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Preview | Season 5 Episode 9: Tous Au Bistro

Preview | Season 5 Episode 9: Tous Au Bistro

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 10: Instinct vs. Discipline

Preview | Season 5 Episode 10: Instinct vs. Discipline

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 11: LudoBites

Preview | Season 5 Episode 11: LudoBites

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 12: Surf N Turf

Preview | Season 5 Episode 12: Surf N Turf

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 14: Birds

Preview | Season 5 Episode 14: Birds

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 13: Dessert

Preview | Season 5 Episode 13: Dessert

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Season 5 Preview | Ludo Lefebvre

Season 5 Preview | Ludo Lefebvre

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 1: Eggs

Preview | Season 5 Episode 1: Eggs

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 2: Legends

Preview | Season 5 Episode 2: Legends

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 3: Fried

Preview | Season 5 Episode 3: Fried

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 4: LudoBird

Preview | Season 5 Episode 4: LudoBird

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Preview | Season 5 Episode 5: Strip Malls

Preview | Season 5 Episode 5: Strip Malls

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The Mind of a Chef

Preview | Season 5 Episode 6: La Mer

Ludo came up under mentors like Alain Passard and Mark Meneau, chefs with an almost pathological obsession with ingredients. His eyes light up when he describes the Lobsters of Brittany, the Oysters from Cancale, and the myriad of other extraordinary culinary jewels in the oceanic bounty of France.
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Season 6 Episode 8
Multiverse
Danny considers what his life would have been like if factors were different.
Classics
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Season 6 Episode 7
Classics
Danny joins the ultra-competitive dining scene in New York City.
Unexpected
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Season 6 Episode 6
Unexpected
Danny cooks his own cuisine, inspired by Szechuan food, New York City, family and more.
Risk
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Season 6 Episode 5
Risk
Danny has learned to take risks while navigating the creative process.
Family
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Season 6 Episode 4
Family
Danny has cultivated strong family units in his life, both at home and at work.
Mentor
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Season 6 Episode 3
Mentor
Danny visits Chengdu to reconnect with Szechuan food as well as renowned chef, Yu Bo.
Threshold
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Season 6 Episode 2
Threshold
In San Francisco, Danny formed who he was as a person and as a chef.
Genesis
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Season 6 Episode 1
Genesis
Meet Danny Bowien, a Korean American chef who carries traces of his past with him.
Best Of: Birds
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Season 5 Episode 14
Best Of: Birds
We open the cage on some of familiar (and some not so familiar) poultry dishes.
Best Of: Desserts
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Season 5 Episode 13
Best Of: Desserts
A look at some of the best desserts in the Mind of a Chef archives.
Best Of: Surf N' Turf
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Season 5 Episode 12
Best Of: Surf N' Turf
Explore the wet and dry side of our culinary world in this surf and turf special.
Strip Malls
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Season 5 Episode 5
Strip Malls
Ludo Lefebvre’s restaurants embody the cultural mash-up that is the strip mall philosophy.
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