The Taste Master SA
SA’s hottest baking talent are put to the test with a series of challenging tasks in the hopes of becoming the next culinary sensation.
Seasons
1. The Instagram Challenge
Air Date: 2020-06-23
In episode one viewers can look forward to meeting the show’s resident judges, celebrity chef and author Zola Nene and award-winning executive chef at The Restaurant at Waterkloof Gregory Czarnecki. As well as the 8 hottest South African culinary professionals who will be put straight to the test with a grueling task of creating the most instagrammable dish this week. This week the Zola and Gregory will be joined by guest judge, Omphile Setiolane, who will give the contestants a masterclass in how to style, compose, edit and choose the perfect food photo to make an impact on their Instagram feeds.
2. The Conscious Cooking Challenge
Air Date: 2020-06-30
This challenge is all about conscious cooking, and sees the 7 remaining finalists head to the wine country to master farm-to-fork and seasonal dining. Their task – create an unbeatable dish using fresh honey and stay out of the frying pan.
3. The Casual Gourmet Dining Challenge
Air Date: 2020-07-07
This week each team needs to create the perfect three-course menu and host the perfect occasion at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, proving they are The Ultimate Taste Master.
4. The Eat Out Awards Challenge
Air Date: 2020-07-14
This week the final four contestants get to learn from the greats, meet South Africa’s top Chefs at the prestigious annual Eat Out Awards and show that they belong at this level.
5. The Night Market Challenge
Air Date: 2020-07-21
It’s the semifinals of The Taste Master and this week the top three contestants battle it out for the trip to Belgium, which is famous for its chocolate, waffles, fries and beer – Stella beer!
6. The Final Challenge
Air Date: 2020-07-28
It’s the final of The Taste Master and we make a stop-over in Belgium, the heartland of chefs and brewers.
1. The Fruit Master Challenge
Air Date: 2021-09-10
It’s time to bake more memories with The Taste Master SA! Join us as we meet the first six of our Top 12 passionate bakers who’ve been selected to show off their skills in the ultimate culinary test.
2. The Spice Master Challenge
Air Date: 2021-09-17
In Episode 2 our final group of six made up of Duke Mbokazi, Jason Miller, Jason Tomlinson, Khensani Peters, Meghan Mavrodaris and Nqobile Ngcobo will go head to head in a challenge to test their skills and creativity.
3. The Instagram Challenge
Air Date: 2021-09-24
This week on The Taste Master SA the pressure is on as the bottom performing contestants from The Fruit Cake Challenge and The Spice Cake Challenge need to prove to the judges that they have what it takes to stay in the competition! With only four spots available in the Top 10 and six contestants competing for them, there is no room for error!
4. The Chocolate Challenge
Air Date: 2021-10-01
Each team must bake the ultimate chocolate creation after a masterclass from guest judge Jackie Cameron. The winning team earns the Royal Baking Powder Chocolate Mastery pin, and the bottom three teams head into next week’s elimination challenge.
5. The Fire Challenge
Air Date: 2021-10-08
The pressure is on in the second elimination round as last week’s bottom 6 contestants head outdoors where they will bake for their lives in the beautiful Stellenbosch Winelands.
6. The Pastry Challenge
Air Date: 2021-10-15
It’s time to bake more memories with The Taste Master SA! The heat gets turned up in the kitchen as the Top 9 contestants are blindsided by a surprise pastry quiz.
7. The Carrot Challenge
Air Date: 2021-10-22
It’s the third elimination challenge on The Taste Master SA: The Baking Edition and the pressure is on for Sohail, Khensani, Kyle, Lwazi, Meghan and Nqobile as they bake for their lives to stay in the competition.
8. The Biscuit Pairing Challenge
Air Date: 2021-10-29
Our bakers pair up this week on #TheTasteMasterSA to serve up their ultimate flavor combos. But working as a team is not always as simple as it seems and some flavors just don’t mix well. Who will bake to victory and who will be heading to elimination?
9. The Fine Dining Challenge
Air Date: 2021-11-05
It’s the 4th elimination round and emotions are running high even before the baking has begun! When the smallest mishap can lead to massive upsets – who will keep their cool?
