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From new food challenges to comfort staples, the best food and cooking shows in 2023 are the perfect go-to when you're not ready to commit to that new HBO drama. The food and baking shows on this list often even come with tips for home chefs so you can learn a couple things as you watch.For fast paced competition, Gordon Ramsay's 2022 offerings Next Level Chef and Hell's Kitchen are where some of the best amateur chefs duke it out. For a more relaxed foodie experience, there's The Great British Baking Show and Chef's Table. Other great cooking shows in 2023 include Rat in the Kitchen and Guy's Chance of a Lifetime.Vote up your favorite cooking shows and scan the list for more new picks!

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Fun facts and fascinating trivia about historical, bygone, and modern foods for people who love eating food.

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It can be fascinating to look at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-influential-people-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous historical figures</a>' favorite food. Some of the best food throughout history is representative of the culture of that time. Other dishes, however, come from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disgusting-food-from-vintage-cookbooks/kellen-perry">recipes</a> that may appear slightly odd to modern diners.&nbsp;The real question is not what people were preparing in a particular era, but whether or not it would still be considered appetizing&nbsp;today.&nbsp;Some recipes, like figs and Devonshire cream, are undoubtedly delicious decades later;&nbsp;but&nbsp;Jimmy Carter's cheese ring&nbsp;- through it&nbsp;sounds pretty okay on the surface - contains a&nbsp;suspicious amount of mayonnaise that might make you think twice before giving it a go. Part of the fun of&nbsp;cooking is venturing into unknown territory, and some of the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-delicious-foods-in-the-world">best foods in the world</a> have proved to be&nbsp;the most surprising. Who first thought of ice cream? And who was the first brave soul to eat&nbsp;a plate of sushi with wasabi? Variety is the spice of life, after all.From Sir Francis Drake's mojito to Emily Dickinson's coconut cake,&nbsp;there's no shortage of recipes from history that offer a taste of life before the 21st century.&nbsp;

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2022: Wrapping Up

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Save some room on your watch list for the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cooking-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best cooking shows</a> of 2022. From your favorite hosts in new shows to delicious looks at foods from around the world, the new cooking TV series premiering in 2022 are a feast for the eyes.

Do you love food documentaries or do you prefer getting passionate over cooking competitions? If part of the appeal of cooking shows is the host then Guy&#39;s Chance of A Lifetime (Guy Fieri), Next Level Chef (Gordon Ramsay), and Simply Giada (Giada De Laurentiis) might be some of your new favorites. For folks who prefer the food over the face, then <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-food-travel-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">food travelogues</a> like Midnight Asia: Eat. Dance. Dream will take your tastebuds on a trip.

Vote up the best new cooking series that are airing for the first time in 2022 and see where your favorite new food shows rank.

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It&rsquo;s almost impossible to turn on a television these days and not find a reality television program of some sort, especially a cooking competition. One of the many popular sub-genres of the competitive reality <a href="/list/cooking-tv-shows-and-series/reference" target="_blank">cooking show</a> are baking competition shows. These are programs made to challenge people&rsquo;s skills at baking against one another to claim their place in the annals of television history!

Many of these competitions involve taking <a href="/list/list-of-famous-bakers/reference" target="_blank">professionals</a> who work every day in the field, but some do include <a href="/list/best-great-british-bake-off-winners/ranker-tv" target="_blank">talented home baking enthusiasts</a>. Whatever their skill level, baking competition shows force contestants to create amazing works of edible art that make us watching at home feel wholly inadequate in comparison. After all, what good is a two-layer marble cake that took three hours to bake when someone on TV manages to create 1,000 cupcakes in the same amount of time? Watching people bake is something the whole world seems to enjoy, with the UK (The Great British Bake Off ), the US (The American Baking Competition) and even Australia (Zumbo&#39;s Just Desserts) spending time in the kitchen.

There truly are tons of examples of this genre, but not all baking competition shows are as delicious as the objects they create. There&rsquo;s so much to choose from, but there are a few series that are considerably better than others thanks to the intense competition found in each episode. This list highlights the very best reality TV shows in the baking competition genre by focusing solely on competitive baking - shows that center around cooking, but not necessarily baking aren&rsquo;t listed. Don&#39;t forget to vote up your favorite while you&rsquo;re here!

