René Redzepi of Noma is ‘the star of his very own show 'Omnivore,’

“First, he cameoed on The Bear, and now he’s the star of his very own show, the new Apple TV+ series Omnivore.”

“Omnivore sets out to shine a light on the purest artisanal forms of eight ingredients: salt, pork, corn, tuna, coffee, rice, banana, and chile. Across eight episodes, each focused on one of these items,…”

Is there already a thread? Sounds interesting.

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Pure artisanal banana?!

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I’m hoping for chef’s table type cinematography :crossed_fingers:t3:

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In an interview with Food & Wine , Redzepi said that the series was influenced heavily by Planet Earth, the beloved David Attenborough-voiced nature series. That influence is obvious from the jump: With Redzepi’s calming voiceover, the frequent shots of coastlines and foggy tree canopies, the series might’ve been called Planet Earth But for Food.

There is also a significant amount of Chef’s Table DNA in the show, especially in terms of its sweeping cinematography and cinematic soundtrack, but where Chef’s Table highlighted the world’s best chefs, Omnivore turns its attention to the materials they work with.

Stunning filming.

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Edited to read…I’d like to know the story behind all of the bananas showing up at my local “Asian” and “Mexican” markets!

And yeah; looking forward to the “cinematography”. I think that’s what you call it.

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I wonder what the logic in these choices was.

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My dad’s favorite was what’s described as either the apple banana or lady finger banana in this article — slightly longer than a finger / half the size of a “normal” american banana, thin skin, and more (tiny) seeds that earn it the name of Elchi Kela / Cardamom (seed) Banana.

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I think that may be my favorite too! Not sure of the variety, but it’s small and not hard to find around here.

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Not sure I care enough about the other ingredients to watch every episode, but I’d def watch the ones about pork, tuna, and chilies.

Thank you for sharing! :pray:t3: