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{{Short description|Television genre that presents food preparation}}
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A '''cooking show''', '''cookery show''',<ref name=firsts/> 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 [[Television studio|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 television|daytime TV programming]] since the earliest days of television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flowtv.org/?p=1316|title=TV Cooking Shows: The Evolution of a GenreKathleen Collins / John Jay College, CUNY – Flow|website=flowtv.org}}</ref> They are generally very inexpensive to produce, making them an economically easy way for a [[Television station|TV station]] to fill a half-hour (or sometimes 60-minute) [[Dayparting|time slot]]. A number of cooking shows have run for many seasons, especially when they are sponsored by [[Local programming|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.

==Production==
[[File:Kuechenschlacht Studio.JPG|thumb|Studio set of the German cooking show ''[[:de:Die Küchenschlacht|Die Küchenschlacht]]'' ("The Kitchen Battle") in 2008]]
Due to time and production constraints, most, if not all, cooking shows employ filming shortcuts such as [[video editing]], [[food model]]ing and [[Food photography|photography]], and prepared ingredients to speed up the cooking process and ensure a smooth and seamless production.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jitchotvisut|first=Janaki|url=https://www.insider.com/reported-secrets-food-tv-shows-2018-5?amp|title=8 secrets about how famous cooking shows are filmed|publisher=Insider.com|date=31 March 2020|access-date=19 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lackey|first=Jackson|url=https://www.mashed.com/138206/what-they-dont-show-you-on-celebrity-cooking-shows/|title=What they don't show you on celebrity cooking shows|publisher=Mashed.com|date=15 November 2018|access-date=19 August 2020}}</ref>

==Genres==

Some cooking shows, such as ''[[Emeril Live]]'', are oriented towards instructional material, and others, such as ''[[Trisha's Southern Kitchen]]'', additionally focus on showcasing the personal lives of the hosts. Some, such as the ''[[Rachael Ray (talk show)|Rachael Ray Show]]'', blend the genre with a [[talk show]] format. There are also [[reality competition]]s within the genre such as ''[[Iron Chef]]'', ''[[MasterChef]]'', and ''[[Top Chef]]'', in which contestants are given specific requirements and a time limit to prepare meals, which are then evaluated by a panel of judges, which can include celebrity chefs and other notable personalities. [[Travel documentary|Travel]] cooking shows such as ''[[Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted]]'' and ''[[Salt Fat Acid Heat]]'' explore the culinary experiences of host chefs in various destinations. ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]'' and ''[[Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives]]'' are examples of [[Food reality television|reality cooking show]]s, and ''[[Chefs A' Field]]'' and ''[[Chef's Table]]'' represent some of the [[Television documentary|documentary]] cooking shows.

==History==

Until the 1940s, most cooking shows were performed on the radio.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1898153,00.html|title=The Evolution of TV Cooking|last=Fetini|first=Alyssa|date=14 May 2009|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=7 August 2018|quote=... cooking programs, which began on the radio and transitioned to television in the 1940s ...}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vchistory.org/people/agnes-white-tizard-betty-crocker/|title=Agnes White Tizard|website=Valley Center History Museum|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref>

===United Kingdom===
One of the first television cooking shows, ''[[Cook's Night Out]]'', aired on the [[BBC]] on 21 January 1937.<ref name=df>{{cite news|url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/fuenf-gaenge-menue-in-der-roehre.871.de.html?dram:article_id=127585|title=Fünf-Gänge-Menü in der Röhre|last=Novy|first=Beatrix|date=21 January 2012|website=[[Deutschlandfunk]]|language=de|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/stichtag6368.html|title=21. Januar 1937 - Erster Auftritt eines Fernsehkochs|date=21 January 2012|website=[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]]|language=de|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=bbcg>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1937-01-21#at-21.25|title=BBC Genome|website=[[BBC]]|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref> [[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.<ref name=df/><ref name=bbcg/> ''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.<ref name="gwr">{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/630545-first-tv-cookery-show|title=First TV cookery show|website=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> On the show's debut, Harben demonstrated the preparation of lobster ''[[Vol-au-vent|vols-au-vents]]''.<ref name="gwr" />

===United States===

In 1940, ''Sunday Evening Supper'' was produced by [[Edward Padula]] for the [[NBC]] station [[WNBC|W2XBS]].<ref name=firsts>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC&pg=PT802|title=Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time|first=Patrick|last=Robertson|date=2011|isbn=9781608197385|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> ''[[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 [[KBTC-TV|KTPS-TV]], and was hosted by [[Jeff Smith (chef)|Jeff Smith]], a chef from [[Seattle]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/obituaries/2001976403_smith10.html|title=Jeff Smith, 1939 - 2004: "Frugal Gourmet" was popular on PBS|first=Judith|last=Blake|work = [[The Seattle Times]]|date=10 July 2004|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> In 1993, [[Food Network]] launched as a [[cable channel]] devoted primarily to cooking shows and other programming relating to food.

