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The Frugal Gourmet is a half-hour Cooking Show hosted by the white bearded minister wearing his signature striped apron Jeff Smith that began on KTPS-TV in Tacoma, Washington as Cooking Fish Creatively which ran from 1973 to 1977. In Jeff Smith's first cooking show Cooking Fish Creatively, he prepares step-by-step instructions on the preparation of different meals to cook fish, he ended every episode by saying "Like love, fish is good for your heart".
The first six episodes of Cooking Fish Creatively was broadcasted in black-and-white, but KTPS-TV got federal grant for color cameras, and Smith wanted to design another cooking show. The Frugal Gourmet later ran on PBS from 1983 to 1995 with 261 episodes were aired, and was produced first by WTTW in Chicago, and then, by A La Carte Communications. In 1990, Smith took the show and moved out to A La Carte Communications, which also created Julia Child's later series.
Format[]
During each half-hour segment, Jeff Smith prepares step-by-step instructions on the preparation of international meals. He goes to different places by showing food from many different cultures. In 1986, Smith was joined by his assistant chef Craig Wollam, and stayed until the end of the series in 1995. The theme music used for his program was a piece of the famous Water Music by George Frederick Handel called the Bourree movement. At the end of each episode, Smith was known for saying: "Until i see you again, this is the Frugal Gourmet. I bid you peace, bye-bye".
Production Companies:[]
- WTTW Chicago (1983-1990)
- A La Carte Communications (1990-1995)