The cooking show is as old as television itself. But why do we like watching the making of a meal that most of us will never cook, let alone eat? Dirty Furniture’s jam-packed video essay is a rollercoaster ride through the history of the genre, at once a staple of television viewing and a hotpot of shifting perspectives and sociocultural values.
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Cast
6 people
Massimo Bottura
Himself
Also in
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Ferrari
Julia Child
Herself
Known for
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Martha Stewart
Herself
Also in
The Simpsons
Conversations with Michael Eisner
Nigella Lawson
Herself
Known for
MasterChef Australia
Rick Stein
Himself
Also in
Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes
Rick Stein's French Odyssey
Andrew Rea
Himself
Also in
Alton Brown Cooks Food
Anna Bates Director · Elizabeth Glickfeld Director Wendy Short Editor
United States release February 14, 2021 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
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United Kingdom · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 14, 2021
Digital · via e-flux Architecture as part of its collaboration with Istanbul Design Biennial
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