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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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Prune
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Spend a day at Prune with Gabrielle Hamilton and her staff.
Fäviken
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Experience a day in the life at Magnus’s restaurant, Fäviken.
Documentation
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Magnus Nilsson researches and documents Nordic traditions.
Locality
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Explore how seasons affect a restaurant’s menu when the food comes from a 100-mile radius.
Traditions
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Examine traditions help to forge the identities of families and individuals.
France
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Magnus Nilsson returns to France--a place that had a huge impact on his culinary career.
Creation
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Follow the life cycle of an ingredient at Magnus Nilsson’s restaurant.
Spring
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Spring brings new ingredients to the flavors of Magnus Nilsson's creations.
Winter
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Enter the mind of chef Magnus Nilsson in this episode of THE MIND OF A CHEF Season 3.
Bourbon
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Ed Lee tends bar and serves up a tentacled dish for actress and bourbon-lover Aisha Tyler.
Impermanence
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Explore the ephemeral with Ed Lee as he tries his hand at cooking alternative meats.
Latitude
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Ed Lee explores combining the food of different cultures as culinary borders disappear.
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