The delights and problems of watching Molto Mario

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Original 2017 investigation by Eater into Mario Batali's conduct: ny.eater.com/2017/12/11/16759...
Eater follow-up: ny.eater.com/2017/12/22/16809...
2018 Eater follow-up with more women coming forward: ny.eater.com/2018/5/30/174078...
Footage of Batali's 2019 court appearance, from CBS Boston: • Web Extra: Celebrity C...
Old Molto Mario episodes preserved by "Molto Fan": / alexdej999

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

I grew up watching Mario Batali as well. It was a tough pill to swallow when i started hearing about his behavior and witnessing first-hand the difference between TV Mario and drunk-in-his-own-restaurant Mario, especially his behavior towards young women. I frequently get a visceral reaction just seeing or hearing him, yet in this video when you told us to watch him in action on his show, I can't help but be impressed and remember how much of an influence he's had on my own career. in the end i think it's best to let his work live on only through people like you who got their early inspiration from the innocent made-for-TV mario batali, but relegate him and his reruns to dumpsters out back. Also, I'm a big fan of Helen, too. I remember having coffee with her in Brookline way back in 2008 or 2009, when Mario was still inspiring all of us. Thanks, Adam, great video.

[@deadchanellmao9929]

Is nobody gonna realize that he is j. Kenji lòpez-alt?

[@yanikkunitsin1466]

You staged at Gordon's he staged(delighfully bad) at Marco Pierre's. Kinda interesting.

[@jenova5751]

HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP

[@TheGamersDen]

@kommisar No one's asking for squeaky clean morals, just uh, don't commit sexual misconduct and fucking INDECENT ASSAULT AND BATTERY? This isn't even cancel culture, cancel culture is someone saying something slightly weird and getting fucked for it, but this is objectively wrong.

[@ditobear]

@kommisar dunno why you blaming this on "cancel culture" lmao, it's already a common thing that people do way before internet exist

[@christosbelibasakis2296]

Who else thought Adams fig tree family story was really cool

[@mauz791]

It's like a family heirloom, it's amazing

[@HolyMess420]

If I don't dream of a fruit-bearing tree tonight I'm gonna be upset lol.

[@TMThesaurus]

Who else was expecting him to say that he discovered the family story wasn't true?

[@ProudPlagueRat]

My grandparents once saw a stick in someone's trash, so of course they took it home and planted it. It grew into a big fig tree and I remember picking fresh figs and my grandmother's amazing fig jam. Unfortunately when they moved closer to us, they forgot to bring a clipping of their tree. I just got my own fig tree for mother's day this year

[@KrypXern]

I'm Italian American and my family has done the same thing. Three fig trees in my backyard alone, all clippings from the same one.

[@liambohl]

9:30 - "If there exists a problem of people being too quickly ejected from public life for behavior that is as common as it is harmful, surely that problem is much smaller than the problem of the behavior and the real harm it causes to real people." What a great line!

[@leonfrancis3418]

It's a line that feels a lot like, "if it saves one life, it's worth it." Sounds great at the time til you have to reassess what that means in real life, or better yet, when it's your life being ruined by false or half true accusations. Everyone talks like this til the beast makes it to their front door.

[@SapientPearwood]

"... before mission creep led them to trashy reality competition programming, apparently the entropic end stage of all tv"... wow. First of all, what a great insight, but also that sentence is just so satisfyingly well written. Well done!

[@blakscot]

Had me laughing out loud and crying on the inside at the same time

[@synthlord2368]

I am so sick of reality elimination competition shows. The only thing more predictable, besides one person leaving at the end of the show, is the rising and setting of the sun.

[@SimuLord]

TV's decline made it easier for me to cut the cord. Thanks to quality content on KZbin, my PC gaming habit, and my NBA League Pass subscription, I have no need of nor use for a television.

[@ElmoRitter]

that really was a lyrical gem

[@0x80O0oOverfl0w]

And it's every channel now. It started with MTV Real World, but now it's just gone too far. You can't watch any cable TV now without watching a "reality" show about a family in the swamp, or people making swords, or living in the trailer park, a crab fishing boat, baking cup cakes. This is exactly why I don't have cable/sat TV anymore.

[@KobayashisEgo]

I keep forgetting how good Adam is at writing, his journalism experience shows honestly

[@Sk0lzky]

And like every technically good journalist he ended up on KZbin :v Meanwhile major outlets release articles that look like someone google translated it to Chinese and back lmao

[@apinkdslite1833]

what are you doing here. only i’m allowed to guilty pleasure watch cooking videos

[@KobayashisEgo]

@@apinkdslite1833 WHAT

[@iPerfection68]

this a thousand times, he is one of the most articulate people on youtube by a longshot and it's a huge part of his appeal (at least for me personally).

[@wandcamilo3989]

clout chasing

[@amarug]

"The entropic end stage of all TV." pure genius, so solemn and perfectly descriptive

[@johannk1523]

such a good line

[@romxxii]

I think there needs to be a disclaimer about it being the end stage of cable TV channels with specific genres. Network TV still hasn't reached that end stage despite being longer in the tooth than most specialty cable channels.

[@robertosns2]

I too, noticed that this line along with some others were responsible for the outstanding script of this episode. Congrats Adam.

[@eggur0ll289]

Mm food look good I lemme munch

[@gsh0070]

*cough* TLC *cough*

[@GruntBurger]

"I would never presume to tell you the proper way to make pasta." Veggie soup on the other hand..... Seriously though, your vegetable soup video has changed my life, and a variant of your soup has become a staple in the house.

[@apothecurio]

Life saver for us young people having to live on almost nothing.

[@RoyHelling]

I have to watch this video! Thanks

[@FaecesAndFlame]

old comment but what is your variant? I make a lot of veggie soup, but one time i made adams and it wasn't super great tbh. daddy needs that chemical umami from broths (for the record i'm an adam fan in general, i learn more from his philosophy than his actual recipes tho)

[@Epicdps]

@@FaecesAndFlame Msg

[@lonestarr1490]

@@FaecesAndFlame Try adding a few drops of dark soy sauce at the end.

