The Taste Master SA Returns For A 5th Season
The Taste Master SA is South Africa’s premier baking competition reality show. Now in its 5th season, the show sees 14 of the country’s most talented bakers compete in delicious weekly challenges that will push their culinary skills to the limit. Featuring weekly guest chefs and unique baking themes, the contest must impress the judges, award-winning chef and cookbook author Zola Nene, and master bread baker Fritz Schoon. In the end, only one can be crowned The Taste Master.
Since its debut in 2020, #TheTasteMasterSA has cemented itself as one of Mzansi’s most appetising culinary reality series. The show puts bakers to the ultimate test as chefs and foodies alike whip up some scrumptious creations in a bid to be crowned champion. After four successful seasons, the search officially returns this April in partnership with Royal Baking Powder.
Tamryn Seopela, Mondelēz Senior Category Brand Manager, Candy & Meals South Africa says:
“We are thrilled to announce our partnership with The Taste Master SA Season 5. This successful show has a proven track record of transforming passionate bakers into culinary maestros. We are excited to be a part of this journey and look forward to inspiring more creativity in the kitchen and baking more memories with Royal Baking Powder, South Africa’s iconic baking staple.”
The fifth season of The Taste Master SA premieres on Tuesday 23 April at 7pm on SABC 2.
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About Zola Nene:
Zola Nene got her big break as the resident chef on the SABC 3 breakfast show Expresso. Zola’s journey with food started on a trip to England where she found a job in a brasserie in Cheshire for two years, first as a hot section chef and then as the head pastry chef.
After her two-year stint in England, Zola returned to South Africa and enrolled at the Institute of Culinary Arts in Stellenbosch. She specialised in Food Media in her third year of studies and subsequently worked at Top Billing magazine as a food assistant. In 2010, Zola started her career as a celebrity chef by joining the Expresso Morning Show. She released her first cook book Simply Delicious in 2016 and has a stint of other impressive hosting and judging spots on her CV.
About Fritz Schoon:
Fritz Schoon has always been passionate about food but his appetite for baking, specifically artisanal breads, has made him one of the most sought-after bakers in South Africa. Fritz’s career officially began after he completed an apprenticeship with a fifth-generation Austrian master baker. It was then when he built a wood-fired oven at the back of the old bank building in Stellenbosch in 2010 which eventually turned into the popular Oude Bank Bakkerij.
Fritz’s obsession with bread and pastries has catapulted him into a household name. The baker owns a number of SCHOON Cafés around the Western Cape. His knowledge and passion for baking makes him the perfect addition to The Taste Master SA.
