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Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest known cookbook, The Forme of Cury. This 700-year-old scroll was written during the reign of King Richard II from recipes created by the king's master chefs. How did this ancient manuscript influence the way people eat today? On her culinary journey through medieval history she reawakens recipes that have lain dormant for centuries and discovers dishes that are still prepared now.

Lauren Hennessey has always loved to cook and is a proud perfectionist at her job at "Food & Entertainment Magazine's" test kitchen while she dreams of being able to finally afford culinary school in Paris. When her boss offers her a bonus if she agrees to ghostwrite the cookbook of a difficult celebrity chef, Lauren sees her dream becoming a reality as soon as she can tame the notorious bad boy chef in question, Dexter Durant. Slowly peeling back the layers of Dexter's tough-guy persona, she starts seeing a different, vulnerable side to this big-shot chef. Suddenly, their dueling culinary styles become the perfect complement in the kitchen and an attraction between them starts to boil over.

Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.

The F Word is a British food magazine and cookery programme featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. The programme covers a wide range of topics, from recipes to food preparation and celebrity food fads. The programme is made by Optomen Television and aired weekly on Channel 4. The theme tune for the series is "The F-Word" from the Babybird album Bugged.

Host Alton Brown explores the origins of ingredients, decodes culinary customs and presents food and equipment trends. Punctuated by unusual interludes, simple preparations and unconventional discussions, he'll bring you food in its finest and funniest form.

Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing grand prize.

This hit cooking competition series sees award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs put a group of contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.

12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.

Intimate and conversational, award-winning domestic goddess Nigella Lawson shares her secrets for creating perfect meals for every occasion. From TV dinners to Temple Food and from ultimate All-Day breakfast to Party food, Nigella reveals how to make satisfying meals that suit your mood. Nigella offers practical tips and a set of hassle-free principles that make cooking an enjoyable part of life even when making indulgent recipes such as Turkish Delight Syllabub, Lemon Risotto or the divine Lamb-Shank Stew.

Jamie's 30-Minute Meals is a series of 40 episodes aired in 2010 on Channel 4 in which Jamie Oliver cooks a three- to four-dish meal in under 30 minutes.

With her winning mix of passion, enthusiasm and greed, Nigella Lawson is in the kitchen cooking food for modern living that you can and will want to make all the time, whatever the situation. There are easy, everyday, fast and fabulous recipes to beat the clock and celebrate the end of the working day; then more leisurely recipes to unwind with over relaxing weekends. As well as creating dazzling dishes for greedy days, Nigella offers up inspiring and inventive ways to make leftovers delicious. Nigella Kitchen is about cooking at home with simple, accessible ingredients, making every day special and special days easy.

In Jacques Pépin Fast Food My Way, the man who taught millions of Americans how to cook shares the techniques he honed in the most famous kitchens of the world to show you how to create simple, special meals in minutes.

Building on the success of Jamie's 30 Minute Meals, this show squeezes the cooking process even further, with each half hour episode featuring two delicious, nutritious, super-fast family meals back-to-back. So even if you're rushed off your feet at work, there's no excuse for not giving these meals a go.

Spend a fun and food-filled morning in The Kitchen with hosts Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, Jeff Mauro, Marcela Valladolid, and Geoffrey Zakarian. From simple supper ideas, food trend discussions, and family meal tips to trivia games and viewer questions, they'll cover all things fun in food.

Lidia’s Kitchen is the quintessential culinary masterclass with beloved chef, Emmy-winning TV host, and author Lidia Bastianich as your private chef-instructor. In this comprehensive new season, Lidia’s passion for teaching is evident. She not only describes proper techniques to prepare foods of all kinds in classic and new Italian recipes, she guides viewers through the vast sea of subtle flavors, imparting tips about how to buy and store ingredients. After 25 years of writing cookbooks and 18 years on public television, this season is Lidia’s most complete work on Italian cuisine yet. Nourish your soul with the goodness of genuine Italian hospitality and family recipes from Lidia’s Kitchen to yours.

Trisha Yearwood shares some of her favorite recipes and puts together meals with friends and family.

Three couples compete daily for the chance to win £1000. Each couple must prepare and host a dinner party together; then score together the efforts of rival hosts. Not only are culinary skills being judged, but relationships also find themselves under the spotlight. Will the heat of the kitchen prove too much for some?

A Taste of History is a TV cooking series that explores America’s culinary beginnings from the birthplace of American cuisine. This innovative series brings America’s history to life and makes it vibrant as we step back in time and get to know the founders of our country through the food they ate and the recipes they prepared.

Kocktails with Khloé raises the bar on the fun, surprising and real conversation that happens when friends get together at home to dish on their lives, pop culture, fashion, celebrity gossip and more. The series will reflect what Khloé does at her own home: hosting meals, sharing opinions and experiences, encouraging fun and honesty, and inviting friends to join the party. Taped in Los Angeles, the non-traditional set for Kocktails with Khloé is designed to replicate a true, intimate home environment; as such, it will feature a functional kitchen, dining area and living spaces – but it will not include a studio audience. In each episode, celebrity guests – including Khloé's friends and family – will join her in the kitchen and around the table for a lively dinner party where engaging and relevant conversations will pair with cooking, party games and, of course, Kocktails. Adding to the elegant and fun party atmosphere will be Chef Sharone Hakman who will collaborate on menus and assist in entertaining.

