The Taste#Finalists
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- Anthony Bourdain
- Nigella Lawson
- Ludo Lefebvre
- Marcus Samuelsson
{{small|(Season 2-3)}} - Brian Malarkey
{{small|(Season 1)}}
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| num_episodes = 23
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- Anthony Bourdain
- Chris Coelen
- Emma Conway
- Matilda Zoltowski
- Nigella Lawson
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| runtime = 42-43 minutes {{Small|(season 1)}}
84-86 minutes {{Small|(season 2, 3 and 1 premiere)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B4QYVG8?ref_=aiv_dp|title=The Taste 3 Seasons 2013|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}
| company = Kinetic Content
| channel = ABC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|01|22}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|1|22}}
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The Taste is an American cooking-themed reality competition series on ABC.{{cite news|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=The Taste|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117949048/|newspaper=Variety|date=January 21, 2013}} It aired from January 22, 2013, through January 22, 2015.{{cite news|last=Hale|first=Mike|title=Tasty? A Celebrity Will Decide|url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/arts/television/the-taste-on-abc-featuring-celebrity-food-judges.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 22, 2013}} On May 7, 2015, ABC canceled The Taste after three seasons.{{cite news|title='Forever', 'Cristela', 'Resurrection' & 'The Taste' Cancelled by ABC|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/07/forever-cancelled-by-abc-after-one-season/400839/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508192342/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/07/forever-cancelled-by-abc-after-one-season/400839/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2015|publisher=TVByTheNumbers|date=May 7, 2015|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}
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 without knowing who cooked it or what all the ingredients were.{{cite news|last=Hinckley|first=David|title=ABC's 'The Taste' lets judges taste a single spoonful of a dish to determine whether a contestant is worthy|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/abc-new-cooking-competition-taste-heats-article-1.1244275?localLinksEnabled=false|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=January 22, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Keene|first=Allison|title=The Taste: TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/anthony-bourdain-nigella-lawson-taste-414629|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 21, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Hank|first=Melissa|title=TV Tuesday: Cooking reality show The Taste debuts|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/Tuesday+Cooking+reality+show+Taste+debuts/7852512/story.html|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|date=January 21, 2013}} 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).{{cite news|last=Doss|first=Laine|title=The Taste: Spoonfuls of Remorse and Haven's Todd Erickson|url=http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/shortorder/2013/01/the_taste_spoonfuls_of_remorse.php|newspaper=Miami New Times|date=January 23, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Jenn|title='The Taste' recap: Could go back for a second bite|url=https://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-the-taste-anthony-bourdain-nigella-lawson-20130122,0,4470736.story|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 23, 2013}} 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. If more than one judge votes yes, the contestant chooses among them.
Once the 16 contestants are chosen, each episode consists of team and individual challenges on a weekly theme.{{cite web|title=About the Show|url=http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-taste/About-the-Show|publisher=ABC|accessdate=January 23, 2013}}
In the team challenge, the contestants work for one hour with coaching from their mentors. Each mentor selects one dish to represent his or her team, which is tasted by a guest judge. The team with the best taste is rewarded with a private session with the guest judge, while the mentor of team who places last in the challenge must eliminate one of their contestants.
In the individual challenge, the contestants work without assistance for one hour. 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, awarding a gold star to the dish they liked the most and a red star to the dish they liked the least. The contestant or contestants with the worst bite of food is eliminated from the competition in the first two seasons.{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Hanh|title=Anthony Bourdain's The Taste Strategy: "Make Those Jaded Sons of B----es Cry"|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/The-Taste-Premiere-Anthony-Bourdain-1059355.aspx|newspaper=TV Guide|date=January 21, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Rackl|first=Lori|title=Top chefs rate aspiring cooks with a single 'Taste' on new show|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/rackl/17641169-421/top-chefs-rate-aspiring-cooks-with-a-single-taste-on-new-show.html|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=January 21, 2013}}
Starting in the third season, the two contestants who receive the highest number of red stars in the individual challenge compete in a 40 minute, sudden-death taste-off. The mentors are not allowed to touch the contestants' food in this challenge. The competitor who has the best bite of food in the taste-off advances to the next stage of the competition, while the other competitor is eliminated.
