The Food Cooking Show Fascination
By Mike
Selvon
The premise is simple. Take a chef, put him or
her into the kitchen and watch them prepare their signature dishes. You
might think that this would be boring after a bit but the public has proven
this wrong.
Food cooking shows are the "in" thing right now.
We love the idea of making food and combine it with reality television
and suddenly we come back week after week to see what happens next.
Fox Network has uncovered a phenomenon with the
cursing antics of Chef Gordon Ramsey. We cringe at his explosive attitude
yet are somehow sympathetic at his attempts to turn would-be chefs into
professionals.
We might not want to put ourselves on the line
of fire but we love watching other contestants wither under his furious
stare and tirades. Our kitchens may not be stocked with fois gras but we
still take something away from each episode.
Food Network has a reality show titled "Who Wants
to Be the Next Food Network Star" where amateur and professional cooks
alike are given tasks to perform that somehow weed out the would-be television
chefs from the rest.
We root for our favorite contestants as the season
progresses until only one contestant remains. He or she is then given a
food cooking show of their very own.
What is the fascination with meal preparation shows?
Perhaps it is the ease at which dishes are prepared. It might be the professional
cookware and charming personality of the hosts.
Some of the most popular meal preparation show
hosts is not formally educated at cooking schools. Thus they give us hope
that anyone can prepare delectable dishes from the comfort of their own
home.
Whatever the reason behind our fascination, these
shows has become an integral part of television viewing. As great chefs
from the past such as Julia Child pass on, a new generation of friendly,
knowledgeable faces comes to the forefront of culinary society.
Perhaps it is the grand showmanship of Emeril LaGasse
yelling out "BAM" or Rachel Ray's cute acronyms such as EVOO (Extra Virgin
Olive Oil); we are drawn to our television sets and the expanding culinary
world.
As other television networks air cooking shows,
especially ones where competition and cut throat antics by the participants
are involved, we will continue to avidly watch food cooking shows.
Not all of the popular shows feature a swearing
chef and those are the ones we turn to for the free recipes, tips and colorful
abbreviations becoming standard in our daily language. Bring on the "Top
Chef" or "Hell's Kitchen" because we want to see what comes next.
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