About this season
In this exhilarating cooking competition series, The Taste puts 16 culinary competitors -- who range from home cooks and professional chefs to everything in between -- in the kitchen, where four of the world’s most notable masters of the food world judge their creations based on a blind taste. In this pressure-packed contest, a single spoonful can catapult a contender to the top or send them packing.
Episodes (7)
1. Auditions & Childhood
Aired 4 December 2014 • 42 min
The home cooks and professional chefs compete in a childhood-inspired challenge; a competitor is sent home; guest judge Stephanie Izard.
2. Under the Sea
Aired 11 December 2014 • 42 min
Contestants prepare dishes from the sea, including steamed fish, seafood stew and shellfish in miso broth. Eric Ripert is the guest judge.
3. Happy Holidays
Aired 18 December 2014 • 42 min
The 13 remaining cooks compete in a holiday-theme challenge that features dishes based on fowl and spiced chocolate desserts. Naomi Pomeroy is the guest judge.
4. Happy New Year
Aired 1 January 2015 • 42 min
It’s a new year and there’s a new battle brewing in the kitchen when the remaining cooks are tasked with making delicious dishes bursting with decadent and elevated flavors with ingredients like champagne, shellfish and caviar. Chef Michael Symon is guest judge.
5. Latin
Aired 8 January 2015 • 42 min
The remaining contestants are challenged to create dishes that include ceviche and tacos; two contestants are sent home.
6. Bring the Heat
Aired 15 January 2015 • 42 min
The contestants take part in a hot-and-spicy challenge that includes ingredients like Szechuan pepper; two cooks are eliminated, identifying which contestants will compete in the season finale.
7. The Finale
Aired 22 January 2015 • 42 min
In the Season 3 finale, a winner is chosen.