Kelsi Matwick and Keri Matwick's bookFood Discourse of Celebrity Chefs of Food Network(Palgrave MacMillan, 2019) explores a fascinating, yet virtually unexplored research area: the language of food used on television cooking shows. It shows how the discourse of television cooking shows on the American television channel Food Network conveys a pseudo-relationship between the celebrity chef host and viewers. Excerpts are drawn from a variety of cooking show genres (how-to, travel, reality, talk, competition),providing the data for this qualitative investigation. Richlyinterdisciplinary, the study draws upon discourse analysis, narrative,social semiotics, and media communication in order to analyze four keylinguistic features – recipe telling, storytelling, evaluations, andhumor – in connection with the themes of performance, authenticity, andexpertise, essential components in the making of celebrity chefs. Givenits scope, the book will be of interest to scholars of linguistics,media communication, and American popular culture. Further, in light ofthe international reach and influence of American television and celebrity chefs, it has a global appeal. Carrie Helms Tippenis Associate Professor of English and Assistant Dean of the School of Arts, Science, and Business at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications