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David Chang is not likeable - but the programmes he is in are still informative, interesting and well made so I put up with that. There’s an episode in season 1 where he’s delivering Dominos and he throws a strop and wants to go sit in the car.
Plus he had terrible dress sense.
SFAH is brilliant and Samin is a super likeable and approachable way of cooking and presenting. I dream of the Foccacia, Roast chicken and Tahdig from that series!
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I remember reading about that strop in this thread before I watched the first series. I'm glad I followed someone's advice to persevere. But he is a bit of a turd, even if he seems to be getting more self-aware.
That foccacia looked amazing - oil, oil, oil, bit more oil, then some salt mixed with oil.
A couple of days ago Floyd Cardoz (from E1 and E2 of S2) died of coronavirus. He was only 59 and came across really well in the show, and his restaurant in Mumbai looked great.
tbc
I really liked it, but I was watching it with my newborn son so it was perhaps more relevant to me.
I think the first series too sometimes had a clear focus for episodes, but sometimes David Chang's own life was a jumping off point for making an episode about something random - the Thanksgiving one sticks in the mind (with his mum calling him David Chang - I love her).
It's strange, because I don't find him that likeable, but I still love the show.
His wife is a hero though - all those things he caught on film and then put in the programme were a bit much.