The 15 Best Foodie Movies and TV Shows That Aren’t “Bear”
There are movies and TV shows that make cooking (and eating) feel like a joyful, unifying activity that brings families and cultures together. There are others who remind us that cooking is stressful, exhausting and sweaty. The boisterous new FX series The Bear , starring Jeremy Allen White as the chef at a Chicago family restaurant, is firmly in the second camp. This shit is stressful.
In life, food can divide us as easily as it unites us, and the best stories about food make this clear. For every family that gathers around a cozy dining table for a traditional meal, there is a crazy restaurateur who barely keeps his head above water. Food is good and all, but watching other people prepare and serve food can be just as satisfying, especially when the dishes on offer are far more sophisticated than the grilled cheese we make at home. The following 15 movies and TV series are excellent explorations of the culture and business of cooking, and sometimes offer absolutely mouth-watering cooking porn.