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The Mind of a Chef
Napkin
Season 4
Episode 7
Milan is a meeting ground of both contemporary and classic Italian culture. But what really entices Gabrielle Hamilton are the small details, an embroidered curtain, a classically non-garnished plate, a perfectly folded napkin.
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Gabrielle looks long and hard at how she has evolved as a chef, writer and restauranteur.
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Hustling was the easy part in running a restaurant for Gabrielle Hamilton.
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Gabrielle Hamilton has traveled the world, but it’s also good to go back to your roots.
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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.