Other aspects of the team and individual challenges vary by season. See season breakdowns for details.
Judges
The judges/mentors are Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, and Marcus Samuelsson. Brian Malarkey served on the panel for the first season. Bourdain and Lawson also serve as executive producers.
Michelin Guide chef David Kinch was a guest judge on episode 4 of season one, titled "Daring Pairings".{{cite news|last=Shemirani|first=Sasha|title='The Taste': Daring Pairings|url=http://photos.mercurynews.com/2013/02/12/the-taste-daring-pairings/|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=February 12, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Jenn|title='The Taste' recap: The chefs whine and dine|url=https://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-the-taste-recap-anthony-bourdaine-dine-20130212,0,4686970.story|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 13, 2013}} Chef José Andrés was a guest judge on the season one finale, "The Taste Finale: Triple Threat".{{cite news|last=Judkis|first=Maura|title=Jose Andres appeared on ABC's 'The Taste'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/03/13/jose-andres-appeared-on-abcs-the-taste-on-tuesday-night/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 13, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Burrell|first=Jackie|title='The Taste' Finale: A totally satisfying conclusion|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=March 13, 2013}}
Episodes
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| colspan="2"|Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale |
|---|---|---|---|
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2013|1|22}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{end date|2013|3|12}} | |||
| style="background:#ADEAEA; height:5px;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2014|1|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{end date|2014|2|20}} | |||
| style="background:#AB5AB5; height:5px;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2014|12|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{end date|2015|1|22}} |
Season 1 (2013)
=Format=
In the team challenge, the creator of the best dish receives immunity from elimination for that episode.
In the individual challenge, the creators of the worst two (sometimes three) dishes are eliminated from the competition.
=Finalists=
Cooks are organized into four "Kitchen" groups, each with a mentor.
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| style="width:75px"|Mentors | colspan="4"| Cooks{{cite news|last=Burrell|first=Jackie|title=The teams of 'The Taste'|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/food-wine/ci_22525411/teams-taste|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=February 5, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Jenn|title='The Taste' recap: Those auditions desperately needed seasoning|url=https://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-the-taste-recap-anthony-bourdain-nigella-lawson-20130129,0,2945805.story|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 30, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Rillera|first=Eileen|title=The Taste Recap: First Challenge Ends Two Home Cooks' Stints|url=http://www.nerdles.com/2013/02/05/the-taste-recap-first-challenge-ends-two-home-cooks-stints/|newspaper=Nerdles|date=February 5, 2013}} |
|---|---|
| Anthony Bourdain
| style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Ninamarie Bojekian | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Diane DiMeo | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Uno Immanivong | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Mia Morgenstern | |
| Nigella Lawson
| style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Renatta Lindsey | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Huda Mu'min | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Lauren Scott | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Erika Monroe Williams | |
| Ludo Lefebvre
| style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Paul Caravelli | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Shawn Davis | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Gregg Drusinsky | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Sarah Schiear | |
| Brian Malarkey
| style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Micah Kasman | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Jeff Mahin | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Adam Pechal | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Khristianne Uy |
=Contestant progress=
;Team
:{{Color box|dodgerblue|A|border=silver}} Anthony's Kitchen {{Color box|yellow|N|border=silver}} Nigella's Kitchen {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Ludo's Kitchen {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Malarkey's Kitchen
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan=2| Cooks
! 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || Episode |
|---|
| colspan=2| Team Taste Winner | Lauren||Gregg ||Gregg||Gregg||Sarah||Diane |
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Khristianne | style="background:gold;"|HIGH|| style="background:gold;"|HIGH||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:gold;"|HIGH ||style="background:gold;"|HIGH ||style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER || style="text-align:left"|The Taste Finale: Triple Threat |
