Can We Redeem The 1950s Worst Food Crimes?

[@doctorpound]

David Hill always looks like he just randomly wandered into whatever situation he's in. Like he knew he was judging a lobster jello competition today, but still walked on set and looked surprised that someone left these jello foods unattended. Absolute legend.

[@jerotoro2021]

I have noticed that if one wants to win these challenges, one shouldn't think "what's the fanciest thing I can do with this", one must think "what would McDonald's do with this?". That's what wins.

[@ARabidPie]

I think it's a difference between disguising the food crime with something that would taste good without it and embracing the food crime to make it taste good as itself. You can see it here where with Nicole's dish you wouldn't immediately guess that its inspired by a jello dish, but with Josh's dish it's clearly still a jello dish but its been elevated to something actually tasty.

[@mariaah3073]

@@ARabidPie also, Josh always seems to go for flavors that most people (at least in the US, I think) would like without requiring an explanation. Nicole sometimes has to tell people what her food was supposed to be like (like here, serving gazpacho to someone who was reading the thing as lukewarm soup lol). If you create good, complex flavors and package it in a way that is fun or makes sense to most people, that's 90% of the way towards 1st place.

[@angellynn7701]

Nicole thinks too much- and im sorry but how some of these people got a job on a food show is astounding. Josh knows this and plans 😅 accordingly.

[@MsSamareh]

Disagree. McDonald's could not possibly come up with anything like that.

[@MagicCardboardBox]

I have never liked a judge more. The sheer chaos was astounding!

[@Dolphgrim]

It's spelled "Scherer" 😉

[@DaveyKnavey]

I haven’t got to the judging yet but based off of this comment I’m assuming the judge is Lucas 😂

[@usernamedkjahstill5003]

YES! David Hill is fun! In this he definitely had "bear wondered into a campsite" energy

[@audreygibson4780]

David is the best!

[@everymankitchen]

More of david much less of jordan

[@johnpaulgilbert3898]

David Hill is the best judge yet. Dude brings the best energy.

[@Remedyz-tp9nb]

Definitely. Personally, I’m sick of Jordan judging a lot of the time

[@bonnieb9238]

yes I defnitely love him way more than Jordan. No offense to her but she has always had off vibes for me. David just likes what he likes and is casual about it

[@amandalett6246]

David Hill is a TREASURE

[@mariaah3073]

@@bonnieb9238 David is more casual than Jordan about the judging because he wasn't hired specifically as a food critic/reviewer lol

[@jaubuchon28]

He didn't even flinch at any of them. King

[@ANoDYNUSjosh]

You should have B. Dylan Hollis on to make some crazy stuff like this.

[@ariamattias468]

Oh my god yes!!!!!

[@bethany_DIY]

Oh for sure! His chaotic energy would vibe so well with the Mythical crews chaos 😂

[@ATrace-pn6wx]

Please please pleaseeeee!!!!! That would be the best episode

[@ANoDYNUSjosh]

If enough people comment, we can make it happen I bet.

[@alexander.tahtadjian]

I agree. The opportunities that he would bring to the Mythical Kitchen would be LEGENDARY. He would fit so well with Josh, Nicole, Trevor and Vi.

[@alliseuss1555]

As someone who works in the vet field, Nicole's random feline leukemia PSA made me smile.

[@vspence2]

I’m almost always Team Josh but at this point it’s just painful. Is this a worse streak than Link had in darts last year? It’s gotta be since Link HAD won previously. God I hope Nicole can win one of these one day.

[@asmrdazzle]

I can’t help but to always root for Link in Darts🤣

[@LordDragox412]

Eh, it makes sense. Josh is an expert at making weird dishes, while Nicole is an expert in making dishes weird. Remember the time when she made dill pickle soup and added *CREAM* to it for some reason? The acidity of the soup made the cream curdle, which made Rhett and Link hate the soup. This losing streak is her atoning for her food crime.

[@Gynoidmm]

I think it is because Nicole has a more formal culinary background than Josh does. I’m going to keep going with @LordDragox412’s example, putting cream in soup is a very common topping with multiple soups like tomato and mushroom. So she probably put it in because it’s what she learned. Hell, I learned to put cream as a topping for tomato soup as well but never learned why. Every time I make tomato soup I leave the cream out of the recipe because I think it tastes better without it. Formal education can be a crutch, because they teach how to do things without ever teaching why you should do it.

[@hettbeans]

@@Gynoidmm Tomato soup with cream is basically just tomato bisque. Formal training or not, anyone who knows how dill pickles are made should've known it wouldn't get along with the cream 👀

[@mariaah3073]

​@@Gynoidmm wait, don't most cooking schools/institutes teach you how food reacts together? Gastronomy courses here in Brazil always go into food chemistry, even if it's just a semester. Just doing whatever you're used to doing without knowing the whys sounds like a homecook thing for me, not a trained chef thing.

