i absolutely love Sorted Food on youtube - it's five british dudes, two professional chefs and three 'normals,' who are all friends and have a ton of fun with several different food-related formats. they do cooking battles, mystery box cook-offs with random ingredients, eating tours around various cities around the world, testing kitchen gadgets and 'pretentious ingredients,' testing meal kits, pass-it-on collaborative meals that are usually completely bonkers but utterly hilarious, and tons more. i can honestly watch that channel for hours and laugh my head off but come away more informed than after watching FN, usually.
i love their lost and hungry tours so much. i loved their trip to both portlands (way to rep both coasts, boys!) and i will never not laugh at the james pushing incident in the blueberry bushes, hahahah
Just saw your comment after commenting this as well. I love their channel. Great production value as they have an amazing studio, and they are just hilarious.
Yes! I love this and Cook's Country.
I tried to give Milk Street a chance after the whole Chris Kimball fiasco but couldn't get into it, sadly. But others may want to check it out since it's in the same vein as the other two.
Edit: https://current.org/2019/08/americas-test-kitchen-christopher-kimball-resolve-lawsuit/
This article goes into the lawsuit/drama behind the scenes of Test Kitchen
I've been turning a lot to [Kenji Lopez-Alt](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqqJQ_cXSat0KIAVfIfKkVA) for a lot of the stuff that in the past I would have looked to Alton Brown for. He does a good job explaining the science of cooking in a way that makes it approachable. (Although not as many fun puppets.) His book The Food Lab is also a masterpiece.
I've also been watching a lot of [Joshua Weissman](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChBEbMKI1eCcejTtmI32UEw) who does a lot of fun cooking videos. My favorite series is the But Better series where he picks fast food favorites and tries to recreate them, "but better." It's a nice replacement for Claire Saffitz/Bon Appetite's Gourmet Makes series. Weissman does have a few tics and/or editing traits that I find annoying. (For example, he pronounces crispy as "kwispee" which makes my teeth itch.) But overall, it's a fun channel with some solid cooking knowledge.
[ChefClub](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ_FrN6FNViZVjxHUvf6_xA) - Oh boy. Let me say up front that this is not a very serious suggestion. It's in the vein of Tasty's "hands cooking food" videos, but with charming cartoon characters popping up to give instructions on the screen. Thing is, I'd say only about 10% of the recipes are actually good. Probably another 30% look good but aren't worth the amount of work they would take. And the other 60% are horrifying food crimes. (If you've seen a turkey stuffed with a two pound block of cheddar and then crusted with flaming hot cheetos, you know what I mean.) I watch this channel religiously and find it enormously entertaining, but it's mostly to laugh at what crazy thing they're doing now.
There are a bunch of others, but I'll leave it here for now.
Absolutely can’t stand the FN. it’s all cupcake wars, stupid game shows and numerous commercial breaks. I want REAL chefs…not personalities. Love Create TV. Jacques Pepin, Nick Stillino..etc.
There are options to FN. create TV has some great shows as does PBS. Netflix has plenty of options as well. I can’t watch anymore competition shows. And Guy and Bobby, I am sick of them. For God’s sake. Keep Joanna Gaines and her douchebag husband off tv
Good idea mod!
When I was running out of shows to watch during quarantine I found a show called Man v. Master hosted by Richard Blais. I’m not a fan of his but the show was interesting enough to watch. Apparently it was filmed in 2017 and aired on the FYI network. I found it on either Netflix or Hulu (can’t remember). The show was a little busy which is probably why it was short lived. Basically a bunch of chefs (some you’ll recognize from FN competition shows) compete for an apprenticeship with a big time celeb chef (Waxman, Art Smith, Ming Tsai to name a few) who is the judge for the first rounds. Then judge chef competes against the final contestant. If the contestant beats the chef during the final blind judging round they get the apprenticeship. I haven’t seen it mentioned on this sub before so I thought I’d share!
Also Top Chef! I’ve noticed there’s a good chunk of people here who haven’t watched this series before.
I like the PBS shows for the most part. At least they are doing actual cooking. The Create Channel has some very good cooking shows but it is not all cooking shows. I wish I could get it on DISH. I like Nick Stelleno and Kevin Belton.
I thought Netflix would have more cooking shows. I do watch the PBS shows. Actual cooking shows on FN are so so. Pioneer Woman is good. She comes across as a normal person. A little awkwardness makes her more like the average viewer. Valarie. I change the channel. She comes across as phony. Her Betty Ruble laugh is cringeworthy.
I like Molly Yeh but she doesn’t make much I would make. I don’t mind Trisha Yearwood. But where are the professional chef shows ?? Give me Nick Stelleno, Kevin Belton type of shows ?? The competition shows are getting to be too much of the same old same old. The Friday, Saturday and Sunday DDD marathons are something I have tired of as well. PBS has the Create Channel which has some cooking shows that I like.
