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The Taste

The Taste

TV-142013•42m•5.7/10
Reality

Ratings

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5.7/10(9)

In this exhilarating cooking competition series, The Taste puts 16 culinary competitors -- who range from home cooks and professional chefs to everything in between -- in the kitchen, where four of the world’s most notable masters of the food world judge their creations based on a blind taste. In this pressure-packed contest, a single spoonful can catapult a contender to the top or send them packing.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 22, 2013

Last Aired

January 22, 2015

Networks

ABC

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Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Auditions (1)
E1
Auditions (1)
Air date: 2013-01-22
Brian Malarkey, Ludovic Lefebvre, Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson audition 29 professional and home cooks through a series of blind taste tests were a single spoonful will decide whether they make it past the audition round of the competition.
Auditions (2)
E2
Auditions (2)
Air date: 2013-01-29
The auditions continue as the four mentors choose more contestants to join their teams based only on a spoonful of their food.
Comfort Food
E3
Comfort Food
Air date: 2013-02-05
The teams take on their first challenge alongside their mentors as they are set a comfort food themed challenge before two of them are eliminated.
Daring Pairings
E4
Daring Pairings
Air date: 2013-02-12
Each team must use five unique ingredients as it tries to create the best dish; each contestant has to prepare a dish that pairs best with a selected wine.
The Art of the Sandwich
E5
The Art of the Sandwich
Air date: 2013-02-19
As the contestants are tasked with creating the perfect sandwich, tensions rise among the judges; chefs Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone serve as guest judges.
Nose to Tail
E6
Nose to Tail
Air date: 2013-02-26
The contestants are pushed out of their culinary comfort zones when asked to not waste any parts of an animal; Greg Morin and David McMillan serve as guest judges.
Seduction
E7
Seduction
Air date: 2013-03-05
The seven semi-finalists must seduce the judges with a single, sumptuous spoonful of their latest dish; three cooks are eliminated.
Finale: Triple Threat
E8
Finale: Triple Threat
Air date: 2013-03-12
The final four contestants each present three dishes to the judges; after an elimination, the remaining contestants must prepare their most decadent dish in hope of wowing the judges and claiming the grand prize.

Cast

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain

Self - Host

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Self - Host

Ludo Lefebvre

Ludo Lefebvre

Self - Host

Marcus Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson

Self - Host

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