'Babish' expands as pandemic boosts YouTube cooking shows

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, Producer Jessica Opon, left, films as chef Sohla El-Waylly prepares Swedish meatballs during a taping of "Stump Sohla," in New York. El-Waylly became a familiar face on YouTube as a standout on Bon Appetit's test kitchen channel. But during the nationwide racial reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd, she was among members of the test kitchen who accused the channel's owner, Conde Nast, of discriminatory practices. She departed Bon Appetit in August after failed negotiations. Her new show is her own, pushing her to deploy her talent, charm and encyclopedic culinary chops to solve challenges. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, chef Sohla El-Waylly prepares Swedish meatballs during a taping of "Stump Sohla," in New York. El-Waylly became a familiar face on YouTube as a standout on Bon Appetit's test kitchen channel. But during the nationwide racial reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd, she was among members of the test kitchen who accused the channel's owner, Conde Nast, of discriminatory practices. She departed Bon Appetit in August after failed negotiations. Her new show is her own, pushing her to deploy her talent, charm and encyclopedic culinary chops to solve challenges. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, producer Jessica Opon, left, and Andrew Rea, founder of the Binging with Babish network, go over the framing of a scene during a taping of the "Stump Sohla" series in New York. Just weeks after it started, “Stump Sohla” is driving an average of 2.3 million views per post, and added 30,000 new subscribers to the channel in one day, according to YouTube figures. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, Andrew Rea, founder of the Binging with Babish network, chops a fennel as he tapes an episode of "Binging with Babish," in New York. The YouTube series started in February 2006 as a cooking program that recreates meals from pop culture and TV shows. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, chef Sohla El-Waylly prepares Swedish meatballs during a taping of "Stump Sohla," in New York. El-Waylly became a familiar face on YouTube as a standout on Bon Appetit's test kitchen channel. But during the nationwide racial reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd, she was among members of the test kitchen who accused the channel's owner, Conde Nast, of discriminatory practices. She departed Bon Appetit in August after failed negotiations. Her new show is her own, pushing her to deploy her talent, charm and encyclopedic culinary chops to solve challenges. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, Andrew Rea, founder of the Binging with Babish network, left, tastes a beet parsnip licorice created by chef Sohla El-Waylly, during a taping of the "Stump Sohla" series in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, producer Jessica Opon, left, films Andrew Rea, founder of the Binging with Babish network, center, as he tastes popcorn ice cream created by chef Sohla El-Waylly, during a taping of the "Stump Sohla," series in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, chef Sohla El-Waylly prepares Swedish meatballs during a taping of "Stump Sohla," in New York. El-Waylly became a familiar face on YouTube as a standout on Bon Appetit's test kitchen channel. But during the nationwide racial reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd, she was among members of the test kitchen who accused the channel's owner, Conde Nast, of discriminatory practices. She departed Bon Appetit in August after failed negotiations. Her new show is her own, pushing her to deploy her talent, charm and encyclopedic culinary chops to solve challenges. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)