David Chang - The Mind of a Chef

New thing today, watched David Chang, The Mind of a Chef on Netflix.

So my "gave up TV" thing for Lent actually went alright most of the time. I found I didn't miss it as much as I thought I would. Sometimes I craved having a mindless chatter show going on in the background, but when I didn't or couldn't have it on, I was able to focus on other tasks, or really kind of zone out and relax, which was nice. I actually liked it so much that I may put myself on a TV show diet, maybe just a little at a time. No more marathons. Also the quiet time and space, I don't know, it was like, you know when you're at the ocean and the tide is low and you're just mellowing out, like that.

Anyway, so my first TV show back from the break, I was craving a show about food/cooking/restaurants so I put this on. I thought it was more about this guy and his restaurant, but instead it was about David Chang, Asian food and places he visits and random food things. It's entertainment, travel, part scientific and just sort of running commentary on food. I got tired of it by the 3rd episode because he kept talking about noodles, broths and Asian food. It didn't feel very diverse. Also I found it kind of noisy and vapid, which is what most of the TV shows are like, but maybe being so long without it makes me less tolerant towards that type of stuff.

Overall I was bored after awhile. Not sure if it's due to the TV diet, or if the show was bad. Maybe I just like ridiculous sensational stuff like Gordon Ramsay cooking shows. Actually oddly enough, after those few episodes and all the noise, I just want quiet and am happy blogging, reading and listening to the sound of the keyboard. Weird.