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A cooking show, cookery show, [2] or cooking program (also spelled cooking programme in British English) is a television genre that presents food preparation, often in a restaurant kitchen or on a studio set, or at the host's personal home. Typically the show's host, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of an episode, taking the viewing audience through the food's inspiration, preparation, and stages of cooking.
Cooking shows have been a popular staple of daytime TV programming since the earliest days of television. [3] They are generally very inexpensive to produce, making them an economically easy way for a TV station to fill a half-hour (or sometimes 60-minute) time slot. A number of cooking shows have run for many seasons, especially when they are sponsored by local TV stations or by public broadcasting. Many of the more popular cooking shows have had flamboyant hosts whose unique personalities have made them into celebrities.
Due to time and production constraints, most, if not all, cooking shows employ filming shortcuts such as video editing, food modeling and photography, and prepared ingredients to speed up the cooking process and ensure a smooth and seamless production. [4] [5]
Many cooking shows are oriented towards instructional material. Some additionally focus on showcasing the personal lives of the host, while some, such as the Rachael Ray Show , blend the genre with a talk show format. There are also reality competitions within the genre such as Iron Chef , MasterChef , Top Chef and others, where contestants are instructed to prepare meals within specific requirements under a time limit for evaluation by a panel of judges, which can include celebrity chefs and other notable personalities. Chopped and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives are reality cooking shows, and Chefs A' Field and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat are documentary cooking shows.
Until the 1940s, most cooking shows were performed on the radio. [6] The first radio cooking show in the United States, The Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air, debuted in 1924 and featured the fictional character Betty Crocker, voiced by Agnes White Tizard. [7]
One of the first television cooking shows, Cook's Night Out , aired on the BBC on 21 January 1937. [8] [9] [10] Marcel Boulestin, who became famous in the English-speaking world for his cookery books on French cuisine, demonstrated the preparation of an omelet as part of the 15-minute program. [8] [10] Cookery, which was hosted by Philip Harben and aired from 1946 to 1951, is considered by Guinness World Records to be the first cooking show on television. [11] On the show's debut, Harben demonstrated the preparation of lobster vols-au-vents . [11]
In 1940, Sunday Evening Supper was produced by Edward Padula for the NBC station W2XBS. [2] I Love to Eat was a live television series hosted by James Beard that aired on NBC from 1946 to 1947. In 1963, The French Chef , one of the first cooking shows in the United States, was launched, and it was hosted by Julia Child, co-author of the cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking . In 1973, the cooking show Frugal Gourmet was launched on KTPS-TV, and was hosted by Jeff Smith, a chef from Seattle. [12] In 1993, Food Network launched as a cable channel devoted primarily to cooking shows and other programming relating to food.
The Chef Presents , one of the first cooking shows in Australia, ran from 1957 to 1959 and was hosted by Willi Koeppen. [13] [14] The Jean Bowring Show , a cooking show aimed at women, aired from 1957 to 1960. [14]
The first cooking show on Brazilian television, Veja como se cozinha (English: "Watch How It's Cooked"), first aired from 1951 to 1958 with Marialice Prestes as its host, and then again from 1961 to 1963 featuring host Ofélia Anunciato. [15] Helena Sangirardi hosted Sirva-se de bons pratos (English: "Help Yourself to Good Dishes") in 1956 and A Alegria de Cozinhar (English: "The Joy of Cooking") in 1957. [15] Cozinha Maravilhosa da Ofélia (English: "Ofélia's Wonderful Cuisine" [16] ) was hosted by Ofélia Anunciato and aired from 1968 to 1998, [17] becoming the longest-running Brazilian cooking show. [18]
In 1953, Jean d'Arcy, a French television director, was inspired by a cooking show in West Germany and brought the idea to France, resulting in the debut of the show Les Recettes de M. X (English: "The Recipes of Mr. X"). [19] [20] Hosted by comedian Georges Adet, it was the first cooking show to air in France, starting in 1953 and ending a year later. [20] Art et magie de la cuisine (English: "Art and Magic of the Kitchen"), hosted by chef Raymond Oliver, was another one of the first cooking shows to air in France, running from 1954 to 1967. [21]
On 20 February 1953, Clemens Wilmenrod bittet zu Tisch (English: "Dinner Is Served"), the first cooking show in then-West Germany, was broadcast, with television chef Clemens Wilmenrod presenting recipes for foods such as Rumtopf and Toast Hawaii. [22]
In 1953, Mikaku no Shiori (Japanese: 味覚のしおり), one of the first cooking shows in Japan, was broadcast, with Hatsuko Kuroda presenting chicken salad. [23] [24]
Graham Kerr was one of the first celebrity chefs to appear on New Zealand television, when the medium was introduced to the country in 1960. [25] Kerr was later followed by Alison Holst, Des Britten, and Hudson and Halls.
Sue Ann Nivens, a character played by Betty White in The Mary Tyler Moore Show , is the host of WJM's The Happy Homemaker, a fictional cooking show. In the Family Guy episode "Pilling Them Softly", Quagmire starts his own cooking show called "Quagmire's Kitchen".
Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, was a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although four occasional specials were produced from January 5, 2000 to January 2, 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Food Network in Canada, the Cooking Channel in the United States, and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. There are 5 spinoffs, with the latest being Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend.
English cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with England. It has distinctive attributes of its own, but is also very similar to wider British cuisine, partly historically and partly due to the import of ingredients and ideas from the Americas, China, and India during the time of the British Empire and as a result of post-war immigration.
A recipe is a set of instructions that describes how to prepare or make something, especially a dish of prepared food. A sub-recipe or subrecipe is a recipe for an ingredient that will be called for in the instructions for the main recipe.
A cookbook or cookery book is a kitchen reference containing recipes.
Martin Yan is a Hong Kong-American chef and food writer. He has hosted his award-winning PBS-TV cooking show Yan Can Cook since 1982.
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and radio, or in printed publications. While television is ultimately the primary way for a chef to become a celebrity, some have achieved this through success in the kitchen, cook book publications, and achieving awards such as Michelin stars, while others are home cooks who won competitions.
James Martin is a British chef and television presenter, best known for his television work with the BBC and ITV.
Food reality television is a genre of reality television programming that considers the production, consumption and/or sociocultural impact of food.
Lesley Waters is an English celebrity chef. She regularly appeared on such cookery programmes as Ready Steady Cook, and is currently one of the featured chefs on This Morning.
Ching-He Huang (Chinese: 黃瀞億; pinyin: Huáng Jìngyì; Wade–Giles: Huang2 Ching4-i4;, often known in English-language merely as Ching, is a Taiwanese-born British food writer and TV chef. She has appeared in a variety of television cooking programmes, and is the author of nine best-selling cookbooks. Ching is recognized as a foodie entrepreneur, having created her own food businesses. She has become known for Chinese cookery internationally through her TV programmes, books, noodle range, tableware range, and involvement in many campaigns and causes.
Emeril John Lagassé III is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author, and National Best Recipe award winner for his "Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili" recipe in 2003. He is a regional James Beard Award winner, known for his mastery of Creole and Cajun cuisine and his self-developed "New New Orleans" style. He is of Portuguese descent on his mother's side, while being of French heritage through his father.
Ofélia Ramos Anunciato or Ofélia was a well-known Brazilian chef. She hosted cooking shows on TV, like A cozinha Maravilhosa de Ofélia. She began her career as a personality chef by publishing recipes in 1958 in the newspapers A Tribuna and A Gazeta. Ofélia, A Taste of Brazil is a translation from Portuguese by Julie Martin (Melhoramentos/2000).
Rachel Allen is an Irish celebrity chef, known for her work on television and as a writer. She has often appeared on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
Philip Hubert Kendal Jerrold Harben was an English cook, recognised as the first TV celebrity chef.
Norman bin Musa is a Malaysian born chef, author, TV host, tutor, restaurateur and entrepreneur, based in The Hague, The Netherlands. Born in Butterworth, Penang in Malaysia, he was the co-founder of Ning restaurant in Manchester and Executive Chef of Wah Nam Hong Restaurant in The Hague, The Netherlands and author of the Amazing Malaysian cookbook.
Catherine Fulvio is an Irish TV chef, food writer, author, and proprietor of Ballyknockan House and Cookery School.
Food Food is an Indian food and lifestyle channel that was launched in January 2011. It is a joint venture between Malaysia-based Astro Overseas Limited (Astro), Sanjeev Kapoor, Kartik Gaikwad and Mogae Consultants. Food Food is available on satellite in India through Tata Sky, Videocon D2H, Airtel Digital TV and other major cable networks and MSOs across India. The channel is also available in US, Canada, UAE, Qatar and Mauritius. Food Food is the first Indian channel that is shot entirely in high definition. in White Security Night.
Harpal Singh Sokhi is a renowned celebrity chef from India. Today his style is mimicked by the country for his famous quote ‘Namak Shamak, Namak Shamak, Daal Dete Hain’ as a host of the most popular culinary show Turban Tadka on FoodFood channel on Indian television, he’s already bagged the title of "Energy Chef of India" and made people all charged-up and passionate about cooking!. He is the real multi-talented Chef who has opened up doors and streams for all aspiring chefs not only in the field of Hospitality but also in the field of Acting, Movies, Dancing and much more. A Chef with most Memes in India using his tag line #namakshamak. The real Salt Man of India, the tags that he is popular for #happydancingchef #dancingchefof India #energychefofindia and much more. His recent debut as an actor in the top 10 fiction shows of Indian #channamereya has garnered quite an eye balls across genre.
Matilda Elizabeth "Tilly" Ramsay is an English television presenter, chef and social media influencer best known for presenting the BBC cooking show Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch on CBBC alongside her family. Ramsay has made numerous television appearances including This Morning, Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking, Blue Peter, MasterChef Junior, Friday Night Jazz, and The Late Late Show with James Corden. Her parents are Tana Ramsay, a cook book author, and Gordon Ramsay, a celebrity chef. She resides in both the United Kingdom and the United States with her family and was a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. Ramsay was also a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef Australia where she reached the final.
Susan Brookes, is an English television chef, broadcaster and writer. During the 1980s and 1990s, she regularly appeared on the ITV daytime magazine show This Morning, cooking recipes for viewers as the programme's resident chef.
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