Your State’s Favorite Food/Cooking Show (Map)
What foodie fare does your state love to binge-watch? Let’s find out.
State |
Top Show |
| Alabama | Food Fighters |
| Alaska | Cutthroat Kitchen |
| Arizona | Bar Rescue |
| Arkansas | Top Chef Masters |
| California | Made in Spain |
| Colorado | Emeril Green |
| Connecticut | Barefoot Contessa |
| Delaware | Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution |
| District of Columbia | DC Cupcakes |
| Florida | Top Secret Recipe |
| Georgia | Food Detectives |
| Hawaii | Diners, Drive-ins and Dives |
| Idaho | Next Great Baker |
| Illinois | Mexico: One Plate At A Time |
| Indiana | Unwrapped |
| Iowa | Martha Bakes |
| Kansas | My Kitchen Rules |
| Kentucky | Unwrapped |
| Louisiana | Emeril Live |
| Maine | Kitchen Nightmares |
| Maryland | Spain … On the Road Again |
| Massachusetts | America’s Test Kitchen |
| Michigan | The F Word |
| Minnesota | Hell’s Kitchen |
| Mississippi | 30 Minute Meals |
| Missouri | Cook Yourself Thin |
| Montana | The Wild Within |
| Nebraska | BBQ Pitmasters |
| Nevada | Man v. Food |
| New Hampshire | The Chew |
| New Jersey | Cake Boss |
| New Mexico | Giada at Home |
| New York | Baking with Julia |
| North Carolina | Martha Bakes |
| North Dakota | The Next Iron Chef |
| Ohio | The F Word |
| Oklahoma | The Pioneer Woman |
| Oregon | Come Dine with Me |
| Pennsylvania | Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares |
| Rhode Island | America’s Test Kitchen |
| South Carolina | The Next Food Network Star |
| South Dakota | Chopped |
| Tennessee | The Next Food Network Star |
| Texas | Top Secret Recipe |
| Utah | Cupcake Wars |
| Vermont | Ace of Cakes |
| Virginia | The F Word |
| Washington | The Layover |
| West Virginia | Hotel Hell |
| Wisconsin | Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World |
| Wyoming | Worst Cooks in America |
Taste of Home
You’ll notice that folks love to serve up a side of TV that reflects their hometown. Whether it’s because we enjoy hearing homespun accents or seeing places we recognize, it’s obvious many states have a taste for the familiar:- Connecticut natives adore Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten, who whips up meals for her husband Jeffrey in their house in the Hamptons.
- Louisianans welcome Cajun cuisine with a kick from their hometown hero, Emeril Lagasse, who hosted Emeril Live.
- Locals in Massachusetts and Rhode Island both prefer fare whipped up in America’s Test Kitchen, filmed just outside of Boston.
- District of Columbia residents satisfy their sweet tooths by watching DC Cupcakes, starring sisters from Georgetown.
- New Jersey faithfuls bake it like a boss with Buddy Valastro, a New Jersey native who hosts the reality show Cake Boss.
- Folks in Indiana devour facts about junk food on Unwrapped, hosted by native Hoosier Marc Summers.
Regional Flavor
Some regions of the United States lean toward certain types of cuisine when it comes to their favorite cooking shows. These states have viewing habits that partner together to create regional trends of foodie flavor.The Mountainous West
Idaho and Utah have a sweet tooth that can only be satisfied by the Next Great Baker and Cupcake Wars.
The Gulf Coast
Florida and Texas like to mimic each other with Top Secret Recipes, a show that cooks up copycat recipes from some of our favorite restaurant eats.
North Atlantic
Maine and Pennsylvania are caught in Kitchen Nightmares together, where chef Gordon Ramsay presides over a reality shows designed to rescue failing restaurants.
The Midwest
Kentucky and Indiana like to chow down on the facts behind junk food on Unwrapped, a show that blends science, food, and an unbearable craving for French fries.
The South
South Carolina and Tennessee are obsessed with discovering the next Food Network Star, a reality show that has put forth icons of future foodie fame like Guy Fieri and Nathan Lyon.
Cooking up a Cliché
A few states have definitely crossed into stereotype territory with their favorite TV fodder. Cooking TV in these locales seems to sum up a regional cliché:- Alaskans’ taste for Cutthroat Kitchen reminds us that in the wilderness, it’s all about survival of the fittest.
- Circle up the wagons round the TV! Oklahoma locals get folksy flavor with The Pioneer Woman.
- Montanans have discovered a craving for The Wild Within that mirrors the wide, open spaces of this home state.
- Locals in California’s wine country gets inspiration from the wine, travel and tapas featured on Made in Spain.
- Missouri is one of the top 10 states for obesity in America, so it’s no surprise residents there are binging on Cook Yourself Thin.
- Does Wyoming have the Worst Cooks in America? Several major publications agree the state is at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to quality cuisine.
Kaz is a writer, blogger and avid consumer of anything with a subtitle. She may or may not be obsessed with Outlander.
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