A Day at Chicago’s Only Michelin Star Indian Restaurant | On The Line | Bon Appétit

[@robinoozor]

The truffle guy's showing his stash like someone showcasing premium narcotics 😄 Beautiful showcase of Indian food. Keep it coming.

[@shundawallace6755]

I was thinking the exact same thing! Did he get them legally!

[@OB-LA]

A lot of truffle vendors have that vibe, probably because they’re carrying around possibly tens to hundreds of thousands of $ of product at any given time. And YES, most of them are packing heat for real.

[@F0XD1E]

He should get a trench coat and flash those puppies.

[@OscarJimenez-e4u]

Oh that boi definitely sells magic mushrooms hahahaha

[@redphonebooth999]

@@OB-LA exactly

[@ListenCarefullyGentlemen]

The truffle guy is so dressed like a drug dealer lol

[@Vivek-co2ed]

And he talks like he’s dealing drugs too 😂

[@Junedmx]

Bro he's also a drug seller

[@gab.lab.martins]

Parts of the truffle trade are in fact controlled by the Italian mafia.

[@Surprise_poe]

These guys are always packing too cause truffles are expensive af

[@oedalis]

​@@Surprise_poedon't know if true, but entertaining 😂

[@fermentedfruit]

homie rolls blunts yesssirrrr 3:42

[@TheOriginalArchie]

Sharoop Duggu Dog 😁

[@sarahbee995]

Lmao I loved this part the best 🤣

[@nida.17]

The harmony & respect among the team is amazing. The guy selling truffles seems like he's doing it for the Italian mafia. I can't wait to check this place out.

[@ananyasaxena2254]

Incredible gem in the already top notch Chicago food scene. Love how they honor Indian flavors with their unique flare. Eaten here twice and been highly impressed each time. Go team Indienne!!

[@ashtonmendez9366]

Thank you for showcasing Indian Food and what it has to offer other than curry and tikka and naan breads

[@oedalis]

Curry and tikka and naan are all great but I do enjoy seeing a wider variety of Indian food!

[@npai6612]

No it doesn't

[@yugmathakkar4023]

What exactly is Indian about whatever they showcased in this video tho?

[@anothertarnishedone5960]

I don´t see almost anything Indian in this food; is more French cuisine with some Indian ingredients (and truffles and caviar are not of those)

[@rutikpatil7771]

As a indian, there was never anything in india called "curry" It's just made up word by britishers What we have is gravy(thicker version of soup) or broth(liquid version of soup) containing spices,chilly powder, turmeric,etc

[@Phoenixz33]

When I used to live by this location, it was a very meh bar. And then it closed and the property sat empty through the pandemic. Crazy to see that there's a Michelin-starred restaurant there now!

[@sumitsinghrajput9096]

Michlien star means it suit the western way. Because Michlien guide doesn't have any idea about indian food. It is just food which suits westerners..

[@EllieInTheRain]

That is, unfortunately, true. The country with the most Michelin stars outside of Europe or America is Japan, and the majority of their Michelin stars go to restaurants specialising in French cuisine rather than Japanese

[@bermei5187]

I'm glad he explained why he didn't use house made paneer because I was about to call him out.

[@rickychoffenkoch]

Indian food is my favorite, it was cool to see this different “elevated” take. Will definitely need to try it out next time I’m in Chicago

[@arcadium8725]

This is not Indian food

[@harambaproduction7291]

​@@arcadium8725yes it is...

[@karansharm_ve]

@@arcadium8725 india has coastal regions too lol

[@FireFox-ch2tu]

@@harambaproduction7291 nothing about this is indian food only indian ingredients were used. truffle and caviar in indian food.

[@travelgirl101tv]

LOVE Indienne, went this year for my birthday!!

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

never seen a high class indian resturant. Very unique and impressive

[@purplecircle7413]

The team board is so wholesome

[@PriceActionVolumeTrader]

These are the best videos. Love to see the behind the scenes at restaurants.

