The Tiny Chef Show

My whole family loves tiny chef! From 7 to 10 to 38 to 42 to 69 years old. He is a best friend for everybody. He brings so much energy and joy to every episode. I love that he faces a problem every episode and asks for advice from. I just started following him on Instagram and I knew I had to stream this show immediately. There is so much care that goes into every element of this show, the attention to detail, every intricate little piece of his set, it's truly amazing. I'd love to see Nickelodeon show some of his backstory on everything he went through to get where he is today. He was a warm reminder of why I loved Nick growing up and I'm so glad I get to share this with my littles.

Funny, ridiculous, imaginative and knowingly familiar with the pop-culture zeitgeist of its time.

The music is great, with a wide variety of real instrumentation instead of a barrage of synthesized computer beats. The visual aesthetic is refreshingly analogue instead of the cheap 3D animation that plagues kids' content nowadays; it looks like stop-motion although it's hard to really know how it's made.

There's a pleasingly familiar pattern to the episodes, and kids will learn a few things about food. Honestly though, this is entertainment - save the lessons for the classroom!

The show has a gentle pacing, but my three- and six-year-olds are totally hooked. We're all fans of Tiny Chef.