Binging with Babish

Binging with Babish

During each episode, Rea prepares step-by-step instructions on the preparation of pop culture-inspired meals.^[5] When Binging with Babish premiered on February 10, 2016, it was filmed at the kitchen of Rea's New York City apartment. Beginning with the "Meat Tornado from Parks & Rec" in August 2020, the show moved to his home studio in Brooklyn,^[10] with a voiceover added in post-production. Each episode contains dry humor^[11] and is paced at a fast speed. After creating the dish as it originally appeared, some episodes include Rea's interpretation of the recipe.^[6]

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The first of Rea's side-shows was Basics with Babish; as many of the movie-accurate food dishes required expensive equipment and ingredients to make them accurate, this series is instead focused on making various dishes as simple as possible, often with multiple variations. This series is also notable for featuring guest star chefs from different cultures and ethnic groups when tackling dishes from those regions, most notably the late chef Floyd Cardoz for several Indian-centric episodes.

Another show, Botched by Babish, focuses on Rea correcting food dishes that he received backlash for in the past due to his methodology, such as the pumpkin pasties from Harry Potter (as British fans pointed out how since they're pasties, they're implied to be savoury and not sweet), or the episode on poutine (due to Rea lacking access to cheese curds - an integral ingredient to the authentic version of the dish.). The series is more comedy-driven, with much of the humour derived from the dichotomy between Rea's normal personality and his more off-kilter side, as well as the interactions between him and his crew. In addition to the original format, newer episodes examine basic recipes and tackle what mistakes can be made, how they affect the final product and how to avoid them.

A third show, What's in the Fridge is an impromptu show that occurs when Rea and his crew are either out of video ideas or they have too many leftovers in the show's fridge that are close to expiration. Rea then does his best to come up with a dish that incorporates as many ingredients as he can.

In 2024, Rea began to produce other shows: Can Babish Beat?, where he compares two versions of the same dish from prestigious New York restaurants and tries to create a better version, and Best with Babish (formally Ranked with Babish), where he compares different products in the same category and ranks them on a tier list (such as ranking Trader Joe's homebrand frozen pasta or ranking different types of instant ramen.)

On February 18, 2025, Rea started a new show, "Cookalongs" where he cooks a recipe from start to finish at normal speed. These long form videos last from 1 to 2 hours. While cooking, Rea discusses his life and thoughts. ^[12]

The final Rea-centric series on the channel is Being with Babish, which focuses on Rea giving back to the community and his fans, as well as other miscellaneous subjects such as his weight loss journey.

In addition to these series, there are other series posted on the channel that are run by different chefs, cooking content-creators, behind-the-scenes staff and Rea's personal friends. These projects include:

• Stump Sohla, featuring Sohla El-Waylly, which featured Sohla making dishes in a randomly chosen format or theme.^[13]
• Pruébalo, hosted by chef Rick Martinez, follows him exploring Mexico and its authentic, regional cuisine.
• Alvin Zhou, a senior manager for Buzzfeed's food channel, Tasty, hosts Anime with Alvin Zhou and Arcade with Alvin Zhou -which are focused on food from anime and video games respectively. The latest addition, Anything with Alvin Zhou generally focuses on recreating dishes seen in viral food videos.
• The FundaKendalls and Kendall Combines are hosted by Kendall Beach, Rea's Kitchen Producer. The former follows a similar format to Basics with Babish albeit with a focus on technique, and the latter challenges Kendall in creating dishes that combine two ingredients that normally don't pair well together, such as kimchi and cottage cheese.
• Street Foods with Senpai Kai is hosted by food YouTuber Senpai Kai, where he attempts to recreate absurd, yet viral, street food.
• Soy Boys, hosted by Rea's frequent cameraman and editor Brad Cash, focuses on vegan dishes that are designed to help his friend, Chris Creasy, lose weight.
• Football Fusion is hosted by Sawyer, Rea's close friend as well both the general counsel and business manager for the Babish company, who lacks experience with cooking. The series is centered on creating dishes that are fusions between two dishes from regions with prominent NFL teams, such as Skyline Chili Cakes, based on Cincinnati's skyline chili and Baltimore's crab cakes.