Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars — Season 1
Obsession is the main ingredient.
About this season
Experience thrilling highs and crushing lows as the world's best chefs pursue the ultimate accolade: a Michelin Star. These anonymous inspectors have never let anyone in on their mysterious ways, until now.
Episodes (8)
1. “Some would say he's a genius”
Aired 10 October 2025 • 48 min
A fried chicken joint with big ambitions and a new restaurant in a subway station aim to impress the secret inspectors.
2. “Bleeding cash”
Aired 10 October 2025 • 48 min
After the Stars are revealed in New York, Michelin heads to Chicago where a new Mexican-inspired opening needs a Star to survive.
3. “I love watching a train wreck”
Aired 17 October 2025 • 48 min
A husband and wife duo pursuing their second Star are confronted with staffing issues. Stars are awarded at the glitzy Chicago ceremony.
4. “Plates, plates, plates”
Aired 24 October 2025 • 50 min
A renowned chef aims for a second Star deep in the Swedish woods. In Copenhagen, a man with an unlikely past seeks perfection: three Stars.
5. “Maybe I'm an inspector”
Aired 31 October 2025 • 42 min
In the UK and Ireland, an ambitious chef with a rookie team shoots for his second Star and the daughter of cooking royalty goes it alone.
6. “This is fast-food Michelin”
Aired 7 November 2025 • 54 min
When Michelin comes to Mexico for the very first time, two friends with restaurants try to impress the inspectors in their own unique ways.
7. “Welcome to hell”
Aired 14 November 2025 • 49 min
In Italy, a two-Star chef goes for a third with the world's tiniest ravioli. A family-owned restaurant needs a Star to bring visitors to the countryside.
8. “A thousand little things done perfectly”
Aired 21 November 2025 • 47 min
A chef in California tries to win back a Star he lost. A new chef in a strip mall shoots for two Stars under the eye of a demanding boss.