A Meal Out of Coffee Beans? | Mystery Menu With Sohla and Ham | NYT Cooking

Sohla El-Waylly is back for another mystery ingredient challenge! We give her one hour to turn a surprise ingredient into dinner and dessert. But this time is a little different, because she’s in the studio kitchen and she’s joined by her husband, Ham. Today’s secret ingredient is … coffee beans! What will Sohla and Ham transform them into? Stay tuned to find out.
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[@ashleybernstein7786]

Not to be dramatic but this is definitely the best cooking show currently on KZbin. Sohla and Ham are so creative and talented and hilarious. Please make 1,000 episodes. Please.

[@kansasandinmisery]

This is a true statement. Sohla is a star (so is her husband?!?!) and we need to see her all the time.

[@chesterstefan9049]

It's not, but you do you...

[@ashleybernstein7786]

@@chesterstefan9049 would love to hear your fav

[@cuttwice3905]

@@kansasandinmisery They're married.

[@SavidgeKitchen]

100% agree

[@onatlopera]

Hey NYT Cooking, some of us actually won't mind watching a multi-cam type unedited 1-hour long of this. Just so you know.

[@sendmeplantpics]

Agreed! It would be really interesting to see them brainstorm ideas, problem solve on the spot and them explaining flavour pairings or showcasing techniques during.

[@aharmonym24]

yepppppp!!!!

[@warehouse957]

Yes please.

[@priestbyname]

Yes, please!

[@amy3971]

I would devour the full one hour episode, are you kidding!?

[@hisomebodytrackingmuch1309]

I didn’t think we could love Sohla anymore, but then she brings in her adorable husband. Perfect complement to any Sohla meal!

[@heavenlyhashbrown1]

Yay! Glad to see Ham enjoying the spotlight, he deserves it. Wish these two would have their own KZbin channel.

[@Paulxl]

Having their own channel would be a lot more work than this and they would be less financially secure that way.

[@armanke13]

Yeah, they could just make a playlist from all the youtube videos as collection channel, that'd be nice (they could include past BA videos too, 😅 I hope she's got something more from those)

[@kilgirlietrout]

I think what they need is a netflix show

[@khadeejaahsan4512]

@@kilgirlietrout I wouldn’t be surprised if they gave Sohla one after her book comes out

[@sirhillarybillary]

Okay I've watched this 4 times and I'm still dying at Sohla being surprised that putting coffee beans in hot water would make coffee and not soft mushy refried coffee bean paste.

[@neptune.mp3]

me too haha but hey some things in live you just have to experience it first to learn about it 😂

[@recoveringsoul755]

I can't believe they don't drink coffee or seem to know much about it

[@martha_mydear]

I know!! I saw this vid a while back and often think about how even after they made what seems like had to be bad coffee (whole beans!), they say “the water seems to have the flavor now”! It cracks me up they don’t even realize they just made coffee!!! In a waaaay more complicated way!

[@tockita]

​@neptune.mp3 not really, everyone knows that putting toasted coffee beans in hot water makes coffee! Lol

[@d.b.8203]

I am so glad the queen of culinary creativity content is back in this. SOHLA AND HAM are also such an amazing soundboard for each other! Goofy! Wholesome! Spontaneous INGENUITY! and I AM HERE FOR IT

[@lindysmith13]

This needs to be a regular show.

[@jazhar1111]

Helping push this to the top

[@rckwlsn]

They are both so creative! Their knowledge of food and techniques is so crazy

[@carlieamado6153]

You know when you see a couple dance and the chemistry is clear to see? Well this two their dance is their cooking 😍😍😍

[@poshrat993]

This was an absolute delight! Sohla and Ham are both so creative and they work so well together. So much fun to watch

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

I love how they're unafraid to just try something. Coffee Crusted Pineapple? Inspired! Pressure Cooked Coffee Beans? They just found a roundabout way to brew some coffee XD

[@sunskyemist]

It took awhile to figure out that involving Ham would make this this a better series but it's finally here. Pacing, dialogue, dynamics, completion, and scale are all improved.

[@zuzelek22]

Ham and Sohla cooking together is a show I want to watch every week and a restaurant I want to go to

[@strictlyonvacation8860]

I so want to go to their restaurant! I wish they would really open one one day.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

They had a restaurant once, a long time ago. Didn't work out.

[@swhoward23]

I love seeing these two work together, here and on their other social media. They complement each other so well. But, NYT Cooking, don’t forget to credit Ham as also being a professional chef! Insofar as Sohla is not just his wife, he is not just her husband. They are partners in life and the kitchen.

[@swhoward23]

Thank you, NYT Cooking, for amending this in their banana video!

[@alblin]

The culinary power couple! We stan

[@omgitsnoeee]

Sohla: "Everyone does coffee and chocolate..." Me: "Yes! Delicious!" Sohla: "...but that's stupid." Me: *sad noises*

[@ivylee42069]

Because they want to be more unique!🙃 she almost turned oreos in to liquorice lol she's insanely more talented than basic flavor pairings 😜

[@lrizzard]

They’re just too talented for us food mortals

[@devonrogers1338]

Sohla and Ham: Let’s make coffee Mole Me, thinking I know food: that has chocolate in it, caught them in a hilarious fumble Ham: reads ingredients, no chocolate Me: shamed

[@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda]

also, does this means that Clem, Vito and Lucifer have their own plush Sohla and Ham at home?

[@kimberlyhallett7691]

If not, they should get on that. Definitely.

[@TearDrop2727]

😂😂😂

[@tassah]

Their personalities just work so beautifully together. Its not awkward whatsoever. This is just perfect.

[@michellepolly7868]

I’m honestly so so grateful to Ham and Sohla for participating in these types of videos for our enjoyment. We could not be more lucky to have them

[@whatshername369]

So great to see the numerous pivots in this. I think it gives the home cooks whose concoctions don't always work out encouragement to keep trying.

[@aoguchi]

This is where Sohla shines the brightest -- being a free-minded, creative genius ✨✨✨

[@sfowler1017]

Their communication, mutual respect, yes-and attitude... I love Sohla and Ham so much. And just casually making mole in an hour? Legend.

[@anniebell6846]

So Ham is a powerhouse like no other , I’m an avocate for bring the Clem to work spaces day.

[@aoguchi]

Seriously, can you even imagine a time when this amazingly skilled, beautifully charming creative genius was suppressed and used as an underpaid kitchen tech???

[@jraaccounts]

the mind, it boggles. just boggles.

[@wm6549]

I need more episodes with the two of them together.

[@Paulxl]

We all need them. I like Ham. And the dinamic they have together is really charming.

[@aleclynch6186]

Maybe my fave of all Sohla's series!! So happy to see both Sohla and Ham on here

[@lynnlong1656]

I learned so much from Ham joining in. Fabulous. More of this duo please. Absolutely love Sohla in anything but add Ham and wow!

[@SavidgeKitchen]

To see real chefs experimenting, pivoting, and overcoming is so inspiring!! This is how to foster creativity- absolutely love it!!!

[@itssteph]

The way Ham can describe food is on a molecular level 😆

[@savelatin]

Them being surprised that the water absorbed the coffee bean flavor.... 🤔 Someone should really sell this discovery. Lol.

[@ilahjarvis]

These guys sense of flavor profiles are so beyond the average person. Coffee and seaweed, of course! Let's make a coffee dashi!

[@Becausing]

I love a couple with specific overlapping interests/passions- they love to best each other but want to better each other at the same time. Long live Sohla and Ham!!

[@cocothesquid]

The reason the coffee beans didn't cook is because coffee isn't actually a bean, it's a seed! It's the pit of the cascara cherry

[@mallorykane2843]

they're so smart about food i think if they were coffee drinkers they probably would have known that. this was a good ingredient to challenge them

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

They're basically engineered to not hold water at all. Otherwise we'd have to squeeze our coffee grounds to get our coffee in the morning.

[@weird0strangeone]

You two move through your space so wonderfully together. Such a great example of a partnership and marriage, both expanding the possibilities with different creative ideas and communicating so well to smoothly move together.

[@badmoon8663]

Love watching the the interaction of Ham and Sohla. They make a great team. More please

[@valerieberseth2547]

This was so fun, and the crusted pineapple was very cool. MORE SOHLA AND HAM!

[@meaghanvanloenen8458]

I love the format of both El-Wayllys. I hope the NYT Cooking team commission a lot more episodes and a maybe a column?

