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The Mind of a Chef
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Season 4
Episode 5
It’s an old saying, but where you have been is almost as important as where you are going and ultimately makes you who you are today. Gabrielle Hamilton has traveled the world, but sometimes, it’s good to go back to your roots.
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Gabrielle looks long and hard at how she has evolved as a chef, writer and restauranteur.
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Gabrielle Hamilton loves the small details found in Milanese restaurants.
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Hustling was the easy part in running a restaurant for Gabrielle Hamilton.
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From a very young age, Gabrielle Hamilton was left alone in her home to fend for herself.
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Explore Gabrielle Hamilton’s deep love with the ancient city of Rome.
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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.