Don't forget Jacques Pepin, one of my favorites along with Julia (who I watched starting way back when I was a kid, in the days when PBS in LA broadcast on a new-fangled UHF channel and the reception was fuzzy).

Ina Garten! love her show and her recipes.

I've found several Ina Garten recipes that are quite good, but I there's something about her voice and mannerisms that grate on me. Like a fingernail on an (old fashioned) blackboard. I can't watch her on TV.

We used to watch lots of them and the gardening shows too. I miss those. The ones now don't seem as interesting.

Oh yes, Jacques! We love him, but he's not on our PBS station. I also love Ina, she's one of my original, and all-time favourite Food Network chef, and chef in general.

I tried finding her and other shows online, but they're all old episodes.

Vivian Howard, A Chef's Life. It's more than a cooking show. Lots of interaction between her, suppliers, customers, etc. She does offer delicious recipes at her website.

I don't know if your local PBS station carries these but we watch Cook's Country, America's Test Kitchen and Martha Bakes, and P. Allen Smith Garden to Table.

I never watch Food Network or the Cooking Channel anymore. There aren't any good cooking shows there.

I rarely watch cooking shows on tv any longer but do watch cooking or vlogs on Youtube. I just found this woman, Phyllis Stokes. She cooks just plain ordinary meals and I don't know why but I just love how she tells a story, she also has a frugal cooking web site. Her videos are nothing fancy. Here is her Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/phyllisue

I also love Phyllis Stokes!

I like America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Country, and on the Explorer Channel, Julie Taboulli and Globe Trekker, and all the travel shows, which often incorporate food/cooking. As for the Food Network, I sometimes watch Giada in Italy for the cultural experience. I the FN Star and Worst cooks, because they make me laugh.

New Scandinavian Cooking. Travelog and cooking all in one!

Anything that Lidia does.

WNYE has Food. Curated. which talks about ingredients and purveyors.

A Taste of History, going back into colonial times and reviewing the practices, traditions, and influences.

Graham Kerr - The Galloping Gourmet :)

I forgot to add "Man Fire Food" on Cooking Channel.

Love Lidia and The Great British Baking Show and of course the old Julia. I agree with that Jazzy chick, can't stand 5 minutes of it. But I disagree with the Howard chick, she comes off so pretentious to me. UGH.

I have not even turned on my television in a month or more, just watch cooking shows on my smart phone. I too like Phyllis Stokes, Hands that Cook and Aunt Duddie. There are others too but can't think of them right now. Yes, I used to watch Lida and Jacques but not many others. We just have antenna television and so never did watch a lot of it. I have made some of the You Tube recipes and what I have made, I have liked. I made Phyllis's 1960's Minute Rice Casserole and it was good, made Aunt Duddie's Poufy Buns and they were very good, have made those more than once. I also made Hands That Cook $250 Cookie Recipe. I don't miss any on television it seems.

Sue

sushipup1, The Great British Bake Off (aka, The Great British Baking Show in the US) is still being produced, except at Channel 4 instead of the BBC, and without Mel, Sue, and Mary. Paul Hollywood remains, along with new hosts, and Prue Leith. What is now on PBS is the last of the BBC episodes.

Never like to miss Lidia's cooking/recipes (and would love to know where she gets her beautiful silk blouses!).

Anyone remember

Caprial and John’s Kitchen out of Oregon. I don't think it was on very long, and I heard that the actual restaurant is

now closed. It was on PBS several years ago.

Uptown Gal I remember when it was just "Caprial's Kitchen", that was on for many years, and I liked her very much. I may have one of her cookbooks.

Thank you...I was beginning to doubt my "rememberer". I liked it too. I think it was

on about the first time I saw Jamie Oliver's show too.

I do not want to pay for TV, so only get over-air. In the cooler months, I watch a lot of PBS. I alepways have a lot of opinions and have thought of starting a thread "cooking shows cross contamination and other bad habits".

TheJazzy veg cook bugs me for some reason. Not sure why. Maybe too cheesecake smarmy? That's too harsh. But I surely do welcome anyone extolling healthful cooking.

Forgot-her-name-female vegan cook, red hair, often wears black. She survived cancer, is likely a fine person. Something about her bugs me. Maybe too casually know it all?

Cooks Illustrated, Cook Country and TestKitchen. I see a lot of them and reruns. I think Chris K is fine. I like watching most of the shows. Some of the gadget reviews, not so much, although I like Lisa McM. I used o get the magazine. If they still have the offer for free year subscription if they publish your tip, I'll jump on it.