===Australia===
''[[The Chef Presents]]'', one of the first cooking shows in Australia, ran from 1957 to 1959 and was hosted by Willi Koeppen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://televisionau.com/2012/08/whatever-happened-to-willi-koeppen.html|title=Whatever happened to Willi Koeppen?|website=Television.AU|date=18 August 2012|access-date=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=py>{{cite news|url=https://aussiecuisine.com.au/2016/06/heres-one-i-prepared-earlier-a-cooking-on-australian-television-timeline/|title="Here's one I prepared earlier" – A cooking on Australian television timeline|website=Aussie Cuisine|first=Philip|last=Youngman|date=8 June 2016|access-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> ''[[The Jean Bowring Show]]'', a cooking show aimed at women, aired from 1957 to 1960.<ref name=py/>

===Brazil===
The first cooking show on [[Television in Brazil|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 [[:pt:Ofélia Anunciato|Ofélia Anunciato]].<ref name="gdc">{{cite web|url=https://www.guiadoscuriosos.com.br/televisao-2/os-programas-de-culinaria-pioneiros-da-tv-brasileira/|title=Os programas de culinária pioneiros da TV brasileira|last=Duarte|first=Marcelo|date=5 September 2020|website=O Guia dos Curiosos|language=pt|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> [[:pt:Helena Sangirardi|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.<ref name="gdc" /> ''[[:pt:Cozinha Maravilhosa da Ofélia|Cozinha Maravilhosa da Ofélia]]'' (English: "Ofélia's Wonderful Cuisine"<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cordeiro|first1=Ester Pinter|last2=Fonseca|first2=Luíza Reis Amaral|last3=Ribeiro|first3=Rita de Cássia|last4=Sathler|first4=Márcia Maia|year=2020|title=The evolution of Brazilian cuisine books and its relationship with contemporary cooking habits|url=https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/demetra/article/view/47370/35955|journal=Demetra|volume=15|page=5|doi=10.12957/demetra.2020.47370|doi-access=free|issn=2238-913X|access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref>) was hosted by [[Ofélia Ramos Anunciato|Ofélia Anunciato]] and aired from 1968 to 1998,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://observatoriodatv.uol.com.br/noticias/ha-19-anos-chegava-ao-fim-a-cozinha-maravilhosa-da-ofelia|title=Há 19 anos, chegava ao fim a Cozinha Maravilhosa da Ofélia|last=Santana|first=André|date=26 October 2017|website=Observatório da TV|language=pt|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> becoming the longest-running Brazilian cooking show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://guide.michelin.com/br/pt_BR/article/news-and-views/gastronomia-no-horario-nobre|title=Gastronomia no horário nobre|date=19 July 2022|website=[[Michelin Guide]]|language=pt|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>

===France===
In 1953, [[:fr:Jean d'Arcy (télévision)|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").<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.franceinter.fr/culture/les-emissions-culinaires-une-bonne-vieille-recette|title=Les émissions culinaires, une bonne vieille recette|website=[[France Inter]]|first=Anne|last=Audigier|language=fr|date=5 April 2017|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="leo">{{cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/fr/article/une-histoire-francaise-des-emissions-de-cuisine-a-la-tele/|title=Une histoire française des émissions de cuisine à la télé|website=Munchies|first=Léo|last=Bourdin|language=fr|date=14 February 2017|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> Hosted by comedian [[:fr:Georges Adet|Georges Adet]], it was the first cooking show to air in France, starting in 1953 and ending a year later.<ref name="leo" /> ''[[:fr:Art et magie de la cuisine|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foodpowa.com/les-emissions-de-cuisine-qui-ont-change-la-tele-francaise/|title=Les émissions de cuisine qui ont changé la télé française|website=Food Powa|language=fr|date=15 December 2016|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>

===Germany===
On 20 February 1953, ''Clemens Wilmenrod bittet zu Tisch'' (English: "Clemens Wilmenrod Invites You to the Table"), 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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/medien/artikel/1022510/vor-65-jahren-wurde-die-erste-deutsche-kochshow-ausgestrahlt-1|title=Vor 65 Jahren wurde die erste deutsche Kochshow ausgestrahlt|language=de|website=[[Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung]]|first=Cornelia|last=Wystrichowski|date=20 February 2018|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>

===Japan===
In 1953, {{Nihongo||味覚のしおり|Mikaku no Shiori|lead=yes}}, one of the first cooking shows in Japan, was broadcast, with Hatsuko Kuroda presenting [[chicken salad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kerokero-info.com/what_today_calendar/what-today-0121-1/|title=料理番組の日の由来と面白い雑学、1月21日の今日は何の日？|language=ja|website=雑学.com|date=19 July 2017|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://studiofour.sakura.ne.jp/nannohi/1.htm|title=今日は何の日 1月|language=ja|website=studio FOUR|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>

===New Zealand===
[[Graham Kerr]] was one of the first celebrity chefs to appear on [[Television in New Zealand|New Zealand television]], when the medium was [[Television in New Zealand#History|introduced to the country in 1960]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cookbooks, magazines and television shows |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/cooking/page-3 |publisher=[[Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref> Kerr was later followed by [[Alison Holst]], [[Des Britten]], and [[Hudson and Halls]].

==Popular culture==
[[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]]", [[Glenn Quagmire|Quagmire]] starts his own cooking show called "Quagmire's Kitchen". 

==See also==
* [[List of cooking shows]]
* [[Food reality television]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Cooking shows}}
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|first=Kathleen|last=Collins|title=Watching What We Eat: The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|year=2009}}
* {{cite journal|first=Lori F.|last=Brost|title=Television Cooking Shows: Defining the Genre|publisher=Indiana University|year=2000}}
* {{cite book|title=Food Television and Otherness in the Age of Globalization|first=Casey Ryan|last=Kelly|publisher=Lexington Books|year=2017|isbn=978-1-4985-4444-3}}

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