BEAT THE CHEF: MYSTERY BOX COOKING CHALLENGE | Vol. 10 Sorted Food

[@SortedFood]

Lots of eagle eyed viewers have pointed out this video contains a certain James Currie, Mike’s nan’s knitwear, and Barry when he used to get haircuts - needless to say, this video was shot over the course of a few months to fit in with various Covid restrictions and make sure everyone involved was as safe as possible! Unfortunately Barry’s long hair will return on Wednesday’s video!!

[@Sapharone]

Eagle eyed!? You don't need to be eagle eyed to spot James. James!!!! ❤

[@victoriabodenham6736]

Very little you all do that we don’t like as a family but for me the olive info made it more enjoyable and of course the excitement of seeing you all together . Hope James is really happy and enjoying his new job but the interaction with him and you all is missed ! Thank you all though including those behind the scenes for the continued hard work .

[@OnlyForThumbsUp]

I love Barry's long hair ❤️

[@Gerbera726]

@@OnlyForThumbsUp he looks really really good with it.

[@CordeliaRavenwood]

Is this before you bought the ice cream machine? I thought the ice cream machine would be why the lumps didn’t matter and then Baz chucked it in trays and I was so confused

[@dangermenatwork]

seeing james back for the episode was a lovely surprise!

[@SortedFood]

We've missed him too!

[@Tharr-cx4uq]

Most definitely

[@SouthendLad600]

Came here to say this.

[@limaman7262]

I took an involuntary intake of breath when I saw him! So happy to see him again 😁

[@miguelkaimo]

@@SortedFood is he back for good? or not? glad to see him

[@nicholasklofta1268]

Who's the tall ginger new guy? He should stick around and NEVER EVER LEAVE.

[@josiahchristensen9304]

Mate he isnt new go back and watch older videos

[@agustincollazo6979]

@@josiahchristensen9304 I think you missed the joke there. He is missed.

[@BigFoodieGeek]

@@josiahchristensen9304 --- THE JOKE ---> You

[@jamiesmith8220]

@@josiahchristensen9304 r/woosh

[@MetalHeadReacts]

@@josiahchristensen9304 That joke went so far over your head, it's orbiting Venus...

[@lewismaddock1654]

Wow, that "FridgeCam" vibe.. How can someone miss something so much without noticing? I guess that's nostalgia. Great episode Lads.

[@FreakieFan]

Also, James again!

[@_ghosthat_2532]

Great to see the fridgecam back

[@jessicakorte]

I saw "Wow, that FridgeCam" in the preview, and my brain filled in in Jamie's voice: "Wow, that FridgeCam had everything!"

[@Perceptious37]

i thought i clicked on an old video and had to check the date. i missed the fridge cam shenanigans

[@Acleverdame]

This is so true! Who knew I deeply desired to be talked to through a fridge!?

[@ArawnNox]

Ben: I forced olives in to every step of the process Also Ben: I made Key Lime Pie without key limes or pie.

[@courtxthexcutie]

underrated comment

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

😂

[@MrDreknar]

Duality of Ben

[@JagannathMxO]

Get you a chef who can do both

[@13LavenderRose]

He learned from last time XD

[@KFC-ff6sz]

This had to be recorded a long time ago. Jackets, cardigans, tall ginger man.

[@BobbleWorld]

my literal reaction: "AH IT'S JAMES! YES!"

[@rainydays9967]

Not ashamed to say I squealed

[@reigngreyson4046]

Oh come on, clicked on the video, top comment spoiled any surprise....

[@TransTess]

Ebbers: My dough has been proving on a hob that has been left on. Me: A hob, left on? Who could it possibly have been...

[@carolprince16]

Someone whose name starts with a 'B' and ends with 'arry'.

[@erinhowett3630]

I have always liked how you guys handle #ads. They're really well done and don't feel like pandering to me.

[@Gerbera726]

Most of the time, I don't even realize that an ad is incorporated. I think they are the best channel which does ads really well.

[@linannsingh6165]

Olive oil, James, and Mike's Cardigan.....my day is complete.⚘

[@rolfs2165]

It's kinda nice that the KZbin subtitles mention that Kostas is speaking Greek. But they're _over the video subtitles of what he's actually saying._ Which is not really ideal.

