# Binging with Babish

> Andrew Rea is the New York filmmaker turned YouTube cook behind Binging with Babish, the channel that recreates dishes from movies and TV. What began as a one-man bit in a Queens apartment is now Babish Culinary Universe: a network of shows, three cookbooks, a branded cookware line, and roughly ten million subscribers who recognize him by his hands and his voice before his face.

- **Role:** Founder and host at Babish Culinary Universe
- **Organizations:** Babish Culinary Universe, Binging with Babish, LLC
- **From:** Mendon, New York, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Film Studies, Hofstra University
- **Known for:** Built a YouTube channel with roughly 10 million subscribers from a Queens kitchen., New York Times bestselling cookbook author., Foreword from Jon Favreau on his flagship cookbook.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Creates the YouTube channel that will become Binging with Babish; name borrowed from Oliver Babish on The West Wing.
- **2009** — Graduates from Hofstra University with a BA in Film Studies.
- **2016** — Posts the first Binging with Babish episode on February 10, recreating the burger cook-off from Parks and Recreation.
- **2016** — His take on the Friends 'Moistmaker' sandwich goes viral and turns the channel into a phenomenon.
- **2017** — Publishes first cookbook, Eat What You Watch; launches Basics with Babish on October 11.
- **2019** — Publishes the Binging with Babish cookbook (foreword by Jon Favreau); it becomes a New York Times Best Seller.
- **2020** — Rebrands the channel as Babish Culinary Universe to house multiple shows and collaborators.
- **2021** — Launches Babish-branded cookware line; gets married on-camera in a Binging with Babish episode on June 1.
- **2023** — Publishes a third cookbook tied to the Basics with Babish series via Simon & Schuster.

## Achievements

- Built a YouTube channel with roughly 10 million subscribers from a Queens kitchen.
- New York Times bestselling cookbook author.
- Foreword from Jon Favreau on his flagship cookbook.
- Created and produced three distinct shows under one brand: Binging with Babish, Basics with Babish, Being with Babish.
- Built a branded cookware and kitchen-tools line distributed at scale.
- Created a category - pop-culture culinary recreation - that countless creators have since copied.

## Latest updates

- **2023-10** — Released a third cookbook drawn from the Basics with Babish series.
- **2021-06** — Married Jess Opon on-camera in a Binging with Babish episode.
- **2021-01** — Launched the Babish cookware line.

## Links

- Website: https://babi.sh
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bingingwbabish
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babishculinaryuniverse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bingingwithbabish/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bingingwithbabish
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@babishculinaryuniverse

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Last updated: 2026-05-20