[@vegasrenie]

I still watch Molto Mario on KZbin. I always loved his style, his cooking, and the tidbits of information about Italian culture and cooking that he’d share. Of course, it’s also fun to look at the faces of his “audience“ who became famous or lost in time. My son worked for Mario when he had restaurants here in Vegas. He really, really liked him a lot. He liked his personality, the way he treated his staff, etc. Mario hated Gordon. At least, according to my son. However, my son did have a caveat. He said, and I quote, “of course, if I had a vagina, things might have been different.“

[@StrangerHappened]

That said, Mario was acquitted, so I wish Adam would update the title of the video. Not a lot of problems with Mario. Being a womanizer is the most mundane thing ever. Not a great thing in some cases, but nothing actually problematic.

[@mhxybeats653]

“most of us are quite lucky to not have yet been defined by the worst things we did”

[@deutschelehrer69]

I know what u did

[@JanSenCheng]

I mean, personally, the worst thing I've ever done is _much_ less harmful than sexual assault.

[@KorokSeeds]

I mean, many people who've been to prison for a mistake they made as a teen will live with the consequences of having a record for the rest of their lives. People who are already disadvantaged suffer much worse consequences for their worst decisions than people in positions of privilege. And sexually assaulting someone is a hell of a lot worse in my opinion then say possession of drugs or the kinds of things that get poor people sent to jail

[@captaincrunch72]

@@KorokSeeds there are 25 million + poor whites in the usa mostly concentrated in the appallachia area and >>>are not privileged. They ARE as disadvantaged as any other poor person..... #fact.

[@KorokSeeds]

@@captaincrunch72 I don't think we disagree? I didn't say anything about race. Being poor is a massive disadvantage that means you'll probably face worse consequences if you for your actions compared to privileged media people who complain about being 'cancelled' but still get to hold on to their wealth

[@radhiadeedou8286]

That fig tree story was so wholesome, hopefully one day Adam's kids will have a clipping of that tree in their garden

[@scQue]

How am I just now finding out that you can grow fig trees in Pennsylvania? Is that seriously true?

[@billdarling3870]

I held my breath as the fig tree story unfolded, really really hoping he had a living cutting of it. I'm so glad he does :)

[@MrMichealHouse]

@NihilisticEntropy edgy

[@Nodsaibot]

Jesus Hates Figs

[@marcmielke]

@@Nodsaibot No, he hates fig trees that are barren.

[@teletubbiestunetwister9570]

The way you write and frame your videos is so smooth that I couldn't tell if I was watching a cooking show or some sort of uni philosophy lecture. Love how you make your audience think.

[@nopushbutton]

you know, that's an interesting point, I was trying to think what Adam's videos remind me of, but it's like a good university lecture

[@lavona8204]

Come for the recipes, stay for the depth

[@raybod1775]

What's ironic, is Mario is better off to have unloaded his restaurants before the pandemic.

[@N1120A]

Probably not, actually. Those restaurants survived.

[@kingjames-hr3mh]

He actually closed them during the allegations , and all that seemed to happen right before the pandemic ,

[@kingjames-hr3mh]

I worked for Mario at carnevino in Las Vegas and let me telll u it’s all Faldo allegations

[@ImeldaFagin]

Way before Molto Mario, he had a show on public television on Spanish food. It was absolutely terrific. It wasn’t the usual paella and gazpacho. He presented regions mostly unknown to tourists and did an analysis of the food of course while cooking at the same time. Wish I could see it again.

[@condenihilit1572]

As a Spaniard from one of such regions, that certainly sounds quite interesting. Thanks for the info!

[@jonasblum]

I'm decent at researching this stuff, what station/city?

[@tiffanyb5840]

It's a PBS show called Spain: On The Road with Gwyneth Paltrow and it was after Molto Mario started. Enjoy!

[@AdamShaiken]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWOtgp-qhNJ1m9U

[@flamingpi2245]

@@tiffanyb5840 Ewww Gwyneth Paltrow?

[@AlexE5250]

“Most of us are quite lucky that we have, as yet, not come to be defined by the worst things we ever did and not the best” Very eloquently said

[@EmperorFishFinger]

An idea going back to at least the New Testament.

[@EggBastion]

@@EmperorFishFinger Something about stones, wasn't it?

[@rdu239]

Moral of the story: criticize someone properly, based on their craft and not on their personal character

[@nate_storm]

yeah but most of us also don’t sexually harass and assault people

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@nate_storm Mario was acquitted. He might be an inappropriate flirt, but that used to be how adults started relationships back before we all stopped speaking to humans face to face.

[@erictafoya11]

For anyone watching this video and still knows Mario Batali, he was found innocent last year in May due to the fact that the woman who he supposedly harassed acted on false accusations, was told to 'play up the story' (actual quote from the hearing), and was in on the whole scheme for financial gain. Mario was not a perfect man and he acted inappropriately towards females at times. That is not what should be debated. What should be debated is the fact that a man lost restaurants, sponsorships, businesses deals, his entire career, and public image all because a woman wanted $10,000. That's it. Millions of dollars, decades of effort, and the image of a friendly Italian Chef all thrown out because of a selfish woman who really should be the one behind bars and scrutinized.

[@alamrasyidi4097]

jfc i hate how often i keep hearing this sort of case. it makes me uncomfortable

[@leonfrancis3418]

The acquittal never gets as much news coverage as the accusation.

[@erikschnese1593]

Adam i love to hear about how you brought a distant family fig tree home. Personally, I was given my great grandmother's cast iron. Very different scenarios, but I love the idea of passing along family history through food and felt we both have our own heirloom we can pass to our future generations. Its what makes food so special.

[@iscream2182]

Adam : "i would never presume to tell you the proper way to cook" Adam from veggie soup : "NO!"

[@ytreece]

And I still sauté my onions, carrots and other veg that benefit from browning. I can’t help it. I make soup the way I make soup. 😂

[@Kat-ru4ej]

@@ytreece hey as long as you like it :)

[@Brock-Landers]

@@ytreece That's the only way to do it. Anyone who says different if just wrong and has bad taste.

[@hasan7275]

i know this is a joke but just to clear it up that was more a video about how annoying it is that people over complicate simple recipes and was more a video about how you can achieve good results as just an amateur cook. fits the theme of his content and the idea of not telling people the proper ways very well!

