Netflix Serves Up ‘Ugly Delicious’ Series

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Netflix is cooking up a new food-themed, non-scripted series, Ugly Delicious, debuting Feb. 23.

The eight-episode series features award-winning chef and Momofuku restaurant founder David Chang as he travels the world with writers, chefs, activists and artists who use food as a vehicle to break down cultural barriers and tackle misconceptions, said Netflix officials.

Episodes will explore such delicacies as Viet-Cajun cuisine in Houston, Neapolitan Pizza in Tokyo and home cooking in Copenhagen. The show will also feature such special guests as Eric Wareheim, Gillia Jacobs, Ali Wong, Jimmy Kimmel, Alan Yang, Steve Yuen and Nick Kroll, Netflix said. 

Ugly Delicious is produced by Tremolo Productions, with Morgan Neville, David Chang, Eddie Schmidt, Peter Meehan, Christopher Chen, Lisa Nishimura, Ben Cotner and Adam Del Deo serving as Executive Producers.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.