The Taste (2013)
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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Episode 1 - The Auditions
Release Date: 2014-01-02In the two-hour series premiere, the heat is on when contestants put their best culinary foot forward and create their best dish for Anthony, Nigella, Ludo and Marcus to taste.
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Episode 2 - My Life on a Plate
Release Date: 2014-01-09Each mentor shares memories of food that reminds him or her of home, then assigns the team a dish to give a personal spin; two contestants are eliminated.
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Episode 3 - Guilty Pleasures
Release Date: 2014-01-16The contestants put their own spin on dishes favored by the mentors; two cooks are sent home; guest judge Aaron Sanchez.
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Episode 4 - Street Food
Release Date: 2014-01-23The teams create dishes inspired by street food.
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Episode 5 - Go Green
Release Date: 2014-01-30Everyone is shocked when a cook mysteriously decides to leave the competition; when faced with a vegetarian challenge, the teams prepare dishes that include curry and pasta.
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Episode 6 - The Sweetest Thing
Release Date: 2014-02-06The cooks create desserts with combinations of fruity, sweet and savory ingredients; guest judge Christina Tosi; six contestants advance.
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Episode 7 - Good with Beer
Release Date: 2014-02-13The cooks go to restaurants in Los Angeles for beer and food pairings; a challenge determines which cooks move on to the finale.
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Episode 8 - The Finale
Release Date: 2014-02-20The four remaining cooks must create dishes inspired by ingredients that include liver, tripe and scallops; chef Jacques Pepin serves as a guest judge.