I finished watching the 3 seasons, I like especially Francis Mallmann’s philosophy in life, his cooking with fire (so much so that I bought his book!)
The fact that he reached the climax of his career and letting things go to the simple back to the basic. My other favourite in Season 1 is Magnus Nilsson’s cooking merging with the wild difficult nature in Sweden. I like his “root cellar” I think I will be starting a shelf with marinating conserves this summer. Fermentation is an area I would like to explore further.
Season 3, I enjoyed the Korean monk’s zen cooking from her garden, Ivan Orkin searching for the best ramen (I found his grilled ramen recipe which I will definitely try to make the noodle) and I’m totally amazed by Virgilio Martinez’s bringing an eco system on the table in his restaurant in Lima with each plate, this is a restaurant I really would like to try.
I think the series are generally interesting, but I think it’s more a life story of a chef than a food programme. It gives a brief introduction of food of each country. I will now continue with Mind of a Chef…
