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The Taste
Logo of The Taste
GenreReality television
Directed byBrian Smith
JudgesAnthony Bourdain
Nigella Lawson
Ludo Lefebvre
Brian Malarkey
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producersAnthony Bourdain
Chris Coelen
Emma Conway
Matilda Zoltowski
Nigella Lawson
Running time42 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production companyKinetic Content
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)

The Taste is an American competitive reality TV cooking show on ABC.[1] It premiered on January 22, 2013.[2]

Format

The Taste season begins with blind auditions of both professional and amateur cooks during which four judges, who double as mentors, taste one spoonful of food from each contestant prior to knowing who cooked it or what all the ingredients are.[2][3][4][5] Each judge decides whether or not they would like the contestant on his or her team by pressing a button (green for yes or red for no); the buttons are hidden from the other judges (although some decisions are revealed to the home audience).[6][7] The four then meet the contestant and press a button to reveal their votes. If exactly one judge votes yes, that contestant automatically joins that judge's four-member team.[3][4] If more than one judge votes yes, the contestant chooses among them.[4]

Once the 16 contestants are chosen, each episode consists of team and individual challenges with various themes.[8] Each episode ends with the mentors tasting all the competitors' dishes without knowing what it is, how it was prepared, who created it, or whom they will be eliminating.[8] The contestant with the worst bite of food is eliminated from the competition.[9][10]

Judges

The judges/mentors are Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, and Brian Malarkey.[1][2] Bourdain and Lawson also serve as executive producers.[1][2]

Michelin star chef David Kinch was a guest judge on episode 4, titled "Daring Pairings".[citation needed]

Finalists

Each team is referred to as the mentor's kitchen, such as Anthony's Kitchen. The names of eliminated cooks are shown in italics.

Mentors Cooks[11][12][13]
Anthony Bourdain
Ninamarie Bojekian
28, Caterer
Franklin Lakes, NJ 		Diane DiMeo
45, Chef Consultant
Astoria, NY 		Uno Immanivong
35, Mortgage Consultant
Dallas, TX 		Mia Morgenstern
26, Yoga Instructor
San Francisco, CA
Nigella Lawson
Renatta Lindsey
32, Program Monitor
Houston, TX 		Huda Mu'min
31, Caterer
Washington, DC 		Lauren Scott
23, Administrative Assistant
Laurel, MS 		Erika Monroe Williams
42, Broadcaster
Paradise Valley, AZ
Ludo Lefebvre
Paul Caravelli
31, Executive Chef
Libertyville, IL 		Shawn Davis
43, Executive Chef
Los Angeles, CA 		Gregg Drusinsky
31, Culinary Instructor
New York, NY 		Sarah Schiear
27, Food Blogger
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Brian Malarkey
Micah Kasman
31, Design Director
San Francisco, CA 		Jeff Mahin
28, Executive Chef
Marina Del Rey, CA 		Adam Pechal
36, Executive Chef
Sacramento, CA 		Khristianne Uy
30, Private Chef
West Hollywood, CA

Results

Team
 A  Anthony's Kitchen  N  Nigella's Kitchen  L  Ludo's Kitchen  M  Malarkey's Kitchen
Cooks 3 4 5 6 7 8 Episode
Team Taste
Winner 		Lauren Gregg Gregg Gregg
A Diane HIGH IN LOW IN
L Gregg IN IN LOW LOW
M Jeff IN IN HIGH HIGH
M Khristianne HIGH HIGH IN HIGH
N Lauren LOW IN HIGH LOW
L Paul IN IN IN IN
L Sarah HIGH LOW IN IN
A Uno IN IN IN OUT Nose to Tail
A Ninamarie IN HIGH HIGH OUT Nose to Tail
M Adam IN IN IN OUT Nose to Tail
A Mia IN IN OUT The Art of the Sandwich
N Huda IN LOW OUT The Art of the Sandwich
L Shawn LOW OUT Daring Pairings
N Erika IN OUT Daring Pairings
N Renatta OUT Comfort Food
M Micah OUT Comfort Food
  The cook won The Taste.
  The cook was one of the favorites.
  The cook was one of the least favorites, but was not eliminated.
  The cook was eliminated.

Episodes

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
1 8[14] January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22) March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)*[15]

Season 1 (2013)

No. Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Auditions: Part 1"January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)5.82[16]
2"Auditions: Part 2"January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)4.80[17]
3"Comfort Food"February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)5.34[18]
4"Daring Pairings"February 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)4.58[19]
5"The Art of the Sandwich"February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)4.76[20]
6"Nose to Tail"[15]February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)TBA
7"Seduction"[15]March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)*TBA
8"The Taste Finale: Triple Threat"[15]March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)*TBA

*Scheduled air date

References

  1. ^ a b c Lowry, Brian (January 21, 2013). "The Taste". Variety.
  2. ^ a b c d Hale, Mike (January 22, 2013). "Tasty? A Celebrity Will Decide". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b Hinckley, David (January 22, 2013). "ABC's 'The Taste' lets judges taste a single spoonful of a dish to determine whether a contestant is worthy". New York Daily News.
  4. ^ a b c Keene, Allsion (January 21, 2013). "The Taste: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ Hank, Melissa (January 21, 2013). "TV Tuesday: Cooking reality show The Taste debuts". The Vancouver Sun.
  6. ^ Doss, Laine (January 23, 2013). "The Taste: Spoonfuls of Remorse and Haven's Todd Erickson". Miami New Times.
  7. ^ Harris, Jenn (January 23, 2013). "'The Taste' recap: Could go back for a second bite". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^ a b "About the Show". ABC. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  9. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (January 21, 2013). "Anthony Bourdain's The Taste Strategy: "Make Those Jaded Sons of B----es Cry"". TV Guide.
  10. ^ Rackl, Lori (January 21, 2013). "Top chefs rate aspiring cooks with a single 'Taste' on new show". Chicago Sun-Times.
  11. ^ Burrell, Jackie (February 5, 2013). "The teams of 'The Taste'". San Jose Mercury News.
  12. ^ Harris, Jenn (January 30, 2013). "'The Taste' recap: Those auditions desperately needed seasoning". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ^ Rillera, Eileen (February 5, 2013). "The Taste Recap: First Challenge Ends Two Home Cooks' Stints". Nerdles.
  14. ^ "The Taste — TV Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  15. ^ a b c d "The Taste: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  16. ^ Bibel, Sara (January 24, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'Parenthood' & 'New Girl' Adjusted Up; 'The Taste', 'Hart of Dixie' & 'Emily Owens M.D.' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers.
  17. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 30, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'NCIS', 'Raising Hope', 'New Girl' & 'Go On' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers.
  18. ^ Bibel, Sara (February 6, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'Smash', 'New Girl' & 'The Bachelor' Adjusted Up; 'Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday Special' and 'Vegas' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers.
  19. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 13, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: No Adjustment for 'The Taste'". TV by the Numbers.
  20. ^ Bibel, Sara (February 21, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The New Normal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers.
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