TV Programs like Good Eats
I have become a fan of Alton Brown and Rick Bayless, both have shows on television that are immensely educational and entertaining, are there any other shows like Good Eats and Mexico - One Plate at a Time with people like them anywhere? I just can not get enough, I just have this feeling that there is something else that I have not discovered so I am asking here. Even something on the web would do.
Alton Brown on Good Eats usually presents graphical descriptions of the science behind cooking in a clear concise way. I particularly like the theatrical interludes, they are quite entertaining, it is indeed a fun way to learn. It is hard to sum up this show here so see this Food Network link for more information.
Here is an episode of him explaining Coq Au Vin, look at the visual aid on wine.
Rick Bayless quite often ventures out to the market place picking food products asking questions and explaining something about the products he works with, I like when chefs go outside the kitchen and give interesting information about some key food items they use. Sometimes you will see him in another chef's kitchen, usually Mexican, asking questions and getting informative answers, I like learning about food preparation in various places around the world I like mexican food so i take a liking to Rick's show. it is just another fun way to learn. For more about Rick and his show see here.
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You should check out America's Test Kitchen. It airs on PBS, but you can stream episodes from their site.
I think it's very similar to Alton Brown. They take a few dishes per episode and figure out very methodically how to make it the best it can be. It's very educational.
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What is the most popular Food Network show?
Here is a definitive ranking of the top 10\u2014both past and current\u2014Food Network shows.- The Best Thing I Ever Ate. ...
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- Ace of Cakes. ...
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Did Good Eats get Cancelled?
In the tenth anniversary episode, Brown stated that the show was inspired by the idea of combining Julia Child, Mr. Wizard, and Monty Python. On May 11, 2011, Brown confirmed that the series would come to an end, ceasing production at episode 249.Is Good Eats coming back?
Host Alton Brown, as seen on Good Eats: The Return, Season 15. Guys, this is not a drill. Alton Brown and all of us here at Food Network know that fans have been asking \u2014 pleading? \u2014 for new episodes of Alton's famous series Good Eats, and we're so happy to say that it is finally happening!What streaming service has Good Eats?
Good Eats, an educational series is available to stream now. Watch it on Prime Video, VUDU, Philo, Spectrum TV, Vudu Movie & TV Store, discovery+ | Stream TV Shows, Food Network GO or The Roku Channel on your Roku device.I only ate Food from TV SHOWS for 7 days straight (it was a challenge)
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It's difficult to quantify the 'entertaining'-ness of the shows, as there aren't too many on the same level as Good Eats. The only one that's even close that I'm aware of is Bitchin' Kitchen. Ham on the Street might be a close second.
Rick Bayless tries to be entertaining, but I think he tries too hard ... it just seems too scripted to me. Martin Yan (Yan Can Cook), Julia Child (The French Chef), Graham Kerr (Galloping Gourmet), Justin Wilson (Louisiana Cookin'), Nick Stellino (Cucina Amore), Ming Tsai (Simply Ming), Daisy Martinez (Daisy Cooks!, not her new show) and even David Rocco (Dolce Vita) or Chuck Hughes (Chuck's Day Off) come across as less ... fake ... to me.
Sometimes the trying-too-hard isn't that bad ... Alan Harding (Cookin' in Brooklyn), Paul James (Home Grown Cooking), Nigella Lawson (Nigella Bites / Nigella Feasts), José Andrés (Made in Spain)
Personally, for the Entertaining + Educational ... Some of the contest shows aren't bad ... I loved 'The Best', but part of it was that they explained what they were doing, not like Iron Chef where it's commentators trying to guess that they were doing. 'Ready, Set, Cook' (or the original 'Ready, Steady, Cook'), or even 'Can't Cook, Won't Cook' had a little more educational aspect than Iron Chef, but not extremely so.
America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country are very educational and have some humor ... it's a different kind of humor though ... mostly people making fun of their boss (Chris Kimball). Chillin' and Grillin' had some similar humor with Jack McDavid putting down Bobby Flay regularly.
(um ... yes, I watch too much television ... I grew up watching Frugal Gourmet with my mom and great grandmother ... Justin Wilson and Martin Yan in high school and lots of PBS channels in DC for college ... and there might've been a time a few years back when I agreed to wait at a friend's house for multiple days to wait for a technician for a T3 install, partially because he had satellite tv, and so got the food channel (and he paid me in IBM model Ms).)
(do I need to link to all of these titles? Quite a few of 'em aren't on the air anymore... which is a shame.)
update : and I almost forgot -- Deep Fried, Live! ... it's not a TV show ... it's better ... interactive flash animations. (it's one of the few examples of where flash is a good thing). Unfortunately, they only made a few as the creator got hired to write for Good Eats.
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II grew up watching Martin Yan. I have no idea if his shows are available anywhere, but his stuff was very educational.
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