| style="background:dodgerblue;" | A
! Diane | style="background:gold;"|HIGH ||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:tomato;"|LOW ||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:tomato;"|LOW ||style="background:lightgray;"|RUNNER-UP || style="text-align:left"|The Taste Finale: Triple Threat |
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Sarah | style="background:gold;"|HIGH || style="background:tomato;"|LOW||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:lightgray;"|RUNNER-UP || style="text-align:left"|The Taste Finale: Triple Threat |
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Gregg | style="background:white;"|IN || style="background:white;"|IN||style="background:tomato;"|LOW ||style="background:tomato;"|LOW ||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="text-align:left"|The Taste Finale: Triple Threat |
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Jeff | style="background:white;"|IN || style="background:white;"|IN||style="background:gold;"|HIGH ||style="background:gold;"|HIGH || style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="1"| || style="text-align:left"|Seduction |
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Lauren | style="background:tomato;"|LOW || style="background:white;"|IN||style="background:gold;"|HIGH ||style="background:tomato;"|LOW || style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="1"| || style="text-align:left"|Seduction |
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Paul | style="background:white;"|IN || style="background:white;"|IN||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:white;"|IN || style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="1"| || style="text-align:left"|Seduction |
| style="background:dodgerblue;" | A
! Uno | style="background:white;"|IN|| style="background:white;"|IN||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="2"| || style="text-align:left"|Nose to Tail |
| style="background:dodgerblue;" | A
! Ninamarie | style="background:white;"|IN || style="background:gold;"|HIGH||style="background:gold;"|HIGH ||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="2"| || style="text-align:left"|Nose to Tail |
| style="background:limegreen;"| M
! Adam | style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="2"| || style="text-align:left"|Nose to Tail |
| style="background:dodgerblue;" | A
! Mia | style="background:white;"|IN || style="background:white;"|IN||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="3"| || style="text-align:left" |The Art of the Sandwich |
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Huda | style="background:white;"|IN || style="background:tomato;"|LOW||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="3"| || style="text-align:left" |The Art of the Sandwich |
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Shawn | style="background:tomato;"|LOW ||style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="4"| || style="text-align:left" |Daring Pairings |
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Erika | style="background:white;"|IN ||style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="4"| || style="text-align:left" |Daring Pairings |
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Renatta | style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="5"| || style="text-align:left" |Comfort Food |
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Micah | style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="5"| || style="text-align:left" |Comfort Food |
:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} The cook won The Taste.
:{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} The cook was one of the favorites.
:{{Color box|tomato|border=silver}} The cook was one of the least favorites, but was not eliminated.
:{{Color box|lightgrey|border=silver}} The cook was eliminated.
=Episodes=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Auditions: Part 1 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|22}} | ShortSummary = Professional chefs and home cooks compete for one of the sixteen spots in a celebrity chef's kitchen. To be continued... | LineColor = A8A8A8 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Auditions: Part 2 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|29}} | ShortSummary = The second half of the auditions commence, as more hopefuls compete for a spot on a team. | LineColor = A8A8A8 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Comfort Food | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|5}} | ShortSummary = The contestants are challenged to create "comfort" dishes. Lauren of Team Nigella wins the first team challenge, giving her team an advantage during the individual task. Lauren, Micah, Renatta, and Shawn find themselves in the bottom four, as the four judges have given them all one red star, declaring them as the creators of the four worst dishes of the round. Khristianne and Sarah both receive one gold star, meaning that they created one of the judges' favorite dishes, while Diane receives two gold stars. Lauren is automatically safe, as she had won immunity for herself by winning the team challenger earlier. Shawn is spared and Micah and Renatta are the first cooks sent home. | LineColor = A8A8A8 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Daring Pairings | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|12}} | ShortSummary = The contestants