Ugly Delicious

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 23, 2018
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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Critic Reviews

  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Feb 23, 2018
    50
    The visual curlicues and the attempts to impose a larger thematic structure and narrative--there’s an awful lot of tired talk about how food tells stories--don’t hide the reality that there isn’t a whole lot new or surprising about Ugly Delicious. (The exception: the openness with which it discusses racism as a fundamental force in culinary culture.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 8 out of 20
  1. Shanita
    Apr 5, 2018
    0
    The only thing ugly about this show is the host David Chang who while trying to get the audience to be more accepting of different cultures isThe only thing ugly about this show is the host David Chang who while trying to get the audience to be more accepting of different cultures is completely racist himself.… Full Review »
  2. hypeatia
    Mar 15, 2018
    9
    I love this show both for the food and its willingness to explore the culture and politics around it. And also explore how we influence eachI love this show both for the food and its willingness to explore the culture and politics around it. And also explore how we influence each other with the things we cook, so that in a way, food becomes a part of a shared understanding, and the way we reach out to one another.
    I hope there are more seasons! And loving the cameos - as a fan of both David Simon and Gillian Anderson, it was so cool to see them in the fried chicken episode.    … Full Review »
  3. mdbackes
    Mar 3, 2018
    10
    Ugly Delicious is a great show that really thinks about food as the endlessly moving target that it is. It's constantly surprising,Ugly Delicious is a great show that really thinks about food as the endlessly moving target that it is. It's constantly surprising, occasionally exhausting, and genuinely interesting. What becomes very clear when watching it, is that David Chang and Peter Meehan really have something to say and that Morgan Neville was the right person to help them show it. Hard to pick a favorite episode, though the show about tacos was pretty epic. Loved it.… Full Review »
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