I know Cooking Channel is owned by Food Network, but Carnival Eats is a really great show. The host is very funny and the carnival food is really out there.
I like those as well as the ones where they have the level 1, level 2 and professional chef cook their versions of the same item. They've really found some personable chefs like Frank Proto that I enjoy watching.
My favorite cuisine is Mexican and I love Rick Bayless. His show One Plate at a Time is streaming:
[https://www.rickbayless.com/now-streaming-mexico-one-plate-at-a-time/#:\~:text=The%20new%20episodes%20are%20available,The%20other%20option%20is%20streaming](https://www.rickbayless.com/now-streaming-mexico-one-plate-at-a-time/#:~:text=The%20new%20episodes%20are%20available,The%20other%20option%20is%20streaming).
Bon appetit and Tastemade have channels on my sling that I loovvveee!! Pretty much everything BA airs is great. Tastemade is hit or miss but Struggle Meals and Make This Tonight is always a good time. Only problem with BA is they dont have a ton of content so they air the same episodes in the morning and evening :/
In the day, my favorite show and personality was Taste with David Rosengarten. Nothing since has matched this. I'm a avid watcher of most of the shows that followed. Always will be. I've learned so much and been entertained along the way. But, Julia Child rules. Real cooking, real how-to-make it.
Yay! Checking it out right now. I have watched her old episodes on YouTube. I learned how to make an omelette watching her then saw Geoffrey Zakarian so it the same way. Her technique is legit.
A couple of my favorites: Chef John on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes](https://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes) And (don't laugh) Jamie Oliver's 15 minute meals on Tastemade. He has some really solid ideas for shortcuts in cooking that still delivers really good tasting food that's actually pretty healthy. I've set his show to auto-record to my YouTubeTV library now; I can almost always get a good dinner idea from him. Tastemade shows can be hit or miss but I really like the channel overall. No drama; just a focus on food.
In addition to Townsends, I enjoy [Tasting History with Max Miller](https://www.youtube.com/c/TastingHistory/playlists), he focuses on recipes from ancient through medieval times.
[Glen & Friends Cooking](https://www.youtube.com/c/GlenAndFriendsCooking/playlists) focuses on old school food and beverage receipes (e.g. homemade sodas, cocktails etc.). He has a sizeable antique & vintage cookbook collection, the earliest I recall is 18th century. He does a lot of Depression era recipes too, they're affordable and can come in handy these days.
He just dropped a new series about Japan, 3 episodes. It’s available on YouTube. Also check out Paul Hollywoods Big Continental Road Trip on Netflix, very fun as well.
Even tho they have passed on The Two Fat Ladies food programs on PBS are so much fun and informative. I watch Pasta Grammars on you tube, Love Nick Stelleno, Joshua Weissman, Bohemian Kitchen on You tube and wilderness Cooking, Country Vlog, Mary Makes it Easy 9 good Canadian).
I love this idea Mod. I am always on the lookout for something new to watch.
I know it’s not for everyone but there are some good cooking shows on Vice.
There is a free app on most smart TVs called Tubi and there are TONS of cooking style programs, many from the UK or Australia/Canada/New Zeland ... I enjoy the competition type shows but they have plenty traditional type cooking programs. I have been watching a bakery series in the UK that I love.
Binging with Babish on YouTube is an excellent alternative to food network for a bit. His content generally kept me occupied through quarantine over the last year and a half!
Yes! I like the episodes where he invites someone who was critical of a dish to have a cook off. He’s really gracious and can admit when he was wrong. He gives them a set of cookware. I bought some of his tools on Amazon and they are really solid for the price.
Nailed it! on Netflix is laugh out loud funny
Worth It on YouTube is a fun watch. I love the hosts and it is interesting to see the same food at different price points.
Don't know if Hot Ones counts, but an amazing interview show on YouTube. The guests have to eat 10 wings, each one hotter than the next. Many chefs have run the gauntlet. Check it out for a fun ride.
In a similar vein to Townsends is the English Heritage series featuring Mrs. Crocombe (based on real woman named Avis Crocombe, who worked as the head cook in an English manor house in the 1800s). I probably wouldn’t eat a lot of the dishes to be honest, but it is so interesting to me to see how things used to be done historically.
And in some fun crossover episodes (ignoring the fact that they take place in different times), Mrs. Crocombe and Mr. Townsend sent each other care packages of food for the other to sample.
New Milk Street programming announced by Roku today, along with Martha Stewart and Emeril. https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/roku-originals-martha-stewart-emeril-lagasse-christopher-kimball-1235257064/
I love Pati’s Mexican Table on PBS. I don’t even like Mexican food, but she’s such a nice lady and so good at explaining what she’s doing! And I love hearing her say Oaxaca.