[@justinwhite2725]

They don't use default KZbin algorothm. They use a transcription service (and I think I know which one). If I'm right, they have the ability to move the subtitles to the top of the screen to preserve the on screen text and didn't use it.

[@kktt725]

@@justinwhite2725 you can move the cc subtitles yourself tho

[@raniadawood1614]

This is one of the sorted episodes that I absolutely love,we the community get to learn about the food,get entertainment from watching the battle and we learn new ways to cook and use the ingredients. Keep it up sortedfood 👏

[@chrisbosch1662]

On the hottest day of the year seeing the boys wearing jumpers is not comfortable

[@SortedFood]

Mike wears a cardie all year round!

[@alexdavis5766]

It’s 28°c where I am and I’ve got goosebumps 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@janmay3901]

I wondered how long ago this was recorded... jackets, sweaters, James. Not complaining at all

[@damarekonayaro5781]

You know when you have bought an item of clothing and are determined to wear it regardless.

[@britw701]

I feel like the beginning is more recent? Barry's hair is giving it away lol

[@patmos68]

Ben, we Greeks call them "dolmathes", your taramasalata looked a little thin but good. Barry, the combo of good feta and honey is always a good thing. Both of you did a good job on the bread.

[@spinderola]

The tarama looked like milkshake 🤓

[@margowsky]

It's absolute wonderful to see Ben and Baz out together somewhere!! I've missed this type of programming from you guys. Happy you guys are able to do this type of thing again.

[@BArro390]

It is so heartwarming to see that in the absence of Jamie, Barry has taken it upon himself to offend an entire country. Brings a tear to my eye...

[@zzskyninjazz1821]

All three of the normals have offended a country now Mikes meatloaf offended America

[@Jay92925]

Thanks for the spoiler

[@DimT670]

we do have olive ice cream tho, and olive jam is supper popular here. And its not like he claimed it was traditional Im more annoyed ben called taramAsalata instead of taramOsalata tbh

[@tastymedleys]

@@DimT670 Τι εχουμε;; Δεν εχω φαει ποτε μαρμελαδα απο ελια, ειναι συνηθισμενη σε καποιο συγκεκριμενο μερος; Φανταζομαι εννοεις κατι διαφορετικο απο την κλασσικη παστα ελιας.

[@BArro390]

@@DimT670 To be fair, I don't really know much about Greece other than you make good cheese and olives, have a really weird relationship with German money and get VERY angry when somebody calls a gyros a kebab.

[@lennartfrommke7649]

Seeing James in this makes me very happy

[@madeleinesoubry1753]

I absolutely ADORED the segment with producers! Love to learn more about the food through these videos!

[@Crakincracka]

was not expecting to see James back so soon (i guess this was recorded before he left), but still a welcome surprise

[@shebjess]

Everyone else: James is back!! Me: *Gasp* The soft return of FridgeCam!

[@barbados7550]

"JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMES" Thats what I said at 11pm and probably woke my grandpa up. I regret nothing :)) well maybe a little. lol

[@tessiesmith3926]

I'm watching it now at 11pm

[@spindrift1027]

Barry's brain is like an odd museum, beautiful and slightly terrifying. That dessert was gorgeous

[@erinhowett3630]

It's going to be 100 F today and I'm sweating just looking at you guys.

[@Tactavious]

That fridge cam perspective was such a nice throwback, I'd forgotten how used to having it I was. Also, that olive farm looks amazing.

[@somewhatsuicidaliguess]

This type of video is just so so good. I mean, I also really like the fun gadgets reviews and so on, but this is just so entertaining and incredibly educational at the same time. So well done!!!

[@annother3350]

Surreptitious climate change propaganda though...

[@somewhatsuicidaliguess]

@@annother3350 well, I would tend to think that it is pretty obvious, that our climate is in fact changing and we will have to adapt to that. Even if one wouldn't believe that there is something like the man-made climate change, changes in the climate did exist for pretty much the whole history of earth.

