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New Orleans

Season 4 Episode 15
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Best Of: Eggs

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Best Of: Legends

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Best Of: Fried

Best Of: Fried

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The Mind of a Chef

Restrictions

Season 4 Episode 14

Diners these days can be pickier than ever, and they seem to have no problem telling a chef how to do his or her job. Allergies, self-diagnosed sensitivities and customer “dislikes” have become the bane of several chefs’ existence.

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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.
Restaurateur
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Follow April Bloomfield as she wrestles with the questions every chef has to confront.
Leftovers
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Find out why “nasty bits” deserve to be on the kitchen table.
Farmer
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Travel to Cornwall with April, who visits farmer and chef Tom Adams on his pig farm.
British Classics
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Review some signature dishes of UK cuisine: bangers and mash, fish-n-chips, and pies.
Italian
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Explore April Bloomfield’s deep love for Italian cuisine and its influence on her cooking.
Curry
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Explore the origins of curry and England’s versions of this historic cuisine.
Sea/Salt
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Focus on April’s love of the sea, which is deep and fully realized.
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