Only A Real Foodie Can Pass This Cooking Show Quiz
- by Emily Mernin
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Ever since the 1960s and Julia Child, cooking shows have been an integral part of television in the American household. Julia Child, who was one of the first televised celebrity chefs, changed what it meant to be a popular chef in America. Her early cooking shows reimagined the form of the cookbook as a visual, personal experience via the television. On top of instructional, recipe-based cooking shows which are now produced for many different kinds of viewers and cuisines, traveling and competitive cooking shows have become important and popular formats for food television. For the past few decades, cooking competitions have become the most wildly popular form of the cooking show, intriguing even those who do not have an interest in cooking.
Any real foodie cannot help but spend a chunk of their time watching either the Food Network or the Cooking Channel, which stream and co produce many of the same series. Even Netflix, since creating original series, has focused on this genre of television. Whether you have a favorite celebrity chef, a favorite cooking competition, or just love watching restaurant renovations and makeovers, there is a show for almost everyone.
Take the following quiz to find out if you know your cooking television as well as you think you do. A real foodie will pass this quiz with no problem!
Which Of The Following Cooking Shows Is A Netflix Original Series?
These four cooking shows are some of the most mouth watering shows on television. Two of them are competition shows that have winners and losers while the other two are more narrative based. All of them are exceedingly popular and, in their own way, have influenced the genre of cooking television shows. They all air on different networks and reach different international audiences. One of them is a Netflix original series, available only on the website. Do you know which one it is?
Pick The Celebrity Chef Whose Name Is In Their Show's Title
Regardless of if it is an informative cooking show, a contest based cooking show, or even a documentary show about a restaurant, almost every cooking show is hosted by or associated with a celebrity chef. Some celebrity chef's become famous by joining a show while others are so famous that networks build shows around their personality. Many celebrity chefs have multiple shows over the course of their careers! Do you know which of these famous chefs has their name in the title of their show?
Do You Know Which Show Is Not A Contest?
In the early 2000s, cooking shows became competitive. Food Network started hiring celebrity shows to host competitions and by 2009 Iron Chef was one of the most popular cooking shows on television. This new style of show was explosive: in just over a decade dozens, if not hundreds, of contest cooking shows have been dreamed up by a variety of networks. Often, they are more popular with wider audiences than informative cooking shows. A real foodie will be able to identify the show that does NOT belong to the fast-paced and high-stakes genre of Iron Chef.
Can You Name This Cooking Show?
This show is hosted by the infamous Guy Fieri, the restauranteur, chef, and tv personality from California. For over a decade he has been a major figure on cooking television by hosting shows, judging competitions, and competing for different titles. Since 2007, he has hosted a television show on the Food Network. On this show, Fieri travels around the continental United States visiting local restaurants and greasy spoons. In each episode, he visits multiple establishments to try one certain type of food. Can you name this hit series?
Who Is The Barefoot Contessa?
The Barefoot Contessa aired in 2002 on the Food Network. The show is named after the cookbook and gourmet food store of the celebrity chef that hosts the show. This celebrity chef is so much more than an expert at comforting, simple french cuisine. Before she was able to purchase her first store, she was a budget analyst in the White House for Presidents Ford and Carter. After a few years in the White House she was able to buy the Barefoot Contessa, the first step in the long career she has had as a cooking personality. Can you guess which of the celebrity chefs below is the mysterious Barefoot Contessa?
Who Were The Original Judges Of The Great British Bake Off?
The Great British Bake Off is a British television series on the BBC network. Every season, twelve home bakers are selected to compete for for the title of Britain's Best Amateur Baker. It has had 8 seasons and, over the course of a decade, has become a big part of British culture. Although the more recent seasons are just as good and competitive as the ones that came before it, the original judges are often hailed as those who defined the style and success of the show. Do you remember who they were?
Can You Guess Which Cooking Channel Show This Is?
The Cooking Channel is a spin off of the Food Network, airing similarly structured shows that all relate to cooking. This show is hosted by the chef Tom Kerridge who owns multiple Michelin starred pubs in the United Kingdom. This show aired in 2013. It consisted of half an hour long episodes during which Kerridge would leisurely prepare a hearty British dishes. He prepares entrees, desserts, and late night bites alike. Throughout the show, he visits various restaurants and pubs that have inspired his taste. Do you know which show it is?
Which Of The Following Titles Was Not One Of Nigella Lawson's Shows?
Nigella Lawson is one of the most famous celebrity chefs in the world. She is not only a television personality but a renowned food writer and has sold millions of cookbooks over the course of her career. She began her career as a journalist, which eventually turned into food journalism and food writing. She has been on television since the late 1990s, when BBC offered her a contract. Since then, she has had multiple cooking shows with varying premises. Of the following four titles, which one is NOT one of her cooking shows?
Which Show Was Julia Childs First Cooking Show?
