The Taste
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The Taste

5.7 / 10
2013
3 seasons
23 episodes
Reality

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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The Taste | Starts 7th January | Channel 4

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Cast

Seasons

  • Auditions (1)

    1.Auditions (1)

    22-01-201342m

    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 deci...

  • Auditions (2)

    2.Auditions (2)

    29-01-201342m

    The auditions continue as the four mentors choose more contestants to join their teams based only on a spoonful of their food.

  • Comfort Food

    3.Comfort Food

    05-02-201342m

    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

    4.Daring Pairings

    12-02-201342m

    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

    5.The Art of the Sandwich

    19-02-201342m

    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

    6.Nose to Tail

    26-02-201342m

    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

    7.Seduction

    05-03-201342m

    The seven semi-finalists must seduce the judges with a single, sumptuous spoonful of their latest dish; three cooks are eliminated.

  • Finale: Triple Threat

    8.Finale: Triple Threat

    12-03-201342m

    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 judg...

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