Cooked (TV series) explained

Genre:	Documentary
Starring:	Michael Pollan Isaac Pollan
Creator:	Alex Gibney
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	4
Runtime:	50-58 min.
Channel:	Netflix

Cooked is a 2016 original Netflix documentary series created by Alex Gibney based on the book by Michael Pollan with the same title, starring Michael Pollan and Isaac Pollan. It explains the history and different aspects of cooking, and its ability to connect us as human beings.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Premise

In 'Cooked', Michael Pollan^[4] explores food past and present through the four elemental categories — fire, water, air and earth. The series is based on Pollan's book with same title.

Cast

• Michael Pollan

Release

It was released on February 2, 2016 on Netflix streaming.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Netflix's Cooked bites off more than it can chew . AV Club . 19 February 2016 . July 25, 2019.
2. News: Review: Michael Pollan and Pangs of Guilt, Not Hunger . The New York Times . 17 February 2016 . July 25, 2019. Genzlinger . Neil .
3. Web site: Catastrophic Reviews: "Cooked" on Netflix . Kitchen Catastrophe . 23 February 2017 . July 25, 2019.
4. Web site: A review of Michael Pollan's documentary series Cooked. 2016-03-20. Food and Wine Gazette. en-US. 2020-04-18.
5. Cooked . Netflix.