Charles L. Pinsky is a producer and director who got his start in sports television, but is more famous for his later focus on food and cooking shows. His career began with the Philadelphia Phillies and CBS Sports, which he left two decades ago to develop culinary related television.
Pinsky lives in New York City with his daughter Juliette, and their dog Pablo. He has received five James Beard Foundation Awards for best television cooking series or special.
In 2008, he produced a show–a food travelogue starring Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Bittman, and Claudia Bassols which was aired on PBS.
Pinsky, has his own production company, frappé, inc. located in New York City, and his credits include:
Redbook's Family Chef
Cuisine Rapide
Pierre Franey's Cooking in America
Pierre Franey's Cooking in France
Pierre Franey's Cooking in Europe
Dessert Circus with Jacques Torres
Chez Pépin with Jacques Pépin
The Apprentice with Jacques Pépin
A Spoonful of Ginger: Food as Medicine
Jewish Cooking in America with Joan Nathan
The Kennedy Center: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor:
Celebrating the Humor of Carl Reiner, the history of sitcomsCelebrating the Humor of Whoopi Goldberg, post-9/11 humor
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