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.

Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.1/10

Making Squid Game: The Challenge
2023
8.0/10

Fuck
2006
6.4/10

Hitting the Apex
2015
7.7/10

The Class of ‘92
2013
7.1/10

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
2019
6.2/10

Ronaldo
2015
7.0/10

Samsara
2011
8.1/10

Frida
2024
6.8/10

A Plastic Ocean
2016
7.5/10

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
7.8/10

Powaqqatsi
1988
7.3/10

That Sugar Film
2014
6.9/10

Champs
2015
6.5/10

John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.9/10

Being James Bond
2021
7.8/10

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

The Irishman: In Conversation
2019
7.5/10

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
7.1/10

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
7.1/10
Todo Todo Teros
2006
5.2/10