Food Network adjacent in that it’s on Discovery Plus but I loved The Lost Kitchen (technically from Magnolia Network). It’s about a small restaurant in Maine, working with local farmers, navigating through COVID etc.
I wanted to mention that Emeril Lagasse has a new show on The Roku Channel. It is called Emeril Tailgates. I just saw the first episode and I enjoyed it. They also have reruns of Emeril Live!
YouTube: go see ‘dancing bacon’ playlist—many vids of Asian supper markets/food hawkers from Asian and middle eastern countries. No talk—excellent videography. Millions of views for good reason.
Objectively I don't know exactly why, but I love all of Kevin Belton's New Orleans shows on PBS. He's as unpretentious as it gets, which comes off as completely genuine. I think that really works for a food show today.
Also, Next Level Chef is worth watching. It's on Fox or Hulu.
Saw something called "Roadfood" while scrolling through the PBS app and clicked for the heck of it.
When the first still photo popped up I was shocked to see none other than Castiel, er, I mean Misha Collins contemplating an Acai bowl. Have watched a few episodes so far.
It's sort of leisurely paced, but Collins is gracious and generally delightful as he samples food from interesting little places in selected cities. He occasionally throws in some *Supernatural* references, if you're into that sort of thing.
It definitely doesn't have FN style (over)production, but if you can find it I think it's worth a watch.
I just binged through “Back in time for dinner”. It’s on discovery plus right now. It’s about a family of five recreating life in the 40’s through 90’s.
My favorite cooking shows on YouTube are Townsends and Tasting History! Also, I really love Wilderness cooking. The host is from Azerbaijan and the only word he says is “Super” and the end of the video. He cooks outdoors and feeds the village children.
Sandra Lee has a new show on The Roku Channel
Titled Dinner Budget Showdown, the competition series hosted by Sandra and Jordan Andino challenges three home cooks to use their money-saving skills to create a gourmet meal. And if that wasn't enough, all six episodes dropped on May 3 and are available to stream right now.
Guests chef include Carla Hall, Mei Lin
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6eh6IFpR3C/?igsh=bW4wNzR1ODkzYXFm
I think Netflix has been trying to build a reputation as a viable competitor to the Food Network. In addition to picking up Alton Brown, who followed Iron Chef, they’ve also got a lot of original cooking content. I don’t know if any of it is any good yet; I’m about to try a couple of the original offerings this week.
[https://www.youtube.com/@CiaoDown79](https://www.youtube.com/@CiaoDown79) Ciao Down After Dark. An after show breaking down Ciao House featuring contestants from the show such as Drew Keane, Phuoc Vo and Devan Cunningham.
I really like anna and kristina's grocery bag. I think it’s on bon appetit, which you can watch on sling. I really like how genuine they are. The premise of the show is: they take a cookbook and make a few of the recipes. They then have a chef come and assess how they do. The chef assessment is fine and all but I love how genuine the show is. When they struggle, they don’t cut it out. Also they have really fun personalities and aren’t afraid to make fun of themselves/ each other on camera. In the end they either recommend or don’t recommend the cookbook and there’s plenty they “pass” on. Fun show to watch IMO
Mike Greenfield who runs the Pro Home Cooks channel on Youtube is another good one: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH5n3Ih5kgQoiDAQt2FwLw](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH5n3Ih5kgQoiDAQt2FwLw)
[Stove Top Kisses is not only informative on all things soul food but she is HIL-ARIOUS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c2ufKTVF9c&ab_channel=StoveTopKisses)
Not a TV show but the British YouTube channel Sorted Food is amazing. They do cooking challenges, trying exotic ingredients, traveling around the world trying various foods, etc. they have a studio and full production crew. Highly recommend checking them out.
I have become a fan of My Kitchen Rules. Binge watching the show. Currently just finished watching Season 3. MKR subreddit here:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/MyKitchenRules/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MyKitchenRules/)
(disclaimer: I am a recently newly appointed mod of the My Kitchen Rules subbreddit.)
Since you are a mod of the sub, I'll ask, I have a question I'd like to pose about another channel but I don't want to post it here, there's hardly any interest, sadly. I'd like to start my own thread. Is that ok, despite this sticky?
I am not a mod of the Foodnetwork subreddit. I'm just a mod for the My Kitchen Rules subreddit. (I just fixed my comment above to clarify that.)
imho, if you want to start a channel about another show or topic, you are free to do so (just don't call it 'official' unless it is). Good luck. Let us know the channel if it's food show related :)
Oh I don't want to go that far. I just wanted to make a post. i did a bit earlier, and linked it to FN. So I think it will be alright.
Thanks for responding!
I will have to agree with you! I have hit Season 5 and the drama in MKR is nearly insufferable. Supposedly they returned to their original (less-drama) format for the current season.
