Yeah I think the focus being on food and craftsmanship sets good demo shows above the rest. Good Eats made me fall in love with cooking as a kid and reality TV cooking shows will never fill that gap.
Yeah, he's definitely a liberal, but he seems better than alot of celebrity chefs.
Nah phenom is actually kinda cool. It's about recognizing that individuals all have unique experiences and viewpoints, and that our conceptions of the world are informed by out material context, but not exact representations of it. I took a class in phenomonology where I wrote alot about anxiety and masking associated with being queer. It has some good analytical tools, and is useful to developing leftist critiques of society.
Ngl I love kenji in his recent videos where he shows off what he makes for family dinners. He just shows how he does things and tells the audience to do what they want and cook to there tastes. Also, like you said, his food is good enough that he at least earned a little bit of smugness here and there.
Any reason for the Ragusea hate? I hate him too, but only because he vibes as an insufferable need. I need more reasons to dispise him.
That was cool as fuck. Stalin comes off as a much smarter there then he is often portrayed.
Jacques probably has bad politics cause he's old and French, but he shows so much love for the culture and art of food. Not just the high end restaurants either, every thing he talks about shows deep respect for common communities and there customs.