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Need help in the kitchen? Here are the best cooking YouTube channels. If you&#39;re looking to up your cooking game, check out these <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-celebrity-chef-youtube-channels/youtuber" target="_blank">YouTube channels run by your favorite professional and celebrity chefs</a>.&nbsp;From cooking techniques to delicious recipes, these popular YouTube chefs&nbsp;are making cooking easy and fun for everyone. What are the best cooking and recipe channels on YouTube?&nbsp;

When ranking the best&nbsp;cooking&nbsp;YouTubers, Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver&nbsp;are definitely in the top ten. These two great chefs teach holiday recipes, knife skills, and basic cooking tips.&nbsp;Other good YouTube cooking channels&nbsp;include <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-very-best-epic-meal-time-videos/greg?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Epic Meal Time</a>, Food Wishes, Binging with Babish, You Suck at Cooking, and Laura in the Kitchen.

Vote up the best YouTube cooks, and add your favorite YouTube food channels missing from this list. And if you love watching people prepare food, check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cooking-tv-shows-and-series/reference" target="_blank">best cooking shows on TV</a>.

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Barbecue is an often debated thing, from spelling (are you a "barbeque" or a "barbecue," or do you just go by the easy "BBQ") to dangerous questions like "brisket or ribs" and "charcoal or gas," but everyone can agree on the beauty of the art of the grill or and the best barbecue shows deliver deliciously. This list of barbecue competition shows is ranked from the best to the worst, based on votes from the Ranker community. Thanks to you, we can at least settle one barbecue argument.More so than any other kind of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-cooking-competition-shows">cooking competition</a>, backyard barbecuers can find themselves on a more even footing with professional pitmasters - the world of barbecue was already competing to see who was the best well before it was ever televised. Shows like The Great American Barbecue Showdown take full advantage of the rich culture of home barbecuing to pit eight of America's best against each other to see who will be crowned the best. Sure, Chef's Table: BBQ isn't a competition but it is a delicious deep-dive into the world of barbecue. From kids (Kids BBQ Championship) to moonshiners (Moonshiners: Smoke Ring), and with options that span styles and states, almost every facet of barbecue is represented. What are television's best barbecue shows? Vote up the barbecue competitions you think are the best and see where your favorite shows rank.

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Of course, a lot of the best dessert competition shows are going to be about baking - but not all of them. Sure, for every new cupcake, cake-cake, or otherwise decorated baked good there is a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-baking-competition-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">great baking competition</a>. But the world of desserts spans far more than the oven can contain. This <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-desserts-list-types/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of dessert</a> competitions is ranked from the best to the worst, based on votes from the Ranker community. Thanks to you, we can find the most delicious and delightful dessert competitions. 
 
If you&#39;re a chocolate lover then shows like Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey&#39;s After Dark and The Chocolate Guy&#39;s School Of Chocolate will satisfy your sweet tooth. For scrumptious sculptures look no further than Zumbo&#39;s Just Desserts, or seasonal series such as Christmas Cookie Mashup and Spring Baking Championship. And, of course, the most classic of all desserts is a good bake, and great shows like 
 
What are television&#39;s best dessert competition shows? Vote up the shows about dessert competition you think are the best and see where your favorite shows rank.

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Here are the&nbsp;very best cooking <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/creepiest-shows-on-tv-right-now/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">shows on television</a>, ranked from best to worst. Including shows from the Food Channel, Bravo, and the Travel Channel, this list of the greatest cooking shows ever features chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, and many more. Popular cooking TV shows&nbsp;have been a staple of television for years, so there&#39;s often debate about what the most entertaining cooking show of all time is. Don&#39;t let your favorite cooking television programs in history get to the bottom of the list - be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot. The list of cooking television shows below includes information like the program&#39;s cast, creator and premiere date when available.

The list has shows like Chopped, Masterchef,&nbsp;Good Eats, and other popular cooking shows. These are some of the most famous cooking shows of all time, so cast your votes for the most delicious, delightful and definitely best cooking shows on TV ever.

