Feast of the Seven Fishes from The Bear | Binging with Babish

[@Swannworks]

I was far more relaxed during this video than I was during that episode

[@timhenrich192]

Writing my final exam in high school during the beginning of Covid was 1/3 as stressful as that episode

[@hailtothevic]

I passed a kidney stone just before I watched this episode. The kidney stone was less painful

[@Eblake3112]

???

[@LordViktor299]

@@hailtothevic Is there a joke I'm missing. I'm a criton that hasn't watched 'The Bear' any chance you could explain the hidden thing to me?

[@Swannworks]

@@LordViktor299 it’s an incredibly stressful episode. A lot of family drama over a Christmas episode.

[@badreprint]

"Until pink, firm, and registering 145 at their thickest point" was my nickname in high school

[@evanelston105]

What’s coincidence, “until a pairing knife slips into its bottom without resistance” was mine!

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

Hmmm.... I should call her

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

That's disgusting!

[@ak06740]

so real

[@Ohyoucaughtme]

Should have put college instead of highschool

[@Unionhawk73]

I got about 40 minutes into that episode before realizing "wait a minute, is this episode longer than normal?"

[@MrModori]

Clearly you've never worked the line during a rush.

[@Ethanakawalter]

​@@MrModoriRunning to the bathroom as soon as the last ticket goes out because you've been holding it for an hour😂

[@jacobott3382]

@@MrModori I have and it's nothing like what you fools make it out to be. STAY CALM, cool and collected.

[@ernestogastelum9123]

@@MrModori the episode hes talking about with the 7 dishes didnt happen at a restaurant. so that statement is irrelevant

[@JoMARKESE-o1x]

No, it was what a Family Christmas eve looks like when it gose off the rails. Never had that with Grandma in charge of the kitchen. Only great Grandma could argue with grandma about the dishes. Gramp pa made you know how much he paid for the shrimp and lobster tails..

[@IRLTheGreatZarquon]

As someone who spent 15+ years on the line in various kitchens, I love watching The Bear but man does it spike my blood pressure.

[@meatandcookies2674]

18 years here, and I haven’t been able to do it…too stressful and too many archetypes of my ex-boyfriends.

[@kmfdmww3]

As someone who spent 20+ years on the line in one kitchen, I hate watching The Bear because of how unrealistic it is.

[@KingdomofEvania100]

i’m in culinary school and I love this show, but it really is stressful

[@KingdomofEvania100]

@@kmfdmww3 kitchens are not as stressful as The Bear makes it out to be, but The Bear is still a great show

[@nandreshiram2269]

Depending on how the kitchen you work(ed) at is, The Bear is either extremely accurate or incredibly inaccurate. I worked at 3 separate restaurants during college and 1/3 were accurate to Chef Carmy.

[@moirasoma2863]

That episode is the most realistic, shocking, WELL ACTED thing I have seen on television ever. I was shivering for hours after I watched it. I am so glad the Emmys gave it so many accolades. And I'm glad Andrew showed us this dish, which I had never heard of before I watched the show.

[@livierae95]

My Italian-American family has done the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve my entire life, but this is the first time I've ever seen it referenced in pop culture. It's also my first time spending Christmas Eve away from my family, so this made me tear up a little.

[@xangie8204]

Theres a great movie called the feast of the seven fishes.

[@ASDAPOI]

I hope you get to spend time with them soon (-:

[@jmamenn]

Italian American and grew up cooking beside my mom and grandmother as we made the Feast for 25 family members and then lasagna for 20 more family members the next day. No one ever felt the need to drive a car into our living room but they did fight for the last bit of baccala salad.

[@tzisorey]

"Some already italian breadcrumbs that were going to further italicise" Very bold.

[@LadyEllieFury]

Certainly made an Impact

[@Apollomasque]

Nah man. Italics

[@xXTomokoKurokiXx]

Underscores the flavors.

[@warfart1]

Seven Fishes was indeed some of the most nerve wracking television I have ever seen. I was exhausted after it was over.

[@stephenbrewer7650]

I would rather watch The Red Wedding for 24 hours straight than ever watch The Feast of the seven fishes again. Said as someone that loves watching The Bear.

[@chaosv1123]

@@stephenbrewer7650 That episode made me so antsy. I would never watch it ever again.

[@ghostflxwer]

same. I had to take a break to come back and finish the season.

[@Kdawn1995]

As someone who grew up in a household much like that. I had to pause, go make a cocktail, do some deep breathing, and come back. lol

[@jessicalubinsky8388]

My favorite fish: artichoke.

