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Taste Buds

Basil, the owner of a Chicago restaurant, has his business changed by the new optimistic and social-savvy apprentice, Cocoa. Initially looking for a part-time job, Cocoa manages to help Basil keep his business on the rails by recruiting her friends: Kale, Saffron and Rye to help out in the restaurant during the grand re-opening. At the same time, Basil, in return, teaches Cocoa the art of running a business with his superb culinary skills, selecting her to carry on with the restaurant when he retires. Cocoa faces multiple obstacles while trying to help Basil manage the restaurant, including having to deal with his annoying daughter, Olive, her school and home life and the meddlesome owners of a Chinese restaurant across the street.

Characters

Cocoa

Basil

Kale

Saffron

Rye

Olive

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	26		July 16, 2010 (2010-07-16)	June 10, 2011 (2011-06-10)
2	24		September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)	August 22, 2012 (2012-08-22)
3	16		September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12)	January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)

Episodes

Season 1 (2010-11)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Grand Opening"	Jaycee Caruthers	Andy Garcia & Tom Shipman	July 16, 2010 (2010-07-16)	N/A
Aspiring chef and social-savvy, Cocoa, gets a part-time job at a Chicago restaurant called Basil’s but its owner is having a difficult time keeping the business afloat. A reluctant Basil lets Cocoa make some adjustments with the help of her friends as they try to get everything ready for the grand re-opening. However, things don’t go according to plan which leaves Basil and Cocoa scrambling to meet the deadline. In the end, Basil decides to make Cocoa his new apprentice to manage the restaurant and stay in business.
2	2	"Pizza Burger"	Jaycee Caruthers	Andy Garcia & Tom Shipman	July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)	N/A
Cocoa introduces a new menu item that soon draws criticism from Basil.
3	3	TBA	Nick Voghn	Sarah Jane Cunningham & Suzie V. Freeman	July 30, 2010 (2010-07-30)	N/A
Cocoa struggles to keep up with her job at the restaurant when school and house chores stand in the way.
4	4	TBA	Karla Dominguez	Andy Garcia & Tom Shipman & Mia Reno	August 6, 2010 (2010-08-06)	N/A
Old-fashioned Basil doesn't know what to make of the situation when Cocoa posts about the restaurant on social media and it draws a young crowd.
5	5	"Flavor of Love"	Karla Dominguez	Story by: Andy Garcia Teleplay by: Sarah Jane Cunningham & Suzie V. Freeman	August 20, 2010 (2010-08-20)	N/A
Kale scores a date with his crush from school and wants it to take place at the restaurant so he can impress her with his cooking.
6	6	TBA	Karla Dominguez	Sam Nichols & Alice Jade	September 3, 2010 (2010-09-03)	N/A
Cocoa and Basil get competitive when the war for the most customers against the Chinese restaurant across the street reaches an all time high.
7	7	"Saffron: Chicago Style"	Andy Garcia	Gordon Ashford & PJ Harrigan	September 17, 2010 (2010-09-17)	N/A
Saffron goes to audition for an upcoming children's musical and is determined to get the role no matter what it takes
8	8	TBA	Bob Koherr	Story by: Alyssa Masterson Teleplay by: Joshua Meyers	September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24)	N/A
Olive feels lonely when Basil's busy schedule prevent him from spending time with her. Basil recruits Cocoa to a play date with Olive and promises to reward her with a chef's hat.
9	9	TBA	Bob Koherr	Andy Garcia & Tom Shipman	October 22, 2010 (2010-10-22)	N/A
In order to attract more customers, Cocoa sets up a live entertainment venue at the reestaurant which soon attracts a struggling musician whom she develops a crush on.
10	10	TBA	Marissa Jacobson	PJ Harrigan & Gordon Ashford	October 29, 2010 (2010-10-29)	N/A
Rye panics when he loses his ability to taste after eating hot peppers as part of a challenge.
11	11	TBA	Andy Garcia	Story by: Jenna Briggs & Matt Silverstein Teleplay by: Andy Garcia & Karina Garza	November 12, 2010 (2010-11-12)	N/A
Basil's tries out its luck by taking the business on the go across Chicago.
12	12	TBA	Karla Dominguez	Suzie V. Freeman & Sarah Jane Cunningham	November 26, 2010 (2010-11-26)	N/A
Cocoa's job is put on the line when she fails a class due to an intolerable teacher that has it in for her.
13	13	TBA	Donald Yates	Andy Garcia & Tom Shipman & Mia Reno	December 17, 2010 (2010-12-17)	N/A
Martha Stewart visits Basil's on Christmas and does a cooking segment with the staff. However, Cocoa gets stage fright and messes up.
14	14	TBA	Jason Richmond	Alice Jade & Sam Nichols	January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21)	N/A
Cocoa and Basil scatter to get everything in order when a health inspector is set to visit the restaurant.
15	15	TBA	Kayla Cornwell	Andy Garcia & Tom Shipman	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)	N/A
Cocoa takes her own advice and must show support for Kale when his food dish gets featured in a popular food blog instead of hers.
16	16	TBA	Amy Scott	Story by: Andy Garcia & Jenna Briggs Teleplay by: Gordon Ashford & PJ Harrigan	February 4, 2011 (2011-02-04)	N/A
Cocoa and Saffron dabble their skills in catering for a spoiled kid's birthday party.
17	17	TBA	Malcolm Fraser	Story by: Andy Garcia Teleplay by: Tom Shipman & Alyssa Masterson	February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11)	N/A
Cocoa goes on a strike when Basil refuses to give her a raise. Eventually, Cocoa begins working for the Woos at their Chinese restaurant after promising to treat her like queen employee which soon starts to make Basil jealous.
18	18	TBA	Malcolm Fraser	Sarah Jane Cunningham & Suzie V. Freeman	February 25, 2011 (2011-02-25)	N/A
Basil deals with a lawsuit against his restaurant after one of the customers gets a severe allergic reaction from the food.
19	19	TBA	Malcolm Fraser	Story by: Andy Garcia & Tom Shipman Teleplay by: Alice Jade & Sam Nichols	March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)	N/A
When Basil's manages to put a nearby Italian restaurant out of business due to the success of their pizzas and lasagnas, the shady owner (a parody of a mob boss) pays the restaurant a little visit and leaves everyone shaking.
20	20	TBA	Arnold Montgomery	Gordon Ashford & PJ Harrigan	April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)	N/A
Cocoa makes peace and befriends Mr. Woo's son after learning that he doesn't want to be like his demanding father and aspires to follow his passion: dancing.
21	21	TBA	Karla Dominguez	Andy Garcia & Tom Shipman	April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15)	N/A
Cocoa rethinks her decision of becoming an aspiring chef after failing to follow a recipe correctly.
22	22	TBA	Amy Scott	Sarah Jane Cunningham & Suzie V. Freeman	April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29)	N/A
A blizzard in Chicago leaves everyone stuck at the restaurant until the storm settles down.
23	23	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06)	N/A
24	24	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20)	N/A
25	25	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	June 3, 2011 (2011-06-03)	N/A
26	26	TBA	Malcolm Fraser	Story by: Karina Garza Teleplay by: Mia Reno	June 10, 2011 (2011-06-10)	N/A
Basil's old nemesis shows up in his life to rub his million dollar success in his face and Basil couldn't be more annoyed. However, things take a drastic turn when Cocoa is offered a job by him as his cooking assistant in Paris.