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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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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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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.