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.

Cast

Massimo Bottura

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Julia Child

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Martha Stewart

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Nigella Lawson

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Rick Stein

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Andrew Rea

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Crew

Anna Bates

Director

Elizabeth Glickfeld

Director

Wendy Short

Editor

Chris Grieves

Sound

Rosalita Baldassin

Researcher

Misato Ehara

Researcher

Lara Machado

Researcher

Ruth Mitchell

Researcher

Pin-Chieh Pan

Researcher

Carmel Wilkinson-Ayre

Researcher

Clips & Videos

The Cooking Show : A video essay by Dirty Furniture (excerpt)