CONFUCIUS WAS A FOODIE

Watch as celebrity Chef Christine Cushing eats, cooks and explores her way through the world, looking at the surprising influence of Chinese cuisines.

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  • WRITER/DIRECTOR

    Theresa Kowall-Shipp

  • PRODUCER

    Jason Loftus
    Theresa Kowall-Shipp

  • HOST

    Christine Cushing

Chinese cuisine is perhaps the oldest and most sophisticated organized cuisine in the world, consumed by millions everyday and influencing other world cuisines in unexpected ways. It boasts over 5,000 years of history, yet how much do we really know about it?

 

‘Confucius Was a Foodie’ is a documentary series where celebrity chef and former Food Network host, Christine Cushing, takes you on a voyage of delicious discovery, exploring the best Chinese food imaginable, and uncovering fascinating traditions.

 

Under the guidance of Chinese master chefs and experts who have made Chinese cuisine their life’s work, Christine cooks and eats her way through North America, Europe and Asia. It’s a learning adventure she describes as one of the most interesting and enlightening in her entire career as a chef.

“The show, made over two years and edited to 13 hours of footage, is an exhaustively researched look at the 5,000-year history of Chinese food. Producers at Toronto’s Lofty Sky Entertainment went impressively big in scope producing one of the most comprehensive series of its kind.”

TORONTO STAR

“Viewers will recognize many of Christine’s celebrity guests including Susur Lee, Ming Tsai, Ana Olson, Massimo Capra, Jacob Richler, Alvin Leung, Michael Fagan, Janet Hsieh, Fuchsia Dunlop, Vanessa Yeung and Rob Rainford.”

TORONTO SUN

“Confucius Was A Foodie shakes up foodie myths, and takes a delicious look at the historical and contemporary landscape of Chinese cuisine.”

KCET, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PBS

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AWARDS

12th Annual Taste Awards
Best Food Program – Television
Best Ethnic Lifestyle Series Program or Film
Best International Program

 

11th Annual Taste Awards
Best Chef in a Series
Best Food Program – Television
Best Food Travel Series – Television
Best Ethnic Lifestyle Series Program or Film
Best International Program

 

2018 Canadian Screen Awards
Nominated Best Host in a Program or Series
Nominated Best Cross-Platform Project, Non-Fiction

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