To this day, my favorite cooking show of all time, and one of my favorite documentaries in general. Truly a masterpiece.

The film is gorgeously shot, thoroughly logical and deeply compelling - you will walk away with a very good feeling from it, no moralizing guilt-tripping in the slightest! The first part - Fire - is about cooking food over fire. All dudes will love this, it takes BBQ to a whole new level. The second - Water - is about pot cooking, traditional curries, soups, and infused everything - from pot roasts to porridges. The third - Air - is about whole-grain sour-dough bread. It's utterly fascinating, as it explains the whole "gluten phobia" and offers a fool-proof solution to eating guilt-free bread that is actually good for you (and naturally has no- to low-gluten content). And the fourth - Earth - is about fermentation (the bacteria that help us ferment things, originally come from soil). It's absolutely fascinating how many fermented foods we eat without knowing about it. Chocolate, anyone? Btw, fermenting alcohol, apparently, is one of the main reasons why humans went from nomadic hunter-gathers to settled agriculturalists. Can't recommend this film enough!

@twocrazyboys4367

4 жыл бұрын

Eric & Lena Halberstadt my thoughts exactly

@emanuelporic

4 жыл бұрын

I love it :)

@515aleon

3 жыл бұрын

It's an excellent film series. Thought it was way better than the book because it was so beautifully shot. Loved the portraits of people in the film as well, and to watch them.

And everything changed when the Fire Nation came...

@danzwku

8 жыл бұрын

+Thomas Prince II everything became overcooked...

@dane8538

8 жыл бұрын

+Dan K only the bread bender can maintain balance to the four course meals

@danzwku

8 жыл бұрын

the fire nation knew that the next bread bender would appear in the agriculture fields, and burned the whole place down. your move.

@epicvidsHS

8 жыл бұрын

+Dan K And then M Night Shamaymamlyn got his hands on the screenplay and fucked everything up

@Brandon33akahk

8 жыл бұрын

Lmao, you guys are hilarious

Kudos to Michael Pollan for staying true to his core message. This series might be the most important show I ever watch!

@whistlz

8 жыл бұрын

Thats quite sad.

@saldanamoreno

8 жыл бұрын

+whistlz why is that sad?

@MrSilverserpent

8 жыл бұрын

+whistlz hahaha!

looks like planet earth just for food

@JenRiveraBell

8 жыл бұрын

+Raphael Ketwaroo I was thinking the same thing. Haha.

@kevinrmusic

8 жыл бұрын

It IS Planet Earth for food, and that's exactly how I described it to a friend of mine. Definitely worth seeing and will not make you feel guilty about how you eat.

I get cold chills and tears watching this. It is the essence of life. It is our common DNA. Thank you!

This looks really interesting but it will probably make me feel horrible about what I fix for dinner every night.

@5kastubh5

8 жыл бұрын

+kab4292 no shame in ramen brother.

@jokezz8s

8 жыл бұрын

+kaustubh I went to culinary school, I work in a professional kitchen. What they probably won't talk about in this documentary is how little we get paid. I'm on my feet for 9 to 11 hours a day and I can barely afford to live. I eat ramen noodles a lot.

@jordanmertens8972

8 жыл бұрын

then change

@twist3d537

8 жыл бұрын

+jokezz8s fuck off at least you get min wage

@Digger-Nick

8 жыл бұрын

+kaustubh Lol.

I'm a huge fan of you Michael Pollan!!; no nonse simple way to get back to the basic, the way we use to cook..the way we need to get back to the "closest to the ground simple healthy deliciously nourishing food. Keep going and keep shinning Michael...the world need so much more of you!!

You just have to watch this. I'm crying my way through. it will re-ignite your passion for food if you've lost it.

This is the cosmos of cooking shows, a masterpiece!

I really enjoyed this show as it was a reminder of why I love best quality food and experiences around cooking :D Thanks for making it.

Jesse... We have to cook.

@mellochello921

8 жыл бұрын

crystal blue persuasion Mr white

@eyluls6535

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

This is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen. It's about being connected. Wonderful!

This documentary changed my life to say in the least. Thank you good sir for taking the time to produce this.

I watched this series and I thought it was very interesting. I also thought that the phrase "give a man a fish he eats for a day, teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime" applies to this series in certain aspects.

Watched the whole thing. It was very good. Not too much of a guilt trip. Heightens your awareness. Informative . . . Inspiring even . . . I feel like I need to watch it again. Good info

Enjoyed this immensely! Hope there will be a Season 2.

I love cooking, the shopping, the cleaning, the time are what keeps me from cooking regularly, and being a student never helps.

@jordanmertens8972

8 жыл бұрын

excuses won't improve your health .

@ruefullysage

8 жыл бұрын

+SANPH 😂😂😂😂👏

I was on a low card diet before I watched the episode about bread. There's a guy a few blocks away from Romania that bakes rye bread in a big wood fired oven, it's $10 a loaf and hell yes I buy it.

@515aleon

3 жыл бұрын

I loved the episode about sourdough. Gave me new insight. It's a healthy food.

