Netflix’s Barbecue Showdown follows eight contestants as they try to outsmoke each other with the most ingenious BBQ creations on the way to a $50,000 prize. It’s the best kind of competition show, ...

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The standard assumption about competitive cooking shows is that they are entertainment first and education somewhere much further down the list, if at all. Viewers tune in for the drama, the pressure, ...

PBS shaped the modern cooking show long before food television became a global industry. The foundation was laid in 1962, when The French Chef premiered on Boston public television, introducing host ...

Noodles with Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon) in Cambodia? Couscous with Chrissy Teigen in Marrakesh? Yes, please! This show is a slightly decadent and occasionally ridiculous pleasure, like traveling ...