The Taste

Season 1

2013 · 8 episodes · 5h 36m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Auditions (1)

   22 Jan 2013 · 42 min

   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.

2. 

   2. Auditions (2)

   29 Jan 2013 · 42 min

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

3. 

   3. Comfort Food

   5 Feb 2013 · 42 min

   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.

4. 

   4. Daring Pairings

   12 Feb 2013 · 42 min

   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.

5. 

   5. The Art of the Sandwich

   19 Feb 2013 · 42 min

   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.

6. 

   6. Nose to Tail

   26 Feb 2013 · 42 min

   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.

7. 

   7. Seduction

   5 Mar 2013 · 42 min

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

8. 

   8. Finale: Triple Threat

   12 Mar 2013 · 42 min

   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.