10. The Savory Pie Challenge
Air Date: 2021-11-12
The Taste Master SA Top 6 contestants are pushed to their baking limits as they battle to create the ultimate savory pie. Joining the judging panel is renowned fine-dining chef and master of wild ingredients, Chris Erasmus.
11. The Sweet Tart Challenge
Air Date: 2021-11-19
This week the top 5 contestants are given 2 hours to create their best sweet pie or tart, but there’s a twist…
12. The Harvest Table Challenge
Air Date: 2021-11-26
It’s the semi-final and The Taste Master SA Top 4 contestants take a trip to the Cape Winelands for their toughest challenge yet.
13. The High Tea Challenge
Air Date: 2021-12-03
The Top 3 contestants, Thando Manyoni, Jay Miller and Kyle Haytread, must use all the skills they’ve learned throughout the competition to impress the judges one last time with a high-tea presentation at the esteemed Hazendal Wine Estate.
1. The Vanilla Cake Challenge
Air Date: 2022-07-07
The Taste Master SA is back with judges Zola Nene and Fritz Schoon. For their first challenge in Season 3 contestants will need to impress with a vanilla cake with a difference.
2. The Queen of Tarts Challenge
Air Date: 2022-07-14
It’s the first elimination challenge on The Taste Master SA Season 3. Six contestants from the Vanilla Cake challenge go head-to-head in a challenge that will see two of them going home.
3. The Spice Challenge
Air Date: 2022-07-21
With 10 contestants left in the competition The Taste Master SA is turning up the heat in the kitchen with a bit of spice.
4. The Vegan Challenge
Air Date: 2022-07-28
In this week’s episode the contestants must leave out all animal products and bake purely vegan.
5. The Sugar Work Challenge
Air Date: 2022-08-04
This week on The Taste Master SA – It’s another opportunity to win another precious Royal Baking Powder Pin but contestants are going to have to learn a new skill!
6. The Traditional Bread Challenge
Air Date: 2022-08-11
With elimination on the line contestants must tap into their heritage and connect with their roots because they’ll need to make an authentic traditional bread to stay in the game.
7. The Community Market Challenge
Air Date: 2022-08-18
It’s market day on The Taste Master SA and the contestants must learn how to make their bakes sell like hot cakes.
8. The Fried Challenge
Air Date: 2022-08-25
The game has reached a new level of difficulty and from now on each challenge is an elimination challenge and to kick things off two contestants are going home.
9. The Fine Dining Fynbos Challenge
Air Date: 2022-09-01
It’s veld to fine dining on this week’s episode of The Taste Master SA. The contestants learn all about the flavors of proudly South African fynbos.
10. The Occasion Cake Challenge
Air Date: 2022-09-08
Surprise! This week on The Taste Master SA our bakers must bake a two-tier occasion cake with a surprise twist.
11. The Braai Bake Challenge
Air Date: 2022-09-15
This week on the Taste Master SA the contestants take their bakes out of the kitchen and into fire in a Braai Bake Challenge.
12. The Grand Finale Part 1
Air Date: 2022-09-22
This is it. The big one. The challenge we’ve all been waiting for.
13. The Grand Finale Part 2
Air Date: 2022-09-29
It’s the Grand Finale of The Taste Master SA Season 3! Derrick and Charne survive the surprise twist in the first leg of the finale and find themselves baking 5-star style in one of the trendiest restaurants in the country.
1. The Cake Challenge
Air Date: 2023-06-13
Their goal is to impress the judges, celebrity chef Zola Nene and master bread baker, Fritz Schoon, along with special weekly guest chefs and celebrities. Only one can bake their way to the top and claim the Taste Master title.
2. The Pudding and Custard Challenge
Air Date: 2023-06-20
It’s the first elimination challenge in the competition and with two contestants heading home, the stakes are high.
3. The International Flavors Challenge
Air Date: 2023-06-27
This week on The Taste Master SA, it’s time for another team challenge as our taste buds are taken on culinary journey around the world.
