TV Cooking Shows Get Spicy With Food Influencers in the Mix: ‘It Has to Hook You In’

TV Cooking Shows Get Spicy With Food Influencers in the Mix: ‘It Has to Hook You In’

Gordon Ramsay is on set in Ireland when we speak. It’s a hot, sunny day but he is surrounded by Christmas trees and elves as he’s shooting the “Next Level Baker” holiday special for Fox. It’s very festive, which seems appropriate as he’s recently uncorked the 25th season of “Hell’s Kitchen,” and earlier this year unwrapped the 10th season of “Kitchen Nightmares,” while also serving up the 16th season of the U.S. version of “MasterChef.” But de…