[@louisac8160]

I love seeing more videos of Sohla and Ham together because they just make perfect sense as a couple. Both wildly creative and knowledgeable and talented but also easy-going and calm and comedic.. they make such a great team, culinary and otherwise!

[@yossdne9755]

Ham totally nailed the Egyptian dad look!

[@dawnesmith-sliming7004]

“If we do this together we can do anything.” Pretty much sums up every healthy marriage I’ve ever seen. :)

[@isabelleer7501]

What a normal southern person would do for reference to their insane genius choices: fine ground coffee mixed with other spices for a dry rub on steak and veggies, red eye gravy (that has coffee in it) on biscuits, and the chocolate and coffee Texas sheet cake

[@mercbubble42968]

Starting off with a stuffed version of Clementine less than 2 seconds in. Masterful. Immediate likes. You know your audience, Sohla (and Ham)!

[@FlirtingWithTime17]

They’re so creative/technically smart and cute together.

[@jasonwilliams1713]

A couple's shorthand when they have similar passions is an amazing thing to witness. 😍

[@14kurtismiller]

Really good chemistry.

[@jhiaaa]

Indeed, they are married

[@mallorykane2843]

they're adorable. i know it was kind of a joke but i love that he came in, shook her hand and said "big fan" :) it's so nice and refreshing to see a couple supporting each other

[@geraldineabilo2772]

They are like the personification of “yes and” and it’s so sweet/fun to watch

[@sarahwatts7152]

I think we should give Ham some more credentials at the beginning - "Sohla's husband" is sweet, but he's also a professional cook/baker, right? I definitely approve of seeing the two work together, love the dynamic!

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

"The guy who walks Sohla's dogs"

[@meredithcalcott6714]

I thought of it as a funny nod to the media’s usual tendency to reduce a woman to “X’s wife” no matter how accomplished she is! Love Ham (and Sohla ofc) though :)

[@poisonmantis4191]

@@meredithcalcott6714 "barack obama, michelle obama's husband" energy

[@ilushk]

I love love love the chemistry Ham and Sohla have while working together. So awesome. Two pros, nerdy and funny. Love everything about it

[@giot8067]

This is AMAZING! I adore Sohla on her own but Ham is his own personality who could have his own show BUT they share the spotlight soo well! Absolutely looking forward to seeing more of them together and on their own!

[@jzakibe]

They are so supportive of each other. Great couple!

[@JLAWeber]

Ham is the MVP. Looking forward to him being on any future episodes. He brings the energy and confidence that make it fun to watch.

[@helenasilva9586]

"everyone does coffee and chocolate, but that's stupid. we should do coffee and fruit" dang it i love this woman

[@jennyb6413]

That's how I cut my pineapple! I learned it from an old ass better homes and garden cookbook of my mom's, or the one she gave me. So excited to see and hear that's how Sohla does it from her grandma! Hence all the explanation points! That's why cooking is awesome. Also delicious food.

[@pinkhandgrenade]

This is the content we need more of, especially with this culinary duo 👏

[@_asyncify2543]

I've been waiting so long for the Sohla-Ham Episode; happy to say it was everything I was hoping for and more. They've got to be the coolest, sweetest chef couple on the intertubes.

[@Lalscell90]

Power couple!!! I love it. They know what they're good at and they build on each other. Goals!

[@lorassorkin]

I've been eagerly anticipating Ham's arrival into the well-deserved spotlight! Thank you for including him in this fantastic show!

[@willcookmakeup]

Their culinary knowledge is so amazing to watch being put to use

[@ladragonshark]

Sohla and Ham is such a mood!!! We need more!!!

[@kathleenm.5086]

Yes, more of this duo please!! Y’all are so creative and fun together

[@LagrimaArdiente]

I love not only their immense cooking knowledge but just the synergy between them!

[@charlottewalker2781]

Honestly been in love with Sohla as a person and chef for so long, but seeing her and Ham work together is so lovely and refreshing (refreshing as a couple who aren't playing up to the fact they're together, and just vibing/getting shit done). What a power couple. The genuine enthusiasm and skill they both have is insane; what a duo

[@natala86]

More of that, please!!! Love the duo together on screen!

[@pattygilson9669]

You made a great show even better by introducing Ham into the mix. I love their supportive collaboration, mutual respect, and admiration! Chef lovebirds!

