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Shows about cookery have become more and more popular all over the world. But what are the reasons for this, and does it make us cook more? the UK, BBC viewer complained to the programme Points of View that there were too many cookery shows on TV. In one week, the BBC showed 21 hours cookery. When shows on other channels were included, this came to an amazing 434.5 hours of food TV.
In the past, TV cookery shows were there to teach people how to cook. One of the first famous TV cooks, Julia Child was American. She began her career as a cook when, in 1948, she moved to Paris and learnt to cook sophisticated French cuisine because her husband loved good food. On her return home, she published a collection of French recipes made simple, for ordinary America housewives to use, which was an instant success. She was invited to do a TV Show, where her humour and strong personality soon won her great fame.
Nowadays TV Chefs are famous for all sorts of different reasons. Gordon Ramsay, for example, is an interesting TV chef. He is famous for having a bad temper and using foul language. In his TV show, Hell’s kitchen, he shouts at his staff when they make mistakes because he wants all the food at his restaurants to be perfect. He has many restaurants different countries. Jamie Oliver is a good-looking, working-class boy who made healthy eating fashionable. He believes children should eat healthy food and he worked with the government to make school meals healthier. His style of cooking isquick, easy and fun.
There are some famous pairs of TV cooks as well. The Hairy Bikers are a pair of chefs who have beards and ride motorbikes. They travel around to different places and cook there. They were both fat but then did a series of shows on how to cook diet food and both lost weight. Another famous pair was the Two Fat Ladies. They cooked unhealthy food using lots of fat and they didn’t care about healthy eating. They also rode a motorbike.
We know that cooking at home is better for us than eating ready-made or tae away meals. However, the fact that there is more cookery on TV doesn’t necessarily mean people cook more. Different studies have produced different results, most agree that people generally spend less time cooking than they did in the past. Certain cookery shows influence viewers more than others. One study found that the most influential show was Jamie Oliver’s 15 Minute Meals, which influenced 21% of viewers. This may be because his method is to cook quick, simple, healthy meals rather than ‘restaurant – style’ food.
It seems, though, that teaching childre to cook at home and at school has much more influence on healthy eating than watching TV programmes on cooking. Grandparents havean important role to play because they may have more time – and experience – than parents. Cooking with family members o a regular basis and making food preparation part of the school curriculum is likely to ensure that children become adults who can and do cook.

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   All people liked the TV shows about cooking.
   
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   A well-known TV cook, Julia Child, learnt how to cook sophisticated French cuisine because of her husband.
   
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   Gordon Ramsay’s unusual character helped him to win his fame.
   
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   He is very rude to the kitchen workers.
   
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   He doesn’t care about children’s food.
   
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   A pair of chefs The Hairy Bikers changed their figure with the help of their TV shows.
   
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   They changed the style of cooking on some of their programmes
   
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   Julia Child showed people that cooking foreign dishes need not be difficult.
   
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   Two Fat Ladies cooked food that was not very good for you.
   
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    Family cooking habits are more helpful for healthy eating than TV shows.