The Taste (TV Series)
Auditions and Childhood (2014)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Brian Smith | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Anthony Bourdain | ... | Self - Host | |
| Marcus Samuelsson | ... | Self - Host | |
| Nigella Lawson | ... | Self - Host | |
| Ludo Lefebvre | ... | Self - Host | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Drew Forni | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
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Meika Johnson | ... | Self - Contestant |
Produced by
| Hector Alvarez Jr. | ... | associate producer (as Hector Alvarez) |
| Joel Bergvall | ... | supervising producer |
| Sandee Birdsong | ... | supervising culinary producer |
| Anthony Bourdain | ... | executive producer |
| Bonnie Brennan | ... | co-executive producer |
| Kathleen Burns | ... | executive producer |
| Anne Chanthavong | ... | producer |
| Chris Coelen | ... | executive producer |
| Jamie Lauren Davis | ... | supervising culinary producer |
| Sam Dean | ... | executive producer |
| Esther Dere | ... | supervising producer |
| Marco Franzitta | ... | producer |
| Christopher Garnett | ... | producer (as Chris Garnett) |
| Kimberly Goodman | ... | co-executive producer |
| Emily Hamilton | ... | associate story producer |
| Charlene Harding | ... | associate producer |
| Paul Hogan | ... | co-executive producer |
| Darin Kato | ... | culinary associate producer |
| Susan Kemp | ... | associate producer |
| Stephanie Kisinger | ... | line producer |
| Stephanie Koutrakos | ... | supervising producer |
| Nigella Lawson | ... | executive producer |
| Monica Martino | ... | producer |
| Kevin McAuliffe | ... | producer |
| Allen Nery | ... | culinary associate producer |
| Marina Nieto | ... | producer |
| Michael Peluso | ... | segment producer (segment "producer") |
| Neomi Peries | ... | culinary producer |
| Courtney Phelps | ... | senior producer |
| Michael Pulte | ... | producer |
| Marla Schwartz | ... | producer |
| Peter Scott | ... | consulting producer |
| Michelle Sicars | ... | associate producer |
| Brian Smith | ... | executive producer |
| Kevin Thibault | ... | associate producer |
| Gwen Uszuko | ... | producer |
| Katie Zakula | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
| Sean McKelvey | ||
Editing by
| Nick Arico | ||
| Jamie Bull | ||
| Andy Castor | ||
| Chris Colombel | ||
| Andrew Forgham | ||
| Drew Forni | ||
| Robert H. Krauss | ... | (as Rob Krauss) |
| Bryan Kregg | ||
| Chris Lovett | ||
| Nik O'Dell | ... | (as Nikolas O'Dell) |
| Adrienne Salisbury | ||
| Myron Santos | ||
| Gary Simmerman | ||
| A.J. Valenzuela | ||
| Andrew Yuncken | ||
Production Design by
| Dave Edwards | ||
| James Yarnell | ||
Art Direction by
| Kristen Larsen | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jeremiah Gastinell | ||
Costume Design by
| Warren Alfie Baker | ... | (as Warren Baker) |
Makeup Department
| Noa Bolozky | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Inna Gilman | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Allison Joyner | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Samantha Longberg | ... | head makeup artist |
| Aubrey Loots | ... | head hair stylist |
| Samantha Louise | ... | makeup department head (as Samantha Weaver) |
| Jonathan Mason | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Jamie Pierce | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| David Williams | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Stefanie Cohen Williams | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Andrew Corcoran | ... | production manager |
| Lizzie MacPherson | ... | stage manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paul Hogan | ... | associate director |
| Lizzie MacPherson | ... | stage manager (2014) |
