6.6/1018 votes#1 - Prune
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2015
With every chipped plate and hand-written to-do list, Gabrielle Hamilton’s “presence” is all over her NYC restaurant, Prune.
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6.7/1016 votes#2 - Garbage
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/2015
Having been raised in a large family with many mouths to feed, to then needing to fend for herself from a very young age, Gabrielle Hamilton is the master of utilizing scraps.
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7.0/1014 votes#3 - Rome
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/2015
Explore Gabrielle’s deep love with this ancient city.
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6.8/1015 votes#4 - Hunger
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/2015
From a very young age, Gabrielle Hamilton was left alone in her home to fend for herself. She rummaged through what was left in the pantry and refrigerator and satisfied her hunger with what she could scavenge. At 16, she moved to New York City where she used her jar of change to feed herself. All her experiences with hunger made her the chef she is today.
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6.4/1013 votes#5 - Past
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2015
It’s an age-old saying, but where you have been is almost as important as where you are going and ultimately makes you who you are today. Gabrielle Hamilton has traveled the country and the world, but sometimes, it’s good to go back to your roots.
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6.9/1015 votes#6 - Hustle
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/2015
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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6.9/1016 votes#7 - Napkin
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/2015
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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6.4/1014 votes#8 - Evolution
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/2015
Gabrielle looks long and hard at how she has evolved not only as a chef, but as a writer and restaurant owner.
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7.0/1015 votes#9 - Fire
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 10/31/2015
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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7.3/1015 votes#10 - Legacy
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/2015
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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6.6/1016 votes#11 - Ocean
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/2015
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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6.7/1017 votes#12 - Strawberry
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/2015
A dish is only as good as its ingredients, but an ingredient can also be manipulated in many ways. In this episode, David focuses his attention to the strawberry, at the height of its season during production, to celebrate the summer favorite.
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6.6/1014 votes#13 - Balance
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 11/28/2015
For Chef David Kinch, balance in life is as important as balance in a dish. And seeking that balance means walking away form the bustle of the line and demands of running the restaurant.
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7.0/1014 votes#14 - Restrictions
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/5/2015
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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6.5/1015 votes#15 - New Orleans
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/12/2015
When your first restaurant job is Commander’s Palace in New Orleans, you are inevitably destined for great things. As a high school student in New Orleans, David’s eyes were opened by the glamorous Crescent City institution, and a long career in cuisine followed.
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7.2/1015 votes#16 - 25 Bites
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/19/2015
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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The Best Episodes of The Mind of a Chef Season 4
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Prune" is the best rated episode of "The Mind of a Chef" season 4. It scored 6.6/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/5/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Garbage".