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==Shows==
==Shows==
===Binging with Babish===
===''Binging with Babish''===
During each episode, Rea prepares step-by-step instructions on the preparation of film and television-related meals.<ref name="WaPo"/> The show is typically filmed at his torso, starting in the kitchen of his New York City apartment. Beginning with the “Meat Tornado for Parks & Rec” in August 2020, the show was filmed at his home studio in [[Brooklyn, NY]],<ref>{{cite web|title=About: Binging With Babish|url= https://www.bingingwithbabish.com/about|website=[[Binging With Babish]]|accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref> with a voice-over added in [[post-production]]. For the first 20 episodes, ''Binging with Babish'' used a portion of the ''[[Frasier (TV series)|Frasier]]'' theme song. Beginning with episode 21, the ''Frasier'' theme is removed entirely due to copyright issues, so he started monetizing the videos. The show began with a clip of the food item being recreated, followed by Rea welcoming the viewers. Each episode contains [[dry humor]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thanksgiving-sandwich-from-scratch_us_582b1e4ce4b02d21bbca9299|title=This Is The Most Beautiful Thanksgiving Sandwich Video You’ve Ever Seen|first=Jamie|last=Feldman|date=November 15, 2016|work=[[HuffPost]]|accessdate=December 1, 2017}}</ref> and is paced at a fast speed. After creating the dish as it originally appeared, some episodes include Rea's interpretation of the recipe.<ref name="NW">{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/binging-babish-cooking-show-food-tv-movies-youtube-628020|title="Binging with Babish" Faithfully Recreates TV and Film Recipes for an Online Audience| last=Shaffer| first=Claire| date=June 21, 2017|work=[[Newsweek]]|accessdate=December 1, 2017}}</ref>
During each episode, Rea prepares step-by-step instructions on the preparation of film and television-related meals.<ref name="WaPo"/> The show is typically filmed at his torso, starting in the kitchen of his New York City apartment. Beginning with the “Meat Tornado for Parks & Rec” in August 2020, the show was filmed at his home studio in [[Brooklyn, NY]],<ref>{{cite web|title=About: Binging With Babish|url= https://www.bingingwithbabish.com/about|website=[[Binging With Babish]]|accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref> with a voice-over added in [[post-production]]. For the first 20 episodes, ''Binging with Babish'' used a portion of the ''[[Frasier (TV series)|Frasier]]'' theme song. Beginning with episode 21, the ''Frasier'' theme is removed entirely due to copyright issues, so he started monetizing the videos. The show began with a clip of the food item being recreated, followed by Rea welcoming the viewers. Each episode contains [[dry humor]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thanksgiving-sandwich-from-scratch_us_582b1e4ce4b02d21bbca9299|title=This Is The Most Beautiful Thanksgiving Sandwich Video You’ve Ever Seen|first=Jamie|last=Feldman|date=November 15, 2016|work=[[HuffPost]]|accessdate=December 1, 2017}}</ref> and is paced at a fast speed. After creating the dish as it originally appeared, some episodes include Rea's interpretation of the recipe.<ref name="NW">{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/binging-babish-cooking-show-food-tv-movies-youtube-628020|title="Binging with Babish" Faithfully Recreates TV and Film Recipes for an Online Audience| last=Shaffer| first=Claire| date=June 21, 2017|work=[[Newsweek]]|accessdate=December 1, 2017}}</ref>


