Season 6
(2017)
Overview
This season of The Mind of a Chef dives into the expansive imagination of Danny Bowien, chef and owner of New York's Mission Chinese Food. Danny’s Origin story informs much of his playful and constantly evolving cuisine: Born in Korea, adopted & raised by a devoutly Christian white family in Oklahoma. After his mother passed away when he was in his late teens, Danny's perspective shifted and he decided to head to San Francisco for culinary school. His twenties, like most people's, were a serie…
Cast
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
Episodes
Genesis 0.0
November 13, 2017
Nobody gets a say in the life they’re born into. Thrust into a body, a family, a country and a history, the story of ou…
Threshold 0.0
November 13, 2017
Danny spends the bulk of his time obsessing over the future – there is urgency in him that needs to be on top of everyt…
Mentor 0.0
November 13, 2017
Danny has been to China several times, but he’s visited Chengdu (the geographical and spiritual capital of Szechuan foo…
Family 0.0
November 20, 2017
For better or worse, we do not get to choose the family into which we’re born. In Danny’s case, nor did he get to choos…
Risk 0.0
November 27, 2017
Without risk, there would not be the valuable by-products of risk – success and failure. Danny Bowien has learned that …
Unexpected 0.0
December 4, 2017
Danny Bowien does not cook authentic Chinese cuisine, but he cooks genuine Danny Bowien cuisine – food that is inspired…
Classics 0.0
December 11, 2017
Continuing on the Hero’s Journey, if Korea was his starting point and San Francisco was his first threshold, New York C…
Multiverse 0.0
December 18, 2017
What would have happened if Danny never left Oklahoma, or was not adopted at all? Instead of looking at life as a serie…