[@jtswonderland3931]

“NO!!!!”

[@Merlmabase]

"Apparently the entropic end-state of all tv" gosh adam it's fun to listen to you talk

[@cgsweat]

That was perhaps one of the most beautifully seamless segues into a sponsor ad I've ever seen.

[@jourdanhamme4065]

This is why I love your channel. You share family stories, voice your opinion on controversial topics in a respectful manner, and ask us for our opinions (allow people with opposite opinions to an even playing field to voice theirs). Long time subscriber

[@VinceLyle2161]

Like I'm sure many have said before me, I really miss non-competitive Food Network. Emeril most of all. Such charisma. Ten minutes into each show, his audience looked willing to follow him into machine gun fire. And he was so authoritative but also had such joie de vivre. But mere personality isn't enough anymore. Food Network always has to decide who's better, the judges have to criticize, say where someone went wrong. I never cared for Batali and his behavior is pretty bad, but I can see what Adam liked about the show and I can see how he was influenced. And I can also see how he could be wistful about the way everything turned out, how something that was so enjoyable is now tainted and ambiguous. That is life, though. Things you thought were so simple when you were young become muddled by time and perspective as you get older. It's good that Adam is willing to look at both sides, the simple and complex, and try to find a middle path. It's a good example to follow.

[@MsJazbren]

Pre-decent bandwidth and data plans, my favourite episodes of the Masterchef series were always the masterclasses.

[@HipposaurusRex]

This brings to the mind the saying "never meet your heroes." Probably coined for something similar to this. The persona you know from a distance is probably not the same person you will meet up close.

[@JuriAmari]

@@HipposaurusRex yeah. That comes up a lot. There are people who are exceptions to this idea but we still have to be careful of our ideology because they can let you down at anytime - whether accidentally or, in this case, an outed secret.

[@DoctorMcHerp]

Emeril taught me to season my dredging flour, cause I don’t know where you buy your flour, but where I get mine it don’t come seasoned.

[@ThirdLawPair]

As unelightening as the competition shows are, some have legit comedic value. Cutthroat Kitchen is comic gold (and not in an ironic way).

[@DudenamedSoo]

Emeril Lagasse, Molto Mario, Good Eats, and Jamie Oliver: The Naked Chef were the shows I watched growing up. They were informative, fun and casual. I feel similarly when it comes to comedy. My fond memories are associated with the product, not the person that created it.

[@concrete490]

Same here....and Barefoot Contessa. There are others I can't name at the moment.

[@absentmindedjwc]

Definitely the same, but I've found that I've learned far more from (excluding Alton Brown) food KZbinrs as of late. From Adam, to Kenji Lopez-Alt, to Andrew Rea, the amount of edutainment cooking channels definitely beat the crap out of what was once available when Food Network came out.. and worlds beyond PBS cooking shows when I was a kid (Yan Can Cook, Justin Wilson, etc)

[@hyyh2015]

would like to also add giada di laurentiis (her leftover spaghetti pizza recipe is still stuck in my mind), wolfgang puck, gale gand (pastries), jacques torres (chocolate making), rachael ray's 30 minute meals (her use of a 'waste bowl' proved very handy)

[@lunatricxx7675]

nigella lawson and jamie oliver were my favorites growing up tbh

[@mrdanthesnowman]

This was going to be almost my exact comment!! Molto Mario taught me food has culture, Emeril taught me that food can have personality, and Alton Brown taught me that food is a science! All things that sent me on a journey of cooking that as a teenager, a chef was all I wanted to be. Unfortunately, that fizzled into my now 30-something self being in IT (that’s another story for another comment), but what memories I have my now deceased father and cooking together with what we saw on tv. This brought me back to that.

[@HelenBradley]

I’ve followed you for a long time and I really love your videos but this one takes the cake. Thank you for being pragmatic and honest and for bringing us the best of your mind.

[@jerrybarker7781]

Adam you’re officially my favorite foodie/life channel like I view cooking nearly identical as you. Keep up the great work, man

[@andometalworks708]

That fig tree story tho short is actually really powerful and I'm now sad

[@TheKyPerson]

I miss the old Food Network, I like stand and stir shows, I learned quite a bit from them. Competition shows with the exception of The Great British Bakeoff are boring.

[@bloodgain]

What it has lost most from those is the relaxing style. You could watch them, learn from them, and enjoy them, but also use them to wind down for bed. Even later stand and stir shows, like the Neelys, came off as too over-produced to have that same feel. It's ironic that "reality" television is the most heavily produced type of show, and less produced early cable content is the most real.

[@scQue]

Only competition show I've ever truly enjoyed is Chopped... especially once they started putting adding to the baskets those scary things that you find in the back of your fridge. (*That* is how you get creative points in your home kitchen stadium!) Also, Ted Allen is charming AF.

[@vcbf101]

Sc'Eric H. Chopped and Hell’s Kitchen are great

[@aaronfkckcjc6910]

you just named the one competition show that I would actually watch...

[@TheKyPerson]

@@aaronfkckcjc6910 Great British Bakeoff is great fun to watch.

[@davewilliams9804]

I love your channel. Your food tips have improved my cooking more than any. This video highlighted to me a nuanced view i think is sadly lacking in the world. Thank you and keep producing this high quality content.

[@TheHandsomeMatt]

This one brought back memories. My family got cable while I was in college and Food Network became staple watching. “Molto Mario” and “Good Eats” heavily influenced my cooking as well. Along with the syndicated reruns of “Iron Chef.” I looked at going to culinary school and actually submitted a video for Next Food Network Star (season four or five I think). Ended up on the second page of videos for awhile but couldn’t edge into the top ten. Ultimately glad I didn’t do either.

[@saposenpai6413]

This is seriously one of the best KZbin scripts I've ever seen. Adam's journalism experience shows marvelously here

[@sonofalbi9801]

I'm so early Adam hasn't even posted his Q&A yet.

[@maxhoughtonmusic]

Isn't it an FAQ? idk

[@sonofalbi9801]

@@maxhoughtonmusic Technically, you're correct. Sometimes, though, it becomes a Q&A in the replies.