are challenged to create any dish they want and pair it with a wine of their choice. Gregg wins the team challenge for Team Ludo. Erica, Huda, Sarah, and Shawn each receive a red star after the individual taste tests. Meanwhile, Khristianne and Ninamarie each receive two gold stars. The judges choose to keep Huda and Sarah in the competition, eliminating Erica and Shawn. | LineColor = A8A8A8 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = The Art of the Sandwich | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|19}} | ShortSummary = The contestants have to create unique sandwiches. Gregg wins the team challenge for the second time for Team Ludo. The judges are not impressed with his second dish, however, and he is placed into the bottom four with Diane, Mia, and Huda. Jeff receives two gold stars, while Lauren and Ninamarie each receive one. Gregg is declared safe, as he held immunity. Mia defends her sandwich, as she thought it was unfair of the judges to criticize her homemade bread, as most of the other contestants didn't bother to make theirs from scratch. Ultimately, the judges decide to send Mia home, along with Huda. | LineColor = A8A8A8 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Nose to Tail | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|26}} | ShortSummary = The contestants must create dishes using unusual edible body parts of an animal, such as cow tongues and sweetbread. Gregg of Team Ludo wins the team challenge for the third straight week in a row. During the prep period for the individual tastings, Gregg slices his finger. The judges select Adam, Gregg, Lauren, Ninamarie, and Uno. Uno became the first person in the competition to receive both a gold star and a red star, meaning that she wasn't safe. Jeff received one star and Khristianne received two gold stars. Gregg is declared safe due to getting immunity. Adam is the first one sent home, followed by Ninamarie. The judges have a hard time choosing between Uno, who had been consistent up until this challenge, and Lauren, who has been unpredictable. Nigella's rallying works, as her last team member is spared from elimination and Uno is sent home. | LineColor = A8A8A8 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Seduction | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|5}} | ShortSummary = The contestants must create "sexy," seductive dishes. Sarah wins the team challenge for Team Ludo and instead of being offered immunity this week, she received a cookware set similar to the ones used in the show's kitchens. For the individual tastings, each cook must pair their dishes with a fine beverage. Diane, Jeff, Lauren, and Paul are in the bottom four, with three of them going home. Jeff receives both a red and a gold star. Khristianne receives a record three stars for her dish. Lauren, Jeff, and Paul are all eliminated. Diane, Gregg, Khristianne, and Sarah move onto the Season 1 finals. | LineColor = A8A8A8 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = The Taste Finale: Triple Threat | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|12}} | ShortSummary = The last four remaining contestants (Diane, Gregg, Khristianne, and Sarah) have a team challenge to make tapas using mozzarella cheese, Iberico ham and spot prawns for Spanish chef José Andrés. One contestant is to be eliminated after Andrés does the judging. The mentors help their team to try to ensure their placement in the final three. Andrés eliminates Gregg from the competition, leaving Diane, Khristianne, and Sarah as the top three. The last three make their final dishes for the show, and Andrés serves as a mentor for them. In the end, Khristianne is declared the winner of The Taste. | LineColor = A8A8A8 }} |
Season 2 (2014)
=Format=
In the team challenge, the mentor of the team which created the worst dish must eliminate a member of his team.
In the individual challenge, the contestant who created the worst dish is eliminated.
=Finalists=
Cooks are organized into four "Kitchen" groups, each with a mentor.
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| style="width:75px"|Mentors | colspan="4"| Cooks |
|---|---|
| Anthony Bourdain
| style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Brad Martin | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Shellie Kitchen | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Lee Knoeppel | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Dana Micek | |
| Nigella Lawson
| style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Reina Bazzi | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Crystal Powell | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Jay Qualls | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Jacquelyn Sowards | |
| Ludo Lefebvre
| style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Jeff Kawakami | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Cassandra Bodzak | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Louise Leonard | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Marina Chung | |
| Marcus Samuelsson
| style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Don Pullum | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Sarah Master | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Audrey Johns | style="text-align:center; width:105px;" | Shehu Fitzgerald |
=Contestant progress=
;Team