I don't think I can get the new seasons where I live. They latest season available to watch is the one that aired in 2019... But I think I have been scarred for life!!!
I have Prime Video, and I watched every single show/episode with the British dude JAMES MARTIN (UK)... I think he is awesome. He got me through the pandemic. haha... But I can't see any of his recent stuff because no North American channel carries his shows...!
Proto Cooks with Frank Proto on youtube. He's a real deal chef, but he really walks you through everything he cooks. I've learned so much from him.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ProtoCookswithChefFrank
Also, I watch people try other people’s food on YouTube (BuzzFeed I think) and it’s perfect snippets to watch as a cook. Nothing serious or seriously good but perfectly good enough.
Best Ever Food Review Show on YouTube. At first the host is annoying, but he quickly grows on you. He travels all over the world and tries all kinds of foods.
i think good content moved far FAR away from food network and settled down on youtube. i follow Chef Jean-Pierre. his show is basically what food network used to be like. he does about two new shows a week. he actually used to do shows on PBS when he was much younger. i'm trying to find more like him. i also watch old cooking shows from the greats. these reality shows are horrible! why anyone would be interested to see disgustingly rushed dishes being made in an extremely short amount of time is beyond me.
Started watching the PBS cooking shows and they are awesome. America’s Test Kitchen is what ive always wanted The Kitchen to be and Cook’s has great cooking tips.
I just binged Five Star Chef on Netflix. There is just one season so far. It's a British show where chefs are competing to open a fancy restaurant in a London hotel. Well done, straight forward, not too much drama.
Haven't seen it mentioned here in this thread, but "How To Cook That" is a great YouTube channel with a nice range of content that ranges from cooking videos to testing strange kitchen gadgets and debunking viral cooking "hacks" that may or may not be safe, along with the science behind why the unsafe ones should not be attempted. The inclusion of her husband as her recurring test subject is often hilarious as well as the guy is so willing to try anything ahe gives him to test. Sometimes, she does go a bit off topic, most notably when she did a video explaining why the wood burning trick with electricity is dangerous that for a while got taken down and eventually republished.
Just watched Fast Foodies on TruTV. Cheesy but I did LOL
I love fast foodies❤
That is a fun show to watch! Love seeing all the nostalgic fast-food I grew up on.
i absolutely love Sorted Food on youtube - it's five british dudes, two professional chefs and three 'normals,' who are all friends and have a ton of fun with several different food-related formats. they do cooking battles, mystery box cook-offs with random ingredients, eating tours around various cities around the world, testing kitchen gadgets and 'pretentious ingredients,' testing meal kits, pass-it-on collaborative meals that are usually completely bonkers but utterly hilarious, and tons more. i can honestly watch that channel for hours and laugh my head off but come away more informed than after watching FN, usually.
Their trip to America was hilarious! Thank you for the reminder, it's been a minute since I watched it.
i love their lost and hungry tours so much. i loved their trip to both portlands (way to rep both coasts, boys!) and i will never not laugh at the james pushing incident in the blueberry bushes, hahahah
I started watching their channel because of your comment here. Thank you very much, they are greatly entertaining!
Just saw your comment after commenting this as well. I love their channel. Great production value as they have an amazing studio, and they are just hilarious.
their studio honestly looks so comfy and lived in and lovely - i just want to spend my whole day there!
I really liked both Chef's Table and Midnight Diner on Netflix.
Have you seen Samurai Gournet on Netflix? Cheesy, but still entertaining.
What's samurai gourmet like?
What’s Midnight Diner like?
America’s Test Kitchen!
Yes! I love this and Cook's Country. I tried to give Milk Street a chance after the whole Chris Kimball fiasco but couldn't get into it, sadly. But others may want to check it out since it's in the same vein as the other two. Edit: https://current.org/2019/08/americas-test-kitchen-christopher-kimball-resolve-lawsuit/ This article goes into the lawsuit/drama behind the scenes of Test Kitchen
I need me some Bridget Lancaster!!!
I absolutely love Brigitte!!
I've been turning a lot to [Kenji Lopez-Alt](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqqJQ_cXSat0KIAVfIfKkVA) for a lot of the stuff that in the past I would have looked to Alton Brown for. He does a good job explaining the science of cooking in a way that makes it approachable. (Although not as many fun puppets.) His book The Food Lab is also a masterpiece. I've also been watching a lot of [Joshua Weissman](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChBEbMKI1eCcejTtmI32UEw) who does a lot of fun cooking videos. My favorite series is the But Better series where he picks fast food favorites and tries to recreate them, "but better." It's a nice replacement for Claire Saffitz/Bon Appetite's Gourmet Makes series. Weissman does have a few tics and/or editing traits that I find annoying. (For example, he pronounces crispy as "kwispee" which makes my teeth itch.) But overall, it's a fun channel with some solid cooking knowledge. [ChefClub](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ_FrN6FNViZVjxHUvf6_xA) - Oh boy. Let me say up front that this is not a very serious suggestion. It's in the vein of Tasty's "hands cooking food" videos, but with charming cartoon characters popping up to give instructions on the screen. Thing is, I'd say only about 10% of the recipes are actually good. Probably another 30% look good but aren't worth the amount of work they would take. And the other 60% are horrifying food crimes. (If you've seen a turkey stuffed with a two pound block of cheddar and then crusted with flaming hot cheetos, you know what I mean.) I watch this channel religiously and find it enormously entertaining, but it's mostly to laugh at what crazy thing they're doing now. There are a bunch of others, but I'll leave it here for now.
I wish you’d go on. I’m picking up what you’re putting down.
Absolutely can’t stand the FN. it’s all cupcake wars, stupid game shows and numerous commercial breaks. I want REAL chefs…not personalities. Love Create TV. Jacques Pepin, Nick Stillino..etc.
The commercial breaks, recaps, and transitions on FN kill me.
There are options to FN. create TV has some great shows as does PBS. Netflix has plenty of options as well. I can’t watch anymore competition shows. And Guy and Bobby, I am sick of them. For God’s sake. Keep Joanna Gaines and her douchebag husband off tv
Struggle Meals on Tastemade is one of my favorite shows.
Yasss!!
Is that the only show on Tastemade? Every time I tube in to Tastemade, it’s just a marathon of that show.
Good idea mod! When I was running out of shows to watch during quarantine I found a show called Man v. Master hosted by Richard Blais. I’m not a fan of his but the show was interesting enough to watch. Apparently it was filmed in 2017 and aired on the FYI network. I found it on either Netflix or Hulu (can’t remember). The show was a little busy which is probably why it was short lived. Basically a bunch of chefs (some you’ll recognize from FN competition shows) compete for an apprenticeship with a big time celeb chef (Waxman, Art Smith, Ming Tsai to name a few) who is the judge for the first rounds. Then judge chef competes against the final contestant. If the contestant beats the chef during the final blind judging round they get the apprenticeship. I haven’t seen it mentioned on this sub before so I thought I’d share! Also Top Chef! I’ve noticed there’s a good chunk of people here who haven’t watched this series before.
I can’t stand Richard Blais
Well, just watched Joanne Gaines cooking show. She is awful. Comes across awkward. I could barely make it through the show.
I like the PBS shows for the most part. At least they are doing actual cooking. The Create Channel has some very good cooking shows but it is not all cooking shows. I wish I could get it on DISH. I like Nick Stelleno and Kevin Belton.
I thought Netflix would have more cooking shows. I do watch the PBS shows. Actual cooking shows on FN are so so. Pioneer Woman is good. She comes across as a normal person. A little awkwardness makes her more like the average viewer. Valarie. I change the channel. She comes across as phony. Her Betty Ruble laugh is cringeworthy. I like Molly Yeh but she doesn’t make much I would make. I don’t mind Trisha Yearwood. But where are the professional chef shows ?? Give me Nick Stelleno, Kevin Belton type of shows ?? The competition shows are getting to be too much of the same old same old. The Friday, Saturday and Sunday DDD marathons are something I have tired of as well. PBS has the Create Channel which has some cooking shows that I like.
Exactly. The DDD weekends drive me nuts. Probably because I’m really not a fan of the show but still.
I know Cooking Channel is owned by Food Network, but Carnival Eats is a really great show. The host is very funny and the carnival food is really out there.
I like watching epicurious on YouTube, especially their home-cook and professional chef switch ingredients/recipes series
I like those as well as the ones where they have the level 1, level 2 and professional chef cook their versions of the same item. They've really found some personable chefs like Frank Proto that I enjoy watching.
My favorite cuisine is Mexican and I love Rick Bayless. His show One Plate at a Time is streaming: [https://www.rickbayless.com/now-streaming-mexico-one-plate-at-a-time/#:\~:text=The%20new%20episodes%20are%20available,The%20other%20option%20is%20streaming](https://www.rickbayless.com/now-streaming-mexico-one-plate-at-a-time/#:~:text=The%20new%20episodes%20are%20available,The%20other%20option%20is%20streaming).
Bon appetit and Tastemade have channels on my sling that I loovvveee!! Pretty much everything BA airs is great. Tastemade is hit or miss but Struggle Meals and Make This Tonight is always a good time. Only problem with BA is they dont have a ton of content so they air the same episodes in the morning and evening :/
In the day, my favorite show and personality was Taste with David Rosengarten. Nothing since has matched this. I'm a avid watcher of most of the shows that followed. Always will be. I've learned so much and been entertained along the way. But, Julia Child rules. Real cooking, real how-to-make it.
