Behind the Line
Topic: State of the Industry/Trends
TV, Technology and New Media
Whether it's reality TV or a chef you just love to watch, what is your favorite food TV show?
- John Anderes
- Chef
- Telegraph
- Chicago, Illinois
I like ridiculous food reality shows - like Guy Fieri. They're a good laugh.
- Nathan Sears
- Executive Chef/Owner
- The Radler and D.A.S.
- Chicago, IL
My favorite food show was Last Restaurant Standing. I love the idea of the show and it was a lot more about running a restaurant and building a brand instead of just cooking. While cooking is for s...
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- Carrie Nahabedian
- Executive Chef/Owner
- NAHA and Brindille
- Chicago, IL
Barefoot Contessa, she is so simple and clean in her style and cooking.
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- Melissa Trimmer
- Pastry Chef
- Le Cordon Bleu Chicago, Pastry Chef Instructor
- Chicago, Illinois
I really like to watch Lydia's Italy on PBS. It isn't fancy or show-bizzed out, it just looks to me like an Italian grandmother showing you how she cooks at home. Priceless!
- David Katz
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Philadelphia, PA
I'd have to say No Reservations is the best food related show, because of the destinations. I think the traveling food shows are the best, because I'm so intrigued by what people do with food all o...
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- Joncarl Lachman
- Executive Chef/Owner
- HB Home Bistro
- Chicago, IL
While i used to watch shows like Top Chef...etc...the only food show i watch now is Anthony Bourdain.
- Susan Goss
- Executive Chef/Owner
- West Town Tavern
- Chicago, IL
I really enjoy Anthony Bourdain's sense of humor and his honesty. He has no respect for the BS and hype perpetuated by restaurants who try to get in on each fad, thereby diluting their concept. He ...
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- Norman Van Aken
- NORMAN'S at the Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes, Orlando
- Orlando, Fl.
I really am over 99% of so called "Reality TV". American television is really living up to Newton Minnow's statement of long ago. He was probably wrong then. But he is quite right now. And it is es...
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- Gerard Craft
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Niche Restaurant and BRASSERIE by niche
- St. Louis, MO
I really like Unique Eats. Part of that is because I think Lee Anne Wong is amazing on TV and in reality. The other part is it shows so much amazing food in all different areas. I think that show...
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- Matt Troost
- Executive Chef
- Three Aces
- CHICAGO, IL
no reservations. without a doubt the best food show for me.
- Chrissy Camba
- Chef
- Bar Pastoral
- Chicago, IL
i love watching avec eric - and, no reservations...not necessarily b/c i am a bourdain fan...more b/c he goes to a lot of great places and gets to do things i wish i could do.
- Geoff Rhyne
- Sous Chef
- The Ordinary
- Charleston, SC
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- Sean Sanders
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Browntrout
- Chicago, IL
no reservations
- Cary Taylor
- Executive Chef
- The Southern
- Chicago, IL
I like Anthony Bourdain. He's like the Hunter S. Thompson of the culinary world. I like Molto Mario when it was on. But I don't watch much foodie TV
- Sarah Stegner
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Prairie Grass Cafe
- Northbrook, IL
Good Eats by Alden Brown.
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
Japanese Iron Chef. I've seen them all, but I still can't turn it off when I see it on the tube. Iron Chef Sakai, Badass.