Art Department
| Toby A. Boyer | ... | props |
| Larry Brovard | ... | set dresser |
| Jason David | ... | carpenter |
| James Gray | ... | set dresser |
| Greg Hamlin | ... | props |
| Ellen Jaworski | ... | assistant art director |
| Rebecca McAusland | ... | assistant art director |
| John Means III | ... | scenic painter |
| Jerry Orzeza | ... | assistant art director |
| Mark Ross-Sullivan | ... | props |
| Josh Solar-Doherty | ... | art assistant |
| Gary Speakman | ... | staging supervisor |
Sound Department
| Brett Alphin | ... | audio mixer |
| Ryan Brady | ... | assistant audio |
| Kristi Callan | ... | audio assistant |
| Cameron Frittz | ... | audio mixer |
| Glenn Gaines | ... | audio supervisor |
| Lalo Guzman | ... | audio mixer |
| David Malits | ... | audio mixer |
| Bennie McRae | ... | audio mixer |
| Tim Mitchell | ... | audio mixer |
| David Nolte | ... | audio supervisor |
| Andrew Papastephanou | ... | audio mixer / sound mixer |
| Don Schuette | ... | audio mixer / sound mixer |
| Jeff Wagar | ... | audio mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paula Abarca | ... | camera operator |
| Vince Acosta | ... | camera operator |
| Franklin Aguirre | ... | head rigger |
| Sloane Arcaro | ... | digital utilities |
| Andrea Bassani | ... | digital utilities |
| Nick Borges | ... | technical supervisor |
| Daniel Bustillo | ... | grip |
| James 'J.C.' Coker | ... | camera operator |
| Michael Corwin | ... | hot head operator |
| Andrei Cranach | ... | camera operator |
| Tyler DeTarsio | ... | digital utilities |
| Gus Dominguez | ... | lighting designer |
| Harris Done | ... | camera operator |
| Hillary Elder | ... | digital utilities |
| Dan Elswick | ... | digital utilities |
| Robert Erbeznik | ... | camera operator |
| Jess Fairless | ... | digital utilities |
| Ray Fortman | ... | rigging grip |
| Brent Freeburg | ... | camera operator |
| Alex Gadberry | ... | digital utilities |
| David Gaines | ... | camera operator |
| Nick Gomez | ... | hot head operator |
| Randy Gomez | ... | jib operator |
| Ruben Gonzalo Gonzales | ... | electrician |
| Kenny Gritton | ... | electrician |
| Brandon Hancock | ... | rigger |
| Heather Hancock | ... | rigger |
| Richard Hancock | ... | rigger |
| David Hawes | ... | digital utilities |
| Michael S. Hennessy | ... | rigger (as Mike Hennessy) |
| Dan Hickman | ... | grip |
| Ronnen Horovitz | ... | digital utilities |
| Craig Housenick | ... | lighting director |
| Jj Jablonski | ... | digital utilities |
| Mark Johnson | ... | camera operator |
| Andrew Kwon | ... | camera operator |
| Johnny Labreque | ... | key grip |
| Carlos Leal | ... | electrician |
| Benjamin Martinez | ... | best boy |
| David V. Martinez | ... | electrician |
| Jesse S. Martinez | ... | digital utilities (as Jesse Martinez) |
| Kelsey Shaw McNeal | ... | still photographer |
| Steve Moreno | ... | gaffer |
| Maureen Morrison | ... | lead digital utility |
| Sarah Natoli | ... | camera operator |
| Andrew Oliver | ... | camera operator |
| Ali Paras | ... | digital utilities (as Ali Presley Paras) |
| Sketch Pasinski | ... | hot head operator |
| Ray Reynolds | ... | hot head operator |
| Jon Schlosser | ... | lead digital utility |
| David Serralles | ... | moving lights technician |
| Crystal Sloan | ... | grip |
| Joey Smith | ... | grip |
| Marques Smith | ... | camera operator |
| Justin Uchendu | ... | digital utilities |
| Jorge Valenzuela | ... | jib technician (as George Valenzuela) |
| Mark Walkowiak | ... | camera operator |
| Mande Whitaker | ... | camera operator |
| Keith Wilson | ... | digital utilities |
| Steven J. Winslow | ... | jib technician (as Steve Winslow) |
| Jenny K. Woo | ... | lead digital utility |
Casting Department
| Randy Bernstein | ... | supervising casting producer |