:{{Color box|dodgerblue|A|border=silver}} Anthony's Kitchen {{Color box|yellow|N|border=silver}} Nigella's Kitchen {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Ludo's Kitchen {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Marcus' Kitchen
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan=2| Cooks
! 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || Episode |
|---|
| colspan=2| Team Taste Winner | {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Jeff || {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Jeff || {{Color box|dodgerblue|A|border=silver}} Shellie || {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Louise || {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Sarah || {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Marina || {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Marina || style="text-align:left" | |
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Louise | style="background:white;"|IN||IN||IN||IN{{color|gold|★★}}||IN{{color|gold|★}}||IN|| style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER || style="text-align:left" | The Finale |
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Marina | style="background:white;"|IN||IN{{color|red|★}} ||IN{{color|gold|★★}} ||IN||IN{{color|gold|★★}} ||IN{{color|red|★}} || style="background:lightgray;"|RUNNER-UP || style="text-align:left" | The Finale |
| style="background:dodgerblue;" | A
! Lee | style="background:white;"|IN {{color|gold|★★}}||IN {{color|gold|★★}}||IN||IN {{color|gold|★}}|||IN||IN{{color|gold|★}}{{color|red|★★}} || style="background:lightgray;"|OUT || style="text-align:left" | The Finale |
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Jeff | style="background:white;"|IN{{color|gold|★★}}||IN{{color|gold|★}} ||IN||IN{{color|red|★★}} ||IN{{color|gold|★}} || IN{{color|gold|★★★}} ||style="background:tomato;"|OUT || style="text-align:left" | The Finale (Team) |
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Sarah | style="background:white;"|IN||IN||IN{{color|gold|★★}} || IN{{color|gold|★}} ||IN{{color|red|★}} || style="background:lightgray;"|OUT{{color|red|★}} || style="background:gray;" colspan="1"| || style="text-align:left" | Good With Beer (Individual) |
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Shehu | style="background:white;"|IN||IN{{color|gold|★}}||IN{{color|red|★★★}}||IN||IN|| style="background:tomato;"|OUT|| style="background:gray;" colspan="1"| || style="text-align:left" | Good With Beer (Team) |
| style="background:dodgerblue;" | A
! Shellie | style="background:white;"|IN||IN||IN||IN|| style="background:lightgray;"|OUT{{color|red|★★★}} || style="background:gray;" colspan="2"| || style="text-align:left" | The Sweetest Thing (Individual) |
| style="background:dodgerblue;" | A
! Brad | style="background:white;"|IN||IN||IN||IN||style="background:tomato;"|OUT|| style="background:gray;" colspan="2"| || style="text-align:left" | The Sweetest Thing (Team) |
| style="background:dodgerblue;" | A
! Dana | style="background:white;"|IN||IN{{color|red|★}} ||IN||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT {{color|red|★★}} || Style="background:gray;" colspan="3"| || style="text-align:left" | Go Green (Individual) |
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Jacquelyn | style="background:white;"|IN||IN||IN||style="background:pink;"|QUIT{{ref|1|1}}|| style="background:gray;" colspan="3"| || style="text-align:left" | Go Green (Team) |
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Cassandra | style="background:white;"|IN||IN||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT{{color|red|★}} || style="background:gray;" colspan="4"| || style="text-align:left" | Street Food (Individual) |
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Crystal | style="background:white;"|IN||IN||style="background:tomato;"|OUT|| style="background:gray;" colspan="4"| || style="text-align:left" | Street Food (Team) |
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Don | style="background:white;"|IN||style="background:lightgray;"|OUT{{color|red|★★}} || style="background:gray;" colspan="5"| || style="text-align:left" | Guilty Pleasures (Individual) |
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Audrey | style="background:white;"|IN{{color|red|★}} ||style="background:tomato;"|OUT|| style="background:gray;" colspan="5"| || style="text-align:left" | Guilty Pleasures (Team) |
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Jay | style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT{{color|red|★★★}} || style="background:gray;" colspan="6"| || style="text-align:left" |My Life on a Plate (Individual) |
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Reina | style="background:tomato;"|OUT || style="background:gray;" colspan="6"| || style="text-align:left" |My Life on a Plate (Team) |
:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} The cook won The Taste.
:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} The cook quit the competition.
:{{Color box|lightgrey|border=silver}} The cook was eliminated in the individual challenge.
:{{Color box|tomato|border=silver}} The cook was eliminated in the team challenge.
:{{color|gold|★}} The cook received the indicated number of gold stars.
:{{color|red|★}} The cook received the indicated number of red stars.
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- {{note|1}} Because Jacquelyn quit during the judging of the team challenge, Marcus was not required to eliminate a member of his team even though his team lost the challenge.
