Series synopsis
Aftertaste is an Australian comedy drama television series that premiered on ABC TV on February 3, 2021. It ended on August 24, 2022. It was created by Matthew Bate, Julie De Fina. It stars Erik Thomson, Natalie Abbott, Wayne Blair and Susan Prior.
The story of Easton West, an internationally-renowned yet volatile celebrity chef who has a spectacular fall from grace and returns to his hometown in the Adelaide Hills, Australia.
Premise
The story of Easton West, an internationally-renowned yet volatile celebrity chef who has a spectacular fall from grace and returns to his hometown in the Adelaide Hills, Australia.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Erik Thomson as Easton West
- Natalie Abbott as Diana
- Wayne Blair as Brett
- Susan Prior as Denise
- Peter Carroll as Jim
- Remy Hii as Ben Zhao
- Kavitha Anandasivam as Nayani
- Justin Amankwah as Kwame
Supporting cast
- Rachel Griffiths as Margot
Guest cast
- Simone Annan as Viv
- Jack Wong as Young Elevator Guy
- Grace O'Callaghan as Young Elevator Girl
- Norman Sheun as Shanghai Businessman
- Jem O'Callaghan as Teenage Son
- Ezra Juanta as Long-Haired Cook
- Samuel Lau as Nervous Cook
- Roy Phung as Head Chef
- Jodie Dry as Critic
- Albee Liang as Waitress
- Antoine Jelk as Other Dude
- James Smith as Dude
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | February 3, 2021 | March 10, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 6 | July 20, 2022 | August 24, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When his latest outburst goes viral, volatile celebrity chef Easton West flees back to his hometown and tries to reinvent himself through an unlikely partnership with his 19-year-old pastry wunderkind niece. |
February 3, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Former celebrity bad boy chef Easton West returns to his family home in the Adelaide Hills to start a restaurant with his niece, repair his family, and work out his place in a modern world. |
February 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Easton and Diana set about cleaning out Jim's hoard to make way for their restaurant, but the old man isn't making it easy. Easton sends Diana off in search of inspiration for her contribution to the menu. |
February 17, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Diana returns from London for Denise and Brett's wedding and struggles to prove to her new beau Harry that her family are as insane as she says they are -especially since Easton seems to have discovered his Zen state. |
July 20, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Diana must find a way to finish her menu for the London restaurant despite Easton's toddler-tanty level resistance to fulfilling their community service obligations. |
July 27, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The family spend a confronting night with June, trying to find out why she's back after all these years - but only succeed in picking at the scabs of their own fragile relationships. |
August 3, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 3, 2021 |
| Last aired | August 24, 2022 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | at 21:00:00 |