World Class Cuisine

World Class Cuisine was an American television program created by Jason Vogel and Arna Vodenos and co-produced by the Discovery Channel between 1993 and 1997, featuring the talents of professional chefs from around the globe.

John Kavanaugh was a cameraman for the show's duration and directed part of one season. Tomi Bednar Landis co-produced one season alongside the Discovery Channel. Somewhat unusual in its rather spartan production style, its content is marked by its stark simplicity. The show presents world-class chefs in their own environment, in professional kitchens as opposed to a production studio. Many of the chefs do not speak English,[1] and their instructions are usually translated, while others choose not to speak at all, leaving the narration in the hands of the presenter. The program commonly adopted a format of a three-course meal consisting of an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert, with three different chefs presenting their own signature dishes. Lisa Simeone took over as the narrator.

The Los Angeles Times reviewed it, along with other cooking shows, stating "Who knew luxury could be so banal?"[2] The Spokesman-Review noted that "This is a cooking show for serious cooks. ... Most of the dishes are fairly exotic and complicated; some, however, are doable."[1]

## See also

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* Great Chefs

## References

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1. ^ a b Knight-Ridder, Mona Prufer (April 17, 1996). "On-Air Fare Ever Wonder If Cooking Shows Will Really Help You In The Kitchen? Here's A Guide To What's Good On TV". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
2. ^ Ochoa, Laurie (November 28, 1993). "Small-Screen Cuisine : Cooking Shows Aim to Entertain--and Some Even Want to Teach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

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* How the Universe Works (since 2010)
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| 1980s/1990s debuts|

* Wings (1980s–1990s)
* Lost Animals of the 20th Century (1990)
* The Next Step (1991–1996)
* World Class Cuisine (1993–1997)
* Ancient Warriors (1994–1995)
* Daily Planet (1995–2018, Canada)
* Discover Magazine (1996–2000)
* The New Detectives (1996–2004)
* Raging Planet (1997–2009)
* The FBI Files (1998–2006)

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* When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001)
* Monster Garage (2002–06)
* Biker Build-Off (2002–07)
* Unsolved History (2002–05)
* American Chopper (2003–12,2018-20)
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* Dinosaur Planet (2003)
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* Before We Ruled the Earth (2003)
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* Alien Planet (2005)
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* Future Weapons (2006–08)
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* Everest: Beyond the Limit (2006–09)
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* Really Big Things (2007)
* 2057 (2007)
* You Spoof Discovery (2007)
* Lobster Wars (2007)
* Storm Chasers (2007–11)
* Fearless Planet (2007)
* Rise of the Video Game (2007)
* Fight Quest (2007–08)
* Bone Detectives (2007–08)
* Smash Lab (2007–09)
* Some Assembly Required (2007–08)
* Weapon Masters (2007)
* Time Warp (2008–09)
* Verminators (2008–09)
* Out of the Wild (2008–11)
* When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
* Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein (2008)
* Destroyed in Seconds (2008–2010)
* Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth (2008)
* Prototype This! (2008–09)
* Wreckreation Nation (2009)
* One Way Out (2009)
* Doing DaVinci (2009–10)
* PitchMen (2009–11)
* Swamp Loggers (2009–12)
* The Colony (2009–10)
* Swords (2009–11)
* Monsters Resurrected (2009)
* Ghost Lab (2009–11)
* American Loggers (2009–11)

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* Howe & Howe Tech (2010–11)
* Solving History with Olly Steeds (2010)
* Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
* Weird or What? (2010–12)
* Dual Survival (2010–16)
* Man, Woman, Wild (2010–12)
* Auction Kings (2010–13)
* Oddities (2010–14)
* Brew Masters (2010)
* Airplane Repo (2010–15)
* Alaska: The Last Frontier (2011–22)
* Flying Wild Alaska (2011–12)
* Sons of Guns (2011–14)
* Disaster Eyewitness (2011)
* American Treasures (2011)
* Swamp Brothers (2011–12)
* One Man Army (2011)
* Curiosity (2011–13)
* Dinosaur Revolution (2011)
* American Guns (2011–12)
* Ragin' Cajuns (2012)
* Unchained Reaction (2012)
* Dealers (2012, United Kingdom)
* Outlaw Empires (2012)
* Fast N' Loud (2012-2020)
* Property Wars (2012–13)
* One Car Too Far (2012)
* Texas Car Wars (2012)
* How Booze Built America (2012)
* Overhaulin' (2012–15)
* Jungle Gold (2012–13)
* Amish Mafia (2012–15)
* Yukon Men (2012–16)
* Weed Country (2013)
* Marooned with Ed Stafford (2013–25)
* The Big Brain Theory (2013)
* North America (2013)
* Street Outlaws (2013-19)
* Alaskan Bush People (2014-22)
* Klondike (2014)
* Lords of the Car Hoards (2014–15)
* Edge of Alaska (2014–17)
* Vegas Rat Rods (2014–18)
* Misfit Garage (2014–2018)
* Treasure Quest: Snake Island (2015–18)
* Diesel Brothers (2016-20)
* Killing Fields (2016–17)
* The Last Alaskans (2016–19)
* Harley and the Davidsons (2016)
* Manhunt: Unabomber (2017)
* BattleBots (2018-23)
* Trading Spaces (2018-19)

2020s debuts|

* Growing Belushi (2020-23)
* BattleBots: Bounty Hunters (2021)
* Survive the Raft (2023)

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