Food Shows On Netflix to Binge for a Virtual Food Trip

Quarantine has made amateur chefs and bakers out of many of us - and it’s probably a good thing. If you’re one of the many individuals who have taken up cooking or baking in the past few weeks of lockdown, Netflix has a bunch of TV series to keep your inner foodie alive and inspired. From reality cooking shows to food travel documentaries - here are some of my top food show picks - from one foodie to another. 

Chef Jon Favreau, more popularly known as Happy Hogan from the Marvel franchise, brings to light his culinary skills in The Chef Show, a follow up series to his hit 2014 movie, Chef. In the series, he not only cooks a variant of dishes, including the Cuban Pork Cubanos from Chef, but also brings in celebrity guests like Gwyneth Paltro and Seth Rogan. 

Sugar Rush is a baking competition where time is considered the most important ingredient. As the name suggests, contestants literally have to rush to create the required dish on time. The competition features four teams of top bakers to compete against one another in order to win a $10,000 cash prize. If you’re looking for something to inspire you to put your baking hats on - this is it!

Join TV Chef David Chang on a combined journey of food and travel. In Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, David explores four cities from Vancouver, Canada to Phnom Penh, Cambodia as he explores the city’s culture and cuisine together with celebrity guests like Chrissy Teigen and Seth Rogen. Grab a meal and get in on the insightful conversations from culture, history, and a whole lot of food on Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner!

Final Table is an international culinary competition wherein 24 of the best chefs in the world battle it out for a seat at the ‘Final Table’ alongside nine of the world’s culinary icons. A country and cuisine is chosen per episode, with contestants tasked to produce dishes to later present to one of the 9 culinary legends. Not only is this a delectable treat, but a thrilling one too! 

Zumbo’s Just Desserts was formed and produced by Australian pastry chef Adriano Zumbo. In this competition, bakers from all over Australia take on the challenge to create desserts using out of this world flavours, inspiring you to step up your baking game.

Take a peek into some of the greatest restaurants in the world - and more importantly, the head chefs who give it a name. In Chef’s Table, viewers not only get a backstage pass to the kitchens of Michelin-star restaurants from Italy to Australia, but as well as close look into how these chefs perfect their craft. More than food, Chef’s Table shifts the conversation and puts the spotlight on the chefs and how they stay on top of their game. 

Ugly Delicious is a Netflix original series that combines travel, food and history. Hosted by chef David Chang each episode of Ugly Delicious highlights one dish and how it is prepared in different regions. Chang once again takes us all over the world to discover everything from fast food chains to at-home restaurants in the most diverse locations around the world. Be sure to have a snack right by you because you’re going to need it!

Street Food Asia explores unique street foods in nine Asian countries, namely, Thailand, Japan, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and our very own, Philippines. 

In the series, foodies will delight at the creation of authentic street food, crafted by local vendors who perfect their dishes with little to no formal culinary education. In the Philippines feature, the hosts travel to Cebu’s fishing communities, lechon restaurants and the iconic roadside carinderias. 

Philip Rosenthal, the creator of comedy ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ is the host of Netflix original series Somebody Feed Phil. Rosenthal is no stranger to travelling for the love of food - he is an advocate of experiencing the true and authentic taste of dishes and uncovering the history behind it. Thanks to his comedic demeanor, the show is incredibly easy to watch and binge.

Rotten is a six-part documentary series that takes a magnified look at the food industry. The show exposes the truths behind several of the world’s largest food companies and how food quality, quantity, and furthermore, consumption is affected. It’s definitely a food show that’s different from what you’re probably used to, but an insightful one for sure.