Jacques Pépin brings you his final series, with over 100 recipes. The culinary icon shares memories and wisdom from a half a century in the kitchen with passion, humor, and dearest friends and family along the way.

Relaxed, inspiring and as mouthwatering as ever, Nigella Lawson's latest series shows us that what - and how - we cook really can make us feel better and more alive. Packed with new recipes and tips designed to make our lives easier, Nigella proves that whatever the occasion, food, in the eating and the making, should always be pleasurable.

Rick Stein embarks on a series of culinary long weekends in search of food excellence and brilliant recipes, heading to markets, restaurants, wineries, cafes and bars.

The Hairy Bikers cook some of their favourite comfort food. From feasts for friends and family to meals inspired by pub grub, they create the ultimate feel-good dishes.

Sample the bold new flavors of France with chefs who are pushing the boundaries of fine dining and reinventing a rich culinary tradition.

Mary celebrates the everyday food and ingredients she has always loved as she whips up tasty, family meals that are quick and simple to make.

Team of chefs vie to impress some of the world's toughest palates as they whip up iconic dishes from different nations in this fast-paced competition.

Pastry chef Claire “Half-Sour” Saffitz attempts to make gourmet versions of popular snacks and desserts without the hard-to-pronounce chemical ingredients.

Dougie Vipond and Nick Nairn celebrate some of the best food Scotland has to offer.

Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, a sports game, or just expressing gratitude for a loved one, Mary's Kitchen Crush is filled with recipes for every occasion. As Mary Berg prepares the meal, she guides viewers thoroughly the recipe, offering up plenty of helpful tips and takeaways.

Writer, director and food enthusiast Jon Favreau and chef Roy Choi explore food in and out of the kitchen with accomplished chefs and celebrity friends.

Kardea Brown shares down-home, Southern eats from her South Carolina kitchen. She takes generations of family recipes and makes them her own as she cooks for family and friends at her Sea Island home.

Nigella shares the rhythms and rituals of her kitchen and reveals the inspiration behind many of her recipes.

Infused with her warmth and passion for all things family, Joanna Gaines spends time in the kitchen sharing her favorite recipes, where they come from and why she finds herself returning to them time and time again.

Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines.

British photographer and cookbook author Mary McCartney invites audiences into her London kitchen as she prepares delicious, accessible, and picture perfect meals with her celebrity friends.

Atlanta-based chef and caterer Tregaye Fraser packs flavor and personality into every recipe, sharing her food with the ones she loves -- family, friends and her two growing boys.

Hip-hop icon, accomplished actor and successful restaurateur Ludacris is passionate about food but doesn’t have any culinary skills. Explore as he learns about different flavours and techniques and takes on exciting, new recipes

A culinary guessing game in which bakers are tasked with decoding what type of dessert was made when all that’s left are the crumbs, flour trails, and a few elusive clues. They must then recreate the recipe for celebrity judges who will determine how closely their sweet treat matches the missing dessert.

The 90 Day universe expands as couples from the franchise invite you into their kitchens and dish on recipes for relationship success, while preparing traditional meals from their home countries.

Paris Hilton can cook...kind of. And she’s turning the traditional cooking show upside down. She’s not a trained chef and she’s not trying to be. With the help of her celebrity friends, she navigates new ingredients, new recipes and exotic kitchen appliances.

The best bits and favourite moments from Saturday Kitchen.

Ainsley Harriot celebrates delicious food that gives people a boost, showcasing the flavours, ingredients and methods that go into creating spirit-lifting meals.

Celebrated chef Michel Roux takes us on a culinary adventure through the South of France to create the simple French food he loves to eat when he’s relaxing on holiday.

Nadiya Hussain inspires us to bring the fun back into our everyday meals with easy and delicious recipes that are fizzing with flavour.

Home bakers travel to Waco, TX for a competition that celebrates the joy that comes from time spent in the kitchen. Competitors try to perfect a favorite recipe for a chance to have their treat featured at Magnolia's Silos Baking Co. and win $100,000.

Host Monica Padman interviews celebrity guests while they attempt to re-create tiny recipes from the Tastemade Tiny Kitchen. Padman deems one guest the winner and awards them with a very shiny (but tiny) trophy.

Martha Stewart welcomes viewers to her farm kitchen, where she shares favorite recipes, cooking techniques and how-to instructions.

Who has what it takes to open a restaurant in one of the world’s most famous 5-star hotels? In this new, high-stakes competition, talented up and coming chefs battle it out to prove they have the culinary skills and business brain to win a once in a lifetime prize – the Palm Court restaurant in the exclusive hotel, The Langham, London

In an atmosphere as inviting as her recipes, Sandra Lee, author of the best-selling cookbook Semi-Homemade Cooking, shares her techniques for combining fresh ingredients with specially selected store-bought items. The results: mouthwatering meals and desserts, prepared in minutes, that taste like they were made from scratch. Now you can see why consumers, viewers and celebrities from Katie Couric to Nathan Lane have made Sandra Lee one of America's most sought-after culinary experts!

Gomez is at the top of her game as a musical artist, actor, businesswoman, and philanthropist, but she calls in the experts to help amp up her kitchen skills for the holidays. This year she has invited all-star chefs Eric Adjepong, Alex Guarnaschelli, Michael Symon, and Claudette Zepeda to bring their favorite dishes and culinary wisdom to her home kitchen so they can cook up perfect holiday meals to share with friends and family.