Food reality television

Food reality television is a genre of reality television programming that considers the production, consumption and/or sociocultural impact of food.

Reality food television emerged as a notable sub-genre in the 1940s. Early programmes such as Elsie Presents,The Diane Lucas Show and Cook's Night Out demonstrated the preparation of food[1] and provided ad-lib guidance on matters of homemaking and motherhood.[2] As the genre evolved, reality television programmes sought also to entertain. Programmes combined the factual information of their ancestors with the personal and confessional nature of unscripted television.[3] This led to the emergence of sub-genres such as documentary-style, adventure-travel, game show and cooking-as-lifestyle.[4]

Critics argue that food reality television has had a significant impact on food production and consumption behaviours. Food reality television has been linked to the decline in culinary practice in the home,[5] the development of culinary taste[6] and an increase in both healthy and unhealthy eating patterns.[7]

List of programs

See also

References
  1. Stasheff, Edward (1951). "The television program: its writing, direction and production". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Brost, Lori F. (2000). "Television cooking shows: Defining the genre". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Charley, Packham (2016). "A Woman's Place Is in the Kitchen? The Relationship Between Gender, Food and Television". Food, Media and Contemporary Culture: 83–102. doi:10.1057/9781137463234_6. ISBN 978-1-349-56102-5.
  4. Packham, Charley (2016). "A Woman's Place Is in the Kitchen? The Relationship Between Gender, Food and Television". Food, Media and Contemporary Culture: 83–102. doi:10.1057/9781137463234_6. ISBN 978-1-349-56102-5.
  5. Scholes, Lucy (2011). "A slave to the stove? The TV celebrity chef abandons the kitchen: lifestyle TV, domesticity and gender". The Critical Quarterly. 53 (3): 44–59. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8705.2011.02004.x.
  6. Scholes, Lucy (2011). "A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen? The Relationship Between Gender, Food and Television". A slave to the stove? The TV celebrity chef abandons the kitchen: lifestyle TV, domesticity and gender. The Critical Quarterly. pp. 83–102. doi:10.1057/9781137463234_6. ISBN 9781137463234.
  7. Henderson, Joan C. (2011). "Celebrity chefs: expanding empires". ProQuest 866410062. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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