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2012 American TV series or program

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 (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 released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released	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 release 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 release 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 release 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 release 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 release 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 release 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.

Year	Ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2014	41st Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Culinary Program	The Mind of a Chef	Won
2018	45th Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Culinary Program	The Mind of a Chef	Nominated
		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

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v t e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program
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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program

Giada at Home (2010)
Avec Eric (2011)
Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (2012)
The Best Thing I Ever Made / Trisha's Southern Kitchen (2013)
The Mind of a Chef (2014)
Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics (2015)
Patricia Heaton Parties (2016)
Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse (2017)
A Chef's Life (2018)
Valerie's Home Cooking (2019)
Giada Entertains (2020)
Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro (2021)
Barefoot Contessa: Modern Comfort Food (2022)
José Andrés and Family in Spain (2023)
Be My Guest with Ina Garten (2024)

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