Parents' Guide to

Cooking on High

By Martin Brown, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Cannabis-themed cooking competition is almost too mellow.

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What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

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Based on 1 parent review

Melven
Melven Adult
December 15, 2018
age 16+

Appropriate with guidance

This is a show if you are willing to let your children in on the ins and outs of cannibas. As it becomes legal they may be being offered marijuana earlier in life rather than later. This show talks about the effects of ingested marijuana while also being interesting because of the gourmet food. The show also features facts and interesting tidbit about pot. Watch with discression, but there minimal profanity and is quite interesting.

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What's the Story?

COOKING ON HIGH features two chefs competing for a prize called "The Golden Pot." The chefs are given a broad theme, like breakfast or vegetarian, and are asked to create meals that use a specific strain of marijuana, introduced by "writer, educator, and publisher on all things ganja," Ngaio S. Bealum. While the meals are being made, host Josh Leyva chats with the guest judges (usually comedians) about their experiences with marijuana. Bealum does his best to drop tidbits of information about marijuana, including its history and usage.

Is It Any Good?

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This fun but almost too laid-back competition was obviously made quickly and sloppily: Guest judges are unrecognizable, there's an absence of drama, and the chefs aren't even competing for money or prizes. That being said, there's an extremely low-key charm to its complete lack of ambition. It's as if the producers of Cooking on High aren't even really trying to create a competition, but a chill kickback where a bunch of friendly stoners can chat about their marijuana hobby while they partake in it -- the equivalent of, like, a pottery class, but for weed lovers.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about marijuana. Does the show teach you anything about the use of marijuana? What does Cooking on High say about American culture in relation to marijuana?

  • Why are cooking competition shows so popular? Do you think they change the way people cook at home, or see food in general?

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