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" Flight. X-Ray Vision.The ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound. All impressive for sure. Now just imagine what Superman might whip up if he knew his way around the kitchen. That&amp;#039;s pretty much what David Gelb did while developing his Netflix documentary series,\u00A0Chef&amp;#039;s Table.\u00A0&amp;quot;These chefs have special powers,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re able to createfood that nobody else does.&amp;quot; And as with any superhero worth his Maldon salt, the intrigue lies in the origin story.\u00A0  In season one, which debuted in 2015, Gelb dug into the creation myths of world-famous chefs such as MassimoBottura and Magnus Nilsson. This season (bingeable now), there&amp;#039;s one origin story\u2014and dish\u2014that particularly captivates him: that of molecular gastronomist Gaggan Anand (above left), of the Bangkok restaurant Gaggan.\u00A0  &amp;quot;When he was a kid, he&amp;#039;d ask his parents for money for the school bus, and then he would spend it on samosas a guy would sell through a hole in the wall at the zoo,&amp;quot; Gelb says. &amp;quot;That was a formative foodie moment for him.&amp;quot; Later, though, after Anand&amp;#039;s parents sent him to culinary school, already tough times got even tougher for his family. Success for Anand was not an option. &amp;quot;That was an epiphany for him. And it&amp;#039;s those kinds of emotionally charged moments that can be a real turning point in a chef&amp;#039;s life.&amp;quot; Just as charged is Anand&amp;#039;s signature amuse-bouche, the austere, spoonable Yogurt Explosion, which Gelb insists is a creation from another planet. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s sourness and sweetness and a little bit of saltiness, and when you put it in your mouth, it explodes into an incredibly delicious flavor,&amp;quot; says Gelb. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a revelation.&amp;quot;\u00A0        "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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