, grains and pulses
Peppers, greens and vegetables laid out in crates
Vegetables for the contestants

On location

Setting the scene

Every challenge needed its own set, from a jetty over the lagoon to the beach at sunset.

A table of seafood with a whole fish, sardines and lemons
Seafood on display
A jetty set with tables over turquoise water, crew standing at the end
The jetty set
A cooking pot hanging from a tripod over a fire on the beach at sunset
Fire on the beach

The route

Six weeks across the Western Cape

01
The West Coast
Some of the most scenic spots up the coast
02
Inland
Then inland
03
De Hoop
Via De Hoop Nature Reserve
04
The Castle of Good Hope
Back to Cape Town for the finale
A market-style food display in the courtyard of the Castle of Good Hope, with its yellow walls
The finale at the Castle of Good Hope

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From challenge design and food styling to feeding the crew, The Chef & Associates has done it on location.