{"id":14670,"date":"2022-03-30T15:05:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=14670"},"modified":"2022-03-30T15:05:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:05:47","slug":"as-masterchef-sa-season-4-enters-its-final-week-a-look-back-at-some-of-its-highlights-and-most-outstanding-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/03\/30\/as-masterchef-sa-season-4-enters-its-final-week-a-look-back-at-some-of-its-highlights-and-most-outstanding-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"As\u00a0MasterChef SA\u00a0Season 4 Enters Its Final Week, A Look Back At Some Of Its Highlights And Most Outstanding Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MasterChef South Africa<\/em> is a week in the final moment. With just three contestants left from the original 20 and 18 episodes down, we\u2019ve reached the sizzling final week of\u00a0MasterChef SA<\/em>\u00a0season 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who will walk away with the coveted title of MasterChef South Africa<\/em>? Tune in to M-Net (DStv Channel 101) tonight, and tomorrow Thursday 31 March at 6pm for what is set to be the hottest week in the continent\u2019s hottest kitchen. The finale will be an hour and a half long 6pm-7.30pm (Note:\u00a0 Two episodes of Legacy <\/em>\u00a0will air tonight, Wednesday 30 March due to the longer duration of the MasterChef SA<\/em> finale.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Produced for M-Net by Homebrew Films, the cooking competition show\u2019s feverishly-anticipated fourth season \u2013 which came after an eight-year break \u2013 has not disappointed. Night after night, we\u2019ve tuned in to watch the contestants scrambling in the kitchen to create some culinary masterpieces, all in the hopes of impressing MasterChef South Africa<\/em> judges Justine Drake, Zola Nene, and Gregory Czarnecki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this season focusing on heritage and local food, it\u2019s been a proudly South African one in practice, as seen in everything from the ingredients to the flavours, dishes, and the stories behind them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was especially evident in episode 15 when the contestants \u2013 inspired by guest judge, and chef Mmabatho Molefe\u2019s divine Zulu cuisine \u2013 cooked offal. They honed their plating and playing with flavour skills from Molefe\u2019s creative presentations of everything from beef tongue to chicken feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another season highlight was having South Africa\u2019s first Michelin star chef, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen as guest judge. He said of his food journey: \u201cTo remake South African classics and give it a little bit of a new flair just came so naturally. I was always looking far for inspiration, just always looking overseas when I was a young student. One day I just realised, \u2018it\u2019s right there.\u201d It’s that very ethos which sums up season 4 of\u00a0MasterChef SA<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the season hasn\u2019t just been about the food that makes our country great \u2013 it\u2019s been about the people, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In episode 6, the show had a fitting tribute to the late South African food icon and editor, Dorah Sitole. With her daughter Phumzile Sitole at the judges\u2019 side, they played a heart-warming clip where Mam\u2019 Dorah described herself as \u201can incurable foodie\u201d. There wasn\u2019t a dry eye in the house \u2013 but everyone had renewed inspiration from one of the doyennes of South African cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It hasn\u2019t been all smooth sailing, however \u2013 we saw some nail-biting decorating disasters during a cake challenge, from Sims dropping his newly-iced cake, to the structural integrity of others being called into question (\u201clots of leaning cakes,\u201d Zola said to Justine as contestants scrambled to finish their confections with just minutes left on the clock). It was a challenge that viewers won\u2019t forget \u2013 but certainly one some contestants wouldn\u2019t want to relive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While viewers can expect more guest judges in the lead-up to the finale, so far\u00a0MasterChef SA\u00a0<\/em>has also featured the expertise of award-winning chef and restauranteur Bertus Basson, award-winning TV chef Katlego Mlambo; game-changing baking siblings Mari-Louis Guy and Callie Maritz of Cakebread; award-winning chef Callan Austin; and chef, food activist, and author Mokgadi Itsweng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week\u2019s guest judges are award-winning chef Kayla-Ann Osborn; chef Michael Cooke of Camphors restaurant; Siphokazi Mdlankomo, who has flourished in the culinary world since her time on MasterChef SA<\/em> season 3; and award-winning chef and owner of Wolfgat restaurant, Kobus van der Merwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we gear up for a week that\u2019s not to be missed, for those whose journey won\u2019t end as the winner of the coveted title, it\u2019s important to remember the words of guest judge Mlambo in episode 16: \u201cDon\u2019t think of it as your journey ending \u2013 it\u2019s just the beginning. Keep cooking with love, keep having the passion, and the world\u2019s your oyster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To quote judge Justine speaking to Sli upon his elimination after last week\u2019s canape challenge: \u201cYou came in doing the most basic things, and you\u2019re going out doing the most glorious things. So, I\u2019m not worried about you, I\u2019m just very, very proud of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watching 20 of South Africa\u2019s best amateur chefs become even better with each challenge has been a pleasure for viewers, and now that we\u2019re nearing the end, the question is: Who will be this season\u2019s MasterChef?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tune in to\u00a0MasterChef South Africa<\/em>\u00a0on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) tonight at 6 pm and don\u2019t miss the finale tomorrow Thursday 31 March (6 pm-7.30 pm). If you have missed this week’s episodes note that MasterChef South Africa<\/em> season 4 is available on Catch Up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more exciting videos and news go to the official MasterChef South Africa page <\/a>. Be part of the conversation #MasterChefSA and follow MasterChef South Africa \u00a0on Twitter\u00a0@MasterChef_SA<\/a>, Instagram masterchef_sa<\/a> or MasterChefSA\u2019s Facebook page @MasterChefSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MasterChef South Africa is a week in the final moment. With just three contestants left from the original 20 and 18 episodes down, we\u2019ve reached the sizzling final week of\u00a0MasterChef SA\u00a0season 4. Who will walk away with the coveted title of MasterChef South Africa? Tune in to M-Net (DStv Channel 101) tonight, and tomorrow Thursday… Continue reading As\u00a0MasterChef SA\u00a0Season 4 Enters Its Final Week, A Look Back At Some Of Its Highlights And Most Outstanding Moments<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-14670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-mnet","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}