252 Food Shows You Can Watch Right Now (No Membership Required)

By Andy Trimlett

April 6, 2020

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By Andy Trimlett

April 6, 2020

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All of these programs are available to watch right now without a membership — but, bear in mind that some won’t stay free-to-watch forever, so catch them now before they’re gone.

If there’s one thing we haven’t stopped doing lately, it’s eating. In fact, if my house is anything like yours, there’s a whole lot more eating going on. So we figured it was a perfect time for a list of food shows. All of these shows are available to watch right now without a membership. Just click the links and press play. Or better yet, find them in the free PBS Video app for your Roku, Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV Stick, phone or tablet. Enjoy!

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A Few Good Pie Places

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Bourbon Country

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Darling Farm and 10th Mountain Whiskey

David & Goliath

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Chefs

Braised Sweetbreads with Jacques Pepin

Cajun Cooking with Emeril Lagasse

Dishes with Jan Birnbaum and Lidia Bastianich

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Lobster Souffle with Jacques Pepin

Pasta & Risotto with Lidia Bastianich

Salad with Alice Waters

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Cultural Cuisines

Alta California

Asian Farm to Table

Asian Food, American Dreams

Food of the Gods

Italian Inspired Recipes

The Jewish Deli

Mister Jiu’s Chinatown

Taiwan’s True Flavor

Trending Japanese

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Dairy

Blueberries and Boiling Over

The Buttermilk Belt

Dairy Alternatives: Rethinking Milk In California and Kenya

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Destinations in the U.S.

CIA and Petit Trois

Coast Guard and Philly

Convoy District

Cowboy Campfire

Eastern Oregon Adventure

Exploring El Cajon

Family Ingredients

Farm to Table in Northern California

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Indigenous Foods

Local Food with Local Friends

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Southern Inspired Recipes

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The Final Harvest

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Conscious Cuisine - Green Foods

Cooking Up a Greener Future

Culinary Healing

Feeding San Diego Now

Food on the Brain

The Future of Food

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Make Food, Not Waste

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Fruits

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Fresh Cherry Recipes

Fresh Fig Recipes

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Fresh Lemon Recipes

Gettin’ Figgy with It

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International

Hunting Piranha on the Amazon

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Latin America

All in for Albondigas

Always Time for Tacos

Beautifully Balanced Ceviche

Chilaquiles, Classic & Comforting

Chocolate & Churros, Breakfast of Champions

Choosing Chiles Rellenos

Crispy Carnitas

Fresh from Mexico

The Guadalupe Valley

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Tried & True Tamales

You Don’t Know the Whole Enchilada

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Cracklin’ Kitchen

Direct Heat & Mesquite

Eggs A Dozen Ways

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The Meat of the Matter

Poultry & Sauce

What’s Your Beef

The Yin/Yang of Protein

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Seafood

Atlantic Sea Farms

The Fish Episode, Y’all

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Seafood from the Gulf

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Seasonal

Preserving the Summer

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Vegetables

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Garden Fresh Dishes

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