Bio
Petrus Madutlela is a South African chef best known to television viewers for taking over from Marthinus Ferreira as a permanent judge for the third season of the reality competition series The Ultimate Braai Master, in 2014.
Madutlela was born in Motholung just outside Brits, North West Province and started out as a general worker at a local club. The Head Chef noticed his enthusiastic personality and gave him an opportunity to create top-class food across the world.
The scholarship recipient has represented South Africa on many occasions and has worked for varied establishments such as Le Quartier Francais, Avianto, Sun International and the Aqua Restaurant at the Sibaya Casino.
In 2010 he moved to the UK where he worked in many restaurants alongside top Chefs, such as the Savoy in London, the Michelin Star Restaurant Chapter One in Kent, and as Head Chef of The Hengist, a near Aylesford. In 2013 he made it into the quarter finals of BBC TV series Masterchef: The Professionals.
He represented the World Association of Chefs Societies as a member of the international chef Dream Team, a group of eight Michelin Star chefs. The team demonstrated state of the art recipes at the World Hospitality Competition in Dubai.
He dreams of opening his own restaurant in South Africa featuring food that's simple, seasonal and authentic.