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The Best Episodes of The Mind of a Chef

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The Best Episodes of The Mind of a Chef

Go inside the minds of some of the world's top chefs. Narrated by Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain, The Mind of a Chef is that rare...

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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - René

    S1:E6

    Chang hangs out with one of his best friends- who happens to be the world’s top chef- Rene Redzepi.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Simple

    S1:E7

    Dishes in this episode are deceivingly simple; Chang travels to Japan for some Yakitori and high-end sushi, and his pal Daniel Patterson makes beets.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Gluttony

    S1:E8

    It’s gluttonous goodness in this episode; over the top indulgence with Joe Beef chefs Federic Morin and David McMillian’s fois gras sandwich, a whiskey tasting Mayhem with Chef Sean Brock at Buffalo Trace in Kentucky and the classic dish Hot Brown served up three ways.

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    Director:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Chef

    S1:E9

    Chang makes eggs with his chef pals; Wylie Dufresne, Daniel Patterson, Rene Redzepi, and makes his Ko egg.

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    Director:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Fresh

    S1:E12

    This episode explores the idea of fresh in the kitchen; instant broth, pea agnollini, fresh and aged steak with Chef Tien and Ike Jime with Dave Arnold and Chef Murata in Kyoto.

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    Director:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Sweet Spot

    S1:E14

    Chang’s protégé Christina Tosi makes corn cookies three ways and her three layered Arnold Palmer Cake, Chef Burns makes ice cream and Chang goes strawberry picking.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Smoke

    S1:E15

    Chang profiles regional BBQ in North Carolina, Texas, and Kansas City plus the other-worldly smoky bacon from Allen Benton in Tennessee.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Buddies

    S1:E16

    Chang cooks and goofs around with his friends; Peter Meehan in Japan, Laurant Gras, Set Bains, and Rene Redzepi in Copenhagen.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Spring

    S3:E10

    After a long winter, the arrival of spring awakens the delicate flavors of young herbs. The sun remains perched in the sky until midnight, the temperature climbs, and life returns to the once snow-covered landscape. This episode takes advantage of this brief window of time to explore the ingredients of spring in Sweden.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Fire

    S4:E9

    Things can change in an instant, as David discovered in July of 2014, when he got a fateful call that his restaurant Manresa had burned nearly to the ground.

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    Director:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Legacy

    S4:E10

    Food is evolution, and wise chefs never forget from whence they came. A solid foundation allows them to test new boundaries and push things to new limits.

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    Director:Unknown
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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Ocean

    S4:E11

    Nothing is more calming or inspiring than the sea, and living in Santa Cruz, David is never far from one of his many muses.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Restrictions

    S4:E14

    Diners these days can be pickier than ever, and they seem to have no problem telling a chef how to do his or her job. Allergies, self-diagnosed sensitivities and customer “dislikes” have become the bane of several chefs’ existence.

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    Director:Unknown
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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 25 Bites

    S4:E16

    A perfect tasting menu relies on balance, and on not fatiguing a customer’s palate. Based on that theory, no meal should be more than 25 bites.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Noodle

    S1:E1

    Korean-American Author and Chef David Chang visits a noodle factory in Japan, eats the best bowl of ramen in his life, and cooks two incredible dishes with the instant ramen variety. Food Scientist Harold McGee explains how alkaline salts make ramen noodles unique.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Memory

    S1:E3

    David Chang revisits his favorite dishes from childhood and reflects upon summer eating, his time in Japan and golf.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Spain

    S1:E4

    This episode is all about Spain’s influence on Chang’s career. He visits with some of his idols- Juan Mari Arzak and Andoni Aduriz, makes fideos, salt cod omelet and a sponge cake from chef Albert Adria.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Japan

    S1:E10

    Chang travels to Tokyo and Kyoto where he visits a street market and Kikunoi, a Michelin three-star restaurant.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Rotten

    S1:E5

    There is something rotten in David Chang’s kitchen and that’s a good thing. Rotten is delicious; katsuibushi in Japan, XO sauce, rotten bananas with Chef Christina Tosi, and Kimchi.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - New York

    S1:E11

    This episode is all New York with the Torrsi boys, oysters, carrot dashi, and farming. Plus Chang visits native New Yorker Ivan Ramen in Tokyo where he is making ramen that is taking the city by storm.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Soy

    S1:E13

    This episode is all soy; Chang visits tofu and miso factories in Japan, Chef Christina Tosi makes Burnt Miso.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Hustle

    S4:E6

    Surviving the restaurant game for 15 years in New York City takes some major hustle. From lying about her age to get her first dishwasher gig to lying about her tips, getting busted and charged with grand larceny, hustling was the easy part in running a restaurant for Gabrielle Hamilton.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Napkin

    S4:E7

    Milan is a meeting ground of both contemporary and classic Italian culture. But what really entices Gabrielle Hamilton are the small details, an embroidered curtain, a classically non-garnished plate, a perfectly folded napkin.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #24 - Argentina

    S3:E3

    Travel with Ed to the foothills of the Andes to explore the most elemental part of cooking: fire.

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    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #25 - La Mer

    S5:E6

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"René" is the best rated episode of "The Mind of a Chef". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/16/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Simple".