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The Mind of a Chef
Genesis
Season 6
Episode 1
Danny Bowien was born in Korea but only spent the first 3 months of his infant life there. He was adopted and raised by American parents in Oklahoma -- religious, hard-working folks -- and instead of a life in Seoul, Danny grows up in suburban middle-America. Adapting to this life was easy, for it was all he knew, but he constantly carried traces of his past with him.
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Danny considers what his life would have been like if factors were different.
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23:17
Danny joins the ultra-competitive dining scene in New York City.
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23:25
Danny cooks his own cuisine, inspired by Szechuan food, New York City, family and more.
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Danny has learned to take risks while navigating the creative process.
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23:15
Danny has cultivated strong family units in his life, both at home and at work.
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22:58
Danny visits Chengdu to reconnect with Szechuan food as well as renowned chef, Yu Bo.
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25:10
In San Francisco, Danny formed who he was as a person and as a chef.
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23:10
We open the cage on some of familiar (and some not so familiar) poultry dishes.
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A look at some of the best desserts in the Mind of a Chef archives.
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23:10
Explore the wet and dry side of our culinary world in this surf and turf special.
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23:16
Ludo Lefebvre’s restaurants embody the cultural mash-up that is the strip mall philosophy.
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Revisit some of the best fried dishes in the Mind of a Chef archives.