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Cooked

Description: An examination of the primal human need to cook and a clarion call for a return to the kitchen. Each episode will focus on a different natural element and its relationship to both ancient and modern cooking methods.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2016
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 4
First episode air date: February 19, 2016
Program Creator: Alex Gibney
Starring: Michael Pollan; Isaac Pollan
Network: Netflix
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