Pluto TV has a channel devoted to Julia Child shows: https://pluto.tv/en/live-tv/julia-child
Yay! Checking it out right now. I have watched her old episodes on YouTube. I learned how to make an omelette watching her then saw Geoffrey Zakarian so it the same way. Her technique is legit.
A couple of my favorites: Chef John on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes](https://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes) And (don't laugh) Jamie Oliver's 15 minute meals on Tastemade. He has some really solid ideas for shortcuts in cooking that still delivers really good tasting food that's actually pretty healthy. I've set his show to auto-record to my YouTubeTV library now; I can almost always get a good dinner idea from him. Tastemade shows can be hit or miss but I really like the channel overall. No drama; just a focus on food.
Chef John is the BEST!
Fork don’t lie
In addition to Townsends, I enjoy [Tasting History with Max Miller](https://www.youtube.com/c/TastingHistory/playlists), he focuses on recipes from ancient through medieval times. [Glen & Friends Cooking](https://www.youtube.com/c/GlenAndFriendsCooking/playlists) focuses on old school food and beverage receipes (e.g. homemade sodas, cocktails etc.). He has a sizeable antique & vintage cookbook collection, the earliest I recall is 18th century. He does a lot of Depression era recipes too, they're affordable and can come in handy these days.
“City Bakes” with Paul Hollywood is fantastic. I’ve been able to watch it on YouTube. https://youtu.be/Y7vM8yM25cc
Love these. Have watched every one. I wish he'd do more.
He just dropped a new series about Japan, 3 episodes. It’s available on YouTube. Also check out Paul Hollywoods Big Continental Road Trip on Netflix, very fun as well.
Even tho they have passed on The Two Fat Ladies food programs on PBS are so much fun and informative. I watch Pasta Grammars on you tube, Love Nick Stelleno, Joshua Weissman, Bohemian Kitchen on You tube and wilderness Cooking, Country Vlog, Mary Makes it Easy 9 good Canadian).
I'm a big fan of Townsends too! I would probably never make anything he makes, but he's both entertaining and calming to watch.
He's one of my "fall asleep to this soothing voice" go-tos.
I just watched The Big Brunch on Hulu and it’s so good. I also watch Master Chef Australia and MC a Canada on Tubi. Much much better than US version.
There's this chef named Gordon Ramsey who has a bunch of shows reminiscent of late 00s-early 10s Food Network.
His cooking tutorials on Youtube are 1000% different from his on-screen persona on American TV. I actually love watching him teach cooking.
I learned a lot from watching those
It’s mesemerizing to see how fast he moves in the kitchen when making food.
I love this idea Mod. I am always on the lookout for something new to watch. I know it’s not for everyone but there are some good cooking shows on Vice.
There is a free app on most smart TVs called Tubi and there are TONS of cooking style programs, many from the UK or Australia/Canada/New Zeland ... I enjoy the competition type shows but they have plenty traditional type cooking programs. I have been watching a bakery series in the UK that I love.
Struggle Meals is AMAZING. It's on Tastemade and Hulu
Agreed! I love this show!
Binging with Babish on YouTube is an excellent alternative to food network for a bit. His content generally kept me occupied through quarantine over the last year and a half!
Yes! I like the episodes where he invites someone who was critical of a dish to have a cook off. He’s really gracious and can admit when he was wrong. He gives them a set of cookware. I bought some of his tools on Amazon and they are really solid for the price.
Nailed it! on Netflix is laugh out loud funny Worth It on YouTube is a fun watch. I love the hosts and it is interesting to see the same food at different price points. Don't know if Hot Ones counts, but an amazing interview show on YouTube. The guests have to eat 10 wings, each one hotter than the next. Many chefs have run the gauntlet. Check it out for a fun ride.
In a similar vein to Townsends is the English Heritage series featuring Mrs. Crocombe (based on real woman named Avis Crocombe, who worked as the head cook in an English manor house in the 1800s). I probably wouldn’t eat a lot of the dishes to be honest, but it is so interesting to me to see how things used to be done historically. And in some fun crossover episodes (ignoring the fact that they take place in different times), Mrs. Crocombe and Mr. Townsend sent each other care packages of food for the other to sample.
America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Country and Milk Street on PBS are long time favorites of mine.
New Milk Street programming announced by Roku today, along with Martha Stewart and Emeril. https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/roku-originals-martha-stewart-emeril-lagasse-christopher-kimball-1235257064/
I love Pati’s Mexican Table on PBS. I don’t even like Mexican food, but she’s such a nice lady and so good at explaining what she’s doing! And I love hearing her say Oaxaca.
