6.5/1019 votes#1 - Auditions (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2013
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.
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7.0/109 votes#2 - Auditions (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2013
The auditions continue as the four mentors choose more contestants to join their teams based only on a spoonful of their food.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Comfort Food
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/2013
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.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Daring Pairings
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/12/2013
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.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - The Art of the Sandwich
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/2013
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.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Nose to Tail
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/2013
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.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Seduction
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2013
The seven semi-finalists must seduce the judges with a single, sumptuous spoonful of their latest dish; three cooks are eliminated.
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6.8/106 votes#8 - Finale: Triple Threat
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/2013
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.
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The Best Episodes of The Taste Season 1
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In this exhilarating cooking competition series, The Taste puts 16 culinary competitors -- who range from home cooks and professional chefs to everything in between...
Genre:Reality
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Auditions (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Taste" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/22/2013. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Auditions (2)".