2019 Eat Out Chef of the Year. Television personality. A celebrated name in South African gastronomy.

Bertus Basson has built a culinary empire around a simple philosophy: honour tradition but never stop reinventing it. With acclaimed restaurants, a passion for his homeland's food culture and a mastery of the braai, he's bringing a taste of South African culinary excellence to Dubai.

Forget fast food. Mike Patrick has spent more than a decade proving that the best things are worth waiting for.

The driving force behind Melbourne's iconic Fancy Hank's since 2012, Mike has helped turn American-style barbecue into an Australian favourite, earning his reputation through traditional smoking techniques and an uncompromising devotion to the craft.

Chef. DJ. Television personality. Christian Stevenson isn't your average barbecue chef.

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Better known as DJ BBQ, the cookbook author and Jamie Oliver's Food Tube personality has built a career where food, music and entertainment collide. With his larger-than-life personality and infectious energy, he's turning up the volume on live-fire cooking.

An engineer who went to Texas and came back a pitmaster. Now that's a career move.

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Widely recognized as the Arab world's first pitmaster, Hattem Mattar has taken his culinary vision from Dubai to the cover of Esquire Middle East and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. His signature? Giving American barbecue an unmistakably Emirati identity.

At just 27, he's already earning recognition among the Basque Country's finest young grill masters.

Raised in the traditional cider houses of San Sebastián, Jokin Mariezkurrena represents a new generation of culinary talent. At his family's Alorrenea Sagardotegia, he's mastered the legendary Basque chuleta, proving that extraordinary cooking sometimes needs nothing more than exceptional beef, sea salt and fire.

Three consecutive years of Golden Taco honors. One chef putting Mexican street food centre stage.

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The talent behind Tacos Los Hermanos, Chef Josue Mendoza is bringing the spectacle of traditional Mexican fire cooking to Dubai. From flame-grilled carne asada to slow-cooked barbacoa, he's proving that a great taco deserves the same spotlight as any fine-dining creation.