Cooking is not a talent everyone is born with and is aware of from the moment they first know what a spoon and key chemical reactions are. Instead, for many individuals out there, it is a matter of life-long discovery and spontaneity, or being put in the right spot at the right time. In other words, numerous talented chefs have found their love for the culinary arts after coming across another renowned culinary expert frequently featured on television.
Here’s a rundown of some of the most potent culinary juggernauts to help you bring out the latent chef in you and set you on your path to flavour success.
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Probably not so heard of since this title isn’t streaming on leading platforms like Netflix, Parts Unknown succeeded in growing a gigantic audience and remaining in the history of the best food shows to date. Inaugurated on CNN in 2013 and spanning 12 seasons over five years, the gastronomic series works on many levels. It follows the TV host on his exploratory culinary journey in some clandestine and obscure places across different continents. Spain, West Texas, Indonesia, Seattle, Congo, Tangier, Laos, and Paraguay are just some of the spots hit by the explorer during his discovery journey. As the show’s title suggests, only the countries’ names are resonant.
The spots within the countries are lesser known and chosen after thorough research by the author and the crew was carried out. You’re likely in the know about the most significant and widespread cuisines around the world. If they haven’t succeeded in triggering your cooking passion, Parts Unknown might draw your interest by putting cooking in a different spotlight. As a result of the crew’s desire to display the uniqueness of some cookhouses, Parts Unknown came to be known as a one-of-a-kind, authentic TV show that focused on hidden culinary gems, as well as the meaning and history behind the fascinating, yet often overlooked cuisines and lifestyles.
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat is a powerhouse program aimed at helping curious yet tacit cooks bite the bullet and explore ingredients and chemical reactions that would otherwise scare them away. It’s not the typical type of show seeking to explore areas no title has previously done. Instead, it’s a genuine piece intended to help those ranging from the least inexperienced to every day at-home cooks rediscover their passion and love for making and enjoying delicious food. It broadcasts cooking in its most accurate form in all sorts of traditional kitchens reminding you of the unexplored potential of your cooking area. Expect to receive priceless, unmet insights into the four main cooking ingredients and the pillars that confer taste to any meal.
The show is made after the best-selling book by Samin Nosrat the same name. It aims at transporting the consumer to different corners of the world, where the essential food elements are regarded in different and inspirational ways. Being intended to make you fall in love with cooking, you won’t stumble across hard-to-digest cooking techniques but rather carefully presented insights so that your most burning questions are gradually answered throughout watching.
Fresh, Fried and Crispy
Fish, chips, and crispy strips – sounds like an all-time favourite for every crunch food lover, right? Well, the culinary landscape becomes even more alluring when you realize that your typical cheese-laden burger actually has endless ways in which it can be created to satisfy the pickiest and most specific eaters.
Daym Drops, a notorious YouTube food reviewer, hosts travels around the United States to sample some of the most delicious fried dishes imaginable, putting some of the nation’s hot spots in the limelight as it seeks fresh takes on fried foodstuff. If you’re yet to know him, you can check his masterpieces and see if they suit your cooking preferences and help you improve your fry-cooking skills. Daym enters numerous restaurants to find the best-fried food, making a campy and delicious show from A to Z. Likely, just a couple of episodes in, you’ll find yourself hankering to toss a mise-en-place, assemble the tastiest burger you’ve ever crafted, and devour your tasty fried treat right away.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
The day’s main meals wrapped up in an exploratory TV masterpiece unveiling a restaurant group CEO venturing into some of the world’s most famous cuisines and sampling local dishes with celebrity pals in this thriving, one-of-a-kind show. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner isn’t the endlessly and boringly lengthy TV show aimed at taking you through all the stages of cooking, but rather a juggernaut that you can finish in a matter of hours as you savour your free, delectable evenings.
David Chang, chef and founder of Momofuku eatery, is accompanied by starring celebrities Kate McKinnon in Phnom Penh, Lena Waithe in LA, Chrissy Teigen in Marrakesh, and Seth Rogen in Vancouver. The American documentary series will have you exploring and answering all your curiosities about culture and food on the go, touring the host’s best-loved eating places.
The Big Family Cooking Showdown
Originally broadcast on BBC Two, this cooking show presents teams of three members, each competing to win the title of the best cooking squad. Sometimes, one’s valuable and best-hidden talent surfaces when competition is ahead, and cooking makes no exception. Some family members find that organization, cooperation, good communication, intuition and other skills and traits make the foundation of their inner, triumphant cook and learn to develop these abilities in search of mastering their cooking dexterities.
Some families truly passionate about cooking are showcased whipping up meals in a contest that goes beyond meal prepping and looks into helping individuals with elemental and vital skills in the kitchen to serve them in the long term.
Final touch
As you’re venturing into the miraculous yet complex world of cooking, you’ll discover that the more curiosities you have and answer to, the better prepared you are to have a go at meals that would yesterday seem unachievable. Give the shows above a shot and discover how some TV masterpieces will guide your inner cook on the path to success.
