The Taste

2013 – 2015
Ended
Reality
~42m / ep
3 seasons
5.7/10

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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Latest: Season 3 · 2014

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E1. Auditions & Childhood
Dec 4, 2014 · 42m
The home cooks and professional chefs compete in a childhood-inspired challenge; a competitor is sent home; guest judge Stephanie Izard.
E2. Under the Sea
Dec 11, 2014 · 42m
Contestants prepare dishes from the sea, including steamed fish, seafood stew and shellfish in miso broth. Eric Ripert is the guest judge.
E3. Happy Holidays
Dec 18, 2014 · 42m
The 13 remaining cooks compete in a holiday-theme challenge that features dishes based on fowl and spiced chocolate desserts. Naomi Pomeroy is the guest judge.
E4. Happy New Year
Jan 1, 2015 · 42m
It’s a new year and there’s a new battle brewing in the kitchen when the remaining cooks are tasked with making delicious dishes bursting with decadent and elevated flavors with ingredients like champagne, shellfish and caviar. Chef Michael Symon is guest judge.
E5. Latin
Jan 8, 2015 · 42m
The remaining contestants are challenged to create dishes that include ceviche and tacos; two contestants are sent home.
E6. Bring the Heat
Jan 15, 2015 · 42m
The contestants take part in a hot-and-spicy challenge that includes ingredients like Szechuan pepper; two cooks are eliminated, identifying which contestants will compete in the season finale.