Top 10 Greatest Movie And TV Chefs

These fictional chefs certainly leave a lasting impression. For this list, we'll be looking at memorable on-screen culinary figures - regardless of whether they're an apronless fry cook or a snobby Michelin-star chef. Our countdown of the top fictional movie and TV chefs includes Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Soup Nazi, and more! Is there any film or television cook, saucier, or grillmaster you think deserves a spot on our list? Comment below if there's anyone you'd like to see included.
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[@WatchMojo]

Is there any film or television cook, saucier, or grillmaster you think deserves a spot on our list? Comment below if there's anyone you'd like to see included. For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWPTeIR_i7Sdg6c Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

[@deshawnedwards6412]

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[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Protest the soup guy from _Seinfeld,_ and he’ll retort with his trademark “No soup for you!”

[@josecrane4132]

You make a tease for Po from Kung Fu Panda & not even give him an honorable mention?!

[@erzaender]

gordon ramsay

[@General_Zod99]

got it wrong yet again swedish chef should be number one.

[@Phanthief95]

Just missing Sanji from One Piece. Man is a culinary master.

[@DianaGohan]

Oh totally agree on that one.

[@DarthXelleon]

The chef of the future Pirate King must surely be among the best.

[@ELmayberry]

yesss 😊

[@traffy1547]

Sanji and Jeff are peak

[@corruptpig1235]

They gonna make a anime list

[@trinaq]

I love how realistic "The Bear" is when it comes to portraying chefs in general. I have a few pals who've worked in kitchen staff, and they've acknowledged the accuracies.

[@jorgefernandez8728]

So do I, as a chef I would say the most accurate production I've ever seen. The atmosphere, tension, stress they nailed it

[@tufab3494]

Muppets swedish chef has provided me with some real good laughs throughout my childhood

[@olivia6063]

same. I'm Swedish, can't understand a word he says😂

[@basquehound1999]

@@olivia6063I have a Swedish great grandmother, and because of that, was a comfort character for me as well.

[@ELmayberry]

same 😂

[@julianaylor4351]

Love his version of the tune Popcorn. 😆❤️

[@dreamguardian8320]

I learned that he made his own cereal in the past, Croonchy Stars. Too bad I never got a chance to try them as a kid.

[@ethancullen7702]

A few honorable mentions: Luigi risotto - the Simpsons Bob Belcher - Bob's burgers

[@Phanthief95]

Jimmy Pesto would not approve of that second one.

[@TheCaptainjuicy]

Missing One Piece’s Sanji especially given his ability to make meals out of limited ingredients.

[@leesashriber5097]

The Swedish Chef on the Muppets is an absolute legend. Hilarious 😂 The Soup Nazi.... classic!!

[@ssj4922]

I love Carmey, but some respect on my boy, Yukihira Soma's name. Bro went against a guy with literal superpowers that let him replicate the abilities of any talent, gift and technique of any chef he came against and _multiple all of them._ The only thing crazier than that it's Yukihira beating him.

[@jamalvargas6146]

Bob Belcher From Bob's Burgers (2011-) I Was grilling Burgers one time and had the cartoon Fry Cook on my mind plus I've been a huge fan of the show for 12 years love H. Jon Benjamin

[@trix48751]

What about Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog”?

[@gabrielgill5921]

Swedish Chef Doing the Popcorn Song is Priceless

[@zelliff6259]

Mung Daal from Chowder should at least get an honorable mention

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

I love the Swedish Chef, Remy, and SpongeBob SquarePants!

[@sophiebeanieboocollector9867]

Don’t forget about Tiny Chef! 💚

[@deshawnedwards6412]

You guys completely forgot about the greatest chief of them all. Mung Daal from Chowder.

[@kennymccormick3646]

I disagree. The greatest chef of all Is Chef Pee Pee from The Sml series.

[@galvagames7490]

…… what about Chef Hatchet from Total Drama?

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

He’s my favorite non-contestant character.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Legend has it, we wish these chefs can cook for us

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Kinda surprised South Park didn't just recast a new Voice Actor to keep Chef on the show.

[@galvagames7490]

He was iconic and so was Issac Heyes. Plus those Scientologists bastards wouldn’t have shut up if they didn’t; even though Issac Heyes Jr stated his father left because of a stroke.

[@PhoenixNorthstar]

Yukihara Soma should definitely be on this list.

[@jamesmendonca2900]

Only a real chef would kill the food himself before serving it, like the Swedish Chef.

[@susanrobinson910]

As someone who loves to cook and bake, this list was exactly what I needed today! I have a new show to begin watching (The Bear) after I finish watching The Menu! Thanks for that, Rebecca, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday and I wish you a Happy 2024 😊❤️

[@WatchMojo]

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

Speaking of Spongebob: MatPat sussed out the Krabby Patty recipe. Actually want to try it now, even IF it is a fava bean based veggie burger.

