Cook's Country
| Cook's Country | |
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| Genre | Cooking |
| Presented by | Christopher Kimball |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 117 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Rupert, Vermont |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Distributor | American Public Television |
| Release | |
| Original release | September 6, 2008 – present |
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| Website |
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Cook's Country is an American half-hour television cooking show on the PBS channel. It is filmed in a renovated 1806 farmhouse known locally as Carver House (43°15′36″N 73°13′24″W / 43.25988°N 73.22325°W). It is located in Rupert, Vermont. The show is based on Cook's Country magazine (published by the same company as Cook's Illustrated) and a cover of the magazine appears at the start of each episode.
The show's tenth season will air in the fall of 2017.[1]
Cast
Cook's Country is structured similarly to America's Test Kitchen, with many of the same cast. Christopher Kimball, Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin-Davison are primarily featured, with Erin McMurrer joining the regular cast in Season 2. Jack Bishop is once again in charge of the Tasting Lab, while Adam Ried continues to feature new products in the Equipment Corner. During Season 1, Kimball's neighbor Axel Blomberg occasionally appeared on-screen with a dish of the featured recipe, exhibiting how the recipe could be badly executed.
Julia Collin-Davison did not appear during Season 2, having given birth to a daughter shortly before that season's episodes were filmed. She returned in Season 3.
On November 16, 2015, a news release from Boston Commons Press, parent company of Cooks Country, Cooks Illustrated, and America's Test Kitchen, announced the departure of Christopher Kimball over a contract dispute. The 2016 TV programs had already been filmed with Kimball as the host, but he would not appear on any future episodes.[2]
The Tenth Season of Cook's Country will be Hosted by Both Bridget Lancaster & Julia Collin-Davison.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 13 | September 6, 2008 | November 29, 2008 | ||
| 2 | 13 | September 5, 2009 | November 28, 2009 | ||
| 3 | 13 | September 4, 2010 | September 27, 2010 | ||
| 4 | 13 | September 10, 2011 | January 14, 2012 | ||
| 5 | 13 | September 15, 2012 | December 8, 2012 | ||
| 6 | 13 | September 7, 2013 | November 23, 2013 | ||
| 7 | 13 | August 30, 2014 | November 22, 2014 | ||
| 8 | 13 | September 13, 2015 | December 6, 2015 | ||
| 9 | 13 | August 27, 2016 | November 19, 2016 | ||
In contrast to its predecessor, Cook's Country focuses on recipes that are more rustic, especially those from South or Southwestern America. Christopher Kimball begins each segment with a historical perspective on each recipe prior to the demonstration.
The Tasting Lab segments are filmed before a live audience on location, a farmhouse in Rupert, Vermont.[3]
The theme music, "Right Between Your Eyes", is performed by the San Francisco bluegrass band, Hot Buttered Rum.[3]
A title card at the end of each episode of Season 1 reads "In Memory of Felicia Armstrong (1978–2007)", a kitchen assistant murdered on November 1, 2007.[4]
References
- ↑ "America'sTestKitchen on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Christopher Kimball to Leave America’s Test Kitchen". Cook's Illustrated. November 16, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- 1 2 Muse, Heather (October 9, 2008). "Comparing Cook's Country to America's Test Kitchen". Delish. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ↑ Patrick McArdle (2007). "Two Dead in Rupert Murder-Suicide". Rutland Herald. Retrieved September 18, 2010.