Gives you a whole new positive outlook on food

This is such a nice show. I love the slowness of it and how it doesn't preach for one second. Good TV!

This looks good.

this documentary is awesome !!!

That show made me try my hand on making my own bread, now with the corona-quarantine is the best thing I ever learned in my life!

@elisilala3552

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have the recipe?

The book is outstanding, I really enjoyed it on CD, listening to some chapters up to three times. And then I re-read the book. Excellent information to think about......and useful if you actually eat real food

This looks great! Netflix is on a roll with all shows they are putting out!

this is worth watching, E1 got me hooked.

The Cinematography in this show is very well done.

Uma das melhores coisas que eu já assisti na televisão!One of the best things I've ever watched on television!

This is a great 4 part series. My favorite is Air!

THIS IS WHAT I WANT THE WORLD OF FOOD TO BE!!!!!!! It's made me sad, since I was a little kid, to think that people will just skip a homecooked meal and opt for pre-packaged, shitty food. Don't get me wrong, I too love frozen pizza, but it will never taste as good as pizza with hand-kneaded, fresh, homemade dough that takes time to rise; sauce, made with the best tomatoes and spices, that takes allllllll day to make; and cheese that you know has been made by people that have been freshly making it, with love and care, for generation after generation. The focus of this video is what inspired me to want to pursue cooking. Not this video particularly, but the idea that food made by people and not machines will always trump the latter.

Looks promising. Hope it is not one of those shame on you for feeding you and your family fast food and micro wave meals because you want a break from cooking documentaries.

@NaijaCINE

8 жыл бұрын

+nappybiscuit I hope it's one of those

@Kabarile31

8 жыл бұрын

+NaijaCINE LOL!!

@JoseAlvarado-zd3eh

8 жыл бұрын

Nah, more towards learning where your food comes from and the importance of knowing what is in the food you're eating.

@Vivalarachie

8 жыл бұрын

+Jose Alvarado So like, Food Inc, but with more food porn?

This looks awesome. I love cooking (and eating!). =)

"We all have powerful memories of being cooked for"

reminds of me of my moms great Indian cooking. the best!

I'm a huge foodie, and a very creative person who wants to be more creative in the kitchen from inspiration... Can't wait to see this

_"I grew quite fond of my little human life. All those rituals. The brushing of the teeth, and the complicated way they cook things."_ - Blon Fel Fotch

Es REALMENTE buena...Su perspectiva es agradecida, y la imágen genial.

love this, hits home

so much new netflix trailers/shows YEAH

THIS IS EVERYTHING!!!!

I love netflix, I will be member again soon as possible.

Love it, totally love it!!!

good meals goes together with good spirit

Lmao thought this was a sequel to breaking bad xD

Amazing visuals

Im so inspired!

I was watching food wars, barely related but still there's food in the middle.

Go watch it. Awesome stuff

If I would watch it I would get hungry af.. xD

Good series loved it

10/10 recommend

What kind of pan did you use baking the bread.

I wanted a guy fieri cameo at the end saying "Ayy, you just got COOKED!"

my netflix subscription is coming back...

Beautiful

En Netflix está en español. aparte de interesante es un llamado fuerte de atencion, hacia las empresas que nos cocinan y hacia nosotros mismos ya que elegimos enfermarnos por no saber estos principios.

Estará disponible en LATAM?

Buena película!

looks beautiful.

I wish the netflix store more videos made on stativ

Good show is going on!!

Anyone knows what's the music played starting at 1:02? Thanks!

Wow Amazing 😢

I'll get back to making my Ramen noodles.

omg... noooooi thats too far !!! why must we wait ? :'( release it now !

The 2 party system charade loves the big grocery store, sugar, and fast food industry... Big pharma especially.

Will this be available in the UK?

@LiamMarcon

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex Standen It's a Netflix original so it should be available worldwide.

From documentaries disencouraging people from eating food comes a series encouraging people to eat food.

DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT PLAYS IN THE INTRO? I'M DESPERATE 😭

Eat Chipotle! LOL

Netflix is crushing it with its orginal programs.

This looks intereesting. Im a fan of evolution psychology of the human being, so this might have information about the origins of cooking. I'll honour the most primitive way today... With fire ;)

Maybe this will inspire me to get off my butt and cook more. XD

I wish my mom would cook family dinners. Instead she just cooks for her boyfriend instead of me and my sister. I need to learn how to cook.

@diabliita

8 жыл бұрын

watch brothers green eats! super simple and amazing recipes, and the guys are super funny

@fattyming9504

8 жыл бұрын

Stick with banquet dinners

@ontemp

8 жыл бұрын

+Francisco Duarte Sorry that you live with a single mother. If your father was there, things would be different. It's not your fault, but you should take measures to instill discipline in your life so that you don't become another statistic. Large majority of men coming from single mother households end up hooked on drugs, in jail or prison. This is because they lack discipline and order in their lives that their father would have given them. Your mother is selfish, but that's how most women are when the father is gone. Remember, find a system of order and discipline in your life so you don't wind up like most guys.