[@namingisdifficult408]

Max Houghton yes

[@ShovelChef]

@@maxhoughtonmusic, yeah, I think he anticipates some questions, but then also aggregates from the comments. So technically both? 😅

[@damplamp]

same

[@videoinformer]

I had no idea "Good Eats" had returned to the Food Network. It's my favorite food show ever, and a show for which I never missed a new episode. I haven't watched anything on Food Network in at least a couple years, but I'm eager to see what this reboot looks like. One complaint I have about Alton Brown in recent years, and I hope it isn't true of his reboot, is that he has seemed to make a strategic career move toward being plain "nasty", which I hope is just a gimmick and not his true personality -- but, it's been so off-putting that he ceased to be a draw to me at all. ONLY a "Good Eats" revival and my hope to see the engaging-not-mean Alton Brown I formerly knew and loved to watch will get me back to watch a show of his again. BTW, I love the way you engage us here on your channel. THIS is exactly what I want to see.

[@evonnagale3045]

Alton has talked about how that nasty persona is just that-a persona. It's an act he puts on for certain shows that want that kind of thing. What I've seen of Good Eats Reloaded has been a joy.

[@edadankmemes]

@@evonnagale3045 it’s cancelled again

[@flamingpi2245]

@@evonnagale3045 I saw him live a few months ago He was a delight, hilarious stories and the same great skits

[@evonnagale3045]

@@flamingpi2245 I saw he has a tour and was like "what kind of show is he putting on?" 👀

[@mrbenmall]

I miss the "stand and stir" shows. I, of course, love your channel. But I'd also recommend Chef Jean-Pierre. He still stands and stirs, so to speak. And he's got a great personality. Keep doing what you do. Love your stuff, Adam!

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

Oh, yes! Chef JP has got a great vibe going on, and I learn so much, as well as laugh. 😁

[@unoriginal_name7091]

Such a happy man! I always call an onion an "oyo" in my head because of him!

[@bramble6367]

Other youtubers: hide their face to hide their identity. Adam: shows himself, his wife, his kids, his house, his town, his problems in said town and tells about his family lineage and their story.

[@fclp67]

Kinda like that about him. Although I can't imagine how does one even live like that.

[@IVIRnathanreilly]

He's a food KZbinr, everyone that's watching this has their own life to live, not like you'd find on commentary channels. It's sad that anyone has to hide theirs honestly

[@choronos]

I respect his decision to be so open with his audience, but I also respect those other KZbinrs who do not want to show their faces or share their personal lives. Some people have the drive to create but no desire to gain public recognition for their work. The idea of fame seems terrifying and awful to them. Their reward is that people enjoy and benefit from their work, and they can still walk down the street without being harassed. Perhaps Adam enjoys being recognized and engaging with fans on the street- I wouldn't be surprised, he seems very outgoing. I for one am very reserved and need time to recharge alone after stressful social situations. Being famous would be a nightmare for me. When I eventually get recognition for work I've done, I want to remain anonymous.

[@killlog-kb3kd]

Next video he shows his social security number, credit card numbers, exact address and where he keeps his spare key, etc.

[@viniciusdesouzamaia]

Some people have legitimate reasons not to show themselves. One of my fav. KZbinrs is a lawyer who explains legalese and wears a mask to avoid persecution at work because of his politics.

[@luckyyuki]

Rachel Ray's 30 min meals really introduced me to imprecise measurements, eyeballing, and just going with how it tasted.

[@HKim0072]

Haha, I always thought she was a bit extreme. But yes, cooking isn’t like baking. Things don’t have to be exact.

[@2GoatsInATrenchCoat]

@@HKim0072 I think that's one of the biggest myths about baking (as a novice baker who hasn't completed culinary school yet, so don't take my word for it). Bakers didn't have measuring devices and access to consistent, detailed recipes for most of human history, yet the origins of many of the most delicious baked goods date back to those times when measuring was impossible. Personally, one of my greatest joys as a baker is making things like bread and pasta from scratch, with no recipe, and proceeding by judging the feel of the dough. The end product comes out a little different each time, but it's also always delicious and textually interesting as long as I don't deviate too greatly from the guidelines that I know. I almost never follow recipes to a T unless I'm making something that's particular and finicky like macarons.

[@2GoatsInATrenchCoat]

@@aleciastar1433 I know that, but many didn't have access to recipes at all, much less recipes that used measurements that they could replicate. My exact point is that they eyeballed or experimented to figure out the right ratios. yes, it was possible to find a way of measuring, and professional bakers certainly did, but regular housewives baking bread for their families in the 10th century certainly didn't always have access to tools or recipes that would yield precise measurements and results. It would be more practical to simply judge the feel of bread dough or pasta dough. You also have to remember that leavened bread was invented in 1000 BC. I'm not talking about the 17th century right now. Even during the medieval time period, people would eat off trenchers - plates cut from stale bread. For a large amount of human history, the average person owned very few utensils and dishes. yet they always had bread.

[@2GoatsInATrenchCoat]

@@aleciastar1433 I still had to follow a recipe for a guideline, but when I was staying at a friend's dusty apartment with 0 measuring tools, I made a pretty decent cake, cinnamon rolls, and pie dough. you certainly can't do it with more technical recipes, though. Like, I made a pound cake, not an Opera Gateau lol

[@milesedgeworth132]

@@2GoatsInATrenchCoat The reason measurements are so important is because it takes sixty years to bake something and you don't want to spend another sixty years to make it again

[@asylum2200]

This vid is one of my favorites of yours Adam. The articulation and descriptiveness are unparalleled in a world like today. Thank you

[@swolby9230]

A former professor of journalism, a cook and a KZbinr, this man is amazing. Edit: He is also a musical composer. I didn't list that since I was new to the channel and later on learned of his musical talents.

[@Cyborg_Lenin]

Also a musician, and a radio host.

[@jlastre]

I thought he is still a prof. His undergrad is from a music conservatory. He’s composed some award winning pieces.

[@german_saucedo]

Can you make a video like this about what the legacy of Anthony Bourdain has left us? What should we take away from his life? Is there anything we can learn from his death?

