I love this show. It's called "Good Eats", and it's on Food Network.
I don't care if you hate cooking - try watching this show at least twice (to make sure you don't see a "bad" episode and give up).
It's awesome. He uses welding gloves while frying. Cooks in terra-cotta plant pots. Smokes bacon in a school locker. Rolls out a pie crust using a rolling pin, rubber bands, dental floss, and a pie cutter.
Frequently the science behind the cooking is discussed.
Puppets are sometimes employed in demonstrations. The discussion of unsaturated vs saturated fats was fantastic.