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On some occasions, Rea has hosted actors from the shows and films the recipes are sourced from. As part of production on their cooking series ''[[The Chef Show]]'' (on which Rea appears in multiple episodes), filmmaker/actor [[Jon Favreau]] and chef [[Roy Choi]] appeared in an episode to make chocolate lava cakes from Favreau's film ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]'', one of Rea's favorite films which he has featured numerous times on the show. Favreau ended the episode by presenting Rea with the carving fork prop used in a prominent scene from the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Binging with Babish: Chocolate Lava Cakes from Chef feat. Jon Favreau and Roy Choi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbMTukAJskQ|website=YouTube|accessdate=May 9, 2018}}</ref> [[Maisie Williams]] of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' fame appeared in an episode where she and Rea attempted to recreate Direwolf Bread.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rea |first1=Andrew |title=Binging with Babish: Direwolf Bread from Game of Thrones (feat. Maisie Williams) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nuEgc2RVWo |website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=October 1, 2018}}</ref> Williams, a fan of ''Binging with Babish'', arranged her guest appearance after messaging multiple YouTube food channels (including ''[[Bon Appétit#YouTube channel|Bon Appétit]]'') about appearing on one of their shows while she was in New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maisie Williams Shivers Uncontrollably While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzMMDNiaBo8&t=143s |website=YouTube |accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], actor [[H. Jon Benjamin]] appeared over video call to make margaritas from ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rea |first1=Andrew |title=inging with Babish: Margaritas from Archer (ft. H Jon Benjamin!) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsPXh3yna1U |website=YouTube |publisher=Binging with Babish |accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
On some occasions, Rea has hosted actors from the shows and films the recipes are sourced from. As part of production on their cooking series ''[[The Chef Show]]'' (on which Rea appears in multiple episodes), filmmaker/actor [[Jon Favreau]] and chef [[Roy Choi]] appeared in an episode to make chocolate lava cakes from Favreau's film ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]'', one of Rea's favorite films which he has featured numerous times on the show. Favreau ended the episode by presenting Rea with the carving fork prop used in a prominent scene from the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Binging with Babish: Chocolate Lava Cakes from Chef feat. Jon Favreau and Roy Choi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbMTukAJskQ|website=YouTube|accessdate=May 9, 2018}}</ref> [[Maisie Williams]] of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' fame appeared in an episode where she and Rea attempted to recreate Direwolf Bread.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rea |first1=Andrew |title=Binging with Babish: Direwolf Bread from Game of Thrones (feat. Maisie Williams) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nuEgc2RVWo |website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=October 1, 2018}}</ref> Williams, a fan of ''Binging with Babish'', arranged her guest appearance after messaging multiple YouTube food channels (including ''[[Bon Appétit#YouTube channel|Bon Appétit]]'') about appearing on one of their shows while she was in New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maisie Williams Shivers Uncontrollably While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzMMDNiaBo8&t=143s |website=YouTube |accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], actor [[H. Jon Benjamin]] appeared over video call to make margaritas from ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rea |first1=Andrew |title=inging with Babish: Margaritas from Archer (ft. H Jon Benjamin!) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsPXh3yna1U |website=YouTube |publisher=Binging with Babish |accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>


=== Basics With Babish ===
===''Basics with Babish''===
Basics with Babish follows a similar format to Binging with Babish, but focuses on base recipes rather than on popular media and culture. The videos are numbered, typically include a sponsor spot, and have a theme song.
''Basics with Babish'' follows a similar format to ''Binging with Babish'', but focuses on base recipes rather than on popular media and culture. The videos are numbered, typically include a sponsor spot, and have a theme song.


=== Stump Sohla ===
===''Stump Sohla''===
Stump Sohla is the third regular show to be added to the Babish Culinary Universe, and features [[Sohla El-Waylly]]. The series will be 10 episodes <ref>https://junkee.com/sohla-bon-appetit-cooking-show/272146</ref> airing on Saturdays and features Sohla making dishes in a randomly chosen format or theme.
''Stump Sohla'' is the third regular show to be added to the Babish Culinary Universe and features [[Sohla El-Waylly]]. The series will be 10 episodes <ref>https://junkee.com/sohla-bon-appetit-cooking-show/272146</ref> airing on Saturdays and features Sohla making dishes in a randomly chosen format or theme.


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 12:37, 7 November 2020

Babish Culinary Universe
Personal information
Born
Andrew Douglas Rea

(1987-09-02) September 2, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Mendon, New York
NationalityAmerican
Websitehttps://bingingwithbabish.com/
YouTube information
Also known asOliver Babish
Channel
Genres
Subscribers8.03 million[2]
(October 2020)
Total views1.56 billion[2]
Associated actsFirst We Feast, Bon Appétit, The Chef Show
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: 3 October 2020

Babish Culinary Universe (BCU; /ˈbæbɪʃ/ BAB-ish[3]) (formerly Binging with Babish) is a YouTube cooking channel created by American filmmaker Andrew Rea (born September 2, 1987), alias Oliver Babish, which recreates recipes featured in film, television, and video games in the Binging with Babish series, as well as more traditional recipes in the Basics with Babish series. The first video in the series was uploaded on February 10, 2016, and the channel currently has over 8 million subscribers.

History

The YouTube channel was created by Rea as Binging with Babish on August 21, 2006;[4] his name was inspired by The West Wing character Oliver Babish.[5] Three videos unrelated to Binging with Babish were uploaded to the account, two in 2007 and one in 2010. The first episode of Binging with Babish aired on February 10, 2016, which is about a Parks and Recreation burger cook-off.[6]

Its first video to be widely circulated aired on November 14, 2016, making the "Moistmaker" sandwich from Friends. The channel's growth has been driven by fans promoting its videos on Reddit and other social media platforms. Rea created a Patreon account to earn an income, and after reaching a monthly $10,000 goal, quit his day job to work full-time on Binging with Babish,[7] which is released weekly on Tuesdays.[8] He spent $6,000 on a Sony digital camera, lights and editing software, and does the production, editing and narration for the videos. The cost of each episode, according to Rea, "varies wildly" because of the ever-changing variety of food and ingredients used.[7]

Rea posts recipes for the dishes on his website[9] and on October 3, 2017, he published a cookbook titled Eat What You Watch: A Cookbook for Movie Lovers, containing 40 recipes featured in film.[10] He started the series Basics with Babish on October 12, 2017, teaching preparation of basic recipes, stocking up on and using essential tools and equipment for cooking, as well as a variety of cooking techniques.[5]

On March 19, 2019, at the end of a video that involved recreating the iconic cake from the Portal series of video games, Rea premiered a trailer for his new show, Being with Babish, which premiered on March 22, 2019.[11][12]

For April Fools' Day 2019, he released a video titled "Binging with Babish: Brock's Donuts from Pokémon,"[13] where he made rice ball-shaped doughnuts to make fun of 4Kids Entertainment changing rice balls in the original Pokémon anime into doughnuts. This was immediately followed by a video where he "corrected" his error by making proper onigiri.[14]

On October 22, 2019, Rea published his second cookbook titled Binging with Babish: 100 Recipes Recreated from Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows, containing 100 pop-culture recipes from his series.[15]

On September 24, 2020, Rea introduced a new series, Stump Sohla, hosted by Sohla El-Waylly, as well as the channel's name change to Babish Culinary Universe,[16] likely a reference to Marvel Entertainment's MCU.

Shows

Binging with Babish

During each episode, Rea prepares step-by-step instructions on the preparation of film and television-related meals.[7] The show is typically filmed at his torso, starting in the kitchen of his New York City apartment. Beginning with the “Meat Tornado for Parks & Rec” in August 2020, the show was filmed at his home studio in Brooklyn, NY,[17] with a voice-over added in post-production. For the first 20 episodes, Binging with Babish used a portion of the Frasier theme song. Beginning with episode 21, the Frasier theme is removed entirely due to copyright issues, so he started monetizing the videos. The show began with a clip of the food item being recreated, followed by Rea welcoming the viewers. Each episode contains dry humor[18] and is paced at a fast speed. After creating the dish as it originally appeared, some episodes include Rea's interpretation of the recipe.[8]

The show has featured many guest appearances from other YouTube creators who cook alongside Rea, such as Cocktail Chemistry's Nick Fisher,[19] Ashwin Ramdas from Ashwin Enjoys Nature,[20] You Suck At Cooking,[21] Brad Leone and Sohla El-Waylly from Bon Appétit,[22][23] and First We Feast's Sean Evans.[24] Rea has also appeared as a guest star on Evans's series Hot Ones.[25] Rea's 4 million subscribers video featured a special guest appearance by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, who assisted Rea in creating the Death Sandwich from Regular Show (achieved by adding fugu).[26]

On some occasions, Rea has hosted actors from the shows and films the recipes are sourced from. As part of production on their cooking series The Chef Show (on which Rea appears in multiple episodes), filmmaker/actor Jon Favreau and chef Roy Choi appeared in an episode to make chocolate lava cakes from Favreau's film Chef, one of Rea's favorite films which he has featured numerous times on the show. Favreau ended the episode by presenting Rea with the carving fork prop used in a prominent scene from the film.[27] Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones fame appeared in an episode where she and Rea attempted to recreate Direwolf Bread.[28] Williams, a fan of Binging with Babish, arranged her guest appearance after messaging multiple YouTube food channels (including Bon Appétit) about appearing on one of their shows while she was in New York.[29] During the COVID-19 pandemic, actor H. Jon Benjamin appeared over video call to make margaritas from Archer.[30]

Basics with Babish

Basics with Babish follows a similar format to Binging with Babish, but focuses on base recipes rather than on popular media and culture. The videos are numbered, typically include a sponsor spot, and have a theme song.

Stump Sohla

Stump Sohla is the third regular show to be added to the Babish Culinary Universe and features Sohla El-Waylly. The series will be 10 episodes [31] airing on Saturdays and features Sohla making dishes in a randomly chosen format or theme.

Biography

Andrew Douglas Rea (born September 2, 1987) was born in Mendon, New York and raised in Rochester, to parents Annie and Douglas Rea. He has an older brother, David. His nephew, Christopher, made an appearance in one of his videos portraying a younger version of himself. He is of Polish, Italian and Welsh descent. Rea was taught to cook at a young age by his mother, who died when he was 11.