[@Purendrakingoytb]

Nice to see Dipinder Goel being so humble and cooking

[@michaelmartinez486]

Someone needs to make a sketch about "the truffle guy" in every one of these videos

[@caseynolan8328]

I’m eating here for the first time next Friday, so this is perfect timing! Can’t wait!

[@richardlobo88]

How was the taste?

[@The_Nonchalant_Freakshow]

Yeah how was it?

[@grendale87465]

@@richardlobo88 Its not worth it

[@richardlobo88]

@@grendale87465 you been there ?

[@gaunterodimm6370]

You sure you wanna go there? Not concerned about hygiene? I mean its an Indian restaurant

[@rohanxdavis]

Love it, the most malayalee crew ever haha even down to the wiping cloth on chefs belt, the Thorthu lined with gold/other colours. Great to see these guys getting some shine ❤

[@michunic]

I just went to Indienne and it was incredible! ❤

[@rastaman8632]

9:23 bro is onto something.

[@ryu2501]

😂😂😂

[@bhargav38]

Truffel guy has a bag truffles in famous indian towel design !!

[@atharvakpatil]

that's his jhola

[@Annsu2017]

​@@atharvakpatil Not the jhola😂

[@fruitybhujia]

did the bear lie to me? WHERES THE SCREAMING GUYS? CORNERRRRRRR

[@himeshshah64]

Hahahahaha that place started out BAD. This is not the same case... There are some kitchens that have a LOT of screaming... But most professional kitchens don't... And this one particularly is a Michelin star restaurant so... Better not hear any screams in the dining area lol!

[@urchillzone]

BEHIND!!!

[@YakiSuki]

Bear in mind that The fine dining Michelin star restaurants shown in the bear definitely didn’t have any screaming it was all clean and precise just like shown here

[@vicmaestro]

Akshay and Sonu definitely got high at noon xD

[@PapaSphinx]

Akshay has a great personality❗️

[@larrykopp1166]

We have been meaning to go there, but have not gotten there yet. I’m looking at the staff and their level of preparation and care and how they do everything. It’s no wonder they have a Michelin star.

[@dixonyamada6969]

why does every truffle dealer have a drug dealer vibe to them and they always say "i come to you first" 😂

[@spark9_]

Akshay's really well spoken, impressed!

[@bouchonaise124135]

Beautiful food. I want everything. Completely deserving of the Michelin stars.

[@pAk15134]

I went there on a first date! Very wonderful and interesting experience. It was my first time having Indianish food😂

[@varunmishra782]

The Bear is next to get a 🌟

[@labradoryte1016]

The guy rolling was really made me laugh when he said he didn’t want to say why he knew how to roll

[@anandakrishnan.s6557]

Absolutely beautiful. They're elevating the indian cusine in the most exquisite way! also that girl with the specs and boy-cut was cute! 😅

[@pWasHere9]

Went here end of last year and it was the greatest meal of my life.

[@tadanobuweaselly]

was here during the indienne x catbird seat collab and was absolutely blown away - one of the most memorable and delicious meals! still thinking about that chicken katli

[@pbtart]

wow this guy does not mess around, love these vids.

[@Knowndon619]

All Kerala represent !

[@gambit0913]

Interesting as the restaurant has a lot of South Indian specifically Kerala influence in their menu choices

[@kc4276]

As a north Indian, I see that as an absolute win. I am too tired of seeing the same tikka masala dishes and naans.

[@Aurorr]

As a malayalee it makes me really happy

[@anothertarnishedone5960]

I have the feeling that most of these fine dining restaurants end up being the same: American attempt at French cuisine. Some use a few different ingredients, like this one, but in the end all is sous-vide, scallops, caviar, truffles, etc...

[@mango-strawberry]

yeah lol. 😂😂

[@NomSauce]

I think Indian attempt at French cuisine would be more accurate no? Or fusion, whatever is the more appropriate wording. Imo it's the main issue I have with a lot of "fine dining" and or michelin star restaurants, it's primarily french style cuisine. I think it's very unfortunate that the michelin star has so much power as it does cause it feels like it attempts to homogenise all manners of cooking-cultures rather than embrace the differences.

