The top cooking shows of 2022 deserve a spot on your watch list. The new food shows arriving in 2021 and 2022 are a feast for the eyes, with your favorite hosts in new shows and wonderful looks at foods from around the world.

New food shows on Food Network

1. Guy’s Chance of a Lifetime (Premiered January 2, 2022) 

Guy Fieri is looking for a talented food entrepreneur to handle a “Chicken Guy!” franchise as he expands his thriving restaurant empire. Chicken Guy chose seven top candidates to compete in the most difficult, high-stakes job interview they could possibly imagine in order to become the owner of the “Chicken Guy!” franchise’s newest location. At this new food show in 2022, candidates must demonstrate their ability to lead in all aspects of the food industry, from culinary to marketing to hospitality. When the ultimate chance of a lifetime is given out, only one person’s life will be eternally transformed.

2. Alex vs. America (Premiered January 2, 2022) 

Alex vs. America, a latest food show on Food Network, is a reality cooking competition series in which three culinary superstars compete against one another as well as chef Alex Guarnaschelli in three rounds. Each contestant will have been chosen because they are experts in a certain ingredient or cuisine, such as shellfish or chocolate. During each episode of this new food show, Guarnaschelli will be pitted against groups of three people who are all experts in the same field. The objective will be to establish which of the four chefs is the actual master of that epicurean subject. The four will compete in two rounds throughout each show. One contestant will be removed at the end of each round, and Guarnaschelli could be one of them.

3. Spring Baking Championship: Easter (Premiered February 28, 2022)

The Spring Baking Championship is a Food Network cooking competition show that airs in the United States. Chef Bobby Deen hosted the show, which was judged by fellow Food Network chefs Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, and Lorraine Pascale. All four chefs are  also featured in the same roles in the Holiday Baking Championship, and the grand prize for the winner of this competition is $50,000, much like the winner of that competition. Each episode of Food Network’s new food show features two rounds. The contenders must bake something themed around a specified topic in the first round, known as the “PreHeat.” The winner of the first round advances to the second round with an advantage.

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4. Be My Guest With Ina Garten (Premiered March 26, 2022)

The four-episode show about food, which premieres on Discovery+ on March 26, will give you all the quality time in Ina’s kitchen you crave, as well as the companionship of a few special guests. Julianna Margulies, Chef Erin French, writer and broadcaster Willie Geist, and director-producer pair Rob Marshall and John DeLuca are among the guests. Halibut with herb butter (obviously created with herbs from Ina’s garden), banana crunch muffins, meatloaf, and salmon burgers are among the recipes. Of course, there will be plenty of cocktails to choose from, including bourbon sidecars with dried cherries and watermelon cosmopolitans.

5. Bake or Break (Premiered April 11, 2022)

Stephanie Boswell, an award-winning pastry chef, and her team focus on one failing bakery and figure out how to fully transform it. To lure visitors back in the door, she and HGTV designers Lauren Makk and Breegan Jane must update stale recipes and refurbish dismal storefronts to stop these pastry shops from hemorrhaging money. Stephanie does not sugarcoat the reality while diagnosing the bakery owners’ troubles. Stephanie can turn these tattered pastry shops and bakeries into dazzling showrooms overflowing with exquisite sweets and vivid, eye-popping delicacies with her sharp eyes, cutting wit, and loving compassion.

New food shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms

Not only on Food Network, other streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime also have many new food shows for you. Let’s discover!

6. MeatEater (Premiered February 2, 2022)

Fans of “MeatEater” must have a strong appetite as well as a willing palate. Steven Rinella, an avid outdoorsman, author, and TV personality, hunts a broad variety of animals throughout his thrilling and  demanding experiences, from hunting turkey in Florida and elk in Kentucky to grizzlies in British Columbia and antelope in New Mexico. Rinella next shows off his culinary prowess by preparing the day’s harvest for a delectable feast, in keeping with his “farm to plate” mentality (nothing he kills on “MeatEater” goes to waste).

7. Is It Cake? (Premiered March 18, 2022)

Is It Cake? is a 2022 game show-style cooking competition television series hosted by Mikey Day and created by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz. On March 18, 2022, Netflix released the series. In order to fool celebrity judges, contestants make cakes that seem like everyday objects. Each episode’s winner receives $5,000 and the opportunity to win even more money by correctly recognizing which display of cash is real and which is fake. This baking show on Netflix was renewed for a second season in June 2022.

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8. Rat in the Kitchen (Premiered March 31, 2022)

You’ve probably seen a lot of cooking competitions and game shows. However, because of the concept and the requirements to win, this is a one-of-a-kind culinary competition. In this new food show, there will be both talented homemakers and professional chefs among the participants. They must compete with one another to create unique recipes that demonstrate their ingenuity and culinary standards. Chef Ludo must approve the recipes before the participants are awarded a monetary prize for each of their dishes. They will receive a direct deposit of their cash award into their bank accounts.

9. Great Chocolate Showdown (Premiered March 1, 2022)

The Great Chocolate Showdown (Netflix, 2022) is a baking reality competition show set in Canada. Each week, this amazing group of bakers will compete in a variety of chocolate-based events, ranging from out-of-this-world techniques to over-the-top spectacles to reinventing classic favorites in order to win the title of Great Chocolate Showdown winner and the $50,000 grand prize. The winners of the skills competition get immunity from elimination or an advantage in the elimination round.

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10. Baker’s Dozen (Premiered October 7, 2021)

Baker’s Dozen is a new food reality show 2021 that premiered on Thursday. Each episode follows a group of thirteen bakers as they compete by creating unique sweets. The show is hosted by Tamera Mowry-Housley, an obsessive home baker, and Bill Yosses, the former White House executive pastry chef. Baker’s Dozen is likely to appeal to fans of The Great British Baking Show, as it appears to be inspired by its British equivalent. Baker’s Dozen follows the same format, with three tasks per episode that push the contestants to their limits. Both shows are popular because of the spectacular accomplishments the bakers may achieve in a short amount of time.

Whether you’re a fan of gourmet dining, a vendor of street food, or a food beginner looking for some tips (opens in new tab) on how to improve your grilled cheese, Thecookingmovie introduces a variety of new food shows to suit your needs. Watch now and let us know your thoughts in the comment section.