Over at MSN TV today: I've reviewed THE TASTE; the British remake of the US cooking competition with judges/mentors Nigella Lawson, Anthony Bourdain and Ludo Lefebvre. Is it a dish to die for, or will it just give you indigestion?
Inspired by Fox's The Voice (where singers aren't seen during their first audition), last year ABC launched a cookery series with a similar gimmick. In the first round, judges sample anonymous spoonfuls cooked by contestants hoping to join their cooking team. It wasn't a seductive dish for Americans, as The Taste's ratings from a premiere high of 5.82 million viewers to a finale seen by just 3.36m, but maybe Brits will be more receptive? After all, the UK's a global hub when it comes to celebrity chefs and cooking formats—having already exported Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen, Jamie Oliver, MasterChef, and the Great British Bake Off around the world.* Please note that my star-rating was actually ★★ (out of five). Oh, politics.
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