The Mind of a Chef

*The Mind of a Chef*
The Mind of a Chef
Genre	Cooking
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	86 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Anthony Bourdain; Joe Caterini; Christopher Collins; Lydia Tenaglia; Michael Steed;
Producers	Jonathan Cianfrani (season 2 & 4); Nari Kye (season 4); Gillian Brown (season 5); Alexandra Chaden (season 3 & 6);
Running time	23 minutes (seasons 1–5); 23–25 minutes (season 6);
Production company	Zero Point Zero Production
Original release
Network	PBS (2012–17); Facebook Watch (2017);
Release	November 9, 2012 –; December 18, 2017

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] Chefs Gabrielle Hamilton and David Kinch were featured in Season 4.^[4]^[5] Season 5 featured chef Ludo Lefebvre.^[6]

In 2017, Zero Point Zero Production released the sixth season, featuring chef Danny Bowien, on Facebook Watch. It premiered on November 13, 2017.^[7]

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	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
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
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
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
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.^[8]^[9]

Year	Ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2014	41st Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Culinary Program	The Mind of a Chef	Won	^[10]
2018	45th Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Culinary Program	The Mind of a Chef	Nominated	^[11]
		Outstanding Culinary Host	Danny Bowien	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing in a Single Camera Lifestyle/Culinary/Travel or Educational and Informational Program	The Mind of a Chef	Nominated

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.

External links

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] "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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] Lurie, Joshua (August 15, 2016). ""The Mind of a Chef" Season 5 Stars Chef Ludo Lefebvre - Food GPS". Food GPS. Retrieved December 17, 2017.

[7] Pomranz, Mike. "The New Season of Mind of a Chef Is Now Out on Facebook Watch". Food & Wine. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[8] "James Beard Foundation Award - 2013" (PDF). JamesBeard.org. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[9] "James Beard Foundation Award - 2014" (PDF). JamesBeard.org. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[10] "'The Mind of a Chef' Wins Big At Daytime Emmys - Food Republic". Food Republic. June 23, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2017.

[11] Heller, Corinne (April 29, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List". E! Online. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

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