[@lauriepenner350]

Lobster: Before you kill me, please tell me you're not going to make me into some kind of vintage jello monstrosity. Josh: ...Of course not...

[@fatman123526]

Good crimes are one of those where you have to embrace the weird about it. Nicole always tries to fancy it up and bury/run from the food crime and ends up losing the essence of the dish they are trying to worn around. Josh embraces the weird and keeps it forward in his dish. I’m sure Nicole’s dish tasted good but it also probably didn’t remind anyone of a jello lobster at all.

[@bonnieb9238]

it's because Josh grew up poor and Nicole was always well off/rich (from my own low income pov). When u dont have a lot of money, you start getting creative with the limited food you can get especially if you had to go to a food pantry

[@howyhowitzer13]

I just love David's approach...the immediate 'ohhhh?!?!' is just so wonderful.

[@hugeinjapan4635]

Any show with David Hill is a great show. His chill vibes are infectious

[@sclemson8541]

NICOLE, those arent useless facts, they are fun and informational. Josh's dedication to learning about specific food based origin stories is amazing.

[@uncreativee3711]

Completely agree!! I've never watched the mythical kitchen channel before but Nicole seems really rude in this episode like the entire time. Is this like normal for her??

[@HiddenAgendas]

if she new more food facts, maybe she would hace a chance at winning a few challenges

[@roxannelilymaria2581]

​@@uncreativee3711it's a character. They banter each other constantly, especially on these food crime vids. Nicole is actually ridiculously sweet. Watched them for years ❤

[@uncreativee3711]

@@roxannelilymaria2581 okay good to know !! 💕💕

[@xecillmaze4740]

​@@uncreativee3711the mythical crew diss each other as part of the channel's humor. They literally call each other "ugly" and all sorts of insults in multiple occasions. Josh does the same things.

[@derekgindlesperger1575]

Storytime! My High School Band teacher (RIP Mr. Wills) One day came in and told us about something he heard on NPR. It was about the rising amount cats being diagnosed with Feline Leukemia. It was out of the blue, none of us were expecting this... we started laughing... He SLAMS his hands on the piano and yells, "FELINE LEUKEMIA IS NOT FUNNY!!" This of course made us laugh more. Of course, it is not funny but a core memory was made that day.

[@KennyT1998]

My grandma used to drink a glass of buttermilk with onion and cornbread in it. I wanna see you do something with that.

[@Just2SayiDid]

for me it was buttermilk, cornbread, and sugar all mashed up. pretty tasty. looked weird

[@mybrainisshortcake]

I grew up with older parents, straight up boomers born in the late forties. I had a lot of dishes like this, from magazines and advertisements. One of them survived and I have learned to make it and continue to do so regularly. It is a travesty called Mexican lasagna. I spiced it up with Doritos and seasoning at least...

[@Ryan-bj2vl]

That sounds similar to my mother's enchilada casserole! I would demolish that

[@luminousreaver]

If your parents were born in the 40s there's a good chance you're a boomer.

[@Debrrrs]

Nicole is on one today! She is literally glowy and radiating such joyful energy. And I personally love gazpacho, so I'm on her side.

[@DamienMackay]

New segment idea: Nicole's Science Corner... "The atmosphere is just jello, but you can move through it"

[@SeoulDaddy09]

Read this comment when it played in the video. 👍

[@SheyD78]

I'm getting flashbacks to Red Dwarf here, where Rimmer's biggest shame is being at the Captain's dinner and asking for his gaspacho soup to be warmed up, because he didn't know it was supposed to be served cold. He is not alone!

[@brandongordon7511]

Okay david His enthusiasm is just great. Nicole we absolutely love you.....

[@roselynestelle6081]

This was the first Mythical Kitchen video where I saw the thumbnail and was like "Josh wtf??" but of course they made it endlessly entertaining 😂 also love you Nicole! Your day will come yet!

[@eveningblues8132]

Don't give up Nicole. The look of defeat at the end felt so real. You'll get him!

[@__iTimmayy]

Nicole going from mania to wholesomeness when she made her lobster clock is probably my favourite bit, lol. But I'm still watching, so I'll see what Josh will deliver next xD Edit: Ahh, I hope Nicole wins someday. Her gazpacho looked pretty good. I felt like somehow Josh was less chaotic in this video, or Nicole was just amped up on sugar or caffeine lolol. Always getting ideas from the Food Crimes. Keep it going!

[@KaelynnzERbin]

Are you even really friends if you've never slurped jellied lobster from each other's palms?

[@vincedibona4687]

Yes. I am allergic to shellfish, so…

[@HexIsme]

@@vincedibona4687 Ah, so you're alone for life. :(

[@Steelermill]

We need more Dave Hill, however and whenever,just more. Ty love the show

[@coolbrotherf127]

David Hill is a gem. He has so much on scene charisma.

