MasterChef South Africa

The MasterChef SA top three – Andriette, Shawn, and Tarryn – are invited into the kitchen of one of the best restaurants in the world, Wolfgat, situated in the West Coast town of Paternoster. Chef and restaurateur Kobus van der Merwe guides them through a master class of cookery as he demonstrates how me makes his own take on the classic South African dish, bobotie.

Crushing, pruning, and pressing in the MasterChef SA kitchen. Here’s episode 18 wrapped up in 60 seconds.

Certainly not a sour grape! Sims brought such great cheer, flavours and fun into the Masterchef SA kitchen, but the lack of the right elements and flavour on his late sends him home

The contestants have to carefully curate each element of their dish. The level and accuracy of the dish has some of them crushing under pressure. Will they be able to get all the elements on their plate in time?

The contestants are not allowed touch, smell or taste Micheal Cooke’s incredible grape inspired dish. They only can ask him yes or no questions, in hopes to be able to replicate this harvest of wonder.

No meat and two cooks were sent home after a blind tasting. Here is all the #MeatFreeMonday action from last night’s episode in your #MasterChefMinute. #MasterChefSA

The judges went in blind with no idea which contestant cooked which dish or what the thought process behind each dish was.

Even with no meat, the steaks are high. With two contestants going home tonight, they are bringing their best.

The concept of Meat Free Mondays has been around for more than 20 years and the contestants have been challenged to put their spin on it.

Even with perfectly cooked lamb, the contestants each had their own problems with their sauces and one, in particular, cost them a place in finals week.

With only three cooks battling it out for a spot in finals week, they start doubting their dishes.

The cooks were felt feeling like chops after all their sauces let them down. Here is your #MasterChefMinute from last night’s episode. #MasterChefSA

Chef Katlego Mlambo presents the contestants with a lamb dish that brings honour to his gogo.

Inspiration from Mmabatho Molefe’s divine Zulu cuisine, two determined teams, and one hectic offal challenge. This is episode 15 in sixty delicious seconds.

The blue team put their heart and soul into the challenge and managed to impress the judges and guests with their exquisite offal cuisine. This sends them straight through to finals week.

Sjoe! The pressure is mounting in the MasterChef SA kitchen. The blue and red team hit a few stumbling blocks while preparing their offal dishes and need to improvise with hopes of presenting the judges with star dishes.

The brilliant Mmabatho Molefe presents the contestants with her glorious, five-star, Zulu dining, leaving them in pure awe. Will they be able to deliver such delicacies with great flavour?

Eight contestants, three judges, and twenty-four canapés. It's the latest episode of MasterChef SA in 60 seconds.

Dr Harri and Shawn are singled out for their delicious and eye-pleasing canapés, with one of them winning immunity. Meanwhile, Sims, S’li, Tarryn, and Tembisa are called forward for not completing the brief and one of them must go home.

As the challenge reaches its halfway mark the wheels start falling off as contestants scramble to create and complete all 24 canapés in time.

Greg cracks his first ostrich egg as he and his fellow judges Zola and Justine brief the contestants on their next challenge. Tasked with creating a smorgasbord of canapés, it’s going to be a challenging challenge for sure.

Not your average braai broodjie and paptert. The contestants were pushed to Michelin star levels. Here’s how it went down in your#MasterChefMinute.

There’s never a dull moment with Sims in the kitchen. He shares his favourite challenges, the dish he's proudest of, what he’s learnt during this amazing journey, and even takes a guess at who he thinks will win this season.

From amazing dishes to taking risks, we look back at Charmaine’s #MasterChefSA journey and the lessons she is taking from the show.

Absolute fire in the kitchen and some of the best laughs, we will definitely miss Tembisa. Here’s a look at her #MasterChefSA journey.

Is there a doctor in the house? There was, and we are extremely sad to see him go home. Take a look at some of his favourite moments on his MasterChef SA journey.

A lovely, encouraging, and motivating journey. S’li shares some of his favourite and proudest moments in the MasterChef SA kitchen and reflects on what he could have done differently during the ostrich egg challenge.

She brought fire, and she brought sass, but unfortunately, the Michelin star dish was the one challenge she couldn’t crack.

She has blown away the judges with her incredible dishes, but her abalone risk unfortunately did not secure her a spot in the top 10. Here are Didi’s final words.

She has blown away the judges with her incredible dishes, but her abalone risk unfortunately did not secure her a spot in the top 10. Here are Didi’s final words.

Tasnim found herself in a fishy situation that resulted in her elimination. She shares her favourite moments and dishes in the MasterChef SA kitchen and what her plans are going forward in the culinary world.

It was an absolutely amazing experience for James, the youngest contestant this season. He reflects on his favourite challenge and what he could have done differently during the chilli challenge.

She cooks from the heart and trusts her gut. Alicia shares her incredible journey in the MasterChef SA kitchen, describes meeting her lovely fellow contestants, and talks about the most challenging part of the show.

It was a tough challenge and once again proved that even a pretty plate can get you eliminated if it doesn’t pack a punch. Here are Onezwa's parting words.

From not enough flavour and a too-sweet syrup, Masedi reflects on what went wrong during the latest challenge. But he learnt to work under pressure and doesn’t look at food the same anymore. Watch his parting words.

Which judge’s dish would he have picked to replicate if he could choose? Mohammed shares his parting thoughts, as well as what he learnt during his journey in the MasterChef SA kitchen, and his future foodie plans.

When the clocks ticking…Matthew talks about the intense pressure of the challenge in the MasterChef SA kitchen, time management, and his next move in the professional food industry.

Rooibos drama! Lisa talks about her challenges in the MasterChef SA kitchen, what she’s learnt, and her future plans in the culinary industry.

A rule breaker…Sylvie talks about balance in the MasterChef kitchen, what she enjoyed the most on her journey and her interest in writing another book.