[@CaseysJonesMom]

I thought the same thing 🤣

[@punkinlady1039]

The bleep over worcestershire sauce caught me off guard and almost made me jump a bit. Just when i thought the joke had gotten old they found a new way to make it funny

[@BettMagnett]

And i thought it was just because he might have said WorchesterShit sauce to show his frustration and tiredness of making so many dishes in a row at once that he wasn't really hungry for or barely match his tastes in food.

[@karl1ok]

I had a loud giggle when I heard the bleep. Top tier shithousery

[@ashadiack]

My Sicilian grandmother always included anchovy paste in the stuffing of the artichoke. That umami kick made them well worth the work to eat them!!!😋

[@jacobaccurso]

This makes the artichoke fit into the fish category, by the way. Also Sicilian.

[@StopSpiderMan]

The next time you get a sponsorship on butter, can you make all of Porky's buttered foods that were seen/mentioned in The Looney Tunes Show episode, "Bobcats on Three"?

[@gabrielwong182]

don't forget the STICK OF BUTTER

[@BugsyFoga]

Been waiting that for years

[@Nossirrah18]

That’d be a winner for sure

[@marsayde1237]

That episode made me so hungry, until Bugs’ sudden weight gain made me scared to use butter anywhere near my cooking for the next few years.

[@myettechase]

bro got sponsored by a butter

[@Astraltophat]

he got sponsored by toothpaste in the ice cream sandwiches video

[@toffeejc]

Better butter than better health, right?

[@myettechase]

@@toffeejc oh amen to that brother

[@SpecShadow]

considering how expensive it's getting with time...

[@djpoopypants4741]

The butter

[@garysouza95]

Red wine glass, smeared with butter, unsettling. This from a man who drinks Gatorwine. Happy solstice, sir.

[@garysouza95]

Any chance the French Thirteen Desserts will show up?

[@koryhelm8515]

The Bear made me both miss the kitchen immensely and tell myself I'm never going back 😂

[@chrisanderson1461]

That episode of the Bear is right on the edge of so stressful and unpleasant that you want to turn it off, but that's what made it great. And I can attest that the pasta and meatballs from this video are amazing and I have made them several times for big dinners. Always get compliments and pass of Babish hard work for my own.

[@samirbelica2358]

Wait i’m confused, how have you made the pasta if this video JUST came out? Did it feature in an older episode?

[@theperfectmoderate6995]

IT'S FUN😂 I LOVE COMEDY

[@minedude33]

@@samirbelica2358 The Feast of The Seven Fishes is a REAL Italian-American celebration dinner.

[@lttlmisslst]

@@samirbelica2358 he's made a lot of red sauce and meatballs on his channel before

[@chrisanderson1461]

@@samirbelica2358 The meatball and red sauce method he shows in this video is very similar to the prison gravy recipe.

[@hado4415]

“Hey baby, I hear the blues a-call in’ tossed salads and scrambled eggs” miss that intro

[@ItsSomeDeadGuy]

Copyright

[@Phobero]

I am Italian-Italian and I had never known about this thing until chatting with an Italian-American friend. It was like "You don't do this in Italy?!?!" - well we don't. Except for maybe some remote village in the Naples region or something. Turns out Italian-American are even more Italian than us OGs 😅

[@luketheirishteen]

Just wanna say appreciate the lobster kills off screen thank you, thank you for being considerate

[@elbruces]

Bleeping out part of Worcestershire sauce was a brilliant solution to the age-old problem.

[@shaftomite007]

Grandmother taught me: "it's pronounced Wuster-shur"

[@shaftomite007]

Or "Wustah-shur" actually

[@kimberleighcrimmins8375]

Emphatically punctuated breadcrumbs are an excellent choice for so elevated a feast of seven fishes

[@nightwing367]

I didnt know Artichoke was a fish! The more you know!

[@Amm17ar]

Lol that clip alone spiked my anxiety. Thanks for that Babish.

[@j.c.perry3600]

The bleep when Andrew says "Worcestershire sauce" was aces

[@madman407708]

The trauma remains and the feast stays the same, just how we like it 🙏 Huge Merry Christmas to all and a Wonderful 2025 to you and yours ❤️

[@bouchonaise124135]

Longtime watcher. just wanted to say the content on this channel has been really on point recently. the quality level i oringinally subscribed for years ago. Thanks for bouncing back Andrew, this is amazing. I hope you're doing great and have a wonderful holiday season.

