The Cooking Show

The cooking show is as old as television itself. But why do we like watching the making of a meal that most of us will never cook, let alone eat? Dirty Furniture’s jam-packed video essay is a rollercoaster ride through the history of the genre, at once a staple of television viewing and a hotpot of shifting perspectives and sociocultural values.

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  Massimo Bottura

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  Julia Child

  Herself
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  Martha Stewart

  Herself
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  Nigella Lawson

  Herself
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  Rick Stein

  Himself
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  Andrew Rea

  Himself