Chef's Table

This article is about the Netflix series. For the Michelin-starred restaurant in NYC, see Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare.

Chef's Table is an American documentary series created by David Gelb^[2], which premiered on video streaming service Netflix on April 26, 2015.^[3] The series takes viewers inside both the lives and kitchens of a variety of acclaimed and successful international chefs,^[4] with each episode placing the spotlight on a single chef and exploring the unique lives, talents and passions which influence their style of cooking. The series has been nominated for and awarded a variety of awards, including 8 Emmy nominations.^[5] Season 7 was released on November 27, 2024 and a fifth spin-off entitled "Legends" was released on April 28, 2025, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the show.^[6]

Chef's Table
Genre	Documentary
Created by	David Gelb
Directed by	Brian McGinn Clay Jeter David Gelb Andrew Fried Abigail Fuller
Presented by	Boardwalk Pictures Supper Club
Composers	Duncan Thum Steve Gernes Silas Hite Matt Abeysekera Sarah Schachner Danny Bensi Saunder Jurriaans Sebastian Örnemark
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7 (+5 spin-offs)
No. of episodes	56
Production
Executive producers	Andrew Fried David Gelb Brian McGinn Dane Lillegard Matt Weaver Lisa Nishimura
Producers	Danny O'Malley Drew Palombi Claire Dagress John Henion Michael Hilliard
Cinematography	Adam Bricker Will Basanta Matthew Chavez Chloe Weaver
Editors	Brad Grossman[1] Jason Moll Matt Mascia Robinson Eng Jay Garcia Brianne Hunt Brian Triebwasser Hannah Tripp Dante Pasquinelli
Production companies	Netflix Boardwalk Pictures Supper Club FINCH Itaca Films
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) – November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)

Background

Each episode of the series focuses on a specific chef, and explores their personal philosophies and approach to cooking.^[7] Creator David Gelb considers it a follow-up to his documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. He teamed up with Brian McGinn to develop Chef's Table with Boardwalk Pictures and Netflix became interested in it. Both documentaries make use of cinematography and production techniques based on traditional filmmaking rather than reality television.^[8]

Seasons

Volume	Episodes		Originally released
1	6		April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
2	6		May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
France	4		September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
3	6		February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
4: Pastry	4		April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
5	4		September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
6	4		February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
BBQ	4		September 2, 2020 (2020-09-02)
Pizza	6		September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
Noodles	4		October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)
7	4		November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)
Legends	4		April 28, 2025 (2025-04-28)

Episodes

Volume 1 (2015)

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
1	1	Massimo Bottura	Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy	David Gelb	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
2	2	Dan Barber	Blue Hill Restaurant in New York City and Stone Barns (Pocantico Hills, New York), United States	Clay Jeter	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
3	3	Francis Mallmann	Patagonia Sur in Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay Jeter	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
4	4	Niki Nakayama	n/naka in Los Angeles, United States	Andrew Fried	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
5	5	Ben Shewry	Attica in Melbourne, Australia	Brian McGinn	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
6	6	Magnus Nilsson	Fäviken in Järpen, Sweden	Brian McGinn	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)

Volume 2 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
7	1	Grant Achatz	Alinea in Chicago, United States	Brian McGinn	May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
8	2	Alex Atala	D.O.M. in São Paulo, Brazil	Clay Jeter	May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
9	3	Dominique Crenn	Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, United States	Andrew Fried	May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
10	4	Enrique Olvera	Pujol in Mexico City, Mexico	Clay Jeter	May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
11	5	Ana Roš	Hiša Franko in Kobarid, Slovenia	Abigail Fuller	May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
12	6	Gaggan Anand	Gaggan in Bangkok, Thailand	David Gelb	May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)

Chef's Table: France (2016)

The first spin-off, titled Chef's Table: France premiered on September 1, 2016.^[9]

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
13	1	Alain Passard	L'Arpège in Paris, France	David Gelb	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
14	2	Alexandre Couillon	La Marine in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, France	Clay Jeter	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
15	3	Adeline Grattard	Yam’Tcha in Paris, France	Andrew Fried	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
16	4	Michel Troisgros	La Maison Troisgros in Roanne, France	David Gelb	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)

Volume 3 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
17	1	Jeong Kwan	Chunjinam Hermitage at Baekyangsa in Jangseong County, South Korea	David Gelb	February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
18	2	Vladimir Mukhin	White Rabbit in Moscow, Russia	Brian McGinn	February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
19	3	Nancy Silverton	Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, United States	Andrew Fried	February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
20	4	Ivan Orkin	Ivan Ramen in Tokyo, Japan closed in New York City, United States	David Gelb	February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
21	5	Tim Raue	Restaurant Tim Raue in Berlin, Germany	Abigail Fuller	February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
22	6	Virgilio Martínez	Central in Lima, Peru	Clay Jeter	February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)

Volume 4: Pastry (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
23	1	Christina Tosi	Milk Bar in New York City, United States	Andrew Fried	April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
24	2	Corrado Assenza	Caffè Sicilia in Noto, Italy	Brian McGinn	April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
25	3	Jordi Roca	El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain	David Gelb	April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
26	4	Will Goldfarb	Room 4 Dessert in Ubud, Indonesia	Brian McGinn	April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)

