The Taste
The Taste
The Taste
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Overview
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.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 2013-01-22
Runtime: 0h 42m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top 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
Official Videos
The Taste | Starts 7th January | Channel 4
The Taste | Starts 7th January | Channel 4
Episodes - Season 1
Auditions (1)
Auditions (1)
Episode 1
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)
Auditions (2)
Episode 2
The auditions continue as the four mentors choose more contestants to join their teams based only on a spoonful of their food.
Comfort Food
Comfort Food
Episode 3
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
Daring Pairings
Episode 4
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
The Art of the Sandwich
Episode 5
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
Nose to Tail
Episode 6
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
Seduction
Episode 7
The seven semi-finalists must seduce the judges with a single, sumptuous spoonful of their latest dish; three cooks are eliminated.
Finale: Triple Threat
Finale: Triple Threat
Episode 8
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.
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