They use a LOT of fat NS salt. They need a crawler to remind people to wash hands, swap utensils, cutting boards and so on. I know they want to condense video and save time, but they need to use a crawler. I see a lot of cross contamination opportunities. I am familiar with radiation lab work (you cannot see the radioactivity (like bacteria), but must always be aware that you will contaminate if not meticulous). Handle raw chicken, reach for the salt bowl or shaker? You've just cross contaminated!

Simply Ming -- I like when he cooks with his family. And, yes, those moo shoo wrappers are easy and fun to make.

Jacques Pepin! He is fantastic. I'll follow him anywhere and drink his Koolaid.

Hubert Keller -- a good teacher and fun, creative chef. I want to ride with him on his motorcycle, touring Europe, dining, sipping wines.

Those Nordic cooking folks. Fun to watch, but I am not eating uncooked critter and can only cope with just so much dill and cabbage.

Woman who cooks quick food in small places. A newer chef. Petite, articulate, genuine, petite fun. Advertises the Hess avocado. She's fun.

Pati's Mexican Table-- took me a while to get used to her "feeeesh" = fish. She's fun. Her children are fun, especially ? Jojo? I want to travel /dine the Yucatan with her. Nice house too, Ms. Pati.

Mexico, one plate at a time. Ah, Rick. So delicious.

Meat BBQ SMOKE UNIVERSITY CHEFS --- you're gonna bring on a cardiac arrest or asthma attack. Darn! I wish I could eat the stuff you BBQ and smoke.

Vivian Howard -- I have mixed feelings. So much work to try to cook natural and in-season LOCAL fare. I am tired. Someone walk me over to the Boiler Room (their oyster bar close by). I don't think I can consume too many of those, however healthful, collard greens, turnips and pig gizzards. I like a lot about her, but is that hard laugh forced? Genuine? I'm a northerner and so a lot of the accent and speech from some of the southern states seems so strained. So unneccesarily difficult. Alabamans and Georgian (for example) seem to use up extra rocket fuel to say the simplest words. Mainers may have three syllables for "there" (they a yah), but use much less energy and facial effort.

The New Zealand woman with blond hair. Spunky! A good cook. But what the heck is she saying? Take Aussie accent and put it through a food mill on loud. Huh? Remind me of the USA south.

Kevin Dunlin (sp) Irish chef -- I want his house! I want to live there. Too hot inland New England. Get me to the UK immediately! Kev, baby, I'll bring the lobster, you put the kettle on

I miss Justin Wilson. Not that I did many of his recipes and actually none of them totally per the recipe but he really taught that good cooking doesn't have to be turned into such a science. Really got me to experiment more and try some things without worrying about it being perfect. Also liked Jeff Smith, the Frugal Gourmet although I really had a suspicion about him the way he interacted with his cook, Craig. And after the allegations came out about him of course his career was destroyed. But his show was interesting and educational. Really liked Franco Palumbo's show, We're Cooking Now or Now We're Cooking, something like that. And Yvonne's Kitchen was one I enjoyed too. She didn't go into foo-foo food, it was mostly comfort food recipes from her mother. Those were a LONG time ago now!

Can't stand the 4timeFelon or the Belle of the Bigots. Unfortunately the Felon has worked her way onto PBS but I can (and do) change channels. I like Sara Moulton. She worked for Julia Child and trained under her.

After being laid up after the various operations there were times there wasn't much on TV for entertainment and I started watching Youtube. Phyllis Stokes is just like someone you'd like to have for a neighbor. I found it interesting how she'd use her glass top stove for rolling out pie crusts, biscuits and the like. She changed to a coil top when her glass one died so she built a little board topper to go on top of the cooktop which was interesting. There are several others but I find Our Half Acre Homestead interesting too. She's a Canadian gal with a hot temper and has had some interesting videos. She makes her own potato starch. Surprisingly easy. "JB", from I think it's LouisianaCajunRecipes is very entertaining and politically incorrect. Watched a variety of videos on various topics. You can pretty much pick a topic and someone does 50 videos on it. Oh, and don't forget Auntie Fee!

I plan to forget Auntie Fee!

Sue

My offspring, talk about some British Baking contest show they LOVE.. I used to watch Natalie D, Ina G, Graham was a HOOT but I was a teen so not sure how "helpful" his show was, Lidia was easy to watch Jaques was ok but his daughter's joining him didn't jive with me...I think it is a time of life thing...I learned a lot and concurred cooking for a family... I have TRIED to watch a few that are on now..but find them grating, condescending, full of themselves...

Pati's Mexican Table-- took me a while to get used to her "feeeesh" = fish. She's fun. Her children are fun, especially ? Jojo? I want to travel /dine the Yucatan with her. Nice house too, Ms. Pati.

I totally AGREE! I really like her!.......her children!.......and her house! :0)