Name: The Mind of a Chef
Released: 2012-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Danny Bowien, Gabrielle Hamilton, David Kinch

TV Show · Documentary · Travel

Join Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain as he takes viewers inside the mind of noted chef and restaurateurs all around the country, exploring their kitchen, worlds, and minds.

2012 · 23m

Starring Danny Bowien, Gabrielle Hamilton, David Kinch

EPISODE 1

Noodle

Chang makes instant ramen dishes and tsukemen; takes a trip to Japan for a bowl of the original tsukemen, a visit to a noodle factory, and Harold McGee explains alkalinity.
EPISODE 2

Pig

This episode explores Chang's relationship to the pig. He travels to San Sebastian to discuss pork bushi. He makes pork belly, and tonkotsu and travels to Montreal with his pal Aziz Ansari for a fried boloney sandwich.
EPISODE 3

Memory

Today, David goes back to the places and events that have led him to where he is: his childhood dishes, the moments he lived and the experiences who made him who he is today.
EPISODE 4

Spain

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.
EPISODE 5

Rotten

Today, David is out to demystify certain truths about cuisine. For example, the idea that only fresh is tasty. There are many ways for a dish to be delicious and the chef is out to prove it.
EPISODE 6

Rene

Today, David travels to Copenhagen, Denmark, to cook with the chef René Redzepi, whose restaurant 'Noma' was selected 'Best in the World' by S. Pellegrino magazine.