‎Season 3 - Apple TV

TV Show · Documentary · Travel

Narrated by Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain, The Mind of a Chef is that rare and beautiful thing: an intelligent television show about cooking. Season Three of the James Beard Award-winning series goes into the minds of chefs Edward Lee and Magnus Nilsson, and will follow these two great culinary figures from the kitchens they call home to their travels around the world in search of ingredients, inspiration, and the perfect meal.

2014 · 23m

Starring Edward Lee, Magnus Nilsson

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

This episode explores Chang’s past; dishes from childhood, summer eating, his time in Japan, and golf.
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

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.
EPISODE 6

Rene

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