[@anothertarnishedone5960]

@@NomSauce I was speaking in general in the first part of my comment. Yeah, this looks like an Indian attempt at French cuisine.

[@ssssssssssama]

100%. Either that or they go in the direction of creating really weird molecular gastronomy dishes out of Indian cuisine. Dhamaka is a great example of a Indian restaurant that is fine dining but true to it's roots.

[@chefjameso]

the mussel puff looks amazing

[@MichaelGresham-r4k]

The most complicated achievements of thought are possible without the assistance of consciousness.

[@mrjsreadingcorner9915]

Is there anything as gorgeous as a well organized and clean kitchen?

[@anovosedlik]

Re: ginger strength--Instead of buying regular ginger, buy organic OR go to china town and buy what they call 'small ginger'. It's WAY stronger.

[@barry9901]

Indian 🇮🇳 food is one of my favorites now 😋.

[@sourabhchikode575]

Bro's Indian restaurant name is 'Indienne' - which is French word for Indian 😅

[@muntjunk-plk3171]

Indian cuisine with French haute-cuisine technique. It’s Michelin starred. Not sure what’s hard to understand about that

[@randyschwaggins]

Not his restaurant

[@sourabhchikode575]

@@muntjunk-plk3171 I am trying to understand - why an Indian restaurant is named in French on an English speaking country ? My guess is the French name is just to get the Michelin star, which concludes that the food won't be authentic Indian if they are ready to name the Indian restaurant in French

[@sekharapramod7819]

@@sourabhchikode575 French sounds more 'elegant' in English, that's why a lot of upscale places have French or French-sounding names. It works the same way in India, where English names are 'posher' sounding than native names. Now that English-named places are becoming more affordable to the middle classes, you see French and Italian names popping up more for expensive restaurants.

[@sourabhchikode575]

@@sekharapramod7819 that's what I already replied - if they are naming a place completely inconsistent of it's actual roots/meaning, then what else compromises/changes are made to the food in it. By the way- English named restaurants in India are most of the time famous for their ambiance, and not for their authenticity. Authentic traditional tasty Indian food is still made in India at Indian named restaurants.

[@bday3406]

I learned a lot in this. He's very creative with imagination. I really respect his drive in following his dreams of creating.

[@virajgulati5488]

The truffle dealer was crazy

[@brettstill4687]

Get em a pack of woods while he smokes, I mean cooks

[@vikkisingh9188]

Restaurant has its own R&D Department 😂

[@vishalmr234]

its true, in Europe many restaurants have their R&D

[@dresdenkiller]

I was just thinking where are all the great Bengali chefs? And in walks Chef Sujan Sarkar ❤

[@VijaySharma-tv9jp]

You can make a drinking game out of him saying "particularly" 😂😂😂

[@amitzyraizy7774]

Indienne is indian in french

[@Geniere10]

No need to state the obvious 🙄 If it was Japanese for Indian then I’d understand

[@mr.sharma6504]

No shiiiii genius

[@LennonLegiht]

The child’s favorite Christmas gift was the large box her father’s lawnmower came in.

[@antonyglenngomez4204]

Bro, I was your junior in School. Proud of you🔥🔥🔥

[@RakeshKumar-ce8yf]

is that plastic chopping yellow and blue boards @15:40 ? I would suggest them to use wooden

[@flashevolflayor]

Truffle guy 9:00 🍄🍄🍄🍄

[@Superator69]

Why do they always do Chicago Michelin star restaurants? Aren't there any in NYC or LA?

[@KillerTacos54]

Yooo no way, it’s THE Akshay Kumar 😂

[@ronnyt101]

Amazing!!

