The Mind of a Chef

Genesis
S6 Ep1 | 22m 57s

Meet Danny Bowien, a Korean American chef who carries traces of his past with him.

Threshold
S6 Ep2 | 25m 10s

In San Francisco, Danny formed who he was as a person and as a chef.

Mentor
S6 Ep3 | 22m 58s

Danny visits Chengdu to reconnect with Szechuan food as well as renowned chef, Yu Bo.

Family
S6 Ep4 | 23m 15s

Danny has cultivated strong family units in his life, both at home and at work.

Risk
S6 Ep5 | 23m 25s

Danny has learned to take risks while navigating the creative process.

Unexpected
S6 Ep6 | 23m 25s

Danny cooks his own cuisine, inspired by Szechuan food, New York City, family and more.

Classics
S6 Ep7 | 23m 17s

Danny joins the ultra-competitive dining scene in New York City.

Multiverse
S6 Ep8 | 23m 1s

Danny considers what his life would have been like if factors were different.

Best Of: Eggs
S5 Ep1 | 23m 10s

Fall in love again with the best egg dishes from the Mind of a Chef archives.

Best Of: Legends
S5 Ep2 | 23m 10s

Spend some time cooking with the greatest culinary minds in the world.

Best Of: Fried
S5 Ep3 | 23m 10s

Revisit some of the best fried dishes in the Mind of a Chef archives.

LudoBird
S5 Ep4 | 23m 10s

Meet one of the most influential members of the food scene in LA, Chef Ludo Lefebvre.

Strip Malls
S5 Ep5 | 23m 16s

Ludo Lefebvre’s restaurants embody the cultural mash-up that is the strip mall philosophy.

La Mer
S5 Ep6 | 23m 16s

Ludo Lefebvre’s describes the extraordinary culinary jewels in France.

La Vegetale
S5 Ep7 | 23m 16s

Ludo Lefebvre explores the vegetables, gardens and memories behind some of his dishes.

Joie de Vivre
S5 Ep8 | 23m 16s

When Ludo Lefebvre needs to escape the chaos, he heads to Paris for some joie de vivre.

Bistro
S5 Ep9 | 23m 16s

Ludo Lefebvre brings us to see some of the people and bistros that first inspired him.

Instinct and Discipline
S5 Ep10 | 23m 15s

Does an artist follow instinct, training or intuition--or perhaps all three?

LudoBites
S5 Ep11 | 23m 16s

Ludo Lefebvre created the innovative “chef’s choice” dinners. later known as LudoBites.

Best Of: Surf N’ Turf
S5 Ep12 | 23m 10s

Explore the wet and dry side of our culinary world in this surf and turf special.

Best Of: Desserts
S5 Ep13 | 23m 10s

A look at some of the best desserts in the Mind of a Chef archives.

Best Of: Birds
S5 Ep14 | 23m 10s

We open the cage on some of familiar (and some not so familiar) poultry dishes.

Prune
S4 Ep1 | 23m 16s

Spend a day at Prune with Gabrielle Hamilton and her staff.

Garbage
S4 Ep2 | 23m 16s

Money is not made in a restaurant, even a booming one, by throwing good food away.

Rome
S4 Ep3 | 23m 16s

Explore Gabrielle Hamilton’s deep love with the ancient city of Rome.

Hunger
S4 Ep4 | 23m 16s

From a very young age, Gabrielle Hamilton was left alone in her home to fend for herself.

Past
S4 Ep5 | 23m 16s

Gabrielle Hamilton has traveled the world, but it’s also good to go back to your roots.

Hustle
S4 Ep6 | 23m 16s

Hustling was the easy part in running a restaurant for Gabrielle Hamilton.

Napkin
S4 Ep7 | 23m 16s

Gabrielle Hamilton loves the small details found in Milanese restaurants.

Evolution
S4 Ep8 | 23m 11s

Gabrielle looks long and hard at how she has evolved as a chef, writer and restauranteur.

Fire
S4 Ep9 | 23m 16s

Watch David Kinch in the second half of Season 4 of THE MIND OF A CHEF.

Legacy
S4 Ep10 | 23m 16s

Food is evolution, and wise chefs never forget from whence they came.

Ocean
S4 Ep11 | 23m 16s

Nothing is more calming or inspiring than the sea, which is a muse for David Kinch.

Strawberry
S4 Ep12 | 23m 16s

David Kinch focuses his attention to the strawberry, at the height of its season.

Balance
S4 Ep13 | 23m 16s

For David Kinch, balance in life is as important as balance in a dish.

Restrictions
S4 Ep14 | 23m 16s

Diners these days can be pickier than ever, and restrictions can be frustrating.

New Orleans
S4 Ep15 | 23m 16s

In high school, David Kinch’s eyes were opened by the glamorous Commander's Palace.

25 Bites
S4 Ep16 | 23m 16s

A perfect tasting menu relies on balance, and on not fatiguing a customer’s palate.

Origin
S3 Ep1 | 23m 15s

Enter the mind of chef Ed Lee in this premiere episode of THE MIND OF A CHEF Season 3.

American
S3 Ep2 | 23m 16s

In Houston, a sweat-inducing crawfish dinner exemplifies a new American cuisine.

Argentina
S3 Ep3 | 23m 16s

Travel with Ed Lee to the Andes to explore the most elemental part of cooking: fire.

