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Omnivore, an Apple TV + original, released its first eight episodes on July 19, 2024. The trailer for this culinary docuseries was released on July 10, 2024, exciting food lovers about their upcoming experience of 'people, places and ingredients,' to be narrated by Renè Redzepi.
Currently holding a commendable rating of 7.4/10 on IMDb and a 100% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, this docuseries, created by Cary Joji Fukunaga, Renè Redzepi, and Matt Goulding, is a must-watch for food lovers worldwide who aspire to have an exquisite knowledge about food, ingredients, and cuisines.
Danish chef Rene Redzepi stars in the show alongside Spanish chef Àngel León. Rene Redzepi, the Danish chef, is a popular name in the culinary world. Redzepi was a part of the Nordic Cuisine movement, one of the most important food revolutions in the Nordic region. He is also well known for his ties with restaurant Noma.
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René Redzepi, the 46-year-old culinary maestro and well-known Spanish chef hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, began his culinary career at the age of 15. He is now a co-owner of Claus Meyer's Noma, a well-known three-star restaurant in Denmark. He created the New Nordic cuisine in collaboration with Claus Meyer and other notable Nordic chefs.
In 2021, Noma debuted at the top of the leaderboard and was named the first in the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards List.
In terms of New Nordic Cuisine, Noma is renowned for its expertise and inventiveness. However, there is bad news as Noma is set to close at the end of 2024 and transform into a food laboratory as decided by Redzepi himself to develop new dishes and products.
Redzepi has also penned several books on Noma’s cuisines, techniques, and brewing secrets, including ~ Noma (2011) and The Noma Guide to Fermentation (Foundation of Flavor) - (2018), and more.
He has also been featured in several TV shows to date including Ugly Decisions (2018-20), The Mind of A Chef (2012-2017), and Omnivore (2024-present) among others.
Everything we know so far about Omnivore on Apple TV +
Omnivore, which premiered on Apple TV + on July 19, 2024, is narrated by chef René Redzepi. Season 1 of the show has eight episodes. Each episode focuses on the world’s most important food ingredients and how they connect us all, as narrated by René Redzepi himself in the trailer, where he talks about how food isn’t just food. René Redzepi says:
‘ It(food) defines us , connects us ….. in a world often divided we should celebrate the things that bind us…”
The official synopsis of Omnivore as per Rotten Tomatoes reads as -
"Narrated by renowned chef René Redzepi, this global series explores the ingredients that built societies, shaped our beliefs and forever altered the human story. From salt flats in Peru to coffee forests in Rwanda to wild tuna off the coast of Spain, each episode celebrates the way we grow, transform and consume the world’s best resources — the ones we eat."
The eight episodes of this show are named after the most essential ingredients in the culinary world, listed below, which also serves as the episode list for the show.
- Chile
- Tuna
- Salt
- Banana
- Pig
- Rice
- Coffee
- Corn
Omnivore is now streaming on Apple TV+.
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