{{refend}}
=Episodes=
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|---|
| {{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = The Auditions | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|2}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = ADEAEA }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = My Life On A Plate | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|9}} | ShortSummary = guest judge Edward Lee (chef) | LineColor = ADEAEA }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Guilty Pleasures | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|16}} | ShortSummary = guest judge Aarón Sánchez | LineColor = ADEAEA }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Street Food | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|23}} | ShortSummary = guest judge Roy Choi | LineColor = ADEAEA }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Go Green | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|30}} | ShortSummary = guest judge Yotam Ottolenghi | LineColor = ADEAEA }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = The Sweetest Thing | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|6}} | ShortSummary = guest judge Christina Tosi | LineColor = ADEAEA }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Good with Beer | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|13}} | ShortSummary = guest judge Jonathan Waxman | LineColor = ADEAEA }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = The Finale | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|20}} | ShortSummary = guest judge Jacques Pépin | LineColor = ADEAEA }} |
Season 3 (2014–15)
Season 3 of The Taste premiered on December 4, 2014 with Ludo, Nigella, Marcus, and Anthony as the judges.{{cite web|title='The Taste' Returns to ABC - Season Three Premieres Thursday, December 4|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/10/29/the-taste-returns-to-abc-season-three-premieres-thursday-december-4-970114/20141029abc07/|website=The Futon Critic|accessdate=5 December 2014|date=29 October 2014}} The first episode received 3.33 million viewers.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/05/thursday-final-ratings-peter-pan-live-adjusted-up-mom-two-and-a-half-men-reign-the-mccarthys-elementary-adjusted-down/335826/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218014033/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/05/thursday-final-ratings-peter-pan-live-adjusted-up-mom-two-and-a-half-men-reign-the-mccarthys-elementary-adjusted-down/335826/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 18, 2014|title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'Peter Pan Live!' Adjusted Up; 'Mom', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Reign', 'The McCarthys' & 'Elementary' Adjusted Down |date=December 5, 2014|accessdate=December 5, 2014|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers}}
= Contestants =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Mentors ! colspan="4" |Cooks{{Cite web|url = http://heavy.com/entertainment/2014/12/the-taste-contestants-cast-season-3-episode-chefs-premiere/|title = The Taste Season 3 Contestants – Episode 1|date = 5 December 2014|accessdate = 5 December 2014|website = Heavy|publisher = |last = Weigle|first = Lauren}}{{Cite web|url = http://haveuheard.net/2014/12/taste-recap-12414-season-3-premiere-auditions-childhood/2/|title = The Taste Recap 12/4/14- Season 3 Premiere- Auditions & Childhood|date = 4 December 2014|accessdate = 5 December 2014|website = Have U Heard|publisher = |last = Nowitz|first = Mandi}} |
| Anthony Bourdain
|Tarik Abdullah |Eric LeBlanc |Vanessa Lauren |Tom Ramsey |
|---|
| Nigella Lawson
|Renee Maynard |Lindsey Becker |P.K. Newby |Mia Chiarella |
| Ludo Lefebvre
|Dan Brelsford |Jen Royle |Natasha Bernardez |Benjamin Burke |
| Marcus Samuelsson
|Gabe Kennedy |Joe Arvin |Jake Gilber |Tristen Epps |
Renee Maynard was a contestant on season 18 of The Bachelor, and Joe Arvin was a contestant on season 14 of Big Brother.