[@catbertz]

I'd be interested to watch this, but Anthony was just a troubled guy, carrying demons for what seemed like most of his life. Sad, he was a very interesting soul to listen to, and travel with.

[@joelfisk]

Yeah, don't do drugs.

[@lw8099]

Bourdain was an Ambassador to humanity. He went to places and took a universal thing that has been a bedrock for many cultures and showed that when you sit around a table, the cadence of eating and listening with mouths busy helps people come together and get their say in. He showed that a recovering drug addict can be a poet, a journalist, an artist, rub elbows with high cuisine and dig down into a village’s square to eat and every time it is something special. 3 times a day you get a chance to connect with someone. I wrote a haiku a while back celebrating him. instagram.com/p/BkdcFi2gkoV/?igshid=1h241e3ylqjvf

[@brokeindio5072]

He was bored in life. Pun intended.

[@spooneater9001]

I learned to have standards with the women I date, and if I do get cucked behind my back, don't pay for the silence of the guy who she cheated on me with.

[@Pleasedontmakeascene]

Ah, of course. Adam the fencesitter, never willing to take a stand when it comes to the heavy subjects, but I will... YOU ALWAYS MIX IN THE SAUCE WITH THE PASTA. All kidding aside, great video. I have to say that I have been watching cooking shows my whole life, but I never really used them for learning until in my late 20's. Adam is one of the people who have influenced me in wanting to cook more food, and to mix the sauce with the pasta. It just elevates the dish so much in my opinion.

[@LimakPan]

To me it feels like he clearly has an opinion but also worries too much to state it plainly. Here he hints a lot about enjoying the show separately from its artist, but he probably doesn't want to get into the online trouble he could end up in as a semi-popular youtuber. It wouldn't even matter if he's wrong, people could get mad at him for the sake of it just because they have a reason.

[@dxcSOUL]

@@LimakPan Problem is, to use a food analogy. Imagine eating a dish with a conspicuous side of poop. The level at which you can enjoy the dish depends on your ability to ignore the very obvious shit on the plate. It's also dishonoring the shit's victims. It's not easy, but I don't appreciate Adam's take. I think it's from a person who is very far removed from the nature of trauma and it's definitely somewhat privileged.

[@justagent5844]

@@dxcSOUL "I think it's from a person who is very far removed from the nature of trauma and it's definitely somewhat privileged." WOW to just claim to "think" to know someone from videos they post on youtube... I'd argue 90% of people are molested in some way so take your personal perspective and keep it in your pockets like your dumb comments.

[@roberthunter5059]

Did you see how his sauce slid right off of the noodles?! Disgusting!

[@kathyobrien1063]

@@LimakPan 'Not wanting to get in trouble' for taking a stand against abusers? That is cowardly and playing into the hand of his 'bro' followers who all get excited and riled up at the thought of another Adam video. This fan club made up mostly of men appear to like the angry, bulked up, middle of the road Adam who won't even take a stand against admitted sexual assault. Normalizing this Monster Mario brings nothing but jokes and adoration from said bro club. But by all means Adam, stick to the middle! I'm sure that world will turn out just great for our kids.

[@punchtothemind7582]

I already loved this channel before I watched this video, but you just became my actual favorite. Thank you Mr. Ragusea. Very very well done.

[@TheRdruryk8]

Adam, this was an excellent, excellent video. Thank you for making it. Sensitive, fair, brave, and honest.

[@Sarsahhh]

That’s the sad thing about one’s wrong choices. That they adversely affect the innocent people you worked so closely with. That’s just the reality of it.

[@valeriekeefe8898]

Unless you're cis*feminine, but enough about the CDC data and how 40+% of sexual assaults and 55% of reproductive coercion leads to less than 1% of those incarcerated for same. I tend to think Anthony Bourdain was fairly innocent... Asia Argento otoh...

[@bruhmoment8473]

Agreed, being guilty by association is an unfortunate thing

[@romeomike69]

Hence, don’t do such things since you’ll not only ruin yourself but other’s associated with you as well.

[@ragnarokhead19000]

I’m so appreciative of this very Adam kind of Monday video. Topics I didn’t know I’d be interested in, but whose nuances I really appreciate having watched. Always thankful for your content, Adam.

[@nitramczi]

Exactly how I feel too! Monday vids are awesome.

[@hasan7275]

the journalism professor jumped out in this one big time and i really enjoyed that. in general your ability to present ideas is great Adam. really insightful video. also spaghett

[@eduardoportocarvalho7338]

Love your channel! This one was really special, and the way you introduce your merchandise agenda is so classy and clean. Keep up the great work. Love your videos specially the professional way you face the questions that you rise and the fluidity you sail through all of them. Just great!

[@erichgroat838]

"The entropic end-stage of all tv"

[@vasiovasio]

And we all know that the Internet simply kills all TVs from the past...

[@johncohle8331]

Adam is brilliant.

[@notquitehim]

Tiktok seems to be the entropic end-stage of all internet video platforms

[@qveenissac]

That 3rd guest, Naomi. is Jake & Maggie's mom

[@LaundryFaerie]

Fun fact: She was the one they were talking about on The Electric Company when the announcer said dramatically, "And what about... Naomi?!"

[@katelynbrown98]

@@LaundryFaerie oh that's pretty cool. I've always been kinda fascinated by celebrity family that grew up in generations of entertainment.

[@lunasophia9002]

Meanwhile I'm here with no idea who Jake and Maggie are

[@stardustbunny333]

@@lunasophia9002 Jake Gyllenhaal is the only one I know of the two. He's a relatively famous actor so you might've seen him or might haven't. His most famous contribution to modern pop culture is playing Mysterio in Spider-Man Far From Home.

[@MsJazbren]

@@lunasophia9002 Maggie plays Matt Damon's love interest in Good Will Hunting.

[@anthonyvanacore9647]

I’m so glad I subscribed to this channel, the first video I watched was on butter, and ever since then I’ve told all my friends about Adam and his great videos

[@michaelnelson2976]

This is really excellently thought through. Thank you for that care.

[@pandoravex4791]

Holy cow I didn’t know that he did that. ): my favorite show was Good Eats. I’m glad Alton has a KZbin channel now. It’s funny to hear him say brand names.

