Testing the Menu: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kiwi chef Nic Watt has run restaurants all over the world but his training and inspiration comes from Japan. Now Nic wants to bring what he's learned back home to New Zealand by opening MASU, a brand new restaurant on bustling Federal Street in the heart of Auckland city. In "Testing the Menu" we join Nic as he delves into the Kiwi palate and the Kiwi psyche, looking at what we love about our favourite Kiwi dishes and then giving them his own style of Japanese twist. Nic shows viewers how to unlock no-fuss flavours with simple ingredients, then puts his new creations to the test with the New Zealand public.

Series details

• Title: Testing the Menu
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2013-10-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-11-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Three
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14537
• IMDb ID: tt6926098
• TVDB ID: 274053

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-10-12; final listed air date 2013-11-16; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Testing the Menu on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.