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Mentor

Season 6 Episode 3
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Family

Season 6 Episode 4
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Risk

Risk

Season 6 Episode 5
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Unexpected

Unexpected

Season 6 Episode 6
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Classics

Classics

Season 6 Episode 7
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The Mind of a Chef

Threshold

Season 6 Episode 2

Once Danny left Oklahoma to examine his roots, he emerged in San Francisco as a human tabula rasa, open to all of the experiences the city laid before him. It was here that Danny formed who he was as a person and as a chef, and the grassroots movement of Mission Street Food blossomed into what is now his greatest success.

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Multiverse
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Danny considers what his life would have been like if factors were different.
Classics
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Danny joins the ultra-competitive dining scene in New York City.
Unexpected
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Danny cooks his own cuisine, inspired by Szechuan food, New York City, family and more.
Risk
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Danny has learned to take risks while navigating the creative process.
Family
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Danny has cultivated strong family units in his life, both at home and at work.
Mentor
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22:58
Danny visits Chengdu to reconnect with Szechuan food as well as renowned chef, Yu Bo.
Genesis
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22:57
Meet Danny Bowien, a Korean American chef who carries traces of his past with him.
Best Of: Birds
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We open the cage on some of familiar (and some not so familiar) poultry dishes.
Best Of: Desserts
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A look at some of the best desserts in the Mind of a Chef archives.
Best Of: Surf N' Turf
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Explore the wet and dry side of our culinary world in this surf and turf special.
Strip Malls
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Ludo Lefebvre’s restaurants embody the cultural mash-up that is the strip mall philosophy.
Best Of: Fried
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Revisit some of the best fried dishes in the Mind of a Chef archives.
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