[@InfernalBanana]

I actually find it funnier when he’s dancing around the brand name and basically saying, “You know what it is. I know what it is. We both know I can’t say what it is, but we both know what it is.”

[@adventuriffic]

That was such a smooth transition from Helen to advert

[@scQue]

I bet he took notes from Art Bell.

[@noahhollingsworth3303]

This video really turned things around for me. Before, I appreciated your courage to step out of the box, but felt like you did so in a gregarious way. After seeing you explain yourself, and how you view your dishes, I’m totally onboard. Creating a dish in a way that you love and can call your own is a beautiful task, and to have the courage to share is noteworthy.

[@serawasnever2902]

Thank you, I so needed this! 🖖

[@nabeelhussain1372]

9:20 This is an incredibly mature and measured statement. One I personally agree with, and one that has increased my respect of Adam innumerably.

[@Doggieman1111]

Immeasurably

[@Nice-hk1ed]

@@Doggieman1111 who

[@davicito4841]

Them memories of watching Emeril live, 30 minute meals, 40 dollars a day and Iron Chef America

[@jaminwaite3867]

@Jason Yang OMG I cannot stand Rachel Ray either and I don’t even necessarily have a reason why

[@johncopple6479]

@Jason Yang Because of the $1.32 & $1.79 tips she left to stay under $40. With a proper 18-25%tip as minimum it would been the $51.25 a day show

[@johncopple6479]

@@jaminwaite3867 Cuz she cheaped out on tip !

[@economicist2011]

Iron Chef was the genesis of the entropic reality end state of food television.

[@davicito4841]

@@economicist2011 Well right now, the thing i watch on the Food Network is DDD. Liked it since it started.

[@llumys]

I've watched most of your videos countless times, so I'm surprised I missed this one. I think it might be your best video of all-time.

[@cliffmathew]

I debated within myself and settled on the "judge the creation and the creator independently" approach. I continue to watch and enjoy movies with Klaus Kinski, Woody Allen and so on. Regarding food shows on TV, watching Gordon Ramsay ruins my appetite. Guys like Adam on KZbin are doing a phenomenal job of educating and inspiring regular people. Thank you.

[@micgaming6284]

Thank you adam for making some of the best instructional vidoes ever. Wouldnt mind hearing an audio book by you.

[@supernaruto170]

Yeah man, I love listening to his essay videos.

[@OmegaNexus1]

Adam reads children's bedtime stories when?

[@CoolIizard]

Love the way you use food as a lens for other really interesting and deep topics, while still bringing a clear love of cooking to all of your videos. Keep it up!

[@ArgentAbendAzure]

I watched Jeff Smith, 'The Frugal Gourmet' when I was young. He turned out to be a very harmful person. I still feel like I learned a lot about cooking, and American immigrant culture from him. "Sweet water from a foul well" as they say.

[@jimvaiknoras7822]

His cook books are fantastic, but just can't bring myself to use them anymore or recommend them

[@jodiwest23]

Yes! When I lived in 1990s boonies and only has 3 tv stations, this show taught me so much about cooking and culture. Yet I wouldn't by his books today.

[@SmokesOnMe]

Personally I think the question of whether old content is tarnished by "current" events is determined by if the creator puts those negative aspects of themselves into the content itself. For instance if Batali were to regularly "flirt" with female guests, that could easily jade the entire program knowing what we know now.

[@chrisrubin6445]

this seems very wise to me. Louis CK made a lot of jokes that in retrospect are tainted by his actions for example.

[@shadowmuffin36]

Talent blesses both the wicked and the righteous equally, doesn’t reduce his skill as a tv cook.

[@nickesposito312]

that is an amazing quote, good shit man

[@AvenEngineer]

Indeed an insightful comment. My understanding is that essentially every religious belief assert that, the wickedness and righteousness exists in all of us, necessarily, and simultaneously. As an Atheist, this wisdom still strikes me as correct.

[@silverwolf761]

Thank you. I may not approve of some aspects of his personal life, but that doesn't change the fact that the man can cook or that there ARE things you could learn from him.

[@SuperPhunThyme9]

Although all he did for sure was say some sleazy things.....I can't believe that alone can ruin your whole life. ...and everything else is just accusations for now.

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

@@SuperPhunThyme9 he's straight up admitted to it lol, wtf

[@Jsquared2]

As a longtime fan of Adam, i can definitely say that this is his slickest ad transition

[@thefollowingisatest4579]

Right?

[@scQue]

It's kind of like an old radio-hour technique. Am I right, Adam?

[@puertolumbian316]

I've been enjoying your videos for a while now and this one showed up on my YT feed. After seeing this I have a great respect for you and your thoughts on this topic!

[@jamesk400]

you hit the current state of food network and cooking channel on the nose. it's the reason I watch and sub to so many channels on KZbin that produce exactly what you've done in this video as well as many other cooking topics

[@CooksCentral]

So happy to see you promoting Helen’s channel. I’ve been following her for years and she is no doubt one of the most underrated “youtube chefs” out there

[@nicovelazquez5912]

It was so nice to see that Helen was getting some well deserved appreciation. Thank you Adam.

[@charliebjr2]

You've got to be the most interesting youtuber I've watched! Keep up the terrific work!

[@F4izzle]

I loved all these food network shows when I was a teenager. I watched food network from day one. Your show reminds me of them, that’s why I’m hooked. Love the show! Keep making them and I’ll keep smashing the like button.

[@chrisjahnke2439]

I grew up on everything Martin Yan. He was incredibly entertaining and I learned so much

[@BellTollsForThee]

What a great show this one was, thank you so much for making this story so personal. I am just loving your content Adam and the wonderful perspective you bring to cooking.

[@mariotorresgo]

I know you just mentioned it briefly but when watching you for the first time it reminded me of Good Eats so much (I wasn't specially familiar with Molto Mario). I like that aspect you bring to this channel, blending science and food. I love that it's not about replicating the perfect recipe but learning what some techniques work, why some don't and having a foundation to then improvise a little bit or make it your own.

[@Rooey129]

I love this! I stand for everything you say in this video too the tee!