Louisville
S3 Ep4 | 23m 16s

Taste the food and culture of Louisville, Kentucky, the place Ed now calls home.

Kentucky
S3 Ep5 | 23m 16s

See why country ham is one of Ed Lee’s favorite ingredients .

Latitude
S3 Ep6 | 23m 16s

Ed Lee explores combining the food of different cultures as culinary borders disappear.

Impermanence
S3 Ep7 | 23m 16s

Explore the ephemeral with Ed Lee as he tries his hand at cooking alternative meats.

Bourbon
S3 Ep8 | 23m 16s

Ed Lee tends bar and serves up a tentacled dish for actress and bourbon-lover Aisha Tyler.

Winter
S3 Ep9 | 23m 16s

Enter the mind of chef Magnus Nilsson in this episode of THE MIND OF A CHEF Season 3.

Spring
S3 Ep10 | 23m 16s

Spring brings new ingredients to the flavors of Magnus Nilsson's creations.

Creation
S3 Ep11 | 23m 16s

Follow the life cycle of an ingredient at Magnus Nilsson’s restaurant.

France
S3 Ep12 | 23m 16s

Magnus Nilsson returns to France--a place that had a huge impact on his culinary career.

Traditions
S3 Ep13 | 23m 17s

Examine traditions help to forge the identities of families and individuals.

Locality
S3 Ep14 | 23m 16s

Explore how seasons affect a restaurant’s menu when the food comes from a 100-mile radius.

Documentation
S3 Ep15 | 23m 16s

Magnus Nilsson researches and documents Nordic traditions.

Fäviken
S3 Ep16 | 23m 16s

Experience a day in the life at Magnus’s restaurant, Fäviken.

Southerners
S2 Ep1 | 23m 16s

Explore some of the unique regional cuisines in the South.

Seeds
S2 Ep2 | 23m 16s

Learn how Chef Brock began searching, archiving and reviving lost crops of the South.

Rice
S2 Ep3 | 23m 16s

Learn about rice and its essential role in Southern cuisine.

Louisiana
S2 Ep4 | 23m 15s

Find out about the heavy influence of Louisiana cuisine on Chef Brock.

Preserve
S2 Ep5 | 23m 16s

Explore the food preservation techniques that are critical components of southern culture.

Roots
S2 Ep6 | 23m 16s

Join Sean Brock as he explores his roots and prepares a typical Appalachian dinner.

Low Country BBQ
S2 Ep7 | 23m 16s

Journey to the low country, for highlights of both the food and the people.

Senegal
S2 Ep8 | 23m 16s

Travel to Senegal with Brock and see West Africa's influence on American ingredients.

London
S2 Ep9 | 23m 16s

Travel with Chef April Bloomfield to London, where her cooking career began.

Sea/Salt
S2 Ep10 | 23m 16s

Focus on April’s love of the sea, which is deep and fully realized.

Curry
S2 Ep11 | 23m 16s

Explore the origins of curry and England’s versions of this historic cuisine.

Italian
S2 Ep12 | 23m 16s

Explore April Bloomfield’s deep love for Italian cuisine and its influence on her cooking.

British Classics
S2 Ep13 | 23m 16s

Review some signature dishes of UK cuisine: bangers and mash, fish-n-chips, and pies.

Farmer
S2 Ep14 | 23m 16s

Travel to Cornwall with April, who visits farmer and chef Tom Adams on his pig farm.

Leftovers
S2 Ep15 | 23m 16s

Find out why “nasty bits” deserve to be on the kitchen table.

Restaurateur
S2 Ep16 | 23m 16s

Follow April Bloomfield as she wrestles with the questions every chef has to confront.

Noodle
S1 Ep1 | 23m 15s

Chang dissects the roots of his passion for ramen dishes and tsukemen on a trip to Japan.

Pig
S1 Ep2 | 23m 16s

This episode explores chef David Chang’s relationship to the pig.

Memory
S1 Ep3 | 23m 16s

Join David Chang to explore his past.

Spain
S1 Ep4 | 23m 16s

Learn about Spain’s influence on David Chang’s career.

Rotten
S1 Ep5 | 23m 16s

Find out why rotten is good.

Rene
S1 Ep6 | 23m 16s

Chang hangs out with one of his best friends- the world’s top chef- Rene Redzepi.

Simple
S1 Ep7 | 23m 16s

Dishes, in this episode of Mind of a Chef, are deceivingly simple.

Gluttony
S1 Ep8 | 23m 15s

Get into gluttonous goodness with foie gras, whisky, and the classic “Hot Brown."

Chef
S1 Ep9 | 23m 16s

Watch four chefs prepare eggs.

Japan
S1 Ep10 | 23m 15s

Join David Chang on a trip from Tokyo to Kyoto.

New York
S1 Ep11 | 23m 16s

Enjoy an ode to the ingredients and personalities of the Empire State.

Fresh
S1 Ep12 | 23m 16s

Explore the idea of fresh in the kitchen.

Soy
S1 Ep13 | 23m 15s

Savor an entire episode devoted to soy.

Sweet Spot
S1 Ep14 | 23m 15s

Hit the sweet spot with Christina Tosi’s corn cookies and her Arnold Palmer cake.

Smoke
S1 Ep15 | 23m 16s

Travel with David Chang on a BBQ tour to North Carolina, Texas and Kansas City.

Buddies
S1 Ep16 | 23m 16s

Join the fun as David Chang cooks and goofs around with friends.