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Bakeries are a great place to work and they're also a great setting for movies. The best movies about bakeries really capture the joy of baking. Wether baking and bakers are front and center or just a side-plot, these are the best movies about bakeries. You'll find such films as Waitress where Keri Russell creates pies based on life's experiences and Small Time Crooks where it turns out baking pays better than crime. But which one of these baking films should take the top spot on the list? You can help decide with your votes.Vote up the bakery movies that have all the right ingredients and vote down the ones that you think other fans should skip.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Looking for the best anime per genre? This is your guide to the best anime shows in almost every genre - everything from horror and mecha, to yuri and harem. =^‥^= 

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As if <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/delicious-anime-food/nida-sea?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">food in anime</a> didn&#39;t already make your mouth water, here are the best cooking anime series of all time, ranked by anime fans like you. These anime focus on chefs and cooks striving to be the best they can be in the kitchen, who will stop at nothing to make the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-delicious-foods-in-the-world?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most delicious food</a> possible. The shows on this list are all about food, but they vary in what they specifically focus on. For example in&nbsp;Yumeiro Patissiere,&nbsp;Ichigo Amano focuses on sweets, pastries and desserts. On the other hand, there is Antique Bakery, where the four main characters create various breads in their bakery. Other shows are more broad, such as Cooking Master Boy, which tells the story of a boy who wants to be a chef that is talented in all areas of the kitchen. 

No matter what kind of food you&#39;re into, if you love cooking and anime, these are must-watch series for you! Vote for the ones you liked the best, and if you haven&#39;t seen all of these, then use this list as a guide in figuring out which series you should check out first. Also please add any cooking anime that are missing from the list if one of your favorites isn&#39;t here.

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Gordon Ramsay

Love or hate him, Gordon Ramsay is one of the best chefs in the game and he has the list of great shows to prove it. Whether he&#39;s yelling at little kids or telling someone how much their dish disgusts him, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/notable-tv-chef_s)/reference" target="_blank">famous TV chef</a> is&nbsp;quite the outspoken person&mdash;but that doesn&#39;t make him any less of a cook. Of course, it&#39;s not all mean jokes and yelling when it comes to Gordon Ramsey&#39;s numerous TV shows. Despite all his antics, he&#39;s an extremely talented chef and individual&mdash;he&#39;s just passionate about his work.&nbsp;

From&nbsp;competitions like MasterChef to those save-the-establishment type series, such as Hotel Hell, there&#39;s a long list of Gordon Ramsay shows to choose from&mdash;and they&#39;re some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cooking-tv-shows-and-series/reference" target="_blank">best cooking shows</a> on TV. But what is it about his food shows that make them so appealing and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-to-watch-while-drinking/anncasano?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fun to watch</a>? Perhaps it&#39;s his&nbsp;aforementioned antics and attitude he takes on so often. Or maybe it&#39;s just because he&#39;s&nbsp;that&nbsp;good at what he does. Maybe it&#39;s both. Regardless, the top Gordon Ramsay series are nothing short of entertaining, and you can even learn a thing or two in the kitchen.&nbsp;

So, what are your favorite food shows with Gordon Ramsay? Vote up the best shows from Gordon Ramsay and see where your favorites rank.

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Worst Cooks in America

Which Worst Cooks In America winner made the most improvement? The show&#39;s recruits go through a culinary boot camp, learning <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cooking-tips/casey-cavanagh" target="_blank">easy ways to take their cooking skills from zero to delicious</a> under the eye of their team leader. Who are the best Worst Cooks In America winning recruits? Help decide below!

Whether they competed on the red team under Anne Burrell or the blue team under chefs like Bobby Flay, Rachel Ray, or Robert Irvine, these competitors worked to become the best of the worst. Challenges to learn better knife skills, plating techniques, and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/favorite-types-of-cuisine?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">types of food</a> all are part of the journey to win Worst Cooks In America. This list includes the winners from the Worst Cooks in America celebrity edition. These celebrity seasons show us that even an icon like La Toya Jackson or a television personality like Jenni &quot;JWoww&quot; Farley can also be terrible cooks who have the ability to improve.

Which winning novice cook made the most improvement during their time on Worst Cooks In America? Vote up the best of the worst winners.

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What's on Netflix?

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Here are the best food&nbsp;shows streaming now on Netflix. Whether you&#39;re looking for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-competition-reality-shows-on-netflix/ranker-tv" target="_blank">cooking competitions</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-travel-shows-on-netflix/ranker-tv" target="_blank">chefs traveling the world</a>, or a peek inside the most exclusive restaurants, this list of food shows currently on Netflix is regularly updated with new and popular TV series. What are&nbsp;the best food&nbsp;series to watch on Netflix?&nbsp;

One of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-netflix-original-documentary-series/ranker-tv" target="_blank">best Netflix original docuseries</a>,&nbsp;Ugly Delicious, hosted by&nbsp;chef David Chang,&nbsp;features local cuisines from different regions with celebrity guests. Other good food and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cooking-tv-shows-and-series/reference" target="_blank">cooking shows</a> on Netflix include&nbsp;Chef&#39;s Table, Somebody Feed Phil, The Great British Bake Off, and Cooked.

