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Louisiana

Louisiana

Season 2 Episode 4
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Preserve

Preserve

Season 2 Episode 5
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Roots

Roots

Season 2 Episode 6
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Low Country BBQ

Low Country BBQ

Season 2 Episode 7
23:16
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
23:16
Curry

Curry

Season 2 Episode 11
23:16
Italian

Italian

Season 2 Episode 12
23:16
British Classics

British Classics

Season 2 Episode 13
23:16
Farmer

Farmer

Season 2 Episode 14
23:16
Leftovers

Leftovers

Season 2 Episode 15
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The Mind of a Chef

Rice

Season 2 Episode 3

This episode is all about rice and its essential role in Southern cuisine. Sean visits Anson Mills, where he and Glenn Roberts prepare an Appalachian classic, pilaf. In Louisiana, Chef Donald Link makes jambalaya, and in Nashville, Sean makes Hoppin’ John fritters. In Senegal, Chef Fati Ly makes the pilau from which all of these rice dishes derive.
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Season 6 Episode 8
Multiverse
Danny considers what his life would have been like if factors were different.
Classics
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Season 6 Episode 7
Classics
Danny joins the ultra-competitive dining scene in New York City.
Unexpected
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Season 6 Episode 6
Unexpected
Danny cooks his own cuisine, inspired by Szechuan food, New York City, family and more.
Risk
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Season 6 Episode 5
Risk
Danny has learned to take risks while navigating the creative process.
Family
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Season 6 Episode 4
Family
Danny has cultivated strong family units in his life, both at home and at work.
Mentor
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Season 6 Episode 3
Mentor
Danny visits Chengdu to reconnect with Szechuan food as well as renowned chef, Yu Bo.
Threshold
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Season 6 Episode 2
Threshold
In San Francisco, Danny formed who he was as a person and as a chef.
Genesis
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Season 6 Episode 1
Genesis
Meet Danny Bowien, a Korean American chef who carries traces of his past with him.
Best Of: Birds
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Season 5 Episode 14
Best Of: Birds
We open the cage on some of familiar (and some not so familiar) poultry dishes.
Best Of: Desserts
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Season 5 Episode 13
Best Of: Desserts
A look at some of the best desserts in the Mind of a Chef archives.
Best Of: Surf N' Turf
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Season 5 Episode 12
Best Of: Surf N' Turf
Explore the wet and dry side of our culinary world in this surf and turf special.
LudoBites
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Season 5 Episode 11
LudoBites
Ludo Lefebvre created the innovative “chef’s choice” dinners. later known as LudoBites.
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