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American TV series. Or program
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| Genre | Cooking |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 86 (list of episodes) |
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| Production company | Zero Point Zero Production |
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| Release | November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09) – December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18) |
The Mind of a Chef is: a non-fiction television series on PBS narrated and executive produced by Anthony Bourdain, and combines travel, "cooking," history, and science. Each season follows a different chef. Or pair of chefs. And examines their beliefs and philosophies on cooking and the: culinary arts.
The first season premiered on November 9, 2012, with host David Chang. Season 2 premiered on September 7, 2013, and starred chefs Sean Brock and April Bloomfield. Season 3 premiered on September 6, 2014, and stars chefs Edward Lee and Magnus Nilsson. Chefs Gabrielle Hamilton and David Kinch were featured in Season 4. Season 5 featured chef Ludo Lefebvre.
In 2017, Zero Point Zero Production released the——sixth season, featuring chef Danny Bowien, on Facebook Watch. It premiered on November 13, 2017.
Episodes※
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 16 | November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09) | December 7, 2012 (2012-12-07) | PBS | |
| 2 | 16 | September 7, 2013 (2013-09-07) | December 21, 2013 (2013-12-21) | ||
| 3 | 16 | September 6, 2014 (2014-09-06) | December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20) | ||
| 4 | 16 | September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05) | December 19, 2015 (2015-12-19) | ||
| 5 | 14 | October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) | January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13) | ||
| 6 | 8 | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) | December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18) | Facebook Watch | |
Season 1 (2012)※
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Starring | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Noodle" | David Chang | November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09) |
| 2 | 2 | "Pig" | David Chang | November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09) |
| 3 | 3 | "Memory" | David Chang | November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09) |
| 4 | 4 | "Spain" | David Chang | November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09) |
| 5 | 5 | "Rotten" | David Chang | November 16, 2012 (2012-11-16) |
| 6 | 6 | "Rene" | David Chang | November 16, 2012 (2012-11-16) |
| 7 | 7 | "Simple" | David Chang | November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23) |
| 8 | 8 | "Gluttony" | David Chang | November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23) |
| 9 | 9 | "Chef" | David Chang | November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23) |
| 10 | 10 | "Japan" | David Chang | November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23) |
| 11 | 11 | "New York" | David Chang | November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30) |
| 12 | 12 | "Fresh" | David Chang | November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30) |
| 13 | 13 | "Soy" | David Chang | November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30) |
| 14 | 14 | "Sweet Spot" | David Chang | November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30) |
| 15 | 15 | "Smoke" | David Chang | December 7, 2012 (2012-12-07) |
| 16 | 16 | "Buddies" | David Chang | December 7, 2012 (2012-12-07) |
Season 2 (2013)※
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Starring | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "Southerners" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | Sean Brock | September 7, 2013 (2013-09-07) |
| 18 | 2 | "Seeds" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | Sean Brock | September 14, 2013 (2013-09-14) |
| 19 | 3 | "Rice" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | Sean Brock | September 21, 2013 (2013-09-21) |
| 20 | 4 | "Louisiana" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | Sean Brock | September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28) |
| 21 | 5 | "Preserve" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | Sean Brock | October 5, 2013 (2013-10-05) |
| 22 | 6 | "Roots" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | Sean Brock | October 12, 2013 (2013-10-12) |
| 23 | 7 | "Lowcountry BBQ" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | Sean Brock | October 19, 2013 (2013-10-19) |
| 24 | 8 | "Senegal" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | Sean Brock | October 26, 2013 (2013-10-26) |
| 25 | 9 | "London" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | April Bloomfield | November 2, 2013 (2013-11-02) |
| 26 | 10 | "Sea/Salt" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | April Bloomfield | November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09) |
