The BEST episodes of The Mind of a Chef season 2

Every episode of The Mind of a Chef season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Mind of a Chef season 2!

The Mind of a Chef combines travel, cooking, history, science, and humor into an unforgettable journey. Producer and narrator Anthony Bourdain explores the creative processes of international celebrity chefs to learn what fuels their culinary artistry.

Last Updated: 10/3/2024Network: PBSStatus: Ended
Low Country BBQ
star
7.95
22 votes

#1 - Low Country BBQ

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/2013

Host Sean Brock prepares an outdoor feast on a friend's farm, where he's joined by barbecue pitmaster Rodney Scott, who roasts a whole pig; and Steven Satterfield, who makes Savannah red rice. Brock also prepares frogmore stew

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Rice
star
7.85
20 votes

#2 - Rice

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/2013

The resurrection of Carolina gold rice, which disappeared following the Civil War era, is examined. Included: making pilaf and Hoppin' John fritters. Also: Louisiana chef Donald Link makes jambalaya; and Senegalese chef Fati Ly makes pilau.

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Louisiana
star
7.68
25 votes

#3 - Louisiana

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/2013

A look at Louisiana cuisine features a visit to Middendorf's Restaurant in Akers, La., with food writer John T. Edge; and a frogging excursion with chef Donald Link.

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Seeds
star
7.62
26 votes

#4 - Seeds

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/2013

It all began when Sean Brock went looking for Jimmy red corn. That simple journey turned into a lifetime of searching, archiving and reviving lost crops of the South. His partners in crime are legendary owner and operator of Anson Mills, Glen Roberts, and University of South Carolina professor David Shields — a trifecta of seed nerds hell-bent on preserving Southern food heritage.

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Preserve
star
7.47
17 votes

#5 - Preserve

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2013

Preservation techniques that play an important role in Southern culture are discussed, including drying, salt-curing, canning and fermentation.

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Southerners
star
7.33
30 votes

#6 - Southerners

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2013

In this episode, Chef Sean Brock explores a few of the unique regional cuisines in the South.

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Curry
star
7.29
21 votes

#7 - Curry

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/2013

Explore the origins of curry and England’s versions of this historic cuisine.

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Italian
star
7.29
14 votes

#8 - Italian

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/2013

Explore April Bloomfield’s deep love for Italian cuisine and its influence on her cooking.

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British Classics
star
7.25
12 votes

#9 - British Classics

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/2013

Review some of the signature dishes of UK cuisine: bangers and mash, fish-n-chips, and pies.

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Roots
star
7.24
17 votes

#10 - Roots

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/2013

Host Sean Brock prepares a typical Appalachian dinner; cooks chicken dumplings with his mother; visits with chef Joseph Lenn at Blackberry Farms in Tennessee; and learns how to make fried okra and country ham.

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Sea/Salt
star
7.15
20 votes

#11 - Sea/Salt

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2013

Focus on April’s love of the sea, which is deep and fully realized.

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Leftovers
star
7.08
12 votes

#12 - Leftovers

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/20/2013

This episode aims to prove that nasty bits have been given a bad rap and deserve to be on the kitchen table along with meatloaf and mashed potatoes. In the kitchen, April cooks faggots, bubble and squeak and pig parts; Fergus Henderson works his offal magic on kidneys.

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London
star
7.00
17 votes

#13 - London

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2013

Travel with Chef April Bloomfield to London, where her cooking career began.

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Restaurateur
star
7.00
13 votes

#14 - Restaurateur

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/20/2013

Chef Bloomfield wrestles with the questions every aspiring new or expanding veteran chef has to confront. April and her business partner, Ken Friedman, explore the challenges of opening their first out-of-state venture in San Francisco: Tosca. April is inspired by a local morning bun, and she’s busy in the kitchen testing and tasting dishes for her new menu.

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Senegal
star
6.95
22 votes

#15 - Senegal

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/2013

The influence of West Africa on Southern cuisine is explored during a visit to Senegal. Historian and chef Fati Ly leads a tour of the markets in Dakar and M'Bour; and cooks theibou yapp, a traditional Sengalese dish.

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Farmer
star
6.69
13 votes

#16 - Farmer

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/2013

April travels four hours outside London to Cornwall to visit and cook with farmer and chef Tom Adams on his farm. Tom raises the cute, furry and delicious mangalitsa pigs. April and Tom butcher and cook the entire pig piece by piece: loin, shoulder, belly and head.

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