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