Top Cooking Reality Shows
Who doesn't enjoy preparing some buttery, fluffy popcorn and settling down in front of the TV? If this is your ideal way to spend an evening, you can find plenty of great reality TV shows to watch. Foodies will be especially pleased considering the number of great food-related reality TV shows on these days. Get your snack ready and prepare to drool over some truly spectacular meal challenges when you watch any of the shows below.
Top Chef- Top Chef, hosted by Padma Lakshmi, pits numerous chefs from around the country against each other in a competition for prize money. The competition revolves around two challenges a week. The first, known as a Quickfire Challenge, is a shorter food bout which usually doesn't result in elimination. The winner of the Quickfire gets a cash prize, which usually amounts to $10,000. The next challenge involves food production on a larger scale. The winner is again awarded a cash prize and, possibly, immunity from the next challenge. The culinary delights created by the chef are judged by such notable food industry veterans as Tom Colicchio, Jay Rayner, and Gail Simmons.
Iron Chef America - Iron Chef America puts previous winners of Iron Chef against challenging chefs. The contestants must choose which Iron Chef to compete against. These famous foodies include Mike Symon, Kat Cora, Mario Batalli, and Bobby Flay, among others. Each episode requires the chef to design several courses based on a secret ingredient. Dishes are judged by celebrity food critics such as Ted Allen for originality, creativity, presentation, and of course, taste.
Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Gordon Ramsay traverses the globe in search of restaurants in critical need of his help. These kitchens are often in need of a good clean, The staff generally needs food education and business guidance. Many of them serve huge portions of disastrous foods. First, Gordon comes to the diner to eat. After he has assessed how bad the food is, he holds a meeting with the owner, chef, and other employees. He then observes a busy service, which he orchestrates by getting locals to give the place a try. Next, he points out to the owners, chefs, and wait staff what they are doing wrong and how they can fix it. He helps with all areas of the business and even redecorates some of the restaurants. Lucky owners get new equipment and new menus. After the changes are made, Gordon observes another dinner service to see if any improvement has been made. Finally, he visits a few months to a year later to see if the business is still around and if it has gotten any better. His help is often invaluable to confused owners.
If you are a food fan, these shows will satisfy your hunger for more. Not only will you get vast entertainment out of these competitive (the owners in Ramsay's show are often very adverse to change) shows, you can also learn more about haute cuisine. Set you DVR to record and get ready for delicious dishes.
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