TY - BOOK AU - Collins,Kathleen TI - Watching what we eat: the evolution of television cooking shows SN - 9780826429308 (hbk.) U1 - 791.456564 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, London PB - Continuum KW - Television cooking shows KW - United States KW - History and criticism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-272) and index; Early period (1945-1962). Stirrings : radio, home economists, and James Beard ; La Cuisine and canned soup : Dione Lucas vs. convenience -- Middle period (1963-1992). Julia Child and revolution in the kitchen ; The Me-decade and the Galloping Gourmet ; Cultural capital and the Frugal Gourmet -- Modern period (1993-present). A network of its own ; Good television ; "Democratainment" : gender, class, and the Rachel-Martha continuum ; Evolution : how did we get here and what's on next? ER -