[@CaptainFirefred]

Two picks that are missing are really Julia Childs and Hannibal Lecter.

[@direwoulf1663]

I'm surprised Hannibal Lecter didn't make this list. In the tv series he was a master chef if you ignore some of the main ingredients

[@oldscoolgaming6700]

I wouldn’t eat anything the Swedish Chef makes! I’ve seen the way he cooks.

[@PhantomObserver]

Well, there’s the elderly Chef Zhu from Ang Lee’s “Eat Drink Man Woman” Also Meryl Streep’s Julia Child from “Julia and Julia”

[@spencersmith3929]

Completely agree, chef Chu’s opening scene is amazing

[@kali3665]

The problem with the Swedish Chef is that anything is likely to talk on The Muppet Show, and it's kinda disturbing when the Chef tries to cook a character. Remember the episode when the Chef got ready to cook frogs legs -- using Kermit's nephew Robin? Kermit: Wait! Cut! Cut! Cut! Robin: DON'T SAY CUT! SAY STOP!! 🤣🤣 And did we omit Chef Gareth Blackstock? Sacrilege!! [That's Lenny Henry on the Britcom Chef!]

[@huntermyers3551]

I think all of the greatest movie and TV chefs are my favorite

[@caseymacmacl7463]

I loved Chef Didier (Gerard Depardieu) in Last Holiday (2006). He was hilarious!!

[@jaywilliams1908]

I'm surprised Mung Daal from Chowder didn't make it on here. Or at least as an honorable mention

[@jorgefernandez8728]

As a professional chef that I am the most accurate production has been The bear they absolutely nail the tension and arguments during the services and all the atmosphere losing control at some points One of the greatest series I've ever seen without any doubt

[@creativechef25]

I second that! Having a show like The Bear should be able to instill people that aren't in the restaurant and hospitality industry a true look into what it means what we do to enable a guest to have a good time and experience. It's not all luxury and grandiose as it's made out to be today, especially when you're the chef that isn't fortunate enough to get onto a cooking show, be it reality competition, news segment, etc. you do what you do because you enjoy it, even if you don't have that much of a life because of the hours. I'm really speaking from experience here.

[@martyhall3922]

Loved the Swedish Chef! He & Beaker were always my favorite characters on "The Muppet Show". Nothing ever worked out positively for them, but they pressed on! 😀👍

[@julieta8683]

Merry Christmas WatchMojo!

[@erikdraven1731]

My personal favorite was Gareth Blackstock in Chef!

[@missrugbyaust]

Exactly. I was expecting him to be number 1

[@andrewhaase1826]

Honorable Mentions: *Mung Daal - Chowder *Sanji - One Piece -Chef, Master of Black Leg Style, Thirsty as F Boy

[@yosoyringodesanantonio8405]

Sanji From One Pice Deserved to be on this list!!

[@MaireGraves]

How do both Sookie and Monica not make the top 10???? They’re probably the most well-known of all the chefs mentioned in the video!

[@WinsberryEntertainment]

Who's Sookie? Can't be more famous than Chef.

[@MaireGraves]

@@WinsberryEntertainment hhhhmmm…I don’t think I’d put her above Chef, but I’d at least put her in the top 10. She was the chef/best friend character on “Gilmore Girls”. Played by Melissa McCarthy for 7 seasons and a Netflix special, which was the role that set her career off. And food plays a HUGE role on that show too, so it’s not like she was just a background character.

[@missrugbyaust]

What about Gareth from Chef! Having a dad who’s a professional chef we could relate to him so much

[@masonplacher7096]

Lynn Loud Sr from The Loud House.

[@blueraccoon1088]

My pick is elliot Spencer. He knows how to make a lemon mushroom like a delicious war aftermath

[@Fibonacci64]

”Babette’s Feast” was a great pick. Oh, and Remy of course.

[@ashnoz793]

Adam Jones in Burnt is also an honorable mention. Bradley Cooper was amazing in that role and the movie is very underrated ❤

[@Superbad22]

Where’s my boy chef from total drama island?

[@julianaylor4351]

True fun fact : there are two cookbooks that were published with real Italian recipes, that were linked to The Sopranos television series.

[@paullenoue8173]

You missed Adam from Northern Exposure. Need to do a Part Two list.

[@boy_ka84]

Watchmojo, looks like you’ve forgotten another anime cooking chef that’s the best. It’s Cooking Master Boy.(1997) and True Cooking Master Boy (2019)

[@TDawg14]

Why no Hannibal as he did serve a lot of dishes but mind you they were humans whom he had killed but still was a chief too

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

🎬🍴 Love this list, my favorite TV chefs all in one place! 🙌👩‍🍳

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

I thought it was hilarious in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, that Justin Timberlake was the personal chef of Andy Samberg.

