Chef's Table

In South Korea, Buddhist nun Jeong Kwan approaches cooking as a spiritual practice. But her meals have left some of the world's best chefs in awe.

At Moscow's White Rabbit, chef Vladimir Mukhin introduces diners to the true spirit of Russian cuisine by giving traditional dishes a modern twist.

Driven by an obsession with dough, award-winning LA chef Nancy Silverton built a bread-making empire before reinventing herself as a mozzarella maven.

A decades-long romance with Japan led New York chef Ivan Orkin to an unlikely new life as a ramen star -- and a master of umami.

After a stormy youth in the streets of Berlin, chef Tim Raue upended the city's food scene and earned two Michelin stars with provocative new flavors.

Using little-known ingredients from across Peru, chef Virgilio Martínez creates gorgeous, edible ecosystems in his innovative menu at Central.