Urban Peasant
Encyclopedia
The Urban Peasant was a Canadian
cooking show
starring James Barber. The show was broadcast on CBC Television
and was produced at the network's Vancouver outlet, CBUT
. The show also aired in the United States on The Learning Channel (TLC).
Barber has written a number of books, including several companion books to this series:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
cooking show
Cooking show
A TV cooking show is a television program that presents the preparation of food, in a kitchen on the studio set. The host of the show, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of the show, taking the viewing audience through the food's preparation showing all...
starring James Barber. The show was broadcast on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
and was produced at the network's Vancouver outlet, CBUT
CBUT
CBUT-DT is the CBC's television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the flagship CBC Television station for the Pacific Time Zone. The station transmits its main terrestrial signal from a tower atop Mount Seymour....
. The show also aired in the United States on The Learning Channel (TLC).
Current
- One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channelOne: The Body, Mind & Spirit ChannelOne is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel. It offers lifestyle and entertainment programming devoted to programming on yoga and meditation, weight loss and fitness, sex and relationships, natural health and nutrition, and alternative medicine...
- syndicated reruns - Ion Life Channel - syndicated reruns
Past
- Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
- original broadcast - Food Network CanadaFood Network CanadaFood Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel with programming related to food, cooking, cuisine, and the food industry. Food Network is a joint venture between Shaw Media, Corus Entertainment, and Scripps Networks Interactive....
- syndicated reruns
Books
For a complete listing of books by James Barber see his list of booksBarber has written a number of books, including several companion books to this series:
- The Urban Peasant: Recipes from the Popular Television Cooking Series (1995, ISBN 0-8038-9370-1)
- Peasant's Choice: More of the Best from the Urban Peasant
- Peasant's Choice (1994, ISBN 0-9698398-2-0)
- The Urban Peasant: More Than a Cookbook (1993, ISBN 0-9694144-0-4)
- The Urban Peasant Quick & Simple (1991)http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BYONB2