Ugly Delicious

I loved this show. The fist 6 episodes were great, though the last 2 were less so. In particular I thought the episodes on pizza, BBQ, Viet-cajun, and fried chicken were excellent. I liked that this was not a cooking show - that it was about what food means and about some of the best, most iconic examples of the subject food without getting lost in a Gino's vs Pat's type debate.

Due to Netflix I am sure that David is getting a global audience, which is great. All the places he and his crew visit to find the perfect food is fantastic, the in depth commentairy about the topics are insanely well done as well. Almost a 10/10 for me, giving it just 1 minus point. This is for the 'racial' topic, something that is truely an american thing. Not that this does not need to be mentioned, it just does not need to come back that much. It is a topic for a whole different kind of documentairy. Besides that, I am greatly looking forward to Season 2.

I'm going to start by saying that those who complaint about the amount of political debates in the show, most probably is because they don't agree with Chang's position. But I do... Food is by far, the greatest way to represent a culture, and how much we value some food reflects perfectly how we value the culture behind it. And maybe it's about time that people in the states understand that all this food they like and often consider as their own, comes from cultures such as mexican, chinese, and black people, that deserves to be respected as well. I'm a huge fan of Chang since Mind of a Chef, he is very honest and is not afraid of having uncomfortable conversations, and racism in the food industry is one of those. That being said, the show is great: casual conversations among friends and experts, lots of delicious food, and a beautiful effort of showing that the greatest food of all is not in the expensive, elitist restaurants, but the one you share with your loved ones and is cooked with intention and feeling.

I am an amateur home cook with a strong fetish for cooking shows and shows about food and in my opinion this show is one of the best I have ever seen. I love how it explores dishes and topics from a vast array of perspectives, I love how honest it is and I admire how open David change is. I always believed food is one of the most powerful things on earth and this show is both a prof and an explanation to that. Cant wait for Se 2!

I enjoyed David Chang's new show. It was highly original and entertaining. Sometimes in shoes like this there is a certain point where I get bored. I think he knows that and pokes fun at food shows where they get too over the top on describing food.

This series is called Ugly Delicious because it challenges conventional norms about what is good food. I highly recommend this series and the arguments that David is bringing to the forefront of conversations in North America.