[@djgulia3656]

For the artichokes, they weren’t prepped properly. You have to scoop out the inedible inside and pull apart the leaves a bit so the bread crumb mixture gets in all inside.

[@cindydale3695]

It’s like he’s never cooked an artichoke or consulted anyone who had. I don’t believe anyone tasted this.

[@RedHeadKevin]

The way to prepare artichokes is to scoop out the inedible inside, cut the tips off the leaves, then throw all that away. Then pick off the leaves one by one and throw them away. Once you have the stem left, throw that away. Simple and done!

[@ItsSomeDeadGuy]

​@@RedHeadKevinDamn bro you've got the whole squad laughing

[@--Bonii--]

I was hoping you did the feast of the seven fishes from the movie "Feast of the Seven fishes" but the hectic and intensity of the dishes were brought out in "The Bear" were perfect haha!

[@cboehm24]

They didn't do it in the movie (and, technically you'd make it for the feast of St. Benedict), but my mother used to include a special tomato sauce that included sardines, and that would be one of the 7.

[@marcus3591]

We'd make a tomato sauce and anchovy pasta for St. Joseph's Day! I was just thinking it would work here as well

[@Amanda-zn7ox]

A pescetarianism's dream holiday feast, I suppose. Merry Christmas Eve!

[@WickedFireBird69]

A 17 minite long special that has no milestone attached? Merry Christmas to me!

[@christianbruner8615]

Semolina and crushed corn flakes are chefs kiss breadings

[@yert4gert]

I like every video of yours, Babish, but I have not been this excited to see one in a very long time. Perfect choice and timing!

[@acolytetojippity]

the entire concept of the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" is always amusing to me. it's not really a traditional Italian thing, yeah there is often a big meal of fish in some regions of italy (due to some catholics abstaining from meat on the day before a feast day), but "Seven Fishes" is almost 100% an Italian American creation, specifically Philadelphia Italian American (the term was actually coined by the Philadelphia Inquirer, probably as part of a deal with a fish market to drive sales of seafood). That said, it is absolutely delicious and I would love to make it some day. though I probably wouldn't do oysters. Calamari at least one way, Clams (casino as well as pasta alle vongole), cod, branzino, some steamed crab (maryland blue if possible), and pan seared scallops. with plenty of wine, and plenty of friends alongside.

[@djgulia3656]

From what I read Philly Inquirer had an article about it in the 80s but it’s been a tradition long before. My mom’s been doing it her whole life.

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

Waiting for this entirely predictable comment.

[@jasonclark1149]

“Further italicized” 🧑‍🍳💋

[@alexpeartree2019]

Further _italicized_

[@danielallen3454]

Another day, another great Babish video that is still not Garibaldi's baugna cauda from 'Babylon 5'.

[@SmolSir]

6:55 “already Italian breadcrumbs that I’m going to further italicise” keeping it short with them Italians, little to no time for response

[@tpd1864blake]

The cutoff title on mobile made me think this was the seven fishes from The Bible and he was making the 5 loaves and 4 fish or whatever

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

Wasn't it 🐟🐠🐡🐟🐠 & 🥖🥖 ?

[@pantrymonster]

And then miraculously multiply it to feed 500 people

[@willemmeints3123]

@@pantrymonster although this feast doesn’t feed 500 people, he did a great job multiplying the flavor!

[@LilMixups]

I'm pretty sure that was the significance in the episode itself but I'll readily admit that the Bible is in my blind spots. I don't even know which testament that's in.

[@TylerBlevins-ds3xt]

5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. And it was 5,000 people.

[@fawi9155]

Banish, one of the only yputube chefs who still actually cooks himself. Thank you!

[@adedoyinayomide6763]

the number of pans/dishes, the effort and the fact that none of the seafood keeps - this is surely something!

[@captainred7844]

Fantastically done, you make me want to do this myself, which is a dangerous thought

[@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi]

A feast fit for the holidays

[@cjordannh]

This unlocked core memories of Christmas Eve at my nanas house. Slightly different dishes, but the artichokes a constant. And spot on with the meatballs and in my family, ziti as most of them and all the kids didn’t eat the seafood.

[@LibHen1998]

You literally inspired me about 3 years ago to get back in the kitchen and explore my creative side again. Thank you, happy holidays and best wishes to you, your family, and your team. Cheers.

[@RandomGuyWithaMazda]

ALWAYS makes your own cocktail sauce. The fresher the horseradish, the better.

[@HarmlessX]

The bleep on Worcestershire Sauce is genius, I can hardly spell it let alone say it.

