The Taste (2013)

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The Taste

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.

2013

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The Taste: Season 1 - 8 Episode s

1x1 - Auditions (1)
January 22, 2013
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.
1x2 - Auditions (2)
January 29, 2013
The auditions continue as the four mentors choose more contestants to join their teams based only on a spoonful of their food.
1x3 - Comfort Food
February 5, 2013
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.
1x4 - Daring Pairings
February 12, 2013
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.
1x5 - The Art of the Sandwich
February 19, 2013
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.
1x6 - Nose to Tail
February 26, 2013
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.
1x7 - Seduction
March 5, 2013
The seven semi-finalists must seduce the judges with a single, sumptuous spoonful of their latest dish; three cooks are eliminated.
1x8 - Finale: Triple Threat
March 12, 2013
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.

The Taste: 3 Season s

S1: Season 1
8 Episode s
S2: Season 2
8 Episode s
S3: Season 3
7 Episode s

Actors in The Taste

Anthony Bourdain
Himself - Host, Self - Host
Nigella Lawson
Self - Host, Herself - Host
Ludo Lefebvre
Himself - Host, Self - Host
Marcus Samuelsson
Himself - Host, Self - Host

Tags for The Taste

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Other names for The Taste

The Taste [ABC] (US)

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1x1 - Auditions (1)

1x2 - Auditions (2)

1x3 - Comfort Food

1x4 - Daring Pairings

1x5 - The Art of the Sandwich

1x6 - Nose to Tail

1x7 - Seduction

1x8 - Finale: Triple Threat

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MasterChef Junior

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Worst Cooks in America

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Iron Chef America

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MasterChef România

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