Volume 5 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
27	1	Cristina Martinez	South Philly Barbacoa in Philadelphia, United States	Abigail Fuller	September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
28	2	Musa Dağdeviren	Çiya in Istanbul, Turkey	Clay Jeter	September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
29	3	Bo Songvisava	Bo.lan in Bangkok, Thailand	Andrew Fried	September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
30	4	Albert Adrià	Tickets in Barcelona, Spain	Jim Goldblum	September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)

Volume 6 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
31	1	Mashama Bailey	The Grey in Savannah, Georgia, United States	Abigail Fuller	February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
32	2	Dario Cecchini	Solociccia in Panzano, Tuscany, Italy	Jim Goldblum	February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
33	3	Asma Khan	Darjeeling Express in London, United Kingdom	Zia Mandviwalla	February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
34	4	Sean Brock	Husk in Charleston, South Carolina, United States	Clay Jeter	February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)

Chef's Table: BBQ (2020)

A second spin-off, titled Chef's Table: BBQ premiered on September 2, 2020.^[10]

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
35	1	Tootsie Tomanetz	Snow's BBQ in Lexington, Texas, United States	Zia Mandviwalla	September 2, 2020 (2020-09-02)
36	2	Lennox Hastie	Firedoor in Sydney, Australia	Brian McGinn	September 2, 2020 (2020-09-02)
37	3	Rodney Scott	Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ in Charleston, South Carolina, United States	Clay Jeter	September 2, 2020 (2020-09-02)
38	4	Rosalia Chay Chuc	Cochinita Pibil in Yaxuná, Mexico	Zia Mandviwalla	September 2, 2020 (2020-09-02)

Chef's Table: Pizza (2022)

A third spin-off, titled Chef's Table: Pizza premiered on September 7, 2022.^[11]

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
39	1	Chris Bianco	Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Clay Jeter	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
40	2	Gabriele Bonci	Pizzarium Bonci in Rome, Italy	Brian McGinn	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
41	3	Ann Kim	Pizzeria Lola in Minneapolis, United States	Zia Mandviwalla	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
42	4	Franco Pepe	Pepe in Grani in Caiazzo, Italy	Brian McGinn	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
43	5	Yoshihiro Imai	Monk in Kyoto, Japan	Abigail Fuller	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
44	6	Sarah Minnick	Lovely's Fifty Fifty in Portland, Oregon, United States	Danny O'Malley	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)

Chef's Table: Noodles (2024)

A fourth spin-off, titled Chef's Table: Noodles premiered on October 2, 2024.^[12]

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
45	1	Evan Funke	Funke in Los Angeles, United States	Brian McGinn	October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)
46	2	Guirong Wei	Master Wei in London, United Kingdom	Clay Jeter	October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)
47	3	Peppe Guida	Antica Osteria Nonna Rosa in Sorrento, Italy	Zia Mandviwalla	October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)
48	4	Nite Yun	Nyum Bai in Oakland, California, United States	Rayka Zehtabchi	October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)

Volume 7 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
49	1	Nok Suntaranon	Kalaya in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Brian McGinn	November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)
50	2	Kwame Onwuachi	Tatiana By Kwame Onwuachi in New York City, New York, United States	Kevin Wilson, Jr.	November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)
51	3	Ángel León	Aponiente in Cádiz, Spain	Brian McGinn	November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)
52	4	Norma Listman and Saqib Keval	Masala y Maíz and Marigold in Mexico City, Mexico	Danny O'Malley	November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)

Chef's Table: Legends (2025)

A fifth spin-off, titled Chef's Table: Legends premiered on April 28, 2025.^[13]

No. overall	No. in season	Chef	Restaurant	Directed by	Original release date
53	1	Jamie Oliver	—	Brian McGinn	April 28, 2025 (2025-04-28)
54	2	José Andrés	—	Clay Jeter	April 28, 2025 (2025-04-28)
55	3	Thomas Keller	—	Clay Jeter	April 28, 2025 (2025-04-28)
56	4	Alice Waters	—	David Gelb	April 28, 2025 (2025-04-28)

Reception

The series has been well received since it aired in 2015 and has been praised for its cinematography, score, and production.^[7][14]

Chef's Table has been parodied numerous times. Gods of Food, which satirizes Chef's Table and the restaurant industry, was created Rekha Shankar for by the YouTube comedy channel CollegeHumor.^[15] The IFC series Portlandia parodied the series in an episode about an airport sushi chef.^[16]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref
Season 1
2015	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)	Duncan Thum for "Francis Mallmann"	Nominated	[17]
2015	International Documentary Association Awards	Best Episodic Series	Chef's Table	Won	[18]
2016	James Beard Foundation Award	Visual and Technical Excellence	Chef's Table	Won	[19]
Season 2
2016	MPSE Golden Reel Awards	Best Sound Editing - Short Form Documentary in Television	William McGuigan	Nominated	[20]
2016	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series	Chef's Table	Nominated	[17]
		Outstanding Directing for a Nonfiction Program	David Gelb for "Gaggan Anand"	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)	Duncan Thum for "Grant Achatz"	Nominated
2016	International Documentary Association Awards	Best Episodic Series	Chef's Table	Nominated	[21]
2017	James Beard Foundation Award	Best Television Program, on Location	Chef's Table	Won	[22]
Season 3
2017	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series	Chef's Table	Nominated	[23]
		Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program	Will Basanta for "Virgilio Martinez"	Nominated
2018	James Beard Foundation Award	Best Television Program, on Location	"Jeong Kwan"	Won	[24]
Season 4
2018	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program	Adam Bricker for "Corrado Assenza"	Nominated	[25]