# The Taste (German TV series)

The Taste is a German cooking game show series on Sat.1. It began airing on November 13, 2013.

## Judges and Host

| Series | Judges/Coaches | Judges/Coaches | Judges/Coaches | Judges/Coaches | Host |
| 1 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Léa Linster | Tim Mälzer | Christine Henning |
| 2 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Léa Linster | Tim Mälzer | Christine Henning |
| 3 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Cornelia Poletto | Tim Mälzer | Christine Henning |
| 4 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Cornelia Poletto | Roland Trettl | Christine Henning |
| 5 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Cornelia Poletto | Roland Trettl | Christine Henning |
| 6 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Cornelia Poletto | Roland Trettl | Christine Henning |
| 7 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Maria Gross | Tim Raue | Christine Henning |
| 8 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Alexander Kumptner | Tim Raue | Angelina Kirsch |
| 9 | Frank Rosin | Alexander Herrmann | Alexander Kumptner | Tim Raue | Angelina Kirsch |

## Season summary

Colour key
    Team Alexander H.
    Team Frank
    Team Léa
    Team Tim M.
    Team Cornelia
    Team Roland
    Team Maria
    Team Tim R.
    Team Alexander K.
| Season | Premiere | Finale | Winner | Runner-up | Other finalist(s) | Other finalist(s) | Winning coach | Presenters | Coaches (order) | Coaches (order) | Coaches (order) | Coaches (order) |
| Season | Premiere | Finale | Winner | Runner-up | Other finalist(s) | Other finalist(s) | Winning coach | Presenters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | November 13, 2013 | December 18, 2013 | Felicitas | Dennis | Gabriel | Christa | Tim Mälzer | Christine Henning | Tim M. | Léa | Alexander H. | Frank |
| 2 | October 8, 2014 | November 19, 2014 | Jan | Ole | Timo | Rosina | Alexander Herrmann | Christine Henning | Tim M. | Léa | Alexander H. | Frank |
| 3 | September 2, 2015 | October 14, 2015 | Kristof | Tobias | Helena | Jan Thorben | Tim Mälzer | Christine Henning | Tim M. | Cornelia | Alexander H. | Frank |
| 4 | October 12, 2016 | November 23, 2016 | Marco | Frank | Jörg | Boris | Alexander Herrmann | Christine Henning | Frank | Cornelia | Roland | Alexander H. |
| 5 | October 11, 2017 | December 6, 2017 | Lisa | Joel | Christian | Hansjörg | Alexander Herrmann | Christine Henning | Frank | Cornelia | Roland | Alexander H. |
| 6 | October 10, 2018 | December 5, 2018 | Gary | Semi | Christoph | Melanie | Roland Trettl | Christine Henning | Frank | Alexander H. | Cornelia | Roland |
| 7 | October 2, 2019 | November 27, 2019 | Marko | Susanne | Michi | Tobias | Alexander Herrmann | Christine Henning | Frank | Tim R. | Maria | Alexander H. |
| 8 | September 2, 2020 | October 28, 2020 | Lars | Yvonne | Yassin | Jan | Alexander Kumptner | Angelina Kirsch | Frank | Alexander K. | Tim R. | Alexander H. |
| 9 | September 1, 2021 | October 27, 2021 | Upcoming season | Upcoming season | Upcoming season | Upcoming season | Upcoming season | | | | | Angelina Kirsch | Frank | Alexander K. | Tim R. | Alexander H. |

## Special
### Celebrity Special
#### Season 1

The first season of The Taste: Celebrity Special began airing on September 10, 2017 and the coaches were, as in the fourth season Alexander Herrmann, Frank Rosin, Cornelia Polletto and Roland Trettl. The host was Christine Henning. The season was won by singer Patrick Lindner.

#### Season 2

The second celebrity special was aired on September 17, 2017, with the same concept, same coaches, and same name as the first celebrity special. The winner was Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle.

### Christmas Special

On December 12, 2018, one week after the sixth season finale, a Christmas special was aired. As in the previous seasons, the coaches were Alexander Herrmann, Frank Rosin, Cornelia Poletto and Roland Trettl . Each coach selected two candidates from his past teams.