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Food, I think we can all agree, is good.
So is TV; both are things most of us enjoy bingeing on, on occasion.
Personally, food and TV are probably my two most frequent comforts in this dark, dark world.
People do pay more attention now than they did in the past, she says.
Winter is a time to indulge to watch that seventh episode, to take that extra helping.
They will all probably make you hungry.
Until halfway through the third and final season, each episode is named after a food course.
People love Hannibals recipes so much, in fact, that Poon published acookbookof them.
The Good Place
ItsThe Good Place!
Also, its simply a great show!
Ted Danson is a demon (with a truly delightful evil laugh)!
Its very funny, and it will make you very hungry.
The banter setting up the plot of each episode often happens in the kitchen, during breakfast or meal-prepping.
Later, around the dinner table, those problems can be resolved.
Andre can complain about work and the kids are forced to talk about whats going on at school.
Dad jokes are told.
The carrots, she says, had to be cut into perfect cubes.
It even inspired acookbookfeaturing 70 recipes from the show.
In both cases, the food is juicy and colorful.
(As for Arya, well, all she needs isoysters, clams, and cockles.)
His life of luxury is funded by his work as the worlds greatest detective.
Who doesnt love a quirky detective?
Wolfe particularly loves meaty, fatty dishes like steak and starling.
He replaces it with toast and four coddled eggs.
A young kid brings him a mystery, and he solves it.
But unlike the immense calm thatGBBObestows upon viewers,Downton Abbeys desserts are accompanied by constant drama.
Honestly, its good they have all that food around so they can stress-eat it.
In it, the sharing of food becomes a centerpiece for mitigating the differences between strangers.
But really, its about food.
Food scenes are well used to show status [and] power dynamics between the diners, says Poon.
Most uniquely, this shows characters dont just eat food as something to do while they develop the plot.
They unabashedly enjoy it.
They draw attention to it.
OnBillions, in many ways, the food really is the star of the show.
Gilmore Girls
This is the not-food-show food show to end all not-food-show food shows.
Weve got Sookies kitchen, full of colorful fruits and veggies or creamy sauces or elegantly frosted cakes.
Weve got dinners with the older Gilmores, featuring gourmet plates and perfectly blended cocktails.
Lorelai and Rorys hunger for all things saturated in fat is unmatched and admirable.
Their traditional movie nights featuring like, fifty movies and three different food genres of takeout!
The haphazardly slapped-together meals of tater tots and ice cream!
And I want to eat it all!
Rory announces shes going to Yale.
We were throwing pieces of pepperoni and cheese it was huge to make it look like a pizza.