4. The Newstalgia Challenge
Air Date: 2023-07-04
This week on The Taste Master SA, it’s elimination week and the bottom 6 must bake for their spot in the competition.
5. The Cookie House Challenge
Air Date: 2023-07-11
This week on The Taste Master SA our contestants take on their biggest challenge yet!
6. The Cookies and Milk Challenge
Air Date: 2023-07-18
This week on The Taste Master SA, it’s an elimination challenge and our bottom 6 contestants must face off to keep their spot in the competition.
7. The Kids Party Challenge
Air Date: 2023-07-25
This week on The Taste Master SA, it’s the final team challenge of the competition and contestants must work in groups of 4 to create the ultimate kid’s party spread!
8. The Cheese Board Challenge
Air Date: 2023-08-01
This week on The Taste Master SA, its a double elimination challenge and two talented bakers will be heading home.
9. Surprise The Senses Challenge
Air Date: 2023-08-08
This week on The Taste Master SA, we’re down to the top 6 and the pressure is on!
10. The Quick Bread Challenge
Air Date: 2023-08-15
This week on The Taste Master SA the Top 5 contestants head out to Stellenbosch, where Fritz shares a personal masterclass on how to create a bread in a hurry.
11. The Memories Challenge
Air Date: 2023-08-22
It’s the final elimination challenge and the Top 4 must tap into the power of memory to bake their way to the final.
12. The Grand Finale Part 1
Air Date: 2023-08-29
It’s time for The Taste Master SA Season 4 Grand Finale!! Join us as for this nail-biting 2 part final challenge that sees our top three, Molly, Maxine and Lesego face their biggest challenge, catering for a wedding.
13. The Grand Finale Part 2
Air Date: 2023-09-05
It’s the final challenge! Who will be crowned this season’s champion?
1. The Battenberg Cake Challenge
Air Date: 2024-04-23
14 of South Africa’s most talented bakers enter the kitchen to make big things happen as they bake their way to the title. In their first challenge it’s all about creating their own unique version of the classic British tea-time cake. With a masterclass from a special Taste Master alumni, Samantha Liang, our 14 bakers battle it out in the kitchen under the watchful eye of seasoned judges Zola Nene and Fritz Schoon.
2. The African Pride Challenge
Air Date: 2024-04-30
This week on The Taste Master SA, it’s the first elimination challenge of the season and the bottom 6 will need to fight to stay in the competition. We’re joined by guest judge, Tapiwa Guzha, owner of Tapi Tapi ice cream cafe. Tapiwa takes the contestants on a journey to discover flavors and ingredients from around Africa in a special masterclass. Our bottom 6 then face-off in their first elimination and it true Taste Master style, there is a twist! Who will be going home and who will be safe to bake another day?
3. The Biscuit Box Challenge
Air Date: 2024-05-07
This week on #TheTasteMasterSA contestants must work together to create the ultimate baked gift for Mother’s Day. This challenge puts more than their baking skills to test as teamwork, creativity and design all play a role in deciding who comes out on top. Kim Steyn from Petal and Post joins us as the guest judge and a very special masterclass demonstrating how using eye-catching packaging can transform biscuits into a wonderful custom gift. Who will be safe to bake another day and be in line for the grand prize of R150 000 from Capitec – a boost of capital to grow a baking business, R100 000 to spend at Samsung, R100 000 of KitchenAid equipment and a blast chiller from Electrical Industries Online to the value of R65 000.
4. The Tower of Treats Challenge
Air Date: 2024-05-14
This week on The Taste Master SA, elimination looms over Given, Rio, Melicia, Moletwa and Waahid as they need to pull out all the stops to impress the judges and stay in the competition. Our judges, Fritz Schoon and Zola Nene are joined by baker and entrepreneur, Lynn Hoyle, who shares some valuable tips with in a special masterclass before our contestants head to the kitchen for the Tower of Treats Challenge! The stakes are high and Given, Rio, Melicia, Moletwa and Waahid must showcase their patience, skill, and creativity to secure their spot in the competition. Who will be going home and who will be safe?
