MasterChef SA Judge and South African Celebrity Chef Pete Goffe-Wood wins world pizza making championships in Australia for "Best Dessert Pizza" It's been a busy year for Pete Goffe-Wood as his celebrity status rises in leaps and bounds. The MasterChef SA Judge set off for Sydney earlier this week to participate in the Global Pizza Challenge representing South Africa after winning the local edition of the competition in 2011. He was competing against the best 'pizzaioli's'  from ...

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MasterChef Judge Pete Goffe-Wood and his Angelfish Recipe with pesto, asparagus and new potatoes. When it comes to the braai we all to often get overrun by boerewors, chops and steak, fish is often overlooked. My theory on this is that nobody really believes that a meal can cook so quickly and have this innate fear that it's not cooked through properly. Well we can debunk that right now, fish is the ideal quick braai meal. It's the roasted garlic for the pesto that takes forever. ...

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Pete Goffe-Wood to fly the South African flag at the Global Pizza Challenge in Sydney, Australia. The 2011 winner of the South African Global Pizza Challenge will be winging his way across the Indian Ocean to test his pizza making skills against the best in the world. After watching Pete judging others on MasterChef SA it will be quite refreshing to see him being judged for a change. Pete won the 2011 South African competition with a Cape Malay-inspired Ostrich Bobotie pizza, presented ...

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The South African edition of the Global Pizza Challenge to kick of in Cape Town on May 15th to 17th May at Hostex in Cape Town Since 2009, aspiring pizza makers from across the globe have tantalised the taste buds of our international panel of judges, and delighted thousands with their delectable pizzas creations. Pizza is undoubtedly a firm favourite around the world and The Global Pizza Challenge was founded to promote and encourage culinary innovation within the world's most popular ...

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The MasterChef Judges, Benny Masekwameng, Pete Goffe-Wood and Andrew Atkinson hand out advice as to cooking gourmet potatoes. Straight off the bat we simply cannot agree with Benny, the art of making a great mash potato is to bake the potatoes, not boil them. By baking them you do not run the risk of having too much moisture which tends to make them a little wet and runny, if not dried properly. What you want to do is bake the potatoes, remove the skin and add a little salt and ...

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Pete Goffe-Wood popped into the 2 Oceans Vibe studios to chat about MasterChef. What else would anybody want to talk to him about over the next few months. So if MasterChef is your thing and you want the inside track, make yourself a cup of tea, sit back and listen to the podcast. And just for good measure we have included the Swede Mason MasterChef Buttery Biscuit Base mix, If you have not seen the video, which must have taken ages ...

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If you were wondering who MasterChef SA Judge Pete Goffe-Wood is check him out here on Expresso sharing a Grilled Squid & Pumpkin Pesto with the world. If you are worried about the moustache you can breathe easy, this was filmed in Movember.

There is no question, Pete is going to be the favourite judge. He does have a certain edge about him and I'm keen to see him lose the plot with someone.

In the meantime why not enjoy this recipe

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Pete is a self-styled food alchemist and operates a renowned restaurant consultancy called PGW-eat. His website reports that he was recently involved in developing 95 Keerom St for Rhodes House and with the Zimbabwean Meikles Hotel group, projects in Harare and Victoria Falls. You might have seen him on SABC2's Ready, Steady Cook and SABC 3's Expresso show. He's served as a judge on the Eat Out Awards panel and the San Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best Restaurants. Well, those projects might be taking ...

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So the judges have been announced and the men entrusted with selecting South Africa's first MasterChef are Pete Goffe-Wood, Andrew Atkinson and Benny Masekwameng. The only person many South African's might have heard of is Pete Goffe-Wood thanks to several appearances on Expresso, SABC 3 showing off a few recipes here and there. Pete has plenty of judging experience having served on the Eat Out Awards Judges Panel before it became a one woman decision and also served on the San Pellegrino World's ...

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