The Taste is a British cooking game show that aired on Channel 4 from 7 January[1] to 11 March 2014.

[2] The general format sees contestants (a mixture of professional chefs and home cooks) present spoonfuls of food to impress the judges, Nigella Lawson, Anthony Bourdain and Ludo Lefebvre, and avoid weekly elimination.

In the first challenge, with the help of their mentors, the contestants prepare a spoonful of food to impress a guest judge.

The contestant who made the guest judge's favourite spoon receives immunity from the week's elimination.

[citation needed] The series began on 7 January 2014 when the three mentors picked the four contestants they wanted to join their kitchens.