@monikastyleloveshome4657

8 жыл бұрын

+ontemp what a bullshit. It doesnt matter is his dad is there or not, his mum should still take care of them. Unless they are over 18 Then come on guys

@RinaDasler

8 жыл бұрын

+ontemp lol i cook for myself since 12 with mom stay at home & with dad present. family dinners is overrated.

Netflix is always putting out some killer shit

are you supposed to make bread without added yeast?

While I'm watching this I'm gonna have 2 double cheeseburgers, chilli cheese fries and wash it all down with a large chocolate frosty.......MERICA!!!

@Nexus2Eden

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSilverserpent You must live in Kentucky. lol

@Gabriellaella23

8 жыл бұрын

+Nexus2Eden I live in Kentucky and that sounds like a great idea!

@PinecrestNova

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSilverserpent Cool story bro

COOKED NETFLIX HOY ESTAMOS JUEVES 4 DE FEBRERO DEL 2016

Netflix, can you bring Good Eats back?

if you like this you have to see 'In Defence Of Food'.

In the air episode he says adding yeast is bad for making bread-- but you NEED yeast for bread to work.

@davethomas5905

8 жыл бұрын

You must have fallen asleep during the part that explains why you don't.

@BasketofLotion

8 жыл бұрын

Dave Thomas I did NOT fall asleep. Yeast is required to make bread-- FACT. He also said you can live off bread your entire life because it contains all the nutrients needed to live on-- FALSE. Bread is bad for you and will make you fat as hell if that's all you eat. You'd live a very short life if you ate nothing but bread.

@davethomas5905

8 жыл бұрын

+Cobalt Fact? Perhaps all the recipes for bread recipes without yeast yielded from a simple Google search are really just spam.

Inb4 some single parent rants at me about having 8 kids and a business and cooks 4 course dinners every night: I get the message here but it takes practice. This guy can't just shame everyone who gets take-out by saying they're not "caring for their family" in his own narrow view of the world. I have lived on my own for a decade now and only recently am I able to fit cooking into my daily routine while taking care of all the other life things that need to be taken care of. For some there are far fewer hours in the day.

i thought the thumbnail was walter from bb

@subassi9

8 жыл бұрын

+FuzzyFromAnotherPlanet me2 m8. fucking clickbaits

@fuzzy4433

8 жыл бұрын

subassi9 ikr even the show name is called cooked

@trumanshow4863

8 жыл бұрын

Smh

This show has some amazing footage of very authentic cooking, punctuated by long sequences of philosophical wanking & tedious scientific rants about food.

I'm hungry

Since when Mayans, Astecs are from South America? Jesus, nobody reviewed that in episode 4?

0:08 is that morocco ?

Chefs table

Have you seen Chef?

Bravo. Just bravo. Minus the minute political references

well tnks Netflix. You just made me extremely hungry. :(

9gag brought me here!

Well cable TV is dead and Internet TV is the future

From the thumbnail I thought it was Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad cooking ...

Se me apareció esta serie después de ver “Food choices” , yo no soy vegetariana ni nada de eso pero me dio muchísimo coraje el inicio de esta serie donde quemaron todo un matorral y mataron a dos animales, en verdad que me pareció despreciable, casi como un insulto al progreso, a todas esas personas que intentan hacer un bien al planeta y a ellas mismas. De verdad que qué inconscientes edonistas. Pero gracias por ponerlo de comercial justo después de un gran documental como lo fue food choices, ya que con el contraste de esta patanería de documental, me entraron las ganas de ya no consumir ningún producto animal, y respetar el medio ambiente.

A standard luxury......

where is chefs table season 2

Uh there are people who don't eat gluten because they have celiac disease, and their bodies have inflammatory responses when they consume too much. So if that one chef was implying all people who don't eat gluten are doing it as a 'fad', then he needs to understand basic health facts.

@Nexus2Eden

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the basic health fact is that a true inflammatory response to gluten is extremely rare and it is more of a fad than a reality. It is just a way for narcissist to make themselves feel special, when in reality there isn't anything unique or special about their physiology. It's like everyone saying they're allergic to sunlight - yeah, maybe 1 in billion...but probably not you. People just want to feel special. About 1.8 million out of 322 million to be precise have celiac disease...that's about 0.56% of the US population. I'd call it a fad.

@Gadgetmaster101

8 жыл бұрын

+Harold I think he was probably addressing how a lot of people who do not suffer from celiac disease make the claim that gluten is bad for you, I cant imagine he would be unaware of food allergies given he cooks for a living.

@Nexus2Eden

8 жыл бұрын

***** How the hell do you get 1 in 100 from .6%? No that means out of every 300 ppl there are 2 with celiac disease...that's almost as rare as an allergy to eggs.

@Nexus2Eden

8 жыл бұрын

***** Rare enough that we don't need every single food item to be gluten free, you know that still means 199 out of 200 don't have celiac disease - yeah...199 out of 200, that's pretty rare to me. Definitely doesn't deserve all the hype.

@thestarspark2288

8 жыл бұрын

+Harold If you actually watch the series, the chef does explain exactly what you have said. He fully acknowledges celiac disease, he is just talking about everyone suddenly being gluten sensitive or intolerant. Its super interesting.

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