= Contestant progress =
;Team
:{{Color box|purple|A|border=silver}} Anthony's Kitchen {{Color box|yellow|N|border=silver}} Nigella's Kitchen {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Ludo's Kitchen {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Marcus' Kitchen
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| colspan=2|Cooks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 (Top 4) | 7 (Top 3) | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=2|Team Taste Winner || {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Tristen || {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Gabe || {{Color box|#db2586|L|border=silver}} Dan || {{Color box|dodgerblue|A|border=silver}} Eric || {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Gabe || {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Tristen || {{Color box|limegreen|M|border=silver}} Gabe || || | |||||||||
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Gabe | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | SAFE {{color|gold|★}}{{color|gold|★}} | SAFE {{color|gold|★}}{{color|gold|★}} | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | SAFE {{color|gold|★★}} | style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER | | |||||||||
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Benjamin | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}}{{color|gold|★}} | style="background:maroon;"| {{fontcolor|white|BOTTOM}} | style="background:lightgray;"|RUNNER-UP | | |||||||||
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Tristen | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}}{{color|gold|★}} | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | SAFE {{color|gold|★★}} |style="background:lightgray;"|OUT | | |||||||||
| style="background:purple;" | A
! Eric | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE |style="background:maroon;"| {{fontcolor|white|BOTTOM}} {{color|red|★}} |style="background:maroon;"| {{fontcolor|white|BOTTOM}} {{color|red|★}}{{color|red|★}} |style="background:lightgray;"|OUT | style="background:gray;" colspan="1"| |Surf and Turf (Individual) | |||||||||
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Jen | SAFE | style="background:maroon;"| {{fontcolor|white|BOTTOM}} {{color|red|★}} | style="background:maroon;"| {{fontcolor|white|BOTTOM}} {{color|red|★}}{{color|red|★}} | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | SAFE | SAFE {{color|red|★}} |style="background:tomato;"|OUT | style="background:gray;" colspan="1"| |Saints and Sinners (Team) | |||||||||
| style="background:purple;" | A
! Vanessa | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE {{color|red|★}} |style="background:lightgray;"|OUT {{color|red|★}} | style="background:gray;" colspan="2"| | Bring the Heat (Individual) | |||||||||
| style="background:purple;" | A
! Tarik | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | style="background:maroon;"| {{fontcolor|white|BOTTOM}} {{color|red|★}} | SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|OUT | style="background:gray;" colspan="2"| |Bring The Heat (Team) | |||||||||
| style="background:purple;" | A
! Tom | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}}{{color|red|★}} | SAFE |style="background:lightgray;"|OUT {{color|red|★}}{{color|red|★}} | style="background:gray;" colspan="3"| |Latin (Individual) | |||||||||
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Dan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | SAFE {{color|red|★}}{{color|red|★}} |style="background:tomato;"|OUT | style="background:gray;" colspan="3"| |Latin (Team) | |||||||||
| style="background:#db2586;" | L
! Natasha | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}}{{color|gold|★}}{{color|red|★}} | SAFE | style="background:lightgray;"|OUT {{color|red|★}} | style="background:gray;" colspan="4"| | Happy New Year (Individual) | |||||||||
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! P.K. | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:tomato;"|OUT | style="background:gray;" colspan="4"| | Happy New Year (Team) | |||||||||
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Joe | SAFE | SAFE {{color|gold|★}} | style="background:lightgray;"|OUT {{color|red|★}} | style="background:gray;" colspan="5"| | Happy Holidays (Individual) | |||||||||
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Mia | SAFE | SAFE {{color|red|★}} | style="background:tomato;"|OUT | style="background:gray;" colspan="5"| | Happy Holidays (Team) | |||||||||
| style="background:limegreen;" | M
! Jake | SAFE | style="background:lightgray;"|OUT {{color|red|★}} | style="background:gray;" colspan="6"| | Under the Sea (Individual) | |||||||||
| style="background:yellow;" | N
! Lindsey | SAFE | style="background:tomato;"|OUT | style="background:gray;" colspan="6"| | Under the Sea (Team) | |||||||||
| style="background:yellow;"|N
! Renee | style="background:tomato;"|OUT | style="background:gray;" colspan="7"| | Childhood (Team) |
:{{Color box|maroon|border=silver}} The contestant won the taste-off and was saved from elimination.
:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} The contestant lost the taste-off and was eliminated.
:{{Color box|tomato|border=silver}} The contestant was eliminated in the team challenge.