[@BliffleSplick]

I think the whole thing stems from a false ideal to begin with: that if you like someone for something you like all of them without question. That's absurd. Unfortunately binary thinking seems really common in places like the US and similar. You can like your gran's cooking and still know she had a vicious temper AND still not be ok with her temper. We're all flawed and having the bar set at flawless or cancelled is just toxic.

[@lydiaweinberger7660]

The bar doesn’t need to be set at flawless; but the bar at “I don’t want my views to contribute to the ratings or wallet of a serial abuser” seems pretty low and valid. I love and loved Anthony Bourdain, and he was no where near perfect; Alton brown even makes off color jokes every once and awhile. But equating your grandmother’s bad temper to rape is a false equivalence.

[@nathandanner4030]

@@lydiaweinberger7660 I must have missed it. Was Mario Batali ever convicted of rape?

[@lydiaweinberger7660]

@@nathandanner4030 accused but not convicted--still a false-equivalency

[@lydiaweinberger7660]

Lol if someone compares knowing someone’s pattern of sexual abuse and continuing to give them money and support to a grandma having a temper that is an equivalency. Though I do like being called a garbage human for speaking my opinion-whose trafficking in binaries now? Either I agree or I’m a bad person?

[@DutchmanDavid]

@@lydiaweinberger7660 he was making a comparison, not an equation. I can compare vegetarians to Hitler, because Hitler was a (supposed) vegetarian. This doesn't mean I equate them. Vegetarians aren't nearly as bad as Hitler. They're worse, LMAO.

[@RebeccaPaige]

I grew up watching Yan Can Cook. Omg, that man was (and still is) amazing.

[@leightaft7763]

I’ve been a chef for 20 years. Run my own food business etc. I owe it all to yan. As a little kid shows like wok with yan were my favourite.

[@JuriAmari]

One of my family’s first rice cookers was from the Yan Can Cook line. He’s a huge influence along with Ina Garten, Giada di Laurentis, Nigella Lawson, and Iron Chef (the OG ones in Japan).

[@thehobbyist6963]

As a child to Asian immigrants, watching "Yan Can Cook" on PBS helped to foster my love of cooking and food media. It was nice seeing someone who looked like me on television, not feeding a stereotype.

[@nopushbutton]

@@JuriAmari haha same here. my family also kept the boxes from EVERY appliance so I saw that "Yan Can Cook" box a lot

[@TsunamiWombat]

Updoot for Yan, that man literally still out there hitting the goddamn trail and hustling.

[@wagslarr]

I'm with you Adam. I watched every episode of Molto Mario. I loved how he taught us to cook by Region. Sad how he ended up. I learned a lot from him as I do you now. Thank You!!

[@hashammalik505]

Really well done Adam. Top 10 of your shows.

[@Smallfrye]

Seeing Adam go from his New York Style Pizza OG video (Which was still quality for what it was) to the exceptionally written and executed more modern videos is astonishing. Good job sir, good job.

[@Seethi_C]

When are you going to do a full video on Alton Brown? It sounds like you have very mixed feelings about him.

[@michaelomara]

Here's my unsolicited take, because I'm itching to write several paragraphs on food while stuffing my face with discount pretzels. if this video is any explanation, Adam prefers the Mario method of cooking, in which you don't tell people what to do but rather show them an option (with consideration for tradition). Adam's own ability to empower and inform led me to apply and diversify my own skills and habits in the kitchen. Engaging with his channel helps me be an active participant in the kitchen, rather a passive one who lives and dies by the recipe. Alton very much tells you what and how to do. He's embraced that part of his professional, at times antagonistic persona and said so multiple times publicly (as recently as several weeks ago on his very good live youtube "show", Quarantine Quitchen). The murky part? I don't think the impressionable consumer can tell the difference, and convince themselves 'how Alton does is how I do it.' I can say my cooking adult role models in my childhood very much borrowed from Alton's methods, whether it was organization, custom tools, or recipes. I'd very much like a similar Adam video to this Mario movie but for Alton, and while we're at it, a general video essay and discussion on many of the food stars we grew to love growing up.

[@deregulationIC]

@@michaelomara Alton style caters to a different audience of home cooks, so does people like Mario. I prefer Alton's who prefers a logical approach to this his solutions, but there's nothing wrong with a rustic approach that many home cooks and Adam like to use. I thinks Adam's distaste comes for Alton, may stem from the philosophy that there isn't one way to do things like you said, but multiple. Yet, there is something enjoyable doing it in a methodical, planned out way and come ending up with perfected product. Like Alton.

[@bamung2475]

@@michaelomara That is a good take on the subject. I find it odd myself as i usually when receiving instructions like it to be given precise information and methodology, as such I like some of Altons content, breaking down how things work and how to cook them down to a science. However when i cook I'm not precise, I don't taste as i go along unless it is something really time consuming that i can screw up hours of work or for several people, as such I enjoy Adam's unapologetic take on "here's how I do it and how I like to do it", people change and it's great. He does end up falling into some "gotta do it this way" moments, but they are excusable as it is understandeable. I enjoy cooking and eating, I don't like overcomplicated stuff and as such I will never be frying a freaking egg in an oven like Alton's recent outing. Also I think that some respect has to be had by Adam just from the sheer fact he was exposed to Alton as a teen same as with Mario. I personally like watching Ramsay, I feel that he honestly likes food and given his competitive nature and enviorment he learned and then propagated, he goes for what it is considered to be the best, however I know that food is subjective, so an "Most amazing perfect burger" that has a particular cut of beef, with a particular ratio of meat/fat with a grilled mushroom with a grilled egg inside just seems so much overkill for a burger. Something that I would have to do to try and impress anyone just for the sheer amount of work. And then he has simpler things, always advising on how to cut things or what is going to happen and why, right or wrong he maybe, but is always giving tips as he goes along.

[@michaelomara]

@@deregulationIC Good summarization. I grew up right on the cusp of poverty, so my household didn't have access to a lot of what alton deemed essential. It really made my step father or mom eager to cook when they had the chance to replicate what their culinary hero crafted on camera. While Adam here is fantastic at empowerment, Alton truly excels at challenging the viewer to expand and contrast. That can certainly be oft-putting.