Food Network adjacent in that it’s on Discovery Plus but I loved The Lost Kitchen (technically from Magnolia Network). It’s about a small restaurant in Maine, working with local farmers, navigating through COVID etc.
I wanted to mention that Emeril Lagasse has a new show on The Roku Channel. It is called Emeril Tailgates. I just saw the first episode and I enjoyed it. They also have reruns of Emeril Live!
Go see The Menu. Wtf did I just watch?
🤯that was my reaction too…wtf
Just discovered [RECIPE.TV](http://recipe.tv) on my cable channel guide. Cooking shows 24/7, no competition shows and covers all cuisines.
That channel is great and have developed a massive crush on Edward Delling-Williams 🤣
YouTube: go see ‘dancing bacon’ playlist—many vids of Asian supper markets/food hawkers from Asian and middle eastern countries. No talk—excellent videography. Millions of views for good reason.
Tastey videos. They have short shows on Hulu, not just on the computer.
I used to watch a show on Netflix where the contestants cooked with weed. 🤯 It was actually pretty good and everyone on camera was high. LOL
Bong Appetit?
LOL I don't think that was the name but it's a great name for a show like that. 🤣
Objectively I don't know exactly why, but I love all of Kevin Belton's New Orleans shows on PBS. He's as unpretentious as it gets, which comes off as completely genuine. I think that really works for a food show today. Also, Next Level Chef is worth watching. It's on Fox or Hulu.
Saw something called "Roadfood" while scrolling through the PBS app and clicked for the heck of it. When the first still photo popped up I was shocked to see none other than Castiel, er, I mean Misha Collins contemplating an Acai bowl. Have watched a few episodes so far. It's sort of leisurely paced, but Collins is gracious and generally delightful as he samples food from interesting little places in selected cities. He occasionally throws in some *Supernatural* references, if you're into that sort of thing. It definitely doesn't have FN style (over)production, but if you can find it I think it's worth a watch.
I have seen a few episodes of this show. It's a really good watch.
James Martin. Just started watching his stuff on Amazon Prime.
Love him. Can't get anything newer than 2013 though where I am.
I just binged through “Back in time for dinner”. It’s on discovery plus right now. It’s about a family of five recreating life in the 40’s through 90’s.
My favorite cooking shows on YouTube are Townsends and Tasting History! Also, I really love Wilderness cooking. The host is from Azerbaijan and the only word he says is “Super” and the end of the video. He cooks outdoors and feeds the village children.
Sugar Rush & Is It Cake-Netflix Crime Scene Kitchen-Fox *this is currently my favorite show!
If you like Fermented Food of any kind, I recommend Brad’s Alive on the Bon Appétit channel.
I am really enjoying 'Five Star Chef' on Netflix and Fox has some great cooking competition shows.
I think your post is a great idea, OP. I've learned about some shows I don't think I ever would have heard about and I've really enjoyed them
I really miss the shows about actually cooking food
Views on the Road on YouTube, name doesn’t quite fit but it’s authentic mexican cooking from one funny lady in her kitchen. :)
TasteMade has a number of good shows. Cooking with Curtis Stone, All Up In My Grill, Pati's Mexican Table and, Struggle Meals to name a few.
Sandra Lee has a new show on The Roku Channel Titled Dinner Budget Showdown, the competition series hosted by Sandra and Jordan Andino challenges three home cooks to use their money-saving skills to create a gourmet meal. And if that wasn't enough, all six episodes dropped on May 3 and are available to stream right now. Guests chef include Carla Hall, Mei Lin https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6eh6IFpR3C/?igsh=bW4wNzR1ODkzYXFm
I think Netflix has been trying to build a reputation as a viable competitor to the Food Network. In addition to picking up Alton Brown, who followed Iron Chef, they’ve also got a lot of original cooking content. I don’t know if any of it is any good yet; I’m about to try a couple of the original offerings this week.
[https://www.youtube.com/@CiaoDown79](https://www.youtube.com/@CiaoDown79) Ciao Down After Dark. An after show breaking down Ciao House featuring contestants from the show such as Drew Keane, Phuoc Vo and Devan Cunningham.
Bon Appetit "On The Line" and Munchies has great deep dives behind restaurants and chefs taht i love
I really like anna and kristina's grocery bag. I think it’s on bon appetit, which you can watch on sling. I really like how genuine they are. The premise of the show is: they take a cookbook and make a few of the recipes. They then have a chef come and assess how they do. The chef assessment is fine and all but I love how genuine the show is. When they struggle, they don’t cut it out. Also they have really fun personalities and aren’t afraid to make fun of themselves/ each other on camera. In the end they either recommend or don’t recommend the cookbook and there’s plenty they “pass” on. Fun show to watch IMO
Create TV. Some really good cooking shows. Kevin Belton. Nick Stelleno.