5. The Swiss Roll Challenge
Air Date: 2024-05-21
This week on The Taste Master SA tension rises as the contestants are back in the kitchen for an elimination challenge. Judges Zola Nene and Fritz Schoon are joined by guest judge, Chef Motheba Makhetha, who shares a masterclass in the art of baking the perfect Swiss Roll. In true Taste Master style the contestants are thrown a curve ball when they are told they need to pair up and create both a sweet and a savoury Swiss Roll. The heat rises as the bakers clash in the kitchen, racing against the clock to save themselves from this double elimination.
6. The West Coast Bakes Challenge
Air Date: 2024-05-28
This week on The Taste Master SA the Top 10 contestants head out to the world-famous Cape West Coast for an experience of the senses. They’re treated to a masterclass by guest judge Dawid Botha from Lekker Weskus, who takes them through the art of cooking outdoors on the open flame – from fresh fish to rooster koek. After learning more about the cuisine of this region, the bottom six must produce their own unique seafood-inspired bake in an elimination challenge. In a unique twist, the contestants must face elimination with a budget — each armed with Capitec cards to purchase ingredients. Who will make it through to next week, and who will go home?
7. The Cook Book Challenge
Air Date: 2024-06-04
In this thrilling episode of #TheTasteMasterSA contestants are pushed beyond their baking boundaries as they embark on a unique challenge following a captivating masterclass led by renowned food stylist Ilse van der Merwe. In this challenge contestants must bake and then style a picturesque scene for the cover of a cookbook.
8. The Pâté en Croûte Challenge
Air Date: 2024-06-11
With elimination looming the contestants tackle the intricate pâté en croûte, a French meat pie! Our judges Zola Nene and Fritz Schoon are joined by the Elgr’s San-Mari and Jesper to make the difficult decision of who stays and whose time in #TheTasteMasterSA kitchen is over.
9. The High Tea Challenge
Air Date: 2024-06-25
Join us this week as the final 6 contestants get treated to a delicious high tea at the breathtaking 12 Apostles Hotel in Camps Bay, crafted by the hotel’s head pastry chef and the guest judge for this challenge, Gina Marziani. After enjoying a morning off they are given a surprise twist – they now have to head to the kitchen and recreate the delicious bakes they just enjoyed on a grand scale!
10. The Main Course Illusion Challenge
Air Date: 2024-07-02
Things are not always as they appear. This week on The Taste Master SA, the final five contestants left competing for the title, are given the task of baking a dessert that looks like a main course. They must tap into their creativity and problem solving skills to create a delicious optical illusion to delight the judges. Guest Judge and season 3 contestant, Tshepiso Nyakane, gives them a masterclass in the art of illusion before the contestants head into the kitchen. Will they be able to pull it off or this be the challenge that sends them home?
11. The Fine Dining Challenge
Air Date: 2024-07-09
And then there were four! This week on The Taste Master SA our final 4 contestants must create a refined three-course menu centred around baked items under the expert guidance from Chef Rikku O’Donnchu. After a masterclass in fine dining by 2019 Global Best Chef, Rikku O’Donnchu of RIKŪ, Phillip, Melicia, Moletwa and Renuka must take on their penultimate challenge to see who will make it through to the final 3.
12. The Campfire Bakes Challenge
Air Date: 2024-07-16
It’s the penultimate challenge of The Taste Master SA Season 5 and our Top 3 are taken out of their comfort zones, in the kitchen and into the mountains for the Campfire Bakes Challenge. Guided by the bread master, Fritz Schoon, they’ll will have to battle with open flames and limited gear. The pressure is on as the bakers need to understand and control the heat from the fire in order to perfectly bake and not burn their semi-final dishes. Who will cook up this week’s winning creation and secure a spot in the finals and who will be heading home?
13. Grand Finale
Air Date: 2024-07-23
We are gearing up for an epic showdown in a celebration of cultures and heritage highlighting our two talented finalists, who they are, where they come from and their culinary journey ahead. Our location: Chorus by Bertus Basson in Somerset West, owned by renowned Chef Bertus Basson.
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2020-06-23
Episodes
58 (5 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Production Companies
Primedia Studios