Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Alton Brown. We imagine these names when we think of the great chefs throughout TV Cooking Show History. But of course, there's always the other side of the spectrum. Think Sandra Lee, Paula Deen and Alan Thicke.
They have been clogging up our airways for the last thirty years or so, from the moment that the Great Cable TV revolution bestowed fifteen minutes of fame onto just about anyone with a pretty mug and a stainless steel spatula. Here's a list of Cooking Show Catastrophes.
(thanks Ken)
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It's quite a problem...how to fill a whole network with cooking-related entertainment. Eventually it all turns into goofy contests, flogging a format that was tired almost before it started. Also the whole idea of celebrity chefs is pretty strange. Stay in the kitchen, keep quiet and crank out good food, thank you very much.
I would like to share with you the GREATEST cooking video of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ceC7ERsLc
All the way from New Zealand. Gerard, it may be worth posting on your site!
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