But what happens to all that good food well, some not so good when the cameras stop rolling?

It all depends on the show.

And the most beautiful shots of the dishes may actually be entirely inedible.

Cooking ribs

OneReddituser wrote, “My BIL works for a major cooking channel.

All of the food is thrown away and each dish can be made several times … “The crew will eat it,” she said.

“They’d know the best ones, so they all descend on the bake” (viaMetro).

Scones with cream and strawberries

The rest of it is donated to SecondBite, a “food rescue” organization.