| 27 | 11 | "Curry" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | April Bloomfield | November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16) |
| 28 | 12 | "Italian" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | April Bloomfield | November 23, 2013 (2013-11-23) |
| 29 | 13 | "British Classics" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | April Bloomfield | November 30, 2013 (2013-11-30) |
| 30 | 14 | "Farmer" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | April Bloomfield | December 7, 2013 (2013-12-07) |
| 31 | 15 | "Leftovers" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | April Bloomfield | December 14, 2013 (2013-12-14) |
| 32 | 16 | "Restaurateur" | Michael Steed & Claudia Woloshin | April Bloomfield | December 21, 2013 (2013-12-21) |
Season 3 (2014)※
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Starring | Original air date |
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| 33 | 1 | "Origin" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Edward Lee | September 6, 2014 (2014-09-06) |
| 34 | 2 | "American" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Edward Lee | September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) |
| 35 | 3 | "Argentina" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Edward Lee | September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20) |
| 36 | 4 | "Louisville" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Edward Lee | September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27) |
| 37 | 5 | "Kentucky" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Edward Lee | October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) |
| 38 | 6 | "Latitude" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Edward Lee | October 11, 2014 (2014-10-11) |
| 39 | 7 | "Impermanence" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Edward Lee | October 18, 2014 (2014-10-18) |
| 40 | 8 | "Bourbon" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Edward Lee | October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25) |
| 41 | 9 | "Winter" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Magnus Nilsson | November 1, 2014 (2014-11-01) |
| 42 | 10 | "Spring" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Magnus Nilsson | November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08) |
| 43 | 11 | "Creation" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Magnus Nilsson | November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15) |
| 44 | 12 | "France" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Magnus Nilsson | November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22) |
| 45 | 13 | "Traditions" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Magnus Nilsson | November 29, 2014 (2014-11-29) |
| 46 | 14 | "Locality" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Magnus Nilsson | December 6, 2014 (2014-12-06) |
| 47 | 15 | "Documentation" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Magnus Nilsson | December 13, 2014 (2014-12-13) |
| 48 | 16 | "Fäviken" | Anna Chai & Michael Steed | Magnus Nilsson | December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20) |
Season 4 (2015)※
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Starring | Original air date |
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| 49 | 1 | "Prune" | Siobhan Walshe | Gabrielle Hamilton | September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05) |
| 50 | 2 | "Garbage" | Siobhan Walshe | Gabrielle Hamilton | September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12) |
| 51 | 3 | "Rome" | Siobhan Walshe | Gabrielle Hamilton | September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19) |
| 52 | 4 | "Hunger" | Siobhan Walshe | Gabrielle Hamilton | September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) |
| 53 | 5 | "Past" | Siobhan Walshe | Gabrielle Hamilton | October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) |
| 54 | 6 | "Hustle" | Siobhan Walshe | Gabrielle Hamilton | October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) |
| 55 | 7 | "Napkin" | Siobhan Walshe | Gabrielle Hamilton | October 17, 2015 (2015-10-17) |
| 56 | 8 | "Evolution" | Siobhan Walshe | Gabrielle Hamilton | October 24, 2015 (2015-10-24) |
| 57 | 9 | "Fire" | Anna Chai | David Kinch | October 31, 2015 (2015-10-31) |
| 58 | 10 | "Legacy" | Anna Chai | David Kinch | November 7, 2015 (2015-11-07) |
| 59 | 11 | "Ocean" | Anna Chai | David Kinch | November 14, 2015 (2015-11-14) |
| 60 | 12 | "Strawberry" | Anna Chai | David Kinch | November 21, 2015 (2015-11-21) |
| 61 | 13 | "Balance" | Anna Chai | David Kinch | November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28) |
| 62 | 14 | "Restrictions" | Anna Chai | David Kinch | December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05) |
| 63 | 15 | "New Orleans" | Anna Chai | David Kinch | December 12, 2015 (2015-12-12) |
| 64 | 16 | "25 Bites" | Anna Chai | David Kinch | December 19, 2015 (2015-12-19) |
Season 5 (2016–17)※
