Can you imagine a world without Flavortown or a time before "BAM!"? Well, food on TV wasn't always so fun. Foodies living in a pre-Food Network world could only turn to PBS for some Julia Child. Then some TV executives had the wild idea to launch a 24-hour food channel, essentially creating the celebrity chef phenomenon by accident. When did this culinary television revolution begin serving up non-stop food content?
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The Food Network launched in 1993, broadcasting from a cramped Manhattan kitchen studio to just 6.5 million cable subscribers. The network was such a DIY operation that early shows featured random New York City restaurant cooks filmed between actual cooking classes. Their original stars included names like Robin Leach, Emeril Lagasse, and Debbi Fields but chef's like Bobby Flay and Ina Garten and competitions like "Iron Chef America" would soon follow.
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