16 CONTESTANTS TEAM UP WITH MENTORS/JUDGES ANTHONY BOURDAIN, NIGELLA LAWSON, LUDO LEFEBVRE AND BRIAN MALARKEY TO CREATE THE TASTIEST"COMFORT FOOD," ON ABC'S "THE TASTE"

The competition gets underway as Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey roll up their sleeves with their teams of four cooks to help create the best tasting "comfort food" dishes. Things really heat up when the mentors now have to judge all 16 contestants in blind taste tests and eliminate two from the competition, on "The Taste," airing TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

"The Taste" is from Kinetic Content and is executive-produced by Chris Coelen, Matilda Zoltowski, Emma Conway, Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson. Brian Smith is the director.

"The Taste" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

For more information on "The Taste," visit ABC.com/The Taste.