25 Food Shows That Make Me Hungry Just Thinking About Them

For nearly as long as television has existed, the medium has offered audiences programming devoted to the most delectable-looking of life’s necessities: food. As much as the fondant-covered landscape has definitely evolved over the decades, with all manner of fanciness and competitiveness put into play, a core slice of the Food TV spectrum sticks to the simplest of all formats, a chef in a kitchen showing viewers how to make scrumdiddlyumptious meals. 

Many of these shows share something in common, but not so much a particular culinary culture or ingredient. Rather, they can spark instant hunger cravings just from thinking about throwing an episode on. 

Grab your most stylish bib and napkin set, your favorite movie theater snacks (rebranded for TV purposes), and make your way through the following buffet line of shows that will make you want to cook six-course meals, shows that will spark midnight munchies, and shows that might spark impulse trips across the globe.