Snack Masters (New Zealand TV series)

Snack Masters is a New Zealand cooking competition television show based on the BAFTA-nominated British series Snackmasters. Broadcast by TVNZ 2, it was hosted by Kim Crossman and Tom Sainsbury.

Snack Masters
GenreReality television
Presented by
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersHayley Cunningham, Andrew Szusterman
Running time60 minutes, with commercials
Production companySouth Pacific Pictures
Release
Original networkTVNZ 2
Original release20 April (2022-04-20) –
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)

In December 2021, South Pacific Pictures announced that they were making the series for TVNZ, with production due to begin in early 2022.[1]

The series premiered on 20 April 2022 on TVNZ 2, with eight episodes being screened. The series has been referred to as Snackmasters NZ, and also Snack Masters NZ; however, the broadcast episodes are titled Snack Masters.[2][3][4]

Format

Each episode sees two professional chefs compete to recreate a brand-name snack or fast food item.[5] The chefs are given to two days to develop their replicas, which are then presented panel made up of workers involved with the manufacture of the snack.[2] The chef who is decided to have most faithfully recreated the snack wins the competition. During each episode, Sainsbury visits the factory that manufactures each snack, comparing how accurately the chefs are recreating the item.[5]

The show featured stand-alone episodes, following the format of the original British series.

Episodes
No. in seasonSnackChefsWinnerDate aired
1Tip Top TrumpetDariush Lolaiy vs Ganesh RajDariush Lolaiy20 April 2022
2McDonald's Big Mac and friesJamie Wharekawa vs Cristian PincheiraCristian Pincheira27 April 2022
3RJ's Licorice AllsortsMaxine Scheckter vs Shaun CloustonMaxine Scheckter4 May 2022
4Big Ben Mince and Cheese PieAlfie Ingham vs Jess GranadaAlfie Ingham11 May 2022
5Griffin's Toffee PopsShenine Dube and Grace Tauber vs Anna WeirAnna Weir18 May 2022
6Kiwi Onion Dip and ChipsNathan Houpapa vs Mark SouthonNathan Houpapa25 May 2022
7KFC Bucket of ChickenTim Read vs Gareth StewartTim Read1 June 2022
8Golden Crumpets with Kiwi butterJason Kim vs Leslie HottiauxLeslie Hottiaux8 June 2022

Reception

Critical reception

The show garnered mixed reaction from the media. Writing for Stuff, food writer Emily Brookes commented on the skills of the chefs, but was critical that they were, due to shooting constraints, all Auckland-based. She would have preferred that they were given the opportunity to innovate and create, rather than just copy.[3]

Awards

For the 2022 New Zealand Television Awards, the show was nominated in the category for Best Format Reality Series, but did not win.[6]

References
  1. "South Pacific Pictures Adds to Slate with Big Line Up of Unscripted Shows in 2022". South Pacific Pictures. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. "Snack Masters NZ". South Pacific Pictures. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. Brookes, Emily (22 April 2022). "There are very talented chefs on Snack Masters NZ - shame they're wasted". Stuff. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. "Snack Masters". TVNZ+. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. Simich, Ricardo (12 February 2022). "Spy: Two new reality shows full of bite-sized talent". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. "2022 New Zealand Television Awards Finalists and Winners". NZTV Awards. New Zealand Television Awards. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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