Bio
Hezron Louw is a South African chef and television personality who rose to fame as a cheftestant on the first season of the SABC3 reality competition series Top Chef South Africa.
He is also the co-owner of Sumting Fresh, a gourmet street food company he founded with chef Andrew Leeuw in 2012 in Johannesburg.
Since starting the business after quitting his job at a bank, the food bus made a name for itself and has offered services for festivals like Bushfire (Swaziland), Oppikoppi and corporate events.
Born to Mozambican parents in Ennerdale, Hezron used to hang out at the cafeteria of the hospital his mother worked at. The cafeteria lady used to get him to chop vegetables and help with menial tasks and in exchange she would make him different food as a treat. This is how his passion for cooking started.
Hezron's food 'education' comes from experimenting and from some of his chef buddies.
In 2016, Hezron competed in Top Chef South Africa, bringing his take on gourmet street food style to the competition and winning a challenge with his fusion-style three-way Trout Taco.
On Monday, 12 September 2016, Hezron was a guest on Real Talk with Anele as part of a panel discussion on Top Chef, along with Lorna Maseko, Lesego Semenya and Joann Lurie.
In 2017 he partnered comedian Nik Rabinowitz to tour the country in search of the most unique and interesting braai experiences South Africa has to offer, in the SABC3 foodie travel series Tyres and Braaiers.