[@MargaretHogan-wf8er]

What about in The Muppet Family Christmas Special wher Swedish chef meets Big Bird and triesz to cook him for holiday Dinner? Best Muppet moment ever!! Season's Greetings and all the best in the New Year from Canada Margaret

[@BugVlogs]

Babette’s Feast is such a beautiful film

[@meganjeffrey6207]

No Bob Belcher? That's so... pun-ishing 😢😂

[@bryangonzalez391]

I can’t believe Hannibal didn’t make the list

[@MrGeekFreek]

No love for the Klingon Chef from Star Trek: Deep Space 9?

[@TwistedDonners]

How could Swedish chef not be number 1?

[@tonguepunch88waffles22]

Animated ones should be a separate list

[@Potrimpo]

I'd put Swedish Chef at #1. Honourable mentions: Commander William T. Riker Commander Benjamin Sisko Captain Christopher Pike Casey Ryback from Under Siege

[@pops1680]

Next time same video but with Doctors, please

[@nicholascardinale230]

How in the heck is Jack Tripper not on this list? Even as an honorable mention.

[@MalikEXXL]

So y'all just gonna snub Sanji??

[@randysavage1641]

Remy would be the Chef since he changed recipes and came up with specials. Cook would be the human puppet.

[@seanpatrickcain2]

Yes Chef!

[@genkigirl4859]

Why wasn’t Chris Elliot from scary movie 2 on this list? He made every meal by HAND!

[@terry_glory_to_ukraine394]

Remy in second place?! I protest!

[@jlwebster9]

Soma from Food Wars is my favorite

[@Irrational24]

I'll easily add chefs Andy Jones and Carly in Boiling Point

[@tonguepunch88waffles22]

How the hell is carmy not in top 2

[@evanblack8642]

@1:51, by Isaac Hayes' family claims that the "Church" of Scientology quit "South Park" for him (he was a Scientologist) after "South Park" took shots at them (he allegedly wasn't bothered by it and knew what he was in for when he took on the role).

[@carlosespindola496]

You forgot Sanji and Reese!

[@manoftheusajones5147]

TOP10 Greatest Transformations

[@wellsborie6897]

Shout out to Mung Dahl from Chowder. Should have been number one

[@Dewald]

You left out Soma Yukihira from the anime Food Wars.

[@user-sobak2006]

А где Виктор Петрович????😢😢

[@vulpixfairy1985]

I love Babette and she is deserving of the first spot. I’m so glad that Remy and the Swedish Chef made the list

[@BClarke]

No Jack Tripper?

[@UncleEbenezer77]

BS! ‘Jack Tripper’ is the reason I grew up to become a chef and should be #1, yet he’s not even on the list. WTF?!

[@spencersmith3929]

Also should of had Martha Klein and chef Mario from Mostly Martha

[@Combo_Slice]

I still wish this was a serious list.

[@33Lanceman]

What about Gareth Blackstock from the British series Chef! He was amazing !!!

[@TheBaltimoreMovieTrailerPark]

That’s what I said!

[@paulbaker7626]

What about the legendary sanji vinsmoke from one piece the man can cook kick ass and still have time to be our favorite heart throb

[@motor4X4kombat]

You didn't even mention sanji from one piece. And don't come with "we won't count anime" since now it has a praise live action tv series, so you don't have any excuse here

[@viggolegoman4411]

Before someone asks, no the swedish chef doesn't speak swedish...

[@tzrrkah]

can hannibal apply for this list?

[@awetauhid]

the chef played by bradley cooper in burnt MUST ON THIS LIST

[@zeokingsilver]

Hey chef

[@saranonimus9211]

Adam from Northern Exposure.

[@julianaylor4351]

You left out Lenny Henry's Gareth Blackstock from the BBC comedy Chef.

[@SombraCheeks]

Neelix from Voyager. Annoying af but I love him.

[@user-if3ls4bz7e]

Kazuma Azuma from Yakitate Japan that actually destroyed Reality with his foods...

[@mproductionsstopmotions857]

Wow, I expected walter white

[@starwarsfan967]

What about Tom from the Five-Year Engagement?!

[@candiceperry9803]

The videos are awesome

[@loner1520]

Damn yall left out Chowder and Sanji?

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Chef Gordon Ramsay didn't get a mention. 😅

[@idkalan00]

Because he's an actual chef. This list is about fictional chefs in tv and movies

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@idkalan00 I laugh because I'm thinking "even WatchMojo doesn't like Chef Gordhead"

[@julianaylor4351]

Unfortunately he's real. 😆

[@DWT163]

You’re missing Lafayette from True Blood

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do comic book origin of Marvel's Archibald Dyker as Diamondhead?

[@mitchellryan7621]

I am officially upset that Sanji didn't make this list at all. 😠😠😠

[@chrismartinez3637]

How about Liu Mao Xing?

[@mohammedsinan7386]

Where ma boy sanji

[@jorgeadairramos7469]

Hello good afternoon