Julia Child is attributed with bringing authentic French cuisine to the American cookbook. She is one of the first television chefs of all time; her career defined what it was to be a celebrity chef in America. Her first book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, was a major best seller and its influence on American cookbooks and American kitchens is still felt today. After her initial successes, she went on to host multiple cooking shows and publish multiple books, including one that was published posthumously. Do you know which cooking show was her first?
Who Is The Naked Chef?
The Naked Chef is a Food Network show with a very unique format. It focuses on the daily life of one celebrity chef. In each episode takes a social or even mundane event in the chefs life. In one episode he prepares Christmas dinner, in another he cooks for the cousins he is babysitting for. In a really funny one, he stresses over a meal for his in-laws. The title refers to this chefs principle that one should only cook with simple and bare ingredients. Can you name the naked chef?
What Aspect Of Cooking Does Good Eats Focus On?
Good Eats is a landmark cooking show, boasting fourteen seasons. Although the series came to a close in 2011, a reboot is underway and will be released at some point in 2018. The show was hosted by the remarkable Alton Brown who changed his character every episode based on the dish being "explored." Most of the episodes were set in the fictional setting of Browns kitchen, and most of the dishes presented were ones familiar to the American public. Unlike so many other cooking shows, Brown explored cuisine through a very specific lens. Do you know which subject Brown used to nuance his exploration of cooking?
Can You Guess Which Competitive Cooking Show This Is?
This show aired on Bravo network in 2009. It is currently on its fifth season. It is hosted by Hugh Acheson, the chef and restauranteur. The show competition consists of one challenge each episode. The new season will not only involve the competing world-renowned chefs but also their sous chefs. The prize of the show is receiving the title the show offers and donating 100,000 dollars to the charity of the chefs choice. It is judged by Gail Simmons, Francis Lam, James Oseland, and Lesley Suter. Can you guess which competitive cooking show this is?
Which Of These Shows Gives The Chefs Money At The Beginning To Bid With?
This competitive cooking show has a very unique structure. Instead of having prize money for the winner and the winner alone, the show gives each of the four chef contestants 25,000 dollars at the beginning of the show. The show consists of three round of elimination, during which contestants can use this money to sabotage one another. Whoever wins gets to keep the money that they do not spend. It was wildly popular and had multiple seasons a year for the four years that it was airing. A real foodie would know which cooking show this is, and its winners!
Name This Chef:
This celebrity chef first appeared on television at the tail end of the 20th century in two documentaries, Boiling Point and Beyond Boiling Point. The Scottish Michelin-star chef soon go a contract for his own television show in 2004, which was a semi-success. In 2005, the US picked up the show, renaming it Hells Kitchen. This show really made him famous. His short temper and obsession over detail, which is built in to the premise of the show, became very popular knowledge. Hells Kitchen is now on its 17th season. Can you name its famous host?
Where Does Ace Of Cakes Take Place?
Ace of Cakes was a reality cooking show that had ten seasons. The show followed the daily operations of Duff Goldmans Bakery, Charm City Cakes, through the drama of high profile cake commissions. Goldman refers to the cake as art cakes; most of the ones made on the show are custom made for certain people/events. For example, they made a replica of Radio City Music Hall, complete with Rockettes! A true foodie would not only remember the cakes but know where this show takes place, as the city the bakery is located in is important to the show.
How Many People Come To Blind Dinner Party?
Blind Dinner Party is a Food Network Show hosted by Margaret Cho, a comedian and chef. It also airs on the Cooking Channel. The show is kind of a televised social experiment in which a group of strangers dine together with Cho. The idea behind the show is to explore what kind of bonding food facilitates and to question, in real time, if and how a good meal can unite people with different belief systems. Do you know how many strangers break bread together each show?
Who Is The Rescue Chef?
Rescue Chef is a travel cooking show. The host of the show, a famous celebrity chef known for his interest in healthy eating, travels across the country to help everyday people learn to cook. Viewers can apply to the show by describing their inability to cook properly for themselves or their family. Every episode, the host travels to one home and helps them learn a few basic recipes that will suit their home, budget, and encourage a healthy lifestyle. Do you know which of these top chefs is the rescue chef?
Who Does Jamie Oliver Cook For On Olivers Twist?
On one of his older shows, Olivers Twist, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver cooks for a very specific audience. Do you know who they are? Most of the episodes take place in his apartment and home kitchen although many of them feature an outing to a local grocery store or butcher as Oliver shops for the meal. This show is made it to its third season, during which Oliver is struggling with kitchen renovations. This makes cooking for people harder, but not impossible.
Which Of These Shows Is About The History Of Food?
This cooking show is documentary style. Instead of exploring a variety of complex recipes, as many informative cooking shows do, this show provides the history of various foods and recipes. Some episodes focus on holidays and the history of the traditional food served on them, while others discuss the variety of different traditions and histories one food belongs to. The show, hosted by Jim O Connor, also has recipe segments which teach the viewers one or a few recipes pertaining to the historical episode. Do you know the name of this series?
What Is The Prize For The Great Food Truck Race?
In the past decade, food trucks have become more and more popular. In many cities across the USA, you can find a food truck parking zone full of artisanal bakeries, asian fusion, greasy spoons, and so much more! The Great Food Truck Race is a cooking show that allows entrepreneurs, chefs, and novices to compete in a cross country trip in a food truck. The show has had a variety of formats but since its sixth season, the prize has been the same. Do you know what the prize for winning The Great Food Truck Race Is?
Which "Rescue" Style Culinary Show Is Hosted By Kerry Vincent?
So many shows, especially cooking shows, are about celebrities or networks rescuing or redesigning failing businesses. These cooking shows often use their budget to renovate and reinspire the owners of restaurants that are not thriving. The renowned Kerry Vincent hosts one of these shows. In each episode Vincent visits a different establishment and gives it a complete make over. He explains how integral the condition of the physical space is to the success of the food being served. Do you know which rescue style show he makes possible?
Name This New Cooking Show:
This brand new cooking show airs on both Food Network and Cooking Channel. It first premiered in spring of 2018 and is a hit! Sabin Lomac, the host of the new series, travels around the country's various coasts to beach or lakeside restaurants. Lomac, who was born and raised in Maine, has centered much of his career around preparing Lobster Rolls. In the show, he brings that expertise and his passion for seafood in general to his fun and expansive taste testing missions. Can you name this new cooking show?
Which Of The Following Shows Is Jamie Oliver Not Involved In?
Jamie Oliver is a major name in cooking television. Since a very young age, he has often been involved with multiple television projects at once. Because the large majority of cooking television is streamlined on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel, most of his shows air simultaneously on the same network. On top of this, he has been featured briefly or judged on many competitive cooking shows, some of which he has even competed on. Of the following shows, which was Jamie Oliver never involved with?
Name The Travel Based Cooking Show:
This show only had two seasons due to its unique format. In each episode, a top chef travels back to their home country or city, either where they or their ancestors were born, to experience the food there as a top chef. Many of the chefs have not been to their home county for a long time and have never taken a culinary tour of the country. Some of the notable chefs featured were Cheryl Smith, Rick Bayless, Mai Pham and many more. Do you remember the name of this food network series?
Which Show Follows One Ingredient?
Can you name the show that follows just one ingredient per episode? It is a show on Food Network. The idea behind the show is that if you can familiarize yourself with an essential local ingredient, you can access the flavor of a city. In each episode, the viewer follows one ingredient to three different establishments in a city. At each different restaurant, pub, bar, or bakery, the ingredient is prepared in strikingly different ways. By the end of the episode, the viewer is meant to have a nuanced understanding of not only the ingredient but the city that prepares it.
Name This Celebrity Chef:
This celebrity cook and food writer is from New Zealand. She has her own television series which originally launched in New Zealand but has become an international sensation. Her show focuses on healthy and organic seasonal cooking. Throughout the year, she focuses on seasonal ingredients to encourage viewers to buy local. In the same vein, she has written and published over 25 cookbooks and continues to write food journalism for many New Zealand publications. Do you know who "The Free Range Cook" is?
Which Quick-And-Easy Show Did Rachel Ray Host For Eleven Years?
Many cooking shows are geared towards working parents who have little free time to cook and little experience cooking. These shows are designed to show people how to make simple, quick, and inexpensive meals that will not only nourish their family, but make the act of cooking much less daunting. In many ways, Rachel Rays career epitomizes this style of teaching. She is very focused on making cooking both accessible and fun. Her first show, which ran for eleven seasons on the Food Network, was structured for the busy, inexperienced viewer. Do you remember what it was called?
Which Cooking Show Focuses On The Basics?
You may have seen this show if you are someone who loves the idea of cooking but does not know where to begin. It is a show that is not necessarily focused on teaching viewers how to make quick and easy dishes, but on teaching the important basics of all cooking. The result of watching this show is supposed to be a nuanced understanding of where to begin in the kitchen. The show is hosted by Jack Hourigan and Tyler Florence. Can you name it?
Which Competition Uses Hidden Cameras And Sneaky CEOs?
The cooking show competition is unusual because the contestants do not know they are competing on television! In each episode, the CEO or manager of a restaurant or group of franchises picks four top employees and tests them. Food Network uses hidden cameras to capture the outrageous events which range from cooking competitions, to planning events, to relay races! At the end of the competition, the winning employee wins their own franchise that is worth up to half a million dollars! Do you know which show it is?
Who Hosts Low Carb And Lovin It?
This celebrity chef is famous for his weight loss. Once weighing over four hundred and fifty pounds, he now hosts a show designed for people that want to lose weight. During each short episode, he shares tips, tricks, and recipes for people who are transitioning into a low carb diet. He attributes most of his weight loss, and his wife's weight loss, to a low carb diet combined with exercise. The show itself aims to prove that low carb diets are neither boring, plain, or unsatisfying! Can you name the host?