| Vanessa Bond | ... | casting producer |
| Nelson Carvajal | ... | casting production assistant |
| Cara Chandler | ... | casting manager |
| Quinn Melia Craig | ... | casting assistant |
| Alexis Diamond | ... | lead casting producer |
| Kimberly Driedger | ... | casting associate |
| Donna A. Driscoll | ... | senior casting producer (as Donna A. Goodrow) |
| Megan Feldman | ... | casting assistant |
| Courtney Filmer | ... | casting coordinator |
| George Geary | ... | casting |
| Rebecca Greenberg | ... | casting producer |
| Carter Palmer | ... | casting associate |
| Lauren Schlossman | ... | casting producer |
| Diana Wallace | ... | casting associate |
| Rachel Weinkauf | ... | casting production assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Warren Alfie Baker | ... | costume supervisor (as Warren Baker) |
| Persephone Lauer | ... | set costumer / wardrobe assistant |
Editorial Department
| Jared Bushansky | ... | director of post production |
| Josiah Cohen | ... | on-line editor (as Josiah Stein) |
| Lindsay Hempel | ... | post producer |
| Chris Hicks | ... | assistant editor |
| Jonathan Jones | ... | post-production assistant |
| Sevan Mardirossian | ... | assistant editor |
| Johanna Monasterios | ... | post-production coordinator (as Joey Monasterios) |
| Yoram Tal | ... | on-line editor: colorist |
Music Department
| Steve Bauman | ... | composer: additional music / composer: theme music |
| Jared Forman | ... | composer: additional music |
| Gabriel Hays | ... | composer: additional music |
Additional Crew
| Brian Ahern | ... | carpenter |
| Brian Allen | ... | game programmer |
| Bob Anderson | ... | medic |
| Paola Arango | ... | accounting clerk |
| Nyesha Arrington | ... | chef |
| Shayna Babin | ... | production assistant (as Shayna Muller) |
| Sam Ball | ... | production assistant |
| Sean Bjordal | ... | assistant to the executive producers |
| Mitchell Boyce | ... | production assistant |
| Clyde Broom Jr. | ... | key set production assistant (2015) |
| Michael Chavez-Martinez | ... | chef |
| Paul Damm | ... | head of production finance |
| Keith Del Mar | ... | production assistant |
| Josh Duffy | ... | culinary assistant |
| Anthony Fontana | ... | production assistant |
| Spiro Galanopolous | ... | production assistant |
| Peter Garcia | ... | chef |
| Matthew Graham | ... | researcher |
| Heidi Gray | ... | culinary assistant |
| Brian James Griffo | ... | game operator |
| Kevin Hernandez | ... | culinary assistant |
| Michael Jimenez | ... | accountant |
| Sean Kaczmarek | ... | payroll accountant |
| Thomas Major | ... | production assistant |
| Erica Marquez | ... | key set production assistant |
| Joplin Matthews-Wright | ... | culinary producer |
| Kenya McDonald | ... | accountant |
| Dylan Moir | ... | assistant to the executive producers |
| Mateo Nagassi | ... | accountant |
| Sean Novicki | ... | production assistant |
| Ryan Obermeier | ... | production assistant |
| Jerico Olivari | ... | production assistant |
| Olivia Ravasio | ... | researcher |
| Jamie Reiff | ... | production coordinator |
| Anthony Romano | ... | production assistant |
| Lauren Satkwich | ... | researcher |
| Matt Scrivner | ... | clearance supervisor |
| Michael Scrivner | ... | clearance coordinator |
| David Shah | ... | researcher |
| Kevin Smith | ... | culinary assistant |
| Benjamin Stephen | ... | assistant to the executive producers |
| Forrest Tagliamonte | ... | culinary producer (as Forrest Taglimonte) |
| Stephany Trevino | ... | production assistant |
| Beth Wall | ... | production assistant |
| Molly Wheaton | ... | production assistant |
| Brooke D. Williams | ... | designer: web |
| Christopher Wust | ... | carpenter |
| Nicole Hansen | ... | product placement (uncredited) |