While Chef speaks in Japanese, Francis narrates the episodes in English, a decision designed to expand the show's audience. Popular YouTube Chef Seriously Injured Edwin Goei | Posted on January 29, 2012 October 28, 2018 If Cooking With Dog isn't the most popular cooking channel on YouTube, it is certainly the most beloved. Cooking with Dog is a YouTube cooking show featured by a canine host Francis and a mysterious Japanese Chef whose real name is not disclosed. Enjoy Chef's Francis the Poodle and the woman known only as “Chef” entertained and informed over a million viewers on their YouTube show “Cooking With Dog”. The show features a Japanese woman known only as "Chef" who prepares the featured dish of the episode while her toy poodle Francis (via voiceover) narrates the process. Cooking with Dog is a YouTube cooking show featured by a canine host Francis and a mysterious Japanese Chef whose real name is not disclosed. Enjoy Chef’s authentic Japanese cooking skills and Francis’ exotic Japanese accent. The internet has lost one of its most beloved cooking show stars: Francis, the canine co-host of long-running YouTube series “Cooking With Dog,” died over the weekend. Cooking with Dog is a Japanese cooking show web series.It premiered on YouTube on September 9, 2007. The dog is an integral part of a show that has demonstrated how to make a variety of Japanese dishes as well as cuisine from other regions of the world since 2009. Cooking with Dog has been making about 290 recipe videos for over 11 years and now our delicious recipes are available with serving size adjustment, unit conversion and step by step instructional photos.