Season 1

Season 1

The Taste

8 episodes22/01/2013

Episodes

Auditions (1)
S1 · E1 · 22/01/2013 · 42 min

Auditions (1)

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.

Auditions (2)
S1 · E2 · 29/01/2013 · 42 min

Auditions (2)

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

Comfort Food
S1 · E3 · 05/02/2013 · 42 min

Comfort Food

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.

Daring Pairings
S1 · E4 · 12/02/2013 · 42 min

Daring Pairings

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.

The Art of the Sandwich
S1 · E5 · 19/02/2013 · 42 min

The Art of the Sandwich

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.

Nose to Tail
S1 · E6 · 26/02/2013 · 42 min

Nose to Tail

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.

Seduction
S1 · E7 · 05/03/2013 · 42 min

Seduction

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

Finale: Triple Threat
S1 · E8 · 12/03/2013 · 42 min

Finale: Triple Threat

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.

Season cast