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.

Making Squid Game: The Challenge
2023
8.0/10

Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.1/10

Italianamerican
1974
6.7/10

Frida
2024
6.7/10

American Pie: Revealed
2004
6.0/10

Fuck
2006
6.4/10

A Plastic Ocean
2016
7.6/10

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
2019
6.2/10

Ronaldo
2015
7.0/10

Samsara
2011
8.1/10

John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.9/10

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
6.3/10

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
7.0/10

That Sugar Film
2014
6.8/10

Training 'John Wick'
2017
7.4/10

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
8.4/10

McQueen
2018
7.5/10

Being James Bond
2021
7.8/10

Extremis
2016
7.0/10

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
7.7/10
She Is the Other Gaze
2018
0/10