# Chef's Table (2015)

> Each episode profiles a different celebrated chef as they explain the ideas and histories behind their inventive cooking.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 7
- Episodes: 34
- Episode runtime: 46 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: documentary
- Created by: David Gelb
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Jeong Kwan, Massimo Bottura, Dan Barber, Francis Mallmann, Niki Nakayama, David Chang, Alex Atala, Dominique Crenn
- TMDB rating: 8.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4295140/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: reverent, intimate, contemplative, sensual, inspiring

## What critics say

Critics and viewers broadly agree the series offers an intimate, beautifully shot look at celebrated chefs and the artistry behind their food.

## Synopsis

Chef's Table (2015-2024) is a Netflix documentary anthology series created by David Gelb, following culinary stars across the world who are redefining gourmet food. Each self-contained episode focuses on a single chef, among them Massimo Bottura, Dan Barber, Niki Nakayama, David Chang, Dominique Crenn, Nancy Silverton and Jeong Kwan, who speak in their own words about their lives, their kitchens and the ideas behind their most inventive dishes. The engine of each installment is the chef's drive to push cooking past tradition, whether that means foraging wild ingredients, rethinking a childhood staple or building a restaurant around a single philosophy. Across seven seasons of roughly four to six episodes each, the series moves from kitchens in Italy, Japan, Denmark and the American South to temple gardens and small farms, and every portrait is shaped by its own geography and memory. The mood is reverent, intimate and contemplative, with lingering close-ups of plating and preparation paired with personal confession. Fans of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Ugly Delicious and Salt Fat Acid Heat will find resonance in its patient, artisan-focused storytelling. The result is a meditative, beautifully shot showcase for food as art and for the people who make it.

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