Chef Marcel and the Living Kitchen ingredient ensemble
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THE WORLD’S FIRST LIVING COOKBOOK

Meet your
ingredients.

They argue. They improvise. Then they cook you something extraordinary.

Cinematic food stories with real recipes you can cook at home.

100iconic dishes.
One living universe.
NEW STORIES · REAL RECIPES · MEMBERS WATCH FIRST

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Delicious results.

Every episode turns an authentic recipe into a character-led film—then gives members the exact quantities, timing, temperatures and a beautifully designed recipe PDF.

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THE FIRST 100

The living cookbook

One hundred iconic dishes from around the world, released as films and practical, kitchen-tested recipe chapters.

Tacos al Pastor cinematic recipe preview002COMING SOON

Tacos al Pastor

2 hr 35 min · Pork · Mexico City

Pad Thai cinematic recipe preview003COMING SOON

Pad Thai

55 min · Prawns + tofu · Bangkok

Bibimbap cinematic recipe preview004COMING SOON

Bibimbap

1 hr 10 min · Beef + egg · Korea

Phở Gà cinematic recipe preview005COMING SOON

Phở Gà

2 hr 20 min · Chicken · Vietnam

Chana Masala cinematic recipe preview006COMING SOON

Chana Masala

45 min · Vegan · North India

Moqueca Baiana cinematic recipe preview007COMING SOON

Moqueca Baiana

1 hr · Fish + prawns · Bahia, Brazil

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The Living Kitchen cast

CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA

Every ingredient
has a story.

Meet the permanent cast, their culinary talent, impossible egos, rivalries and running gags.

Aubrey EggplantThe Comeback Diva

Browns first. Demands perfect lighting.

Chef MarcelThe Exhausted Conductor

Precision, charm and one very patient moustache.

Tony TomatoThe Family Patriarch

Every sauce is a family gathering.

Gio GarlicThe Tiny Boss

Three cloves. Thirty seconds. No discussion.

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