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

War-chester-shire sauce. People from new england will tell you otherwise, but I say if they want it pronounced a certain way, they should spell it that way.

[@georgiosmaroudis603]

​@@A_Lion_In_The_Sun Well, that depends on how much authenticity matters to you, innit? It's a sauce from Worcester, England, and there it's pronounced "woo-stah-sha sauce" or just "woo-stah sauce". If you want to just go with spelling, by all means, but then you might as well start saying "fox pass" when pronouncing "faux pas" (see-wot-ah-did-there?) Also, Merry Christmas y'all!

[@IzzyTheEditor]

Or just call it what it is, AND what the Queen called it: "English Fish Sauce" :)

[@ddubmomo]

War Caster Hobbit Shire

[@CasuallyPlayinGames]

I thought that might have been an automated swear detector

[@wunnup3229]

I want everything on this table.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Happy Christmas! Thanks For this feast🎄🎁❤️

[@kynelius]

Thank you for uploading some classic content. Please continue to do so

[@tanikokishimoto1604]

Never saw or even heard of that TV show, much less this episode, I'm drooling over much of this feast of the Seven Fishes. Dad at some point learned of the feast, and though not Italian (nor Japanese), made a form of the feast for many Christmas Eves in the future. He didn't generally make all the dishes Italian style. I'd skip the pasta and meatballs, although a white pasta perhaps with clams one could add to the side (for my neices who hate seafood), a platter of raw veggies and dips (the neices preferred their veggies raw). I'd skip any breading for any artichokes, and Mom never clipped off the prickly tips, figuring that we, when children, would learn how to eat them (we did) safely. There would be a tangy dipping sauce. As for the fish - as we weren't eating this outside in December , no whole lobster. Dad would usually simplify prep (as I do), by adding a couple types of sashimi fish. There'd also likely be mussels, clams, shrimp, squid. I've made my own versions of the feast with eel, salmon, and so forth. My favorite year was making the Salad of the Seven Fishes - everything combined into one salad complete with greens, olives, capers, cukes, colorful bell pepper, and a vinaigrette. (Made this for myself one year when I was Home Alone).

[@BallardBaller]

The fact those crab legs just sat there uneaten is criminal

[@harvestmoon_autumnsky]

The lobster too. Maybe they're only props?

[@racheldolfi6533]

Someone from the crew took them both home, don’t worry! But they were very real

[@balk100]

The menu in babish’s home for Christmas : BUTTER

[@lizzytroy9503]

Worcestershire being bleeped is so funny to me because I remembered that "wash your sister sauce" video exists

[@fatimaabdullah8454]

Dr. Robotnik's Latte with steamed Austrin Goat Milk from Sonic the Hedgehog movie

[@MatthiaGryffine]

Yes please

[@jotwig]

Yeah maybe that and Sonic's chilli dogs

[@lisasampson2875]

Can you do Reese’s Thanksgiving feast from Malcolm in the Middle?! I need to see someone tackle “the turkey monk fish” and I think your team are the only ones who can do it!!!!!

[@blendervendor2220]

I love how babish just takes a big ol bite out of a butter cube there at the end.

[@CarbonSickle]

Every time I thought you were done cooking, you made something else

[@Hallows4]

Would love to see some dishes from Downton Abbey,

[@milkispolitics]

Me too!!

[@danielstriker3739]

@7:07 I'm gonna crumb

[@kortjester71]

Hey Andrew, Merry Christmas to you and your crew

[@StoneThatTheBuilderRefusedKK]

2:50 That s not Pernod, that's Pastis. Pernod is a brand of pastis, like Ricard or 51.

[@ScumAnt]

Innacurate, Babish didn't crash a car into the side of a house after everything was ready. 5/10. Do better next year.

[@aigle_grincheux]

finallyyyy the episode i’ve been waiting for

[@lisarodrigues3604]

I'm so happy to see a new episode of binging with babish! I missed them !

[@chicgeekslayqueen]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays yall!

[@PB-tr5ze]

I was half hoping you would make the tuna casserole, only to "toss it" off the screen. Lol

[@frankcegs]

My uncle does this every year. Not the exact fishes you made. But it’s a highlight of the year honestly.