[@annother3350]

@@somewhatsuicidaliguess The planet has been much warmer before and Carbon Dioxide is plant food

[@somewhatsuicidaliguess]

@@annother3350 that the planet has been much warmer before doesn't mean, that there aren't currently changes in climate to which all living beings have to adapt. Hence I don't really see your point. But since I do not really intend to continue this conversation about "propaganda" a lovely KZbin channel about FOOD is spreading in your eyes, I wish you a nice day.

[@annother3350]

@@somewhatsuicidaliguess The changes we currently observe are not definitely part of a trend. We cannot say for sure the planet is warming....or cooling. I resent the subtle push by this channel towards this wokeness. They should just indeed keep the channel about FOOD.

[@scififreakmi]

Gave my poor husband a heart attack when I screamed “JAMES!!!!!” I regret nothing.

[@alexdavis5766]

James!!!! So lovely seeing James back in a video, missed his sassy input! Hope the new job is going well?

[@maicrftt]

Challenge: Olives Barry: I feel like this is a great time to make dessert

[@erinhowett3630]

Whoever has been in charge of checking comments has been doing a really good job lately!

[@jenw6439]

Also please bring back comment of the week please, comment elves!

[@sheilaray4600]

SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS!!!! Literally LOL when Baz mentioned comfort zone. His thinking outside the box forces me to rethink flavors and "traditional" ways to use ingredients. Also, so lovely see James again, regardless of film date; new to me. I, like so many others, hope him nothing but the very best on his new path.

[@ladygrinningsoul992]

Mikes cardies! When he wears them as a 60 year old woman I feel the need to pretend I knitted it for him 🙂

[@SortedFood]

Mike isnt complete without a cardie. He'd love to have one knitted for him! x

[@jenw6439]

Whenever someone references Mike’s cardigans I always think fondly of the end of that fridge cam where Ben read the comments of the week and Mike delivered three belters of jokes with this face 😐 it cracks me up every time.

[@tomhodgson3502]

@@jenw6439 it isnt my mums, its your nans

[@ladygrinningsoul992]

@@jenw6439 I know hilarious! 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@ladygrinningsoul992]

@@SortedFood I know and I can’t even knit!

[@sineadkearney1635]

I love this informative format!!! It’s reminiscent of old GBBO where they’d have Mel or Sue go and explore that weeks technical challenge bake!

[@ajalfano]

Forgive me for asking but how long ago was this filmed? Ben's glasses, Barry's haircut, use of the fridge and, of course James' presence makes me think it was quite a while ago.

[@JustAnotherLondoner]

The elbow touch thing happened quite early in the pandemic tbh nobody does that anymore, so i think it was probably filmed about a year ago

[@DonMorte2]

@@JustAnotherLondoner and they aren't wearing facemasks inside which puts it somewhere between the end of March and July last year.

[@Laura_Norda]

Also Ben seems to have lost weight during lockdown of I'm not mistaken. Lucky sod!

[@karincope3019]

Mike’s in a sweater .

[@tattyuk75]

I agree. I suspect the video sponsor requested it to be postponed until travel restrictions were lifted/things calmed down and it’s only just been given approval to be uploaded. Hence why they didn’t mention James’ guest spot because he hadn’t left yet and no mention of badges. Would have like a little explanation for the delay at the beginning rather than the Sorted comments suggesting James had come back for this video.

[@raniadawood1614]

12:56 Ben’s bread being on the hob remember when he was absolutely roasting Barry we will call it karma

[@SortedFood]

Barry probs left the hob on!

[@Quackster27]

Glad to see James in a video!

[@januzzell8631]

Ebbers platter looked GORGEOUS! Well done Ben - and I loved the Olivewood Spoon ;)

[@noangelthis]

Yaaaay! James! Having our sassy, Ginger back on sorted is a wonderful surprise ! Thank you @SortedFood!

[@kevin02167]

Mike: “Baz our normal home cook” Me: “oh no now he’s no longer just normal he’s evolving!” Baz: “olive oil ice cream” Me: “phew, I have a few more years yet”

[@hedgemonkey6]

That's what Jamie is for, cringey faces and making us all feel like chefs

[@MrGIBURROWS]

I'd like to see a harder version of beat the chef called beat the chef : on the spot, where the "normals" don't get access to the recipe lab but just a bunch of ingredients and boom get cooking.

