Time in the Kitchen
Overnight, the COVID-19 lockdown closed restaurants and required us all to become our own personal chefs. If you’ve exhausted your favorite recipes and are feeling in need of some inspiration, watch these films and series about cooking, baking, and cuisines around the globe.
Mary Berry Everyday
Mary celebrates the everyday food and ingredients she has always loved as she whips up tasty, family meals that are quick and simple to make.
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- United Kingdom • 2017
- Creator Mary Berry
- Cast Mary Berry
- Genre Reality
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Cakemaker
(האופה מברלין)
A story of healing --- in the most unlikely circumstances.
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- Israel, Germany • 2017
- Director Ofir Raul Graizer
- Cast Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Royal Miller, Zohar Strauss, Sandra Sade, Tamir Ben Yehuda
- Genre Drama
- Available on Chai Flicks, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Chef & My Fridge
(냉장고를 부탁해)
Celebrity guest stars invite chefs into their homes to make impromptu meals from what is currently in their fridge.
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- Korea • 2014
- Creator
- Cast Lee Yeon-bok
- Genre
- Available on OnDemandKorea
Solitary Gourmet
(孤独のグルメ)
A business man travels across Japan sampling cuisine.
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- Japan • 2012
- Creator Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast Yutaka Matsushige
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Great British Bake Off
May the best baker win!
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- United Kingdom • 2010
- Creator Andy Devonshire, Scott Tankard
- Cast Mary Berry
- Genre Reality
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Top Chef
French version of the reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges.
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- France • 2010
- Creator Pierre Leix Cote, Sébastien Zibi
- Cast Paul Pairet
- Genre Reality
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Soul Kitchen
Zinos decides to reopen his restaurant with a hotshot chef, possibly alienating his loyal customer base that is used to a family style atmosphere.
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- Germany, France, Italy • 2009
- Director Fatih Akin
- Cast Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Anna Bederke, Pheline Roggan, Dorka Gryllus
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Gordon Ramsay visits failing restaurants and acts as a troubleshooter to help improve the establishment in just one week.
- United Kingdom • 2004
- Creator Daniel Kay
- Cast Gordon Ramsay
- Genre Reality
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Plex, Freevee, Britbox Apple TV Channel , Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Kitchen Stories
(Salmer fra kjøkkenet)
Swedish researcher's observe the emergence of the modern housewife in the 1950s and plan to revolutionize the home kitchen.
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- Norway, Sweden • 2003
- Director Bent Hamer
- Cast Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström, Bjørn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Jan Gunnar Røise
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Mostly Martha
(Bella Martha)
Martha, the head chef at a chic restaurant, must reevaluate her life and priorities when a fateful accident brings her niece to her doorstep.
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- Germany, Italy, Austria • 2001
- Director Sandra Nettelbeck
- Cast Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellitto, August Zirner, Sibylle Canonica, Katja Studt
- Genre Romance, Drama, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Eat Drink Man Woman
(飲食男女)
Food unites the diverging lives of a widowed chef and his four daughters
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- Taiwan, China • 1994
- Director Ang Lee
- Cast Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Wu Chien-Lien, Yang Kuei-Mei, Winston Chao, Sylvia Chang
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Like Water for Chocolate
(Como agua para chocolate)
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
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- Mexico • 1992
- Director Alfonso Aráu
- Cast Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco, Mario Iván Martínez, Claudette Maillé
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MGM Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Hoopla