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- ABC
- Jan 22, 2013
- ABC
- Jan 22, 2013
Summary Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, and Brian Malarkey mentor and judge dishes made by the 16 competitors through blind taste tests.
- ABC
- Jan 22, 2013
- ABC
- Jan 22, 2013
Summary Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, and Brian Malarkey mentor and judge dishes made by the 16 competitors through blind taste tests.
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Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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2 Reviews
50% Mixed
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3 Reviews
17% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
53
33% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Mostly it is [like every other cooking competitions], but Bourdain is a Michelin-starred sound-bite machine, delivering his insults piping hot. [25 Jan/1 Feb 2013, p.110]
The Taste takes the "Voice" format--blind auditions producing "teams" of contestants chosen by four judges who double as mentors--and turns it into something better than the original, if your definition of a better reality contest includes more rational and less insulting to the intelligence.
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Based on 10 User Ratings
6.0
50% Positive
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20% Mixed
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2 Ratings
30% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 User Ratings
6.0
50% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
20% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
30% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
I never watch the first 1/3rd of any cooking competition show. It is almost always a mess. I did for this and it was no different BUT I absolutely loved the way it turned out after the first 3 episodes.
I greatly dislike Bordain as a personality BUT he was great in this. I don't watch TV and haven't had cable for years but I always watch a few cooking competitions through out the year on HULU.
I think it is worth a watch just to see the final and see Chef K's reaction to her idol. And it's great that Andres was on the show. Most of the time it's either someone already popular on TV or a M-Star winner. You can have really, REALLY great food and not have a star. Andres is a perfect example of that.
I do dislike that the judging is based on personal taste. It undertones the reality of what actually tastes good.
If you like cooking competitions, I suspect you'll like the final half o the first season ALOT. In addition, I'm very excited for second season which won't have Malarky (I actually thought he had great potential for TV). I'm curious who the new 4th judge/chef is???
Overall I gave it a 9/10. The first couple of episodes were easily just a 5/10 but by the end you wanted to give the last two episodes a 15/10 and that to me puts it at a 9/10.
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SEASON 1
While The Taste certainly works hard to foster a sense of excitement and tickle the palate, this appetizer feels like just the latest half-baked competition idea that doesn't deliver.
The judges seem well chosen. Unfortunately, The Taste kicks off with a bland and sluggish two-hour casting session.
The Taste is like an endless retread of MasterChef by way of the multiple judge/mentor set-up of The Voice, only this time with blind tastings as the gimmick. Which isn't nearly as enjoyable as watching judges operate those revolving chairs. The judges are a mixed bag.
The Taste is a confusing show with humorless banter that does not inspire the audience to become invested in the contestants. It's doubtful that viewers will be coming back for seconds.
One of the worst TV shows of all time!!! Anthony Bourdain, the arrogant one who thinks he knows best. Nigella Lawson, the drama queen who doesn't even know how to cook! Ludo Lefebvre, the childish creep who thinks he knows French food best, and Brian Malarkey, another childish creep who needs lots of growing up to do. Definitely a bad cooking show.
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