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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic; 1 edition (May 6, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1441103198
  • ISBN-13: 978-1441103192
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 8.1 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsExpertly written piece of entertainment and education......
By James Doolin on October 25, 2009
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This book by Ms. Collins is certainly worth the read, to say the very least.!!
For one who counts himself among the kitchen illiterate, though for many years wanted to be the "sous chef", I found this to be a tremendously educating and inspiring book.

I would be redundant using words that have been well placed such as;great research,
clarity, wit, historical, educational, inspirational,etc...but, I must say that one such as myself who knows little and does little in the kitchen, I find Ms.Collins' book a boost to my pursuits in that same venue. I can see,watching at times the food channel and listening to friends comments on food and cooking in general, how the author came up with the idea for this book as everyone, young and old with no gender barrier seems to be "into it".! It is the kind of book you can pick up and select a few pages at random and enjoy it all over again, which I've done more than once already.! Hopefully this will be the first of many books from this talented author.!

James Doolin, Portland, ME.

P.S. I would like to briefly comment on a review written by a Ms. Appelton of Arizona.....This book is entitled, "The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows", NOT,.How Not To Overeat..!! Obesity, Anorexia and Bulemia are topics unto themselves and this was not supposed to be a medical journal or encyclopedia of same.
References to Japan/A-Bomb, Germany/Holocaust and Sixties/Vietnam as to matters being left out..!!??..seems to contradict your applause for both author and book.?
There is a plethora of books on the aforementioned subjects which you can buy and note that NONE of them will reference cooking shows or similiar venues.!!
BON APPETIT..!!!
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is a delightful ride
By Lisa DeLisle on May 14, 2009
Format: Hardcover
on a journey I didn't know I wanted to take! I would never have suspected how much influence these shows have exerted on our cooking and eating habits, our culture and the food industry overall. Collins loves her topics and respects them through her impeccable and more than thorough. Better still, her enthusiasm is infectious, and her prose is as breezy and entertaining as an episode of "The Galloping Gourmet."
The addition of photographs throughout the book is a pleasant surprise, though their effectiveness would be enhanced if they were a bit larger and in color. And wouldn't it have been fun if the publisher had included a DVD with excerpts from some of the classic shows contrasted with some from the "Modern Period."
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe perfect gift for that Food Network junkie in your life!
By Lou DeSimone on June 12, 2009
Format: Hardcover
A platterful of tasty information on the evolution of TV cooking shows. An expert researcher, Collins provides an extremely detailed history of this genre of TV programming, incorporating rare historical photos and texts as well as juicy personal interviews with contemporary cooking show commentators. Especially interesting is her discussion of the ways TV cooking shows have changed with the times, from selling gas ranges, refrigerators, and other kitchen appliances to a country unfamiliar with these items in the 1930s and 1940s (ushering Americans into modernity), to selling sophisticated French and other gourmet dining in the 1970s and 1980s (encouraging Americans to become cosmopolitan), to selling notions of social class and cultural capital in the 1990s and beyond (teaching viewers about the wine & food lifestyles of the rich and famous or, conversely, the down home cookin' ways of the girl next door). At times, I wished this analysis had been pushed further, since there was so much information to absorb! Educational and entertaining, the author's witty writing style makes us feel as if we're having a face-to-face conversation with her and the famous cooking hosts she describes.
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5.0 out of 5 starsfascinating, meticulous book. a foodie essential.
By H. Mendenhall on May 29, 2009
Format: Hardcover
A splendid read! With the prevalence of television cooking shows these days, it's easy to forget the pioneer TV chefs. Collins brought me back to my days as an adolescent foodie, watching Justin Wilson, Jeff Smith and Graham Kerr when most kids were outside making mud pies.
I found most fascinating Collins thorough examination of the cultural juggernaut that is the Food Network and it's ability to appeal to everyone from professional chefs to those who "keep sweaters in their stove" (and instead prefer to just watch other attractive, manicured people do the cooking).
The author provides sometimes shocking historical anecdotes from the very moment when cooking and media merged on radio in post WWII America. An incredibly well researched and entertaining book! If I were a professor teaching a Sociology of Food course, this would be an indispensable addition to my reading list.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA worthwhile history of food via media to date.
By David W. Rafferty on June 24, 2009
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I thought the book was generally well written and organized by definable category. For me, the size of the hardcover was a bit small and I would have appreciated larger type and pictures (more of them) It was fun to see the old B/W photos of the culinary hosts. I appreciated that Sara Moulton's comments and observations were included , along with Chris Kimball of the PBS show America's Test Kitchen, among others. The continuing analysis of the varied styles, trends,etc. of the evolution of food shows kept interest. It was obviously well researched and I would recommend it, and would hope the many more recent shows might be mentioned in more details in a new edition, or supplement.
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5.0 out of 5 starsa feast for the literary gourmand

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Published on November 28, 2009 by Norman
5.0 out of 5 starsInformative, witty, and entertaining!

This book is so enjoyable that you don't even know you are learning about the history of the food shows on TV. Kathleen Collins puts it all together like a story unfolding. Read more

Published on September 7, 2009 by Judith A. Degraw
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Book About the History of TV Cooking Shows

This is a surprising book. For one thing, I did not know prior to reading this book that TV cooking shows have been around since the very earliest days of TV. Read more

Published on June 14, 2009 by Charles J. Rector
4.0 out of 5 starsInsightful, entertaining

This is an, entertaining, intelligent history of cooking shows as a reflection of the American mentality. Collins has done her research and knows the subject well. Read more

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