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By Marty Brown
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Hearty cooking show connects family, food, culture.
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Chef's Table: BBQ
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What's the Story?
CHEF'S TABLE: BBQ features chefs who have perfected barbecue, the art of smoking meats over a live fire. Each episode tells the story of a uniquely talented chef, and how their relationship with food has brought them success. Often this includes knowledge passed down from generation to generation, as well as a deep connection with the local culture. Chef's Table: BBQ casts a wide net with its subjects, from exploring the regional differences between Texas and Carolina BBQ, to sampling Australian barbie, to experiencing traditional Mayan cooking in Mexico.
Is It Any Good?
In addition to just being delicious, great barbeque can tell a family's story, or a community's, or a culture's. That makes it a perfect subject for the Chef's Table series, which uses its subjects' personal histories to tell larger stories. Here, food is what connects children to their parents, connects chefs to their communities, or, in one case, connects a woman to an entire culture on the brink of being lost to history. Episodes move slowly and deliberately, but have a cumulative, often touching, effect as Chef's Table: BBQ illustrates just how much history a single plate can contain.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about barbeque. What is it? What makes barbeque unique? Did anything surprise you about the way barbeque is made? How does the barbeque featured on Chef's Table: BBQ compare to barbeque you've eaten?
In the episode you watched, where was the chef from? How did local culture affect that chef's cooking? How does the community connect with the food? How did the chef's family influence the way that chef cooked?
What is special about the barbeque featured on this series? What are some things the chefs do to add flavor, or techniques that set their dishes apart from others? Are there any dishes you'd like to try? Which ones?
TV Details
- Premiere date : September 2, 2020
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Educational
- Topics : Cooking
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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