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Strip Malls

Season 5 Episode 5
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Best Of: Surf N' Turf

Best Of: Surf N' Turf

Season 5 Episode 12
23:10
Best Of: Desserts

Best Of: Desserts

Season 5 Episode 13
23:10
Best Of: Birds

Best Of: Birds

Season 5 Episode 14
23:10
Genesis

Genesis

Season 6 Episode 1
22:57
Threshold

Threshold

Season 6 Episode 2
25:10
Mentor

Mentor

Season 6 Episode 3
22:58
Family

Family

Season 6 Episode 4
23:15
Risk

Risk

Season 6 Episode 5
23:25
Unexpected

Unexpected

Season 6 Episode 6
23:25
Classics

Classics

Season 6 Episode 7
23:17
Multiverse

Multiverse

Season 6 Episode 8
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The Mind of a Chef

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Season 5 Episode 4

How does a chef trained in the finest kitchens of France translate his haute cuisine to fast food? Season 5 of the Emmy & James Beard Award-winning series journeys with Ludo Lefebvre, one of today's most influential members of the food scene in Los Angeles, to understand what it truly means to cook, think, create and live in the food-obsessed world that is THE MIND OF A CHEF.
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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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23:10
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.
Strip Malls
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Season 5 Episode 5
Strip Malls
Ludo Lefebvre’s restaurants embody the cultural mash-up that is the strip mall philosophy.
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