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The Mind of a Chef

New Orleans

Season 4 Episode 15

When your first restaurant job is Commander’s Palace in New Orleans, you are inevitably destined for great things. As a high school student, David’s eyes were opened by the glamorous institution, and a long career in cuisine followed.

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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.
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Enter the mind of chef Magnus Nilsson in this episode of THE MIND OF A CHEF Season 3.
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Ed Lee tends bar and serves up a tentacled dish for actress and bourbon-lover Aisha Tyler.
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Explore the ephemeral with Ed Lee as he tries his hand at cooking alternative meats.
Latitude
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Ed Lee explores combining the food of different cultures as culinary borders disappear.
Kentucky
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See why country ham is one of Ed Lee’s favorite ingredients .
Louisville
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Taste the food and culture of Louisville, Kentucky, the place Ed now calls home.
Argentina
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Travel with Ed Lee to the Andes to explore the most elemental part of cooking: fire.
American
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In Houston, a sweat-inducing crawfish dinner exemplifies a new American cuisine.
Origin
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Enter the mind of chef Ed Lee in this premiere episode of THE MIND OF A CHEF Season 3.
London
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Travel with Chef April Bloomfield to London, where her cooking career began.
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