That’s right, the merry band of bakers in the Great British Baking Show (GBBS) vie each week out of sheer passion for pastry and love of leavening. Is there anything more delightfully British than a cooking contest in which the victor wins an engraved glass cake stand? No £100,000 prize. The 10 Best Food Shows on Netflix Right Now 1. So, what are some of the best food shows on Netflix? We have 10 must-see food shows on Netflix below. In recent years, the best food shows and food movies have migrated from traditional networks to on-demand services like Netflix, sparking a new wave of onscreen cookery and high-definition eye candy for your belly. Whether it was TV dinners in the 1950s, Julia Child teaching viewers to have fun in the kitchen or TV ads molding what Americans opt to eat, food and television just seem to always go hand-in-hand.
Cooking and television have also shaped each other along the way. Both food and TV have evolved with the times: from the slow-rise recipes of yesteryear to quick-and-easy microwavable meals, and from the black-and-white telly to today’s Netflix shows.
