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Food cooking shows have become the "happening" item on television. For decades there have been food cooking shows on public access television but now there is an entire network devoted solely to shows showcasing world recipes, healthy cooking and even reality television. Why? Because there is money in the food industry through television shows, food cooking shows or shows featuring traveling hosts. Combine food with an entertaining premise and you have an instant success.

Take for example Fox Network's "Hell's Kitchen" with Chef Gordon Ramsey. We delight in his terrible tirades against the aspiring chefs competing for the chance to run one of his highly successful restaurants. Each week contestants take their joy of cooking and put it to the test against each other in a real restaurant kitchen. The pace is frantic and his standards are high. Most of the dishes prepared are ones the average home cook will never prepare but somehow we are drawn into the competition.

Food Network has a reality show titled "Who Wants to Be the Next Food Network Star" where amateur and professional cooks alike are given tasks to perform that somehow weed out the would-be television chefs from the rest. We root for our favorite contestants as the season progresses until only one contestant remains. He or she is then given a food cooking show of their very own.

What is the fascination with meal preparation shows? Perhaps it is the ease at which dishes are prepared. It might be the professional cookware and charming personality of the hosts. Some of the most popular meal preperation show hosts is not formally educated at cooking schools. Thus they give us hope that anyone can prepare delectable dishes from the comfort of their own home.

Whatever the reason behind our fascination, these shows has become an integral part of television viewing. As great chefs from the past such as Julia Child pass on, a new generation of friendly, knowledgeable faces comes to the forefront of culinary society. Perhaps it is the grand showmanship of Emeril LaGasse yelling out "BAM" or Rachel Ray's cute acronyms such as EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil); we are drawn to our television sets and the expanding culinary world.

Free recipes are available on some food cooking shows and television viewers appreciate this. We really appreciate the thrills and drama associated with reality television series such as "Hell's Kitchen" or Bravo's "Top Chef". Perhaps it is the panel of judges or a swearing professional but we cannot wait to see what comes next.

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