The Taste Master SA (2020) is a reality web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The Taste Master SA online in HD.
The Taste Master SA — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Zola Nene
The Taste Master SA — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2020-06-23 |
| Seasons | 7 |
| Episodes | 73 |
| Genre | Reality |
| Language | English |
| Network | SABC 2, SABC 3 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 7/10 (1 votes) |
The Taste Master SA — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: The Instagram Challenge (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
- E2: The Conscious Cooking Challenge (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 unbeat
- E3: The Casual Gourmet Dining Challenge (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 Maste
- E4: The Eat Out Awards Challenge (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.
- E5: The Night Market Challenge (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 –
- E6: The Final Challenge (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.
The Taste Master SA: The Baking Edition
- E1: The Fruit Master Challenge (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 ulti
- E2: The Spice Master Challenge (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 challeng
- E3: The Instagram Challenge (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
- E4: The Chocolate Challenge (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 t
- E5: The Fire Challenge (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.
- E6: The Pastry Challenge (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.
- E7: The Carrot Challenge (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
- E8: The Biscuit Pairing Challenge (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 mi
- E9: The Fine Dining Challenge (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?
- E10: The Savory Pie Challenge (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
- E11: The Sweet Tart Challenge (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…
- E12: The Harvest Table Challenge (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.
- E13: The High Tea Challenge (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 h
Season 3
- E1: The Vanilla Cake Challenge (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.
- E2: The Queen of Tarts Challenge (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
- E3: The Spice Challenge (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.
- E4: The Vegan Challenge (2022-07-28) — In this week’s episode the contestants must leave out all animal products and bake purely vegan.
- E5: The Sugar Work Challenge (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!
- E6: The Traditional Bread Challenge (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.
- E7: The Community Market Challenge (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.
- E8: The Fried Challenge (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.
- E9: The Fine Dining Fynbos Challenge (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.
- E10: The Occasion Cake Challenge (2022-09-08) — Surprise! This week on The Taste Master SA our bakers must bake a two-tier occasion cake with a surprise twist.
- E11: The Braai Bake Challenge (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.
- E12: The Grand Finale Part 1 (2022-09-22) — This is it. The big one. The challenge we’ve all been waiting for.
- E13: The Grand Finale Part 2 (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 o
Season 4
- E1: The Cake Challenge (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 w
- E2: The Pudding and Custard Challenge (2023-06-20) — It’s the first elimination challenge in the competition and with two contestants heading home, the stakes are high.
- E3: The International Flavors Challenge (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.
- E4: The Newstalgia Challenge (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.
- E5: The Cookie House Challenge (2023-07-11) — This week on The Taste Master SA our contestants take on their biggest challenge yet!
- E6: The Cookies and Milk Challenge (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.
- E7: The Kids Party Challenge (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!
- E8: The Cheese Board Challenge (2023-08-01) — This week on The Taste Master SA, its a double elimination challenge and two talented bakers will be heading home.
- E9: Surprise The Senses Challenge (2023-08-08) — This week on The Taste Master SA, we’re down to the top 6 and the pressure is on!
- E10: The Quick Bread Challenge (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.
- E11: The Memories Challenge (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.
- E12: The Grand Finale Part 1 (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 bigges
- E13: The Grand Finale Part 2 (2023-09-05) — It’s the final challenge! Who will be crowned this season’s champion?
Season 5
- E1: The Battenberg Cake Challenge (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 ow
- E2: The African Pride Challenge (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, Ta
- E3: The Biscuit Box Challenge (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 team
- E4: The Tower of Treats Challenge (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 compet
- E5: The Swiss Roll Challenge (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,
- E6: The West Coast Bakes Challenge (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 judg
- E7: The Cook Book Challenge (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
- E8: The Pâté en Croûte Challenge (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
- E9: The High Tea Challenge (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
- E10: The Main Course Illusion Challenge (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 l
- E11: The Fine Dining Challenge (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
- E12: The Campfire Bakes Challenge (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 Chal
- E13: Grand Finale (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 jour
Season 6
- E1: The Mother’s Day High Tea (2025-05-13) — It’s the season premiere of The Taste Master as ten talented contestants meet at a renowned hotel in Cape Town to kick off their journey. For the first challenge, in a heartwarming
- E2: Breaking Bread (2025-05-20) — It’s the first elimination challenge and it’s all about the perfect rise as contestants dive into the art of bread making. After a special masterclass by our judge, Zola Nene, the
- E3: The Agility Challenge (2025-05-27) — This week on The Taste Master SA, teamwork meets chaos in a high-energy relay challenge! After an inspiring masterclass with the head chef of Test Kitchen Fledgelings, Nathan Clark
- E4: The Pasta Challenge (2025-06-03) — It’s an elimination challenge and tensions are at an all time high for Kershnie, Larce, Mpho, Xolile, Chevonne and Lucky as one of them will be cooking for the last time in the Tas
- E5: The Gourmet Burger Challenge (2025-06-10) — The competition heats up at the historic Nederburg Wine Estate as our final eight contestants; Dani, Xolile, Chevonne, Tinyiko, Meggan, Kershnie, Lucky and Larce pay tribute to the
- E6: The Fine Dining Challenge (2025-06-17) — This week on The Taste Master SA it’s double the trouble as the contestants face a double elimination! The bottom 6 contestants, Dani, Xolile, Chevonne, Meggan, Lucky and Larce, st
- E7: The Gourmet Cookie Challenge (2025-06-24) — This week on The Taste Master SA, our Top 6 contestants Chevonne, Dani, Kershnie, Larce, Lucky and Tinyiko are treated to a delicious masterclass in the art of gourmet cookie bakin
- E8: The Game Day Snacks Challenge (2025-07-01) — It’s game day on #TheTasteMasterSA and for this elimination challenge, Larce, Dani, Tinyiko, Lucky and Kershnie head to the beautiful Val de Vie Estate where they need to prepare t
- E9: The Honey Challenge (2025-07-08) — This week on The Tase Master SA: Only Chevonne, Dani, Kershnie, Larce and Lucky remain and this week it’s all about celebrating one of nature’s sweetest ingredients – honey. After
- E10: The Seafood Challenge (2025-07-15) — This week on The Taste Master SA, our top 4, Chevonne, Dani, Kershnie and Lucky, get hooked on seafood as they head to the harbour for a taste of the freshest fish and chips in tow
- E11: The Braai Challenge (2025-07-22) — It’s the semi-finals and the competition fires up at the breathtaking Vuur Restaurant under the watchful eyes of renowned chef Shaun Scrooby and Zola Nene. The final three contesta
- E12: The Grand Finale 2025 (2025-07-29) — It’s the ultimate showdown in the grand finale of The Taste Master SA. At the exclusive wineland’s estate, Owloon Manor, our final two contestants Chevonne and Lucky celebrate ‘Fes
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The Taste Master SA have? 7 season(s) with 73 episodes.
Where can I watch The Taste Master SA? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.