Skip to main content
Access to this video is a benefit for members through PBS Passport.
Back to Show
The Mind of a Chef

Classics

Season 6 Episode 7

Continuing on the Hero’s Journey, if Korea was his starting point and San Francisco was his first threshold, New York City is where Danny’s adventure reaches the apex. Danny really believes that if you can make it in this ultra-competitive town with its even more competitive dining scene, then there’s nowhere you can’t succeed.

Sign up now for inspiring and thought-provoking media delivered straight to your inbox.
Support Provided By
Season
Napkin
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Gabrielle Hamilton loves the small details found in Milanese restaurants.
Hustle
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Hustling was the easy part in running a restaurant for Gabrielle Hamilton.
Past
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Gabrielle Hamilton has traveled the world, but it’s also good to go back to your roots.
Hunger
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
From a very young age, Gabrielle Hamilton was left alone in her home to fend for herself.
Rome
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Explore Gabrielle Hamilton’s deep love with the ancient city of Rome.
Garbage
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Money is not made in a restaurant, even a booming one, by throwing good food away.
Prune
23:16
Spend a day at Prune with Gabrielle Hamilton and her staff.
Fäviken
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Experience a day in the life at Magnus’s restaurant, Fäviken.
Documentation
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Magnus Nilsson researches and documents Nordic traditions.
Locality
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Explore how seasons affect a restaurant’s menu when the food comes from a 100-mile radius.
Traditions
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:17
Examine traditions help to forge the identities of families and individuals.
France
Unlock with PBS Passport
23:16
Magnus Nilsson returns to France--a place that had a huge impact on his culinary career.
Active loading indicator