“The Taste” Tuesday at 8|7c on ABC



The Mentors/Judges (Photo ABC.GO.COM)

You will be deliciously satisfied with “The Taste”, a high-energy, fast-paced cooking competition show that stands out with its unique blind tasting rounds. Comprised of four teams of diverse contestants and four mentors/judges, the show began with audition rounds. The mentors, renowned celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, and Brian Malarkey, each selected four members for their teams. The competitor’s cooking backgrounds range from self-trained to those with a more formal training background. The mentors also serve as judges on the show.



The Team Taste Round  (Photo ABC.GO.COM)

As with most competition shows there are eliminations each week. “The Taste” is no different. Each week a contestant has the opportunity to win immunity. The mentors work with their teams sharing opinions and feedback during the Team Taste Test round. After the dishes are prepared each mentor selects the best of the four to compete for immunity. The dishes are blindly sampled by guest judges. When their decision is made the winning plate is turned over to reveal the winning team name on the bottom. The contestant who prepared that dish wins immunity.



The Blind Taste Round (Photo ABC.GO.COM)

The next round on “The Taste” vies all contestants to select the dish they want to create that must meet a specific criteria. As an example, it must pair well with a certain wine. When time is up, the contestants place a bite of their creation onto an over-sized spoon. The mentors/judges are served the spoons but without the knowledge of which contestant prepared each. In this Blind Tasting round, the mentors/judges ultimately select what they consider the best and worst tasting spoons.

 

The Eliminations  (Photo ABC.GO.COM)

 

What makes the Blind Tasting round exciting is the mentors/judges may wind up selecting one of their own teams members as worst! Two contestants are eliminated each week from those who placed as worst.

 

 

 

“The Taste” has several great things going for it. The mentors/judges have a good camaraderie between. They can be vocal in their opinions which are fun to watch. The blind tastings are different and are entertaining to watch too. You never know what the mentors/judges reactions are going to be. The hour goes by so fast and it leaves you looking forward to seeing the next tasty episode!

Check out the latest episode “The Taste” here, and to find out more about the show visit ABC.GO.

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