[@alexanderlavoie5461]

Alton Brown is my favorite food personality, and good eats is my favorite food show. I'll rewatch it every few years. I like that he attacks food with science, and I like his distaste for kitchen uni-taskers. I have adopted a lot of that in my cooking. I measure things in grams, and try to understand why things happen. Adam cooks more freely, and is less concerned with "this is how it has to be" way of thinking. So I assume that's why he isn't a huge fan of Alton. I enjoy watching both types of cooking greatly, but I associate with Alton's style more. Adam seems to be more on the Mario style side. Both are fine.

[@BombedNevada]

I’ve watched many of your videos but this is the one got me to subscribe.

[@adambradford-west2071]

What a deeply immersive video Adam. Cheers mate.

[@MNightR32]

I'd rather eat the whole sauce first, then the whole spaghetti.

[@_nexus5943]

drink the sauce in a cup and crunch dried spaghetti. Sound yummy!

[@uncurbedthoughts]

@@_nexus5943 even better if you just eat the raw tomato with flour and egg!

[@josh.8104]

You're all monsters

[@angelsalaiza5014]

That is ultimate heterogeneity

[@SuperPhunThyme9]

I prefer a big fat spaghetti

[@tis-i-bri]

i really appreciate this because i fell in love with mario a few years ago and i was so upset about the charges (obviously not upset that he got caught, but upset that it happened in the first place)

[@christiankennedy7676]

I love your channel, thanks for the effort, great stuff and it’s addicting to watch!

[@Jack93885]

Hearing you talk about your grandfather's fig tree is kinda heartwarming. My Nonno had a fig tree that still lives on with cuttings growing in the gardens of all family that have one. The real highlight were his grapes though. I remember being a young kid, walking into his greenhouse surrounded by grapes on the vine.

[@lambgaming1347]

Me: Ooh! This sounds interesting. Adam: H A R R A S S M E N T

[@shableep]

I’m honestly not that into cooking, and don’t watch cooking videos. But I really enjoy these videos. And honestly, I’m surprised to find myself more inspired when I prepare food for myself. I think the whole “make it your way, and it doesn’t have to be perfect” attitude in this show makes cooking feel more approachable and less like black magic.

[@reflectionpoint]

My grandmother mastered the black magic of cooking. Smallest pan, largest burner, put it on high to warm the pan up, then never turn it down. Stirring was a gamble, either you're simply mixing the ingredients, or you're incorporating the char from the bottom into the pan. Place your bets. As the person consuming the food, and doing the dishes afterwards; I'm still quite in awe of her mastery of black magic.

[@shableep]

@@reflectionpoint Sounds like she really mastered the art! Definitely sounds like something I need to see to believe.

[@rubywarda6871]

Great journalism!!!

[@famuel2604]

Adam: I like how it’s descriptivist not proscriptivist *shows clip of Batali aggressively mocking his guest for questioning his methods*

[@ijustawannaprivicie8031]

Aggressively mocking isn't the takeaway I had. "Aggressively mocking" implies a degree of being intentionally mean or nasty to someone. My take away is that it's just how it's done there and so he's doing it the same way, but if the other guy dd it differently it probably wouldn't matter. I guess some people just have an innate need to find reasons to be offended at all times (and yes, that is my aggressive mocking).

[@jacobsmith1877]

I think Batali was joking and being a little sarcastic, not aggressive

[@flamingpi2245]

@@ijustawannaprivicie8031 Why are you defending a sexual assaulter?

[@ijustawannaprivicie8031]

@@flamingpi2245 Because the two issues are completely unrelated. That's why. You're comment is about as stupid as someone praising Obama, and another person responding with, "Why are you defending an admitted drug user?" Or if someone praises MLK, and someone responds with, "Why are you praising a man who watched and laughed while his friend raped a woman?"

[@vrgsrlenz1907]

Proud piemontese here. Loved to hear the chef talking about my beautiful land.

[@radhiadeedou8286]

The region is known for its hazelnut right?

[@JohnHausser]

My mom is from this region

[@vrgsrlenz1907]

@@radhiadeedou8286 hazelnut and wine, yeah

[@PatGilliland]

Watching this made me feel like I was back in literary criticism class but in a good way.

[@elesvanalpizar7222]

I feel that the beauty of online cooking shows is that they feel closer to home. They can feel so real. Adam, love your channel!

[@darayoga6587]

First time i have ever been compelled to comment on a vid. Well done raising the point about the loss others have incurred with the fall of celebrities..

[@bossbluegamer7243]

Hi Adam you are such an inspiration!! Keep doing good food!

[@anzahanifathallah]

"On the other hand, if -- IF -- there exists a problem of people being too quickly ejected from public life for behavior that is as common as it is harmful, surely that problem is much smaller than the problem of the behavior and the real harm it causes to real people." this is my favorite quote of the day

[@himlolo]

But cancel culture legitimately ruins people for non harmful reasons

[@deadwisdom]

@@himlolo And it's a much smaller problem. Pay attention.

[@himlolo]

@@deadwisdom no because his case is that being ejected for wrong behavior that is common is ok,(which i agree with) the problem i see is when people get canceled for behavior that isn't harmful or allegations with no proof which he totally ignored.

[@deadwisdom]

@@himlolo Which is a problem that is much smaller than the problem of the behavior and real harm it causes to real people. For god's sake man, this isn't hard.

[@himlolo]

@@deadwisdom yes so innocents should be canceled you're right my bad I love Twitter and my sjw brethren.

[@timothygooding9544]

This was REALLY well put together

[@adelk7116]

Dude your vocabulary and writing skills are amazing!

[@grat2010]

Dang, that transition from Helen to advertisement was smooooth.

[@matthewlee2424]

Came here to watch some Adam cooking fun as I love the production quality, thought, approach and the way he delivers information. Now Ive discovered that Adam is a stone cold clever person who has made me think about all kinds of concepts....this is a cooking show....stop challenging me! Seriously though, this was a great episode Adam. Keep this up please.

[@CalvinRoach-NYC]

Excellent perspective! Thanks!

[@gianfrancobolla6658]

Soooooo? Your videos. So refreshing. Thanks,franco,ciao.