Best Food Shows & Documentaries On Hulu
We've got your weekend all planned out
As it turns out, one cannot live on just one streaming video service alone. (We spent plenty of time testing this theory.) For weekends when the Chopped reruns on TV just won't cut it, here are eight of the best food shows and documentaries on Hulu that are well worth the subscription. (We consider episodes of The Bachelorette a bonus.)
Top Chef Masters
Ever imagine what would happen if all the contestants on Top Chef were a little less, er, green? You'd end up with Top Chef Masters, which features the world's most renowned chefs like Ludo Lefebvre and Anita Lo going head-to-head. With these experts in the kitchen, even the everyday Quickfire challenge is as intense as a season two finale.
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Ants on a Shrimp
Follow René Redzepi and the Noma crew as they relocate the acclaimed restaurant across the world to Tokyo for a five-week pop-up. Seeing the always-composed Michelin-starred chef take on the challenge of opening a brand-new restaurant in 40 days (and seeing him lose his cool on a few occasions) makes this the one Redzepi documentary worth watching.
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Food Fetish
Go behind the scenes with venerable New York City chefs as they reveal the secrets behind your favorite dishes, from The Meatball Shop's comforting staples to Katz's legendary pastrami. Think of it as a more upscale version of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, sans bowling shirt and bleached spiky hair.
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The F Word
Take Gordon Ramsay out of the reality-fueled box of American TV and back into the airwaves of British television, and you'll find a down-to-earth, wittier and (gasp) less intimidating chef. Watching Ramsay train celebrities and amateur chefs to cook in his restaurant will soon have you realize that, like the original Office, this OG version of The F Word blows its U.S. counterpart out of the water.
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After Hours with Daniel Boulud
City of Gold
Los Angeles doesn't have just perpetual sunshine to hang over our heads. Equal parts a love letter to La La Land and tribute to the quirky brilliance that is LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold, the documentary follows Gold as he ventures throughout various neighborhoods, honoring the best food the multicultural city has to offer.
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At the Fork
Kampai! For the Love of Sake
If the only word you can associate with sake is bomb, then consider this your next boozy homework assignment. Watch as an American expat journalist, a British-born sake master and fifth-generation Japanese brewer explore the history of Japan's most well-known libation.
Photo: Kampai Movie via YouTube
