11 Cooking Shows on YouTube You Should Be Watching

Food television is more scripted and predictable than ever, but the vivacious spirit of Julia Child — known just as much for her show-stopping beef bourguignon as her kitchen flubs — lives on in the funny, perfectly imperfect cooking shows of YouTube. Not even Julia would have seen this coming.

Above, we break down our favorite shows, from cutesy Nerdy Nummies to booze-fueled Drunk Kitchen to bro-centric Epic Meal Time. We’re not sure Julia would always be a fan, but millions of subscribers prove that the future of food programming is likely on the Internet.

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