After Two Years, ‘Chef’s Table’ Is Making a Big Comeback

Chef’s Table: Noodles will be a deep dive like the show’s previous seasons on pastry, barbecue, and pizza. | Netflix

The first of three just-announced seasons will focus on noodles

Netflix announced today via press release that Chef’s Table, the food documentary series created by David Gelb, is coming back for three more seasons, beginning this fall. The show’s last season — which centered on pizza makers in the United States, Rome, and Japan — aired in 2022.

Chef’s Table: Noodles, a single topic-focused season akin to the show’s previous deep-dives into pastry, barbecue, and pizza, premieres on October 2. It’ll feature Evan Funke, the Los Angeles chef known for his handmade pasta; Guirong Wei, the London chef who specializes in Shaanxi cuisine; Peppe Guida, the Italian chef behind the Michelin-starred Antica Osteria Nonna Rosa; and Nite Yun, the Oakland chef who has championed Cambodian cuisine in the United States.

Following on November 27 — right in time for Thanksgiving TV watching — is Chef’s Table: Volume 7, which will go back to the show’s roots of spotlighting chefs who cook all kinds of foods. It’ll include Nok Suntaranon of Philadelphia’s Kalaya; Kwame Onwuachi of New York City’s Tatiana; Ángel León of El Puerto de Santa María, Spain’s Aponiente; and Norma Listman and Saqib Keval of Mexico City’s Masala y Maíz and Mari Gold.

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Noodles of all kinds will appear in the newest season of Chef’s Table.

Chef’s Table, which first aired on April 26, 2015, followed David Gelb’s widely loved Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Its artistic approach and behind-the-scenes looks into the top echelons of the food world earned it acclaim as well as many imitators (it’s been called “the most beautiful show about food, ever”). The show also helped fuel the idea of chefs as “singular visionaries” and as celebrities across mainstream culture. Having faced criticism for its failure to highlight women and people of color, the series has made a concerted effort in recent seasons to course-correct.

And with 2025 marking the show’s 10-year anniversary, Netflix has also announced plans for Chef’s Table: Legends, which the release notes will include “people who have shaped the food world and transcended borders,” though its lineup hasn’t yet been released. Given that the show has already featured so many high-profile and hugely influential chefs — including Massimo Bottura, Alain Passard, and Grant Achatz — it’ll be interesting to see how it defines the term “legends” in this season.

Fans of Chef’s Table have a lot to look forward to: Of course, the trailer promises the same dramatic, slow-motion cinematography and soaring score that have come to define the series.

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