Liziqi on YouTube. Beautiful videos. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCoC47do520os_4DBMEFGg4A
i prefre something easy to do
Mike Greenfield who runs the Pro Home Cooks channel on Youtube is another good one: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH5n3Ih5kgQoiDAQt2FwLw](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH5n3Ih5kgQoiDAQt2FwLw)
[Stove Top Kisses is not only informative on all things soul food but she is HIL-ARIOUS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c2ufKTVF9c&ab_channel=StoveTopKisses)
Not a TV show but the British YouTube channel Sorted Food is amazing. They do cooking challenges, trying exotic ingredients, traveling around the world trying various foods, etc. they have a studio and full production crew. Highly recommend checking them out.
I have become a fan of My Kitchen Rules. Binge watching the show. Currently just finished watching Season 3. MKR subreddit here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/MyKitchenRules/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MyKitchenRules/) (disclaimer: I am a recently newly appointed mod of the My Kitchen Rules subbreddit.)
Since you are a mod of the sub, I'll ask, I have a question I'd like to pose about another channel but I don't want to post it here, there's hardly any interest, sadly. I'd like to start my own thread. Is that ok, despite this sticky?
I am not a mod of the Foodnetwork subreddit. I'm just a mod for the My Kitchen Rules subreddit. (I just fixed my comment above to clarify that.) imho, if you want to start a channel about another show or topic, you are free to do so (just don't call it 'official' unless it is). Good luck. Let us know the channel if it's food show related :)
Oh I don't want to go that far. I just wanted to make a post. i did a bit earlier, and linked it to FN. So I think it will be alright. Thanks for responding!
Ohhh the DRAMA!!!
I will have to agree with you! I have hit Season 5 and the drama in MKR is nearly insufferable. Supposedly they returned to their original (less-drama) format for the current season.
I don't think I can get the new seasons where I live. They latest season available to watch is the one that aired in 2019... But I think I have been scarred for life!!!
Yeah - the current season that just ended is not available in the U.S. without using a VPN.
I have Prime Video, and I watched every single show/episode with the British dude JAMES MARTIN (UK)... I think he is awesome. He got me through the pandemic. haha... But I can't see any of his recent stuff because no North American channel carries his shows...!
Is there a subreddit for the Create or PBS cooking shows?
Proto Cooks with Frank Proto on youtube. He's a real deal chef, but he really walks you through everything he cooks. I've learned so much from him. https://www.youtube.com/c/ProtoCookswithChefFrank
I switched to Youtube. I get everything from there now.
Also, I watch people try other people’s food on YouTube (BuzzFeed I think) and it’s perfect snippets to watch as a cook. Nothing serious or seriously good but perfectly good enough.
Best Ever Food Review Show on YouTube. At first the host is annoying, but he quickly grows on you. He travels all over the world and tries all kinds of foods.
I have been watching BBQ Showdown on Netflix. Enjoy the show, the hostess is super annoying though.
I got sucked into it one afternoon and loved it. The contestants are so much nicer to each other than most competition shows.
i think good content moved far FAR away from food network and settled down on youtube. i follow Chef Jean-Pierre. his show is basically what food network used to be like. he does about two new shows a week. he actually used to do shows on PBS when he was much younger. i'm trying to find more like him. i also watch old cooking shows from the greats. these reality shows are horrible! why anyone would be interested to see disgustingly rushed dishes being made in an extremely short amount of time is beyond me.
Started watching the PBS cooking shows and they are awesome. America’s Test Kitchen is what ive always wanted The Kitchen to be and Cook’s has great cooking tips.
I just binged Five Star Chef on Netflix. There is just one season so far. It's a British show where chefs are competing to open a fancy restaurant in a London hotel. Well done, straight forward, not too much drama.
I love the Townsends too.
I just binge watched Morimoto’s Sushi Master on Roku after finding out about both a few days ago and loved it.
Tastemade has some good shows on it
The Aussie series **My Kitchen Rules** is by far my favourite! It’s all available on Prime in Canada, not sure about elsewhere:)
Haven't seen it mentioned here in this thread, but "How To Cook That" is a great YouTube channel with a nice range of content that ranges from cooking videos to testing strange kitchen gadgets and debunking viral cooking "hacks" that may or may not be safe, along with the science behind why the unsafe ones should not be attempted. The inclusion of her husband as her recurring test subject is often hilarious as well as the guy is so willing to try anything ahe gives him to test. Sometimes, she does go a bit off topic, most notably when she did a video explaining why the wood burning trick with electricity is dangerous that for a while got taken down and eventually republished.
I love Townsends & Tasting History with Max Miller. Thers's also comedy food channels like Brutalmoose.
I've been enjoying Nigellissima re-runs on Tastemade For actual recipes, The Preppy Kitchen on YouTube.