Chef Abroad
Season 1
Culinary Adventures from around the World with Chef Michael Smith
Where to Watch Season 1
13 Episodes
- Blue Fin Tuna, Canada to JapanE1
Blue Fin Tuna, Canada to JapanDeep in the Atlantic Ocean swims the most sought after prize in the sea – the Atlantic blue fin tuna. Join Chef Michael Smith as he follows the incredible journey of the prized tuna from its catch off the shores of Prince Edward Island, Canada, to exotic Japan and a Michelin-starred sushi restaurant in Tokyo. - Google Food, CaliforniaE2
Google Food, CaliforniaHow does a company, where creativity is prized above all else, serve 10,000 meals every day to their employees? How do they do it with ingredients sourced from within 150 miles of their kitchens? Chef Michael Smith visits the kitchens of Internet Company Google to see how the creative chefs produce a brand new menu every single day with fresh local ingredients. - Aircraft Carrier, Atlantic OceanE6
Aircraft Carrier, Atlantic OceanChef Michael Smith touches down on the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. After exploring the ship from bow to stern, he joins the kitchen brigade to learn what it takes to feed 6000 hungry sailors. - Tokyo Food Adventure, JapanE9
Tokyo Food Adventure, JapanChef Michael Smith packs his courage and heads for Tokyo to explore extraordinary food. He finds a world of food that he has never tasted, seen or imagined. At every turn he discovers dishes that test his preconceptions and nerve with ever increasing stakes… from the absolute extreme to the down right dangerous. - Ice Hotel, SwedenE10
Ice Hotel, SwedenJoin Chef Michael Smith as he departs the original Ice Hotel in Sweden and heads deep into the bush north of the Arctic Circle to find Europe’s only remaining indigenous people thriving in the cold. Along the way he discovers a herd of reindeer, an amazing outdoor cooking adventure or two, and a young local chef fusing the ways of the past and the future. - Cuisine Senses, FranceE11
Cuisine Senses, FranceJoin Chef Michael Smith as he visits Paris, exploring the link between sight and taste. From the impeccably arranged plates of a haute cuisine temple, to the colourful street markets, to a food photography shoot, he finds that we eat with our eyes first. Then he stumbles into Dans le Noir - a restaurant that serves a surprise menu in complete darkness. - Food Design, AmsterdamE12
Food Design, AmsterdamIn Amsterdam Chef Michael Smith finds a culture that has lost touch with its traditional food ways, yet moved forward with a provocative blend of art and food. He experiences one of the most unique meals of his life as he discovers a thriving community of artists – not chefs – that use food as their medium and its enjoyment as a form of avant garde artistic expression.