[@keawarren]

I have never wanted to eat a Sorted dish more than Ben’s mezze platter.

[@Anna_TravelsByRail]

“Sounds like a salad.” The typical meat eating Dad response to the suggestion of eating a vegetable with dinner.

[@kirstendick1571]

Your dad considers that salad?? My dad chops cucumber into strips, halves cherry tomatoes and announces 'salad with dinner!" Trust me I was amazed the first time I worked at to a restaurant

[@KCJ1999]

It has Jamie Spafford written all over it 😂

[@Anna_TravelsByRail]

@@kirstendick1571 not my dad but the dad of a friend. I’ve never seen the guy eat anything green. Luckily enough he loves to eat fruit. But for dinner: carbs and meat, lots and lots of meat.

[@ireshakahawaththa502]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYGYq6Sfg7Z0oqOmty

[@DimT670]

@@Anna_TravelsByRail His poops must be abysmal

[@lrw4334]

loved this episode due to it celebrating culture through learning about its origins, trying the sourced produce and the problems farmers/marketers have had to overcome to produce olives, and using it in dishes you wouldn't normally think about. please do more episodes like this! Also, I was also very happy to see James I hope he is loving his new job and would love to see him more in future episodes!

[@EiferBrennan]

Never thought I'd find olive oil to be this interesting.

[@SortedFood]

Glad you enjoyed it. Its fascinating stuff isn't it!

[@EiferBrennan]

@@SortedFood it really is!

[@janmay3901]

When asked about olive oil months ago, my mouth watered in preparation for this video. Did not disappoint!!!

[@JordanThatblondegirl]

You should check out the video Answer In Progress did about olive oil! It’s very silly, but very interesting!

[@deathofnation29]

One thing I’ve always wondered about these videos is do the “normals” and chef come up with their own recipes or are they something that comes out of a test kitchen?

[@SortedFood]

Great question. The concept is by the Normal and then developed by the food team. The normal then has to learn the recipe and deliver it on their first attempt on camera.

[@deathofnation29]

@@SortedFood awesome thanks for the answer!

[@janmay3901]

@@SortedFood Always wondered that myself. Thanks for the answer!!! I feel incredibly sorry for the food team when the normals go off the rails. Lol

[@Furen]

@@SortedFood do the chefs make up their recipe on the spot, or are they given heads up to develop a dish themselves ahead of time too?

[@lilithhedwig5408]

Ren they clearly hand in the recipe beforehand, just think about the fact that ingredients are to be bought for these recipes

[@mycandygirl25]

It was such a surprise to hear greek all of the sudden, and then to see James! Such a double treat!

[@martymohawk8360]

Barry's dish is so Barry; going so creative that it's somewhere between "brilliantly imaginative" and "what the bloody hell". Also, yay for James! I wonder how his new job is going.

[@aussiecountry9320]

-me listening to Ben say whats in teramasalata - "who the heck saw cod row and thought "I know what will go great with that! Soggy bread and water from and onion!""

[@SabertoothDeathmouse]

It had to be one of those dinner party gaffes, someone had cod roe on crunchy bread next to the pickled onions, a disastrous spill happens, and suddenly your roe is on soggy onion bread, THE HORROR... Wait it still tastes good. I wonder what for happen if I blended it.

[@sianlouise3106]

Good seeing James back but I think this may have been filmed before he left. Hope he's doing well

[@texasgal07]

Good to see James. 👍🏻 (Even if it was before he left)

[@alexanderfong8804]

I was playing some games will listening to this episode, and dropped everything to focus on this video when I saw James

[@samuelhonig2190]

Last time I was this early to a Sorted video, the Fridge cam was used only for the Sunday show

[@MrFlaten92]

Who is that handsome ginger guy? He should be in more videos, he was like a breath of fresh air.

[@aiko-channnn2974]

He is James, used to be in the channel, but left after winning a battle with Ebbers to continue on his career as a chef and learn more stuff, if my memory didn't fail me.

