WVIZ/PBS ideastream®: WVIZ/PBS Cooks! Club
F is for Friends
Premieres Saturday, March 13 at 11:00 AM
WVIZ/PBS ideastream is hanging streamers, inflating balloons, and most importantly, warming up the oven located on one of Northeast Ohio’s most famous kitchen sets to celebrate 15 years of the popular cooking series WVIZ/PBS Cooks!
In March 1995, WVIZ/PBS Cooks debuted with "P Is for Pasta." The series quickly became one of the station’s most popular on-air productions. Through its 51 original episodes, special friendships have been forged as viewers learned -- and laughed -- with local home and professional chefs. "F Is for Friends" brings back some favorite guests to celebrate both food and friendship and cook up some special memories.
WVIZ/PBS Cooks! News
Welcome to the WVIZ/PBS Cooks! Club! We’re so delighted that you’ve joined those who share your love of great food. Read more
Meet the Hosts
Kent was 19 years old when he walked into WVIZ/PBS for the first time. And for the past 40 years, Kent has been a passionate advocate for public television and radio and the people that it serves. Between attending college and serving...
Peg is a familiar face to anyone who has seen the WVIZ/PBS on-air membership campaigns. And for WVIZ/PBS Cooks! fans, she’s the yin to Kent Geist’s yang, seated at a table in the studio, gobbling up delectable dishes...
You’ll find Julie in the kitchen chatting away with the shows’ guest chefs as they share the secrets of their culinary creations. Away from the WVIZ/PBS Cooks! set, Julie is a four-time Emmy Award-winning project manager, producer, host...
Video Tutorials
Use these video tutorials to recreate the WVIZ/PBS Cooks magic in your own kitchen.
Featured Recipe:
Shrimp Diablo
This recipe is a firehouse favorite, easy to make and full of flavor and heat.
Viewer Recipes
Treat yourself and your family to these wonderful home-kitchen-tested recipes from some of our community’s best cooks!
Featured Recipe: Chicken Fajitas
History of WVIZ/PBS Cooks!
Read about the history of the program here.
Order Cookbooks
A selection of WVIZ/PBS Cooks! Cookbooks are available to purchase through our site. Choose from past favorites and check back often as new cookbooks are added.