Vote up the best food&nbsp;shows on Netflix, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.

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Trying to plan your meals for the week and don&#39;t know where to start? We can help. We&#39;ve listed&nbsp;50 of the best and most popular <a href="https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-4100219-14079001?sid=2889375-comlink" target="_blank">Blue Apron</a> recipe meal cards currently available. With the most popular choices listed at the top, all you need to do is scroll down to find your next meal.

There&#39;s been a slew of tasty meal-prep services popping up over the years, but none have been as popular (or as universally loved) as Blue Apron. Founded in 2012, Blue Apron&#39;s all-in-one meal prep service has been delivering&nbsp;tasty&nbsp;and fresh ingredients straight to your door. It&#39;s no surprise that the&nbsp;best&nbsp;Blue Apron recipes run the gamut from decadent meals like Fresh Cavatelli Pasta &amp; Basil Pesto&nbsp;to comfort options like Sweet Pepper Chicken.&nbsp;

Everything down to each delivery&#39;s sleek shipping box is painstakingly planned and packed to help leave you (and your belly) feeling satisfied. With menu plans&nbsp;for two or&nbsp;four people, there are dozens of delicious&nbsp;Blue Apron meals just waiting to be prepped. Plus, with all the scrumptious vegetarian- and vegan-friendly meals currently available (as noted below), there&#39;s no shortage of options.

Vote up all the <a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-4100219-14079001?sid=2889375-comlink" target="_blank">Blue Apron</a> recipes you loved and enjoyed&nbsp;the most. And if your favorite meal is missing, add it below!

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Trying to plan your Purple Carrot meals but aren&#39;t sure to where start?&nbsp;We got you. We&#39;ve&nbsp;listed some of the&nbsp;best and most popular Purple Carrot recipes currently available (with various nutrition info for each).&nbsp;With all the most popular (and, therefore, delicious)&nbsp;recipes&nbsp;listed at the top, all you need to do is scroll down to find your next meal.

Unlike other meal delivery plans, Purple Carrot uses entirely plant-based ingredients. Dedicated to delivering great-tasting meals chock full of greens and grains, Purple Carrot has&nbsp;even started its <a href="https://thespoon.tech/purple-carrot-launches-frozen-meals-at-whole-foods-stores/" target="_blank">own frozen foods line</a>. And while there are plenty of different vegan meal options to choose from (including high-protein, gluten-free, and more), this list is strictly sticking to all the dinner recipes, cause everyone knows dinner&#39;s the best meal of the day.

From delicious options like&nbsp;Smoky Portobello Tacos to simple meals like&nbsp;Palestinian Stuffed Peppers, each Purple Carrot recipe is designed to leave you (and your belly) happy. How many of these have you tried? More importantly, which meals&nbsp;did you like the most?

Vote up all the Purple Carrot&nbsp;recipes you loved and enjoyed&nbsp;the most. And if your favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/athletes-who-are-vegan/people-in-sports" target="_blank">vegan-friendly</a> meal is missing, add it below!

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Magazines

What are the best cooking magazines? Whether you&#39;re looking for new recipes, tips on healthy eating, or any other recommendations for preparing the finest cuisine, there are plenty of popular publications on the market that can help you hone your skills in the kitchen. Below, you&#39;ll find a list of good cooking magazines to suit your needs! 
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The type of cooking magazine you should grab truly depends on your needs. If you want to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cooking-tips/casey-cavanagh" target="_blank">learn how to cook</a> fancy meals, Fine Cooking&nbsp;and the Food Network Magazine&nbsp;are full of tasty tips and tricks. However, some people seek magazines about <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/healthy-eating-tips/jessica-lawshe" target="_blank">cooking healthy</a>. Weight Watchers publishes a magazine and there are also magazines like&nbsp;Cooking Light&nbsp;and&nbsp;Eating Well&nbsp;to help you get healthier. Some magazines, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-episodes-of-bon-appetit-test-kitchen/youtuber" target="_blank">like Bon App&eacute;tit</a>, now even have YouTube channels for more content. Browse this list below to figure out what&#39;s worth a monthly subscription!&nbsp;

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