[@sophiejones7916]

Love seeing these two cook together, it’s just the best!! More please

[@melissabrown1759]

So nice to see them together cooking! More, please.

[@prashbaskaran]

WE NEED MORE VIDEOS OF THEM COOKING TOGETHER!

[@kaemincha]

they communicate like chefs 😭 repeating each other and saying "right behind you"

[@AB-rl8iz]

Wow I’ve never watched cooking shows before - I’ve definitely seen or rather suffered through few minutes of a cooking show but never enjoyed it like this. I AM HOOKED. I’ve binged through all the episodes now.. can’t get enough of Sohla and Ham! Please please keep going! Learning so much as well. Thank you for such a great show!

[@syd2248]

I just love seeing these two brainstorm ideas, it’s so intriguing

[@LKdontplay]

Thought I could not love Sohla more but Sohla + Ham together is amazing. More Sohla and Ham please!

[@MrsRoper2015]

Yes!!! So glad Sohla and Ham did this together. I will definitely watch more content with both of them!

[@ARiv113]

LOVE this with them together. More please! ❤️

[@lucinda2329]

Love these two together! More please!

[@michellesnow1293]

I love them together. This was so joyful to watch. Please bring Ham back!

[@jaymeshmagan2350]

I love how you guys use your creativity to create dishes that are not the norm. You guys make a great team. Hope you do way more clips together

[@MichaelAlthauser]

More of this please! That was so fantastic and enjoyable to watch.

[@bekahp7787]

I’m so glad to meet Ham! The way these two work together is inspirational.

[@MantaGalaxy]

Truly some of the most delightful food content on KZbin. I'd watch every episode with these two.

[@TheBarFaery]

I can't stop re-watching these, I love seeing Ham and Sohla discuss ideas and going over all the options they have, you can almost see the creativity create sparks between them! I love this so so much.

[@traveljunkie59]

I love these two so much. It was interesting to see how they work as a culinary team.

[@jamesnotjames]

They really operate on a different level 🤯🙌🏻

[@hellokiki1710]

Sohla and Ham are a dream to watch. I'm sure others agree that we'd love to see more of Ham on Cam! I just had an anxiety breakdown and after watching this I feel a million times better. More of Sohla and Ham please! :) Also, a Ham on Cam show please.

[@drea_]

They complement each other so well and are incredibly creative and talented. I love this show!!

[@sanjanasandeep9948]

I absolutely loved this!!! More of sohla and Ham please!!!

[@ericulpepper]

love these two together! Ham REALLY adds a ton. Sohla always brings the heat.

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

"Rice?" "Or Maracas" I'm only a minute in and I'm laughing myself out of my seat

[@sikhnikudi]

I love how Ham was petting/striking the soft toy- dog in the beginning 😄 They are great together and extremely creative!

[@ElisaLionne]

Yaaaaay Sohla and Ham together!!! This is perfect! I love this show so much!!

[@iamamanduh]

They are so wholesome! What a duo! Sohla and Ham! Let's see more of this talented couple! 👏

[@annmarko638]

More Sohla and Ham!!! I love watching them cook and work together!

[@jordanleising4041]

More Sohla and Ham! This was lovely and so fun to watch.

[@julianamazzari8449]

Sohla is so giving when it comes to share ideas and accept suggestions from her guest/friends/husband. What a great host she is!

[@randomcookies29]

It's so intensely enjoyable to watch two people who are so good at their craft. This was excellent!

[@amandakonradsonfntp937]

You two were great! Hope more of these Sohla & Ham cooking videos are made. Such a good watch!!

[@scientificostrich]

POWER COUPLE!!! Sohla and Ham are just so incredible together, I love this so much!

[@mandytheo8059]

Love Sohla and Ham together! This is a masterpiece of a cooking show, it has Witt, Humor, mystery and touch of cooking with a chef kiss!

[@benjaminmtang]

this was such a joy to watch. give these two their own show! and a pop up =) what ingeniously delicious things they would come up with

[@jentown7578]

Watching these two together makes me happy.

[@ItsJustLib]

This was adorable and I love everything about it. Please make more. Thank you.

[@spider_plantt]

I love watching these two brainstorm because they're both such experts in their field that they're perfectly in sync with each others thoughts and concepts and I am over here listening to them speak an entire different language