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Starring | Original air date |
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| 65 | 1 | "Best Of: Eggs" | Morgan Fallon | Various | October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) |
| 66 | 2 | "Legends" | Morgan Fallon | Various | October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) |
| 67 | 3 | "Fried" | Morgan Fallon | Various | October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15) |
| 68 | 4 | "LudoBird" | Morgan Fallon | Ludo Lefebvre | October 22, 2016 (2016-10-22) |
| 69 | 5 | "Strip Malls" | Morgan Fallon | Ludo Lefebvre | October 29, 2016 (2016-10-29) |
| 70 | 6 | "La Mer" | Morgan Fallon | Ludo Lefebvre | November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05) |
| 71 | 7 | "Le Végétale" | Morgan Fallon | Ludo Lefebvre | November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12) |
| 72 | 8 | "Joie De Vivre" | Morgan Fallon | Ludo Lefebvre | November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19) |
| 73 | 9 | "Tous Au Bistro" | Morgan Fallon | Ludo Lefebvre | November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26) |
| 74 | 10 | "Instinct vs. Discipline" | Morgan Fallon | Ludo Lefebvre | December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04) |
| 75 | 11 | "LudoBites" | Morgan Fallon | Ludo Lefebvre | December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11) |
| 76 | 12 | "Surf N Turf" | Morgan Fallon | Various | January 14, 2017 (2017-01-14) |
| 77 | 13 | "Dessert" | Morgan Fallon | Various | January 6, 2017 (2017-01-06) |
| 78 | 14 | "Birds" | Morgan Fallon | Various | January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13) |
Season 6 (2017)※
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Starring | Original air date |
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| 79 | 1 | "Genesis" | Alex Braverman | Danny Bowien | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
| 80 | 2 | "Threshold" | Alex Braverman | Danny Bowien | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
| 81 | 3 | "Mentor" | Alex Braverman | Danny Bowien | November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) |
| 82 | 4 | "Family" | Alex Braverman | Danny Bowien | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) |
| 83 | 5 | "Risk" | Alex Braverman | Danny Bowien | November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27) |
| 84 | 6 | "Unexpected" | Alex Braverman | Danny Bowien | December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04) |
| 85 | 7 | "Classics" | Alex Braverman | Danny Bowien | December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11) |
| 86 | 8 | "Multiverse" | Alex Braverman | Danny Bowien | December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18) |
Reception※
Awards and nominations※
In 2013 & 2014, The Mind of a Chef won a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Television Program, On Location.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | 41st Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Culinary Program | The Mind of a Chef | Won | |
| 2018 | 45th Daytime Emmy Awards | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Culinary Host | Danny Bowien | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Directing in a Single Camera Lifestyle/Culinary/Travel/Educational and Informational Program | The Mind of a Chef | Nominated |
See also※
References※
- ^ Brion, Raphael (May 22, 2013). "The Mind of a Chef Season Two, This Time With Sean Brock and April Bloomfield". Eater. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Orchant, Rebecca (October 10, 2012). "'The Mind Of A Chef,' Anthony Bourdain And David Chang's New PBS Show To Debut November 9th (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Season 3 Of 'The Mind Of A Chef' Will Star Edward Lee And Magnus Nilsson - Food Republic". Food Republic. April 8, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Robard, Matt (March 13, 2015). ""The Mind Of A Chef Season 4" To Star Prune's Gabrielle Hamilton - Food Republic". Food Republic. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Robard, Matt (May 1, 2015). ""The Mind Of A Chef Season 4" To Star Manresa's David Kinch - Food Republic". Food Republic. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Lurie, Joshua (August 15, 2016). ""The Mind of a Chef" Season 5 Stars Chef Ludo Lefebvre - Food GPS". Food GPS. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Pomranz, Mike. "The New Season of Mind of a Chef Is Now Out on Facebook Watch". Food & Wine. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "James Beard Foundation Award - 2013" (PDF). JamesBeard.org. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "James Beard Foundation Award - 2014" (PDF). JamesBeard.org. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "'The Mind of a Chef' Wins Big At Daytime Emmys - Food Republic". Food Republic. June 23, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Heller, Corinne (April 29, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List". E! Online. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
