>>7802246

I haven't watched the new season but I liked most of the first season.

>>7802246
I am also on s2e2 anon, one of my new favorite shows. 2bh alex atala was my least favorite episode so far though, but it was still good. the one before that, grant achatz was probably my favorite, hit me right in the feels.

A bit too pretentious for me.

There are only so many ways that I can look at slow panning shots of overdesigned food and cooking processes while listening to people say things that sound meaningful but doesn't actually say anything.

>>7802320

yea I liked the 1st episode of season 2 as well.

>>7802335
I can see that. I've watched enough high end cooking shows to see there's a pretty defined structure when it comes to fine dining. although I haven't actually experienced it yet.

from what I can tell there's the regular high end restaurants that are super expensive but have conventional, static menus, and then there are the "world's best" chefs and restaurants that are mainly tasting menus or "full experiences" that have like 10-30 courses, and menus that change sometimes daily.

yeah, it's pretentious, but I really think it's cool that there's restaurants out there that are taking cuisine on journeys through innovation and experimentation, and I hope I can afford to actually eat at them one day

>>7802335

I like the way it's filmed but I get what you're saying. Learning about their stories and finding out what drives their creative genius is what I enjoy the most.

i enjoyed a couple of the season 1 episodes but season 2 just disappeared up its arse. the opening fucking scene is this dude talking about an acid trip in which he understood the meaning of life. just fucking show me some food you cunt.

>>7803537

The acid trip man's episode gets really good as it goes tho, imo. And I don't think the show is meant to just be about the food, I think it's more about how these chefs got to this level.

>>7803543

they're obviously encouraged to be grandiose and the presentation of the show makes it excruciating, especially because it's so slow paced. i don't mind linking their personal story to their reputation as chefs but it's done with a complete lack of humility and often nowhere near enough information about the methodology behind the food.

Faviken is my favourite ep. It is a deeply pretentious show, however. The fawning talking-head critics are the worst part.

>>7802335
Same here, I had high expectations but it seems like it's just low attention span food porn for plebs who have never been to a nice restaurant before

If not for the Netflix branding it could easily be mistaken for a made for in-flight entertainment series from Delta or United

>>7803582

There are no airline made in-flight videos with a quarter of the production value of Chef's Table. It might be pretentious, but it's beautifully shot and edited.