Follow Joseph Johnson's glorious and relentless pursuit of his cooking dream as he works his way up the ranks in the kitchen of Mélisse, Chef Josiah Citrin's shining star on the Los Angeles food scene.

Produced by Life & Thyme in Los Angeles: http://lifeandthyme.com/
Directed by Nathan Sage: http://nathansage.com/.
Music by Kye Kye and Jules Massenet.
With: Joseph Johnson of Mélisse in Santa Monica, California: http://melisse.com/.

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