Chef Ethan Lim creates vibrant dishes inspired by the rich, complex history of Cambodia.

Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures American Masters

Premiered April 25, 2023
Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures

This is Culinary Futurism. Filmmaker Dustin Nakao-Haider follows Chicago-based chef Ethan Lim as he creates vibrant dishes inspired by the rich, complex history of Cambodia. Drawing on his family’s culinary legacy of over half a century, Lim’s award-winning cooking imagines how Cambodian cuisine might have evolved had the civil war not paused its growth.

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