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Roots

Roots

Season 2 Episode 6
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Low Country BBQ

Low Country BBQ

Season 2 Episode 7
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Senegal

Senegal

Season 2 Episode 8
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London

London

Season 2 Episode 9
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Sea/Salt

Sea/Salt

Season 2 Episode 10
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Curry

Curry

Season 2 Episode 11
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Season 2 Episode 12
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British Classics

British Classics

Season 2 Episode 13
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Farmer

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Season 2 Episode 14
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Leftovers

Leftovers

Season 2 Episode 15
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Restaurateur

Restaurateur

Season 2 Episode 16
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The Mind of a Chef

Preserve

Season 2 Episode 5

Sean often describes how his family ate growing up this way: “If we were eating, we were eating food from the garden or the basement — it’s a way of life.” In this episode, Sean shows us what it means to be eating from the basement by exploring the preservation techniques that are critical components of southern culture: drying, salt curing, canning and fermentation.

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Money is not made in a restaurant, even a booming one, by throwing good food away.
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Experience a day in the life at Magnus’s restaurant, Fäviken.
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Magnus Nilsson researches and documents Nordic traditions.
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Explore how seasons affect a restaurant’s menu when the food comes from a 100-mile radius.
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Examine traditions help to forge the identities of families and individuals.
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Magnus Nilsson returns to France--a place that had a huge impact on his culinary career.
Creation
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Follow the life cycle of an ingredient at Magnus Nilsson’s restaurant.
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Spring brings new ingredients to the flavors of Magnus Nilsson's creations.
Winter
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Enter the mind of chef Magnus Nilsson in this episode of THE MIND OF A CHEF Season 3.
Bourbon
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Ed Lee tends bar and serves up a tentacled dish for actress and bourbon-lover Aisha Tyler.
Impermanence
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Explore the ephemeral with Ed Lee as he tries his hand at cooking alternative meats.
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