= Episodes =
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|---|
| {{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Auditions and Childhood |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|12|04}} |ShortSummary = Chefs audition for a chance to compete, and sixteen are selected. In the team challenge, guest judge Stephanie Izard critiques the judges' selections based on the theme of Childhood. She selects Tristen's dish as the best, with Mia's as the worst. Therefore, Nigella has to eliminate one contestant from her team, and she selects Renee. }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Under the Sea |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|12|11}} |ShortSummary = In the team challenge, guest judge Eric Ripert selected the best seafood dish from the teams. He selected Gabe's as the best dish, and P.K.'s as the worst. Nigella, having lost the challenge, selected Lindsey to be eliminated. Jen and Jake were chosen for the Taste-Off over Natasha and Mia. Anthony, Nigella, and Eric Ripert chose Jake's dish as the worst, causing him to be eliminated. }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 19 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Happy Holidays |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|12|18}} |ShortSummary = In the team challenge, guest judge Naomi Pomeroy selected the best holiday dish. Anthony, Ludo, and Marcus chose fowl for their dishes, while Nigella selected gingerbread. Ultimately, Pomeroy chose Dan's dish as the best, and Mia's as the worst. Nigella subsequently eliminated Mia, leaving her with only one contestant, P.K. In the Taste-Off, Jen squared off against Joe, with Joe being selected for elimination by Anthony, Nigella, and Pomeroy. }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 20 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2015|01|01}} |Title = Happy New Year! |ShortSummary = In the team challenge, guest judge Michael Symon judged dishes based on New Year's. He selected Eric's dish as the best, and P.K.'s dish as the worst. Since P.K. was Nigella's last remaining contestant, she was eliminated. Tarik and Natasha were sent to the Taste-Off over Dan, and Natasha was eliminated by Nigella, Marcus, and Symon. }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 21 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2015|01|08}} |Title = Latin |ShortSummary = In the team challenge, guest judge Javier Plascencia judged the best Latin-flavored dish. He selected Gabe's dish as the best, and Ben's as the worst. Ludo eliminated Dan after he volunteered for elimination. Eric and Tom were selected for the Taste-Off over Vanessa, and Tom was eliminated by Nigella, Marcus, Ludo, and Plascencia. }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 22 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2015|01|15}} |Title = Bring the Heat |ShortSummary = Guest judge: Andy Ricker }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 23 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2015|01|22}} |Title = The Finale |ShortSummary = Guest judge: Jonathan Waxman }} |
International versions
The international rights are distributed by Red Arrow International.
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| scope="col"| Countries/regions
! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Host ! scope="col"| Network ! scope="col"| Top prize ! scope="col"| Mentors ! scope="col"| Premiere |
|---|
| {{flag|Arab League|name=Arab League}}
| ? | OSN Yahala HD | ? | {{Flagicon|Egypt}} Alaa Sharbini | December 26, 2014 |
| {{Flag|Brazil}}
| none | GNT | R$100,000 | Claude Troisgros (1-) | 2014 |
| {{flag|China}}
| 味觉大战 | ? | CCTV-2 | ? | Sun Zhaoguo | November 2013 |
| {{flag|Colombia}}
| La Prueba | Guillermo Vives | CO$300,000,000 | Catalina Vélez | November 26, 2014 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Germany}}
| The Taste{{cite web|url=http://www.sat1.de/tv/the-taste|title=The Taste|date=13 February 2015|work=www.sat1.de}} | Christine Henning (1–7) | rowspan="3" | Sat.1 | €100,000 | Frank Rosin (1–) | November 13, 2013 |
| The Taste: Celebrity Special
| rowspan="2" | Christine Henning | ? | rowspan="2" | Frank Rosin | September 10, 2017 |
| The Taste: Christmas Special
| ? | December 12, 2018 |
| {{Flag|Lithuania}}
| Andrius Butkus | LNK | 10,000 Lt | Liutauras Čeprackas | October 13, 2013 |
| {{flag|Netherlands}} {{flag|Belgium}} (Flanders) | The Taste{{cite web|url=http://vtm.be/the-taste|title=The Taste|work=VTM}} | ? | ? | Robert Kranenborg | October 29, 2013 |
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| The Taste{{cite web|url=http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/3617179|title=Nigella Lawson To Bring US Cookery Show 'The Taste' To The UK|work=The Huffington Post UK|date=18 July 2013}} | none | ? | Anthony Bourdain | January 7, 2014 |
Other versions of this program has been aired in Canada (CTV Television Network), Australia (Nine Network) and Indonesia (IBC).
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://abc.go.com/shows/the-taste}}
- {{IMDb title|2245386}}
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