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Food Network’s Effect on the culinary world. |
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If you ask any of the students in the department if they've heard of The Food Network, they reply with an onslaught of their favorite shows. For many of the students, cooking shows have been major influences on their career decisions. With shows like Top Chef, Worst Cooks in America, Ace of Cakes, and Good Eats, it's not hard to see why such broad spectrums of people are pulled into the shows. We watch Chefs as celebrities, witness as regular people transform into fantastic cooks, see cakes as works of art, and understand the science of our food. |
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The Food Network was founded on November 23, 1993, and with it grew a newfound popularity in the culinary world. With the help of television, anyone can walk into the kitchen of a five star restaurant and hear from a world-renowned chef. Students are going into their cooking classes with a broader understanding of styles and techniques. However, many professionals in the food industry don't buy into the flash of the network. Even though it's brought so many new faces to the Culinary Arts, it's brought with it many misconceptions. Many of these misconceptions occur when people forget that even though several of the network's channels are informational, it doesn't always mean that it's a good example of reality. Many of the programs show only the glamorous side or the high drama involved in working in a kitchen. But whether you see the popularity of cooking shows as a blessing or a curse, there's no denying the incredible impact it's made in attracting interest from a broad range of people. |