[@thefiteater]

All culinary students at Ihm-a know how to roll 😂❤

[@FishyMango]

Staff of 41 for a restaurant like this is absolutely insane

[@Mac2095]

Wait is it? As in small or large? How many people do they seat? I don’t know anything about Michelin star service, so idk how many servers they have on each night and if they even have sections or one table per server that rotates 2 or 3 times per service… …I’m imagining all of the cooks are full time, which is why I ask about the servers specifically. I’m sure this kitchen could have like 8-10 total staff, but I have no clue about the rest of the service they offer there (or at any Michelin star restaurant tbh) 🤔

[@FishyMango]

@@Mac2095 Most Michelin restaurants tend to not have too many part-timers or rotating staff because more people = less consistency

[@ItanoCircus-p2v]

I ate at Indienne on a whim the month before Michelin announced its star. Had reservations at a Jose Andres joint but place closed for the night due to a plumbing issue. Indienne happened to be in walking distance and someone dropped out when I called them up.

[@nityaherehahaha]

Buddy i will definitely come to visit you once i start earning

[@TheOneElevenShow]

I enjoyed watching this ❤

[@Nemonobody777]

Lol @3:50 if you know, you know😂…💨🍃🔥

[@Siuuuzalll]

⁠@@mi-ypalak paneer

[@MrigankSingh-w5o]

@@mi-yhhe rolls weed

[@WnnSnoe]

You are the only person on Earth who can use your ability.

[@FrozenFireFactorial]

So proud to see Indian food get the recognition it genuinely deserves 🙌🙏

[@omartechnologies]

I was waiting for the truffle guy as well - hilarious guy..

[@Lumax96]

As someone with no experience in the food service industry, it seems like these chefs have 12+ hour shifts. Do they have longer breaks in between? Or more off days than other jobs? Otherwise this seems like a kind of stress you cant do for long...

[@Phoenix.219]

I have seen many in restaurant business saying that this is one of the most stressful job and they are stressed most of the time. They love cooking but running a kitchen in a restaurant is stressful

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

Bring this to Toronto

[@courtlaw1]

I am going to eat here by the end of the year, I have been looking for high in Indian cuisine. Indian cuisine is fantastic and one would think be would be everywhere like Japanese/Sushi, Korean, Middle eastern.

[@prakashraja2288]

superb. and i wanna be the tasting person before the food is served - such a mouth watering responsibility 🙂

[@Kuntal_sk_]

Homie is rollin panner since his college days😆😆

[@shefalo]

omg that’s what he meant 😭😂

[@mikaelasmith3544]

How much for this experience?

[@kvrkrishreddy]

I absolutely love indienee have been there 3 times

[@SurajSheth]

One of my favorite restaurants in Chicago

[@TanveerAhmed-dk3rp]

truffle guy looks like russian vodka dealer 😂

[@soniyasinha3496]

very nice congratulations. Must visit next time I am in Chicago!

[@ChristyRomeo]

Great Chef👍👌Congratulations 💐🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏

[@AJ-el3cj]

8:00 Kerala represent

[@TheChosenRed]

Great to see south Asian cuisine making it's mark on a fine dining level in the US.. 🔥

[@kc4276]

Indian, not South Asian. Chinese food is Chinese food, not East Asian food. French food is French food, not Western European food.

[@123KBT456]

This guy is so sweet

[@cjfulbright]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

[@yashubale6674]

Can't find a "cousin" in your restaurant.

[@shaundaly8202]

Awesome mate

[@sema6008]

Did his parents name him after Akshay Kumar, Bollywood superstar? 😂😊

[@thenair]

KALUMUKKAYA!!

[@shandadee4077]

Truffles are a hot commodity!!

[@yashvashistha7804]

17:11 wtf did I see ketchup 😅😂

[@TheRealMoAziz]

The irony is, he’s a chef named Akshay Kumar…iykyk 😂

[@harshachoudhary7847]

Awesome

[@YourAvgSportsFan]

The Head chef/owner used to live near my house. He is a Bengali. (Indian ofc)

[@flazay_da]

I want in this mans rotation

[@Akneerude]

Never knew deepinder goyal ran a restaurant

[@MrRelativelyMad]

Do they have subtitles for this

[@OngoingBox]

awesome!

[@PamelaChrist]

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

[@elluisito000]

I miss Chicago 😢

[@danielnunez3206]

How much can a cook like him make?

[@TheBanwait8]

Chef Akshay Kumar...the actor? lol

[@Jacobjef]

Kerala Food is love❤