[@angelac.phillips-mills5271]

My parents and grandparents are gone now so this sparked some nice memories., thank you and happy holidays

[@jenelopebean]

What a wonderful Christmas episode!! Thanks so much🎄

[@deanc8458]

This is very accurate to the show but this video is not nearly as unsettling as it should be

[@christinem4886]

My boyfriend just bought me the Babish 7 knife set and magnetic knife block for Christmas, I can’t wait to use them tomorrow for Christmas dinner ~I know it’s typically bad practice to buy cookware for the women in your life, I have been complaining about my cheap, dull knives for months now, this was a very welcomed and thoughtful gift~

[@yahoo12345jojo]

7:44 Are... are artichokes seafood??

[@charlesparr1611]

No, but they are revolting....

[@Chunkium]

L opinion ​@@charlesparr1611

[@sixwingedbee81]

I can attest to spreading butter with hand. Much easier. It's what we did at walmart for the garlic bread, except we wore gloves.

[@roddammit5510]

This guy and his team is top notch. Yall the best

[@maetaylor5677]

This is a perfect Babish video

[@Bentzi_Ganot]

Outstanding work Andrew. Proud of you

[@Ravenovia]

Day 27 of asking for a Botched by Babish on the Swedish Meatballs and Full English Breakfast episodes (Merry Christmas, y’all!)

[@DirtyEmpire85]

I love your older style videos.... 😊

[@lilywalker7499]

i'm not italian so i've never experienced any of this but it looks like heaven honestly

[@oamunkres2884]

Amazing looking feast. Finishing that pasta with some of the compound butter 🤌

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

I think the different traditional foods for this holiday around the world are so interesting.

[@mattdelaplane2014]

Upsetting? That episode was hilarious!

[@star-b-qpodcast54]

This is definitely a chef-y take on The 7 Fishes. And cod would be more common than branzino in the Italian families I know. I grew up with this meal, and I will say that while it looks delicious and some of it is congruent, but none of this is all that Italian nor is it “traditional” based on where my family is from in the Western part of Italy. I’ve also never once seen octopus salad with potatoes, so I dunno what he’s talking about that it’s “almost as much potato as it is octopus”. In my experience, it’s almost as much HERB as it is octopus but it is literally octopus, oil, herbs, salt pepper garlic, and that’s it.

[@titangirl161]

Watching recipes for amazing seafood while eating a bowl of Kraft Mac'n'Cheese. This is my life

[@sgauden02]

Merry Christmas! This was a great one! Here's a suggestion: Homer's Chili Dog from the Simpsons!

[@Lightpowder]

12:35 is it at least gatorwine?

[@maulanaadrian9383]

Coach cheeseburger apocalypse, barbecue bacon burger, a large order of fries, orange soda with no ice, hot apple pie from L4D2 please.

[@JustMe-t9g]

Absolutely exquisite looking meal..its all my favorites, very nice indeed..

[@Idonotlikepeanutbutter832]

Bubble Buddy's Krabby Patty from Spongebob: No cheese, no crust, pickles on the left side, 4 squirts of ketchup under the patty, wheat buns, non-dairy lettuce, & farm fresh tomatoes carnival style. And a bottle of your finest shampoo with bendy straw

[@Awshucks13]

I think he did this one

[@maxpuigpowell8630]

@@Awshucks13that was bubble bass. Different bubble order.

[@kokkinosman9]

He has yes ​@@Awshucks13

[@AthenaBaucum]

I love that i saw this video while at my family's feast of the seven fishes lol

[@justjoannak]

Love this brand so glad he's sponsored by them

[@AlbanezBroadwayDude2]

Please make the Zuburger, the French Frycchini, and the Cakecchini/Zucake from Big City Greens. The highlight of this being Zucchini

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Bluey’s ice cream mentioned in Bluey minisode, “Butlers”. Big bowl of citrus lime ice cream, but then poke big holes in it with your fingers to make lots of tunnels. And then pour freezing chocolate into those tunnels. And then spell her name with hundreds and thousands on top. But it has to be her whole name. Including her middle name, “Christine”, as well. In joinedy-up writing and put sparklers on it.

[@potfire1]

fake comment

[@rocketterrier]

Please!

[@DemonKitty_91]

That episode gave me anxiety lol this was much more relaxing to watch 😌

[@Dylan-ds3dc]

A great Christmas gift. Have a deliciously fishy Christmas

[@joelisverdingas2673]

In Lithuania during Christmas eve we have what we call Kūčios, where 12 dishes from fish are served

[@dolphincrescent54]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the Babish crew! 🎄🎄🎄

[@christopherverdery1294]

While I do not doubt your skill in the kitchen, the most appetizing part of this entire episode was hearing you use the term "Fibonacci spiral."

[@VitaminCLV]

Lol I have the annual Feast of the Seven Fishes for dinner tonight! Cheers!