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Would you risk your life for the perfect cup of coffee? Todd Carmichael would. As owner of La Colombe Torrefaction, a premium coffee company based in Philadelphia, he travels the globe, sleeping under his car,

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dangerous Grounds Season 1 Episode 1 - Haiti
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    #1 - Haiti

    S1:E1

    Two centuries ago, Haiti was the number 2 coffee producer in the world and home to some of the most savoured coffee on the planet. After averting a brewing riot in an urban marketplace, Todd travels deep into the mountains where he navigates treacherous roads, dodges gun-toting middlemen, and sleeps under his truck for protection at night.

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  2. Dangerous Grounds Season 1 Episode 2 - Bolivia
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    #2 - Bolivia

    S1:E2

    Todd Carmichael begins his Bolivian journey short of breath at 12,000 feet in the world's highest capital, La Paz. The Andes Mountains have every ingredient necessary to produce incredible coffee, but coffee plants are hard to find because of a much more profitable cash crop, coca -- the plant used to make cocaine.

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  3. Dangerous Grounds Season 1 Episode 3 - Madagascar
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    #3 - Madagascar

    S1:E3

    Todd travels to Madagascar, an island 200 miles off the coast of Africa with impassable roads and ancient modes of transportation. Todd must trek by foot through dense rainforest, bat-infested tunnels and into isolated villages to find his rare and delicious treasure.

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  4. Dangerous Grounds Season 1 Episode 4 - Borneo
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    #4 - Borneo

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    Todd ventures deep into the jungles of Borneo in search of one of the world's rarest coffee beans. He’s never seen this unique plant, but it's rumoured to produce beans much larger than other types of coffee. Forging through the lush terrain, humidity, snakes and parasites, Todd crosses ancient bamboo bridges, eats slimy grub and sleeps in the wild -- all in the hope of bringing the exotic "Liberica" coffee bean back home to his roasters.

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  5. Dangerous Grounds Season 1 Episode 5 - Ethiopia
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    #5 - Ethiopia

    S1:E5

    Todd Carmichael seeks a new discovery in the birthplace of coffee: Ethiopia. Coffee was discovered in Ethiopia around 1000 AD, and has grown to be a big business in the country. Todd will need to avoid interference from the government, which controls most of Ethiopia’s coffee. He must brave fatal roads, evade wild predators and avoid confrontations with gun-toting sentries ... all to track down the purest bean in coffee's own Garden of Eden.

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  6. Dangerous Grounds Season 1 Episode 6 - Cambodia
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    #6 - Cambodia

    S1:E6

    Todd Carmichael travels to Cambodia, a country known more for ancient Buddhist temples than for coffee. There are reports, however, that high-end Japanese and Korean roasters are buying a Cambodian bean. If there's a specialty-grade coffee to buy and sell back home, Todd needs to find it, and so begins the journey to find the truth behind the rumours that Cambodia may be a major player in the exotic coffee market. But the difficult search takes the coffee adventurer on a brutal motorcycle trek through dense jungles ravaged by monsoons.

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  7. Dangerous Grounds Season 1 Episode 7 - Papua New Guinea
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    #7 - Papua New Guinea

    S1:E7

    Todd is on the hunt for a rare blue mountain coffee known for its cocoa flavor in Papua New Guinea. Todd travels the infamous Highlands Highway, a road known for hijackings, murders and potholes larger than his truck. Will he find a village that is organized enough, high enough, remote enough and talented enough to be growing one of the best specialty coffees in the world?

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  8. Dangerous Grounds Season 1 Episode 8 - Colombia
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    #8 - Colombia

    S1:E8

    Once known for drug cartels and violence, Colombia is in the process of reclaiming its legacy as one of the greatest coffee producers in the world -- and Todd wants to be on the front lines of its rebirth. During his journey, he visits veteran coffee farmers forced to live in shantytowns and abandoned farms destroyed by guerrilla groups.

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  9. Dangerous Grounds Season 2 Episode 1 - Mexican Motherlode
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    #9 - Mexican Motherlode

    S2:E1

    Carmichael heads to Mexico to find a rumored wine-like coffee in order to retain one of his key clients - Jean-Georges Vongerichten, a premiere culinary talent in New York City. He must travel to Guerrero - the most dangerous region in Mexico ruled by a ruthless drug syndicate known as Los Zetas. But when his vigilante contact ends up allegedly murdered, Carmichael quickly learns he must blend in with the locals to avoid a similar fate.

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  10. Dangerous Grounds Season 2 Episode 2 - Himalayan Outpost
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    #10 - Himalayan Outpost

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    An impossible promise sends Todd to Nepal, where Maoist rebels threaten his every move. An ex-Soviet pilot drops him deep in the mountains where Todd enlists locals and their animals to help get the coffee out of the country, so he can close the deal with his high-profile client.

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  11. Dangerous Grounds Season 2 Episode 3 - When in Rome With Batali
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    #11 - When in Rome With Batali

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    An encounter with Mario Batali in Rome sends Todd Carmichael deep into the Amazon. While in Brazil, he dodges gunmen and enlists the help of the local resistance to find a key ingredient that will convince Mario to put his name on a killer espresso.

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  12. Dangerous Grounds Season 2 Episode 4 - Golden Triangle
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    #12 - Golden Triangle

    S2:E4

    To expand his cafes to West Elm stores across America, Todd Carmichael must get coffee out of Thailand fast. But when the route leads him into Myanmar, he must negotiate past guns and borders in an epic race to get the coffee home.

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  13. Dangerous Grounds Season 2 Episode 5 - War Gin
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    #13 - War Gin

    S2:E5

    A school that Todd Carmichael helped build is burned down by militants, so Todd heads to Uganda to fight back after securing a deal with Dean & DeLuca that could help rebuild the school. But when a series of cultural obstacles confound all efforts, he must enter a blood contract to sustain the school.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Dangerous Grounds Season 2 Episode 6 - Mayan Fortress
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    #14 - Mayan Fortress

    S2:E6

    Todd Carmichael heads to Guatemala to source just the right coffee for a revolutionary brewing machine. But when he finds himself in the crosshairs of a mafia-like kingpin, he must meet the man face-to-face in order to return with the goods.

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  15. Dangerous Grounds Season 2 Episode 7 - Guns and Lions
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    #15 - Guns and Lions

    S2:E7

    Winds of change hit the Four Seasons Hotel when the new manager asks Todd Carmichael to find a mythical Tanzanian AAA coffee. But when Todd comes face-to-face with lions and poachers, he must arm himself to get out alive.

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  16. Dangerous Grounds Season 2 Episode 8 - Monsoon Moonshine
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    #16 - Monsoon Moonshine

    S2:E8

    On the brink of releasing a coffee-infused rum to the public, Todd's half-million-dollar investment hangs on finding a rare aged coffee in India. The hunt leads him to a secret society and a shadowy figure called The German.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Haiti" is the worst rated episode of "Dangerous Grounds". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/5/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bolivia".