In 2009, Rea graduated with a BA in Film Studies from Hofstra University [32] and later worked as a visual effects artist for SwitchFX Inc.[8][33]

Rea was married but has since been divorced, something that he avoids talking about out of respect for his ex-wife's privacy. He is currently in a relationship with Jess Opon, who is also a producer on the channel.[34]

Episodes

Main article: List of Binging with Babish episodes

Main series

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
182February 12, 2016May 15, 2018
278May 22, 2018Present

Spin-offs

Series Start Date End Date
Name Seasons Episodes
Basics with Babish 2 55 October 12, 2017 Present
Being with Babish 1 6 March 22, 2019
Stump Sohla 1 4 September 24, 2020

Awards and nominations

Year Title Award Result
2017 7th Streamy Awards Food Nominated
Breakout Creator Nominated
2018 10th Shorty Awards Best in Food Nominated
2019 9th Streamy Awards Food Won

See also

References

  1. ^ Andrew Rea (October 27, 2017). Livestream #1 | Basics with Babish (video). New York: Binging with Babish – via YouTube. I'm a Virgo, I'm not a Libra. September 2nd.
  2. ^ a b "About Babish Culinary Universe". YouTube.
  3. ^ "The Book Tour | Being with Babish". Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ Rea, Andrew. "Binging with Babish". YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Fuhrmeister, Chris (May 5, 2017). "'Binging With Babish' Turns Dishes From TV Shows Into Real Food". Eater.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Binging with Babish - Videos". YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Downes, Larry (August 4, 2017). "One recipe at a time, YouTube's 'Binging With Babish' is disrupting the content industry". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c Shaffer, Claire (June 21, 2017). ""Binging with Babish" Faithfully Recreates TV and Film Recipes for an Online Audience". Newsweek. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  9. ^ Bonem, Mark (August 16, 2017). "How the Star of Binging with Babish Went from YouTube Star to Cookbook Author". Food & Wine. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  10. ^ Gutelle, Sam (October 3, 2017). "Binging With Babish's 'Eat What You Watch' Becomes Amazon's Second Best-Selling Cookbook On Its Release Day". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  11. ^ "The Cake from Portal". Binging with Babish. Season 2. Episode 44. March 19, 2018. YouTube. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "Giving Back to a Fan in Need". Being with Babish. Season 1. Episode 1. March 22, 2018. YouTube. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Binging with Babish: Brock's Donuts from Pokémon". Binging with Babish. Season 1. Episode 83. April 1, 2019. YouTube. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Binging with Babish: Brock's Onigiri from Pokémon".
  15. ^ Press, Associated (2019-10-29). "Cookbook makes it easy to dine like Buddy the elf or 'Seinfeld's' Elaine". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  16. ^ "18th Century Mac & Cheese: Stump Sohla". YouTube.
  17. ^ "About: Binging With Babish". Binging With Babish. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  18. ^ Feldman, Jamie (November 15, 2016). "This Is The Most Beautiful Thanksgiving Sandwich Video You've Ever Seen". HuffPost. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  19. ^ "Binging with Babish: Twin Peaks Pancakes & Coffee (feat. Cocktail Chemistry)". YouTube. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  20. ^ "Binging with Babish: Carol's Beet & Acorn Cookies (feat. Ashwin Enjoys Nature)". YouTube. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  21. ^ Andrew Rea (October 31, 2017). Binging with Babish: Clay-Roasted Thigh from Hannibal (feat. You Suck at Cooking) (video). New York: Binging with Babish – via YouTube.
  22. ^ "Binging with Babish: Lasagna from Garfield (feat. It's Alive with Brad)". YouTube.
  23. ^ Rea, Andrew. "How to Temper Chocolate (ft. Sohla El-Waylly) - Basics with Babish". YouTube.
  24. ^ "Binging with Babish: Arrested Development Special (feat. Sean Evans)". YouTube. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  25. ^ "Binging with Babish Gets a Tattoo While Eating Spicy Wings". YouTube. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  26. ^ Rea, Andrew. "Binging with Babish 4 Million Subscriber Special: Death Sandwich from Regular Show". YouTube. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  27. ^ "Binging with Babish: Chocolate Lava Cakes from Chef feat. Jon Favreau and Roy Choi". YouTube. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  28. ^ Rea, Andrew. "Binging with Babish: Direwolf Bread from Game of Thrones (feat. Maisie Williams)". YouTube. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  29. ^ "Maisie Williams Shivers Uncontrollably While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones". YouTube. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  30. ^ Rea, Andrew. "inging with Babish: Margaritas from Archer (ft. H Jon Benjamin!)". YouTube. Binging with Babish. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  31. ^ https://junkee.com/sohla-bon-appetit-cooking-show/272146
  32. ^ "How Much Money Binging With Babish Makes On YouTube - Net Worth". Naibuzz. January 18, 2018.
  33. ^ Andrew Rea (September 18, 2018). Binging with Babish: Banana Pudding Pizza from Doug (video). New York: Binging with Babish – via YouTube.
  34. ^ "Binging with Babish Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions". YouTube. WIRED. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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