[@MrFlaten92]

@@aiko-channnn2974 smh, the joke flew over your head there mate. Everyone here who comments something similar to what I commented knows perfectly well who James Currie is.

[@aiko-channnn2974]

@@MrFlaten92 oops hehe

[@user-fn1nt1su5m]

i love how educational this is, sure it takes more time, but sustainability is so important

[@gwynethalanko9898]

"Despite the spoon it looks great!" "It is pretty weird" Missed you James!

[@jogreer9814]

The return of FridgeCam and James made me happy. I miss the Butt first joke too.

[@MsMamaTee92]

James!!!!!!! 💕💕💕 I tend to watch SORTED before bed to help relax and hearing your voice as I began to get cozy pepped me right up! I loved hearing my favorite sassy Scotsman!

[@JCHUCKK1020]

With Barry in the kitchen, you always assume every hob is on all the time. 😂 Nowhere is safe

[@arbiterally101]

Ahhh, so that's where Barry got the idea for honeyed feta in the Creativity challenge, if I'm operating on the guess this was pre-recorded last year and only just came out the backlog. Really clever work from both guys, and love how they took the Greek influences into their own directions. Out-the-Box, sweet, and stunning visuals from Barry. Celebration platters from Ben. Love to see it.

[@foulchild]

"he's not going out this evening" - SAVAGE REDHEAD

[@kathyerickson9402]

One from the vaults...so nice to see James again! Based on the facial expressions, I would LOVE to try Barry's dish!

[@14rs2]

Olive oil revealed. Barry drinks it 😂

[@rcusick2465]

SORTED out of context: "If you were wearing PPE, you could give Ben a massage."

[@micheleleong8216]

My heart literally leapt at the sight of James being in this video. I guess his absence affected more than I realized…

[@Megasaiyu]

James being there is all i wanted for my birthday. Thank you. Then i realized its likely a older filmed video so i was a bit sad but its still a good thing.

[@Zelmel]

I'm usually a big critic of Barry, but the way he comported himself and answered questions and such I was actually pretty impressed with on this one. Not sure I'd actually want to eat his dish, but I'm still impressed.

[@ThatOneGeekyFamilytoo]

My son was soooooooo excited to see James! You are missed,Sir! We hope you are thoroughly enjoying your new adventure!

[@jennifernicholson4861]

This was awesome! Missed the fridge cam, missed James! But LOVED learning more about olive oil. I primarily cook with olive oil, but I've never challenged myself to explore the different flavors of olive oil. I'm wanting to try now! Great episode!

[@BlizzetaNet]

An homage to my ancestors! Glad to have James back on for an Episode. That taramasalata looks a little runny, but those domades are close to what my grandmother would make. Awesome job!

[@NerdyMusicChef]

A year later and Barry still doesn’t know what the Greek “focaccia” bread is called😂.

[@tastymedleys]

Didn't expect a bunch of fellow greeks in a sorted video haha, never heard of the olive leaf tea before! Edit: Okay Barry's sundae is...well, interesting. I would be curious to try it but simply can't wrap my head around how the flavours would work. Ben's looks right delicious though, I would absolutely eat those dolma (ντολμαδάκια)!

[@maggiefroese5528]

I was so happy to see James again ☺️ How we’ve missed him!

[@deprofundis3293]

I love these battle types of videos (second only to the Pass It On Relay videos), especially when I get to learn new things along the way. Baz, you did really great, and I appreciated that you tried something super creative even though it was risky! Keep it up, all! 🤗

[@snackofpickles9551]

Whould love to see the behind the scenes of what goes into a dish and the team if they are ok with being on camera. Love the vids

[@katietye3673]

Awe, James made an appearance! What a gift 🥰 Bens dish had my mouth watering! Absolutely stunning.

[@brandiboyd4181]

I don't fee like I'm past the "WHY JAMES? WHY" stage in my road to recovery.

[@mrhedgebull1658]

For some reason the words "olive oil ice cream" flashed through my mind about 5 seconds before Barry said it.

[@scorpius1401]

Just from the thumbnail it looks like it'll be a good one🙂

[@scorpius1401]

Thank you for the ♥️ it's appreciated 🙂

[@alicewalker3762]

That intro with the eggs cracking in the same pace as “sorted” is GENIUS, never change it!

