1:30 pm today

Can food be a work of art?

From Afternoons, 1:30 pm today

Taste of Art will challenge chefs from some of New Zealand's top restaurants to transform everyday ingredients into jaw-dropping edible masterpieces The teams will be judged not only on flavour, but also on artistic design Dessert Masters host and former MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leong hosts the show alongside Vaughan Mabee, executive chef of Queenstown's Amisfield restaurant Melissa joins Jesse.

Melissa Leong sits in a red suit in front of a plain white background.

Melissa Leong Photo: Supplied