About this season
Taste of Art is a bold new culinary reality competition where ten of Aotearoa’s most talented chefs go head-to-head in a high-stakes battle of creativity and skill. Over seven gripping episodes, the chefs are challenged to push the boundaries of food as art, crafting unexpected, visually stunning, and deeply personal dishes under pressure.
Episodes (7)
1. Episode 1
Aired 18 February 2026 • 45 min
Taste of Art is something the world has never seen before. Handpicked teams of the most awarded chefs in New Zealand to battle it out to create Art worthy dishes that taste out of this world.
2. Episode 2
Aired 25 February 2026 • 44 min
Its the Luma Enchanted Challenge where teams must create dishes that express New Zealands myths and landscapes. The winning team will be safe from the next elimination challenge.
3. Episode 3
Aired 4 March 2026 • 44 min
In the first elimination challenge, it's a chocolates lovers dream as teams face off in a Whittakers chocolate challenge.
4. Episode 4
Aired 10 March 2026 • 45 min
Each team must craft three distinct fine dining snacks that hero Best Foods Mayonnaise using kia moana.
5. Episode 5
Aired 18 March 2026 • 45 min
Each team must create two dishes where the hero ingredient in each is preserved using traditional methods, and one team will be eliminated.
6. Episode 6
Aired 25 March 2026 • 45 min
The penultimate challenge where the 3 remaining teams vie for a place in the final. They must create two dishes inspired by a table setting.
7. Episode 7
Aired 1 April 2026 • 45 min
In the grand final, the top two teams battle it out in the most creative challenge yet. Teams are told to go wild and celebrate what is so great about Aotearoa and its produce.