[@laurensimpson9259]

I’ve never been so excited to see a fridge!

[@matthewtrearty597]

Great to see James back, but what I like more is that there was the factual and environmental side as well as the laughs and the fab food. Keep it up. Would like to see more about the sourcing of the foods and the impacts happening around the world

[@TotallyAwesomeMcknz]

I gasped when I saw James! ❤️

[@avikash7620]

I was literally thinking of James a couple of day ago and wondered how he's doing and here he is. So good to see him again!

[@alexdavis5766]

Would love to know the overall cost of all the olive oil used in both dishes! Bet it’d be a hefty bill 🙈

[@kairotox]

*Enjoyed the lovely episode, felt jealous about trying those dishes, went to the comments, and saw everyone posting about James showing up* It didn't even sink in that this was anything unusual, because james being here just feels normal to me.

[@jakemcvety8868]

You guys have a serious following... Video has been out for five minutes and there are already over 1k views.

[@Username25494]

I think Barry should posthumosely be awarded some kind of badge for even coming up with Olive Oil and Chocolate Oregano ice cream. My jaw dropped when I heard those and I'm even more impressed that those worked 😁

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Barry is taking over Jamie in conflating Greece and Italy 😂

[@ntlespino]

Brains back in the Roman Empire era, maybe?

[@LightningRound1st]

GRRR! I watch these amazing videos (even the olive oil ice cream and olive jam intrigues me.)and learn fascinating things about various ingredients and then I'm off the shops for a handful of different olive oils. ARGH! I don't have room in my Manhattan apartment for several bottles of olive oil...kitchen gadgets...cookbooks... I feel like Veruca Salt: "I want it all!" Thanks @Sorted for enabling my food/kitchen addiction. ;-)

[@janmay3901]

Love the Veruca Salt reference and my brain said it in her voice

[@DakovaL]

Nice to hear them talk about Climate Change since people underestimate how much it impacts food production

[@aceggkspade958]

Yeah let’s have some more liberal science on a food show... or they could just cook

[@jenw6439]

@@aceggkspade958 climate change is liberal science 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jenw6439]

@@aceggkspade958 imagine “just cooking” whilst never referencing how they get their ingredients or what impacts the food industry 🤔

[@DakovaL]

@@aceggkspade958 So you'd disagree with actual farmers and agriculture specialists who understand that climate change allows for new and invasive pests? Not only that, right now, we're see heatwaves in British Columbia cooking fruit crop while they're still on the vine. Not hard to see why they should talk about it, since it impacts our food, its availability, and its production

[@waking00one]

@@aceggkspade958 never been close to a farm, have you? the weather's been getting increasingly awful for farming and none of it is "liberal science" you absolute asshole

[@CityscapeMuse]

This was super fun! I.. am pleased with the victor. And glad to see James!

[@gamelover2222]

Suggestion: I noticed the boys are finally cleaning up their beards. How about for the next pass-it-on you go from most facial hair to least?

[@Pichu0123]

Awesome having James back for an episode :D Hope he's having fun at the other job. The final dishes looked so good!

[@jenw6439]

GOD I WISH I WAS IN GREECE RIGHT NOW

[@Kopa_Malphas]

I need more Barry vs Ben in these episodes. Nerd vs Posh nerd is great, and the plating is always on point.

[@hilotakenaka]

James and the fridgecam has made a return I repeat James and the fridgecam has made a return This is not a drill!

[@laurabenson6789]

Did anyone do a double-take, then check you weren't watching an old episode? Glad to see James!

[@cwildeman]

Wouldn't mind giving that ice cream a try. And how's James doing at his new gig?

[@jakehill1218]

Those are easily two of the best looking dishes I've seen on Sorted! So different but both so eye catching!

[@KZ-qx2jd]

Was genuinely hoping that you would have invited Marianne from Oliveology to try the dishes as well. Would have loved her thoughts on the use of olives and flavours I love when you have the locals into the studio not just KZbin stars

[@terrytippey9822]

I’m fully invested in sorted videos, but missed James… so nice to see him participate ❤️