[@Mud-Brain]

josh's little fact tangents make me feel so much better about my own ADHD fueled rants

[@johnruplinger2449]

Nicole shooting eye daggers at Josh when he started celebrating his victory

[@BlueShirtRedVest]

I think Josh should be the judge for a while while Nicole competes against some other Mythical Kitcheneers.

[@cassie6525]

NO she needs to beat josh, I’m rooting for her, we’re all rooting for her 😫

[@casadastraphobia]

​​@@cassie6525what if they did it tournament style? Nicole Vs Trevor, then Vi, then Lily, and finally Vs Josh. We can all pretend it's like a big sports event and get hype asf

[@miahgray8383]

@@casadastraphobiaif they did this sadly it would probably be something they would make us pay for.

[@danwright6857]

Or just get rid of Nicole, everyone wins!

[@LuckyEddie_PNW]

Bring in a Mythical Beast to judge blind!

[@bonnieb9238]

I absolutely love David Hill. Please let him judge more often

[@sinonigami3437]

David Hill should be the permanent judge of this segment

[@dakid40777]

I love chance/shadow/sassy. Josh is a cultured man

[@y.a.s]

Petition to make David Hill the permanent judge. He's not grumpy, just happy.

[@ATrace-pn6wx]

The David music was fantastic! Bravo to the editors!!! It set the tone perfectly

[@nathanielwilson8021]

I sooooo need more David Hill as a judge. He is perfect!

[@blueturtle3623]

This is my favorite episode of this series, solely for Josh inexplicably baking Cliff Bars to somehow go with a Banh Mi.

[@gilmour6754]

I'm glad that Nicole mentioned The Fly because it looks like the blender is full of the caustic vomit the fly spews on that dude's leg and melts it.

[@alexsis1778]

13:30 I couldn't agree more Josh. Nicole's 5 tiny pieces of cucumber jello floating on top of her soup is not at all reminiscent of a jello dish. Sure she used a little bit to thicken the gazpacho but anyone who didn't see the cooking process would have no idea. Her outrage at Josh dissing her single spoonful of jello in an entire bowl was so funny too. Because she's so entirely off the mark. Especially in a dish where the judges aren't eating the entire thing. They could easily miss the jello (and that single sprinkle of allepo pepper), especially with a giant piece of lobster in the middle.

[@atingley0913]

Poor Nicole. I really feel like she just needs to embrace the crime instead of trying to hide it in the dish and she'd kill one of these episodes

[@Steelermill]

Exactly, this would help her for sure.

[@ron_lalande]

The food crime is a Jello with lobster. Josh makes lobster jello Nicole makes lobster soup with a few flecks of jello. She strayed too far away from the food crime again.

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Nicole & Josh are my favorite work partnership. 😂

[@deannacheng2234]

+1

[@veldrintheshadow]

The cat in Homeward Bound was indeed voiced by Sally Field, who was also Forrest Gump's mom, so not wrong there, Josh. The dogs were Michael J. Fox and Ralph Waite.

[@hmisay4976]

David Hill is probably the most normal Mythical Crew member so whenever he shows up it it’s extra hilarious 😂

[@DamOneMan]

Nicole made me think of two good movies one about the 25th hour and the other about air being Jell-O

[@evanhammond8264]

I actually watched a random space video a few days ago that said in around 200 million years or so, the rotation of the earth will slow enough that a day will be 25 hours long 😂 if there's two things I love, it's the existential crisis of trying to comprehend the scope of the universe, and the Mythical crew. Oh, and Ryukahr playing SMM. 😂

[@GM-rg8sk]

I love the "useless facts" that Josh shares. I know Nicole doesn't seem to, but overall I just find it interesting. I think if I lived with that everyday I might get tired of it though.

[@discoj7112]

I feel like they really nailed the commentary in this one. Usually it feels like a little much to me, but I liked it this time.

[@BigZ482]

The randomness that is, Mythical Kitchen, will always keep me coming back. I love you guys so much. Haha

[@joshllorens4514]

David Hill, Emily and Lucas are ALWAYS welcome in the kitchen

[@lykoskxng]

The reason Josh is so good at this is because this is the stuff he does everyday he gets bored and just throws slop in a bowl

[@sean437]

"I wish it was warmed up." lol David is Arnold Rimmer.

[@ARabidPie]

Useless jello fact: Jello dishes have been going in and out of fashion with rich-people dinner parties for centuries. The mid-century iteration of it was inspired by the availability of cheap and easy instant gelatin. It brought what was once a resource-intensive and time-consuming recipe (you had to cook a whole lot of meat scraps and bones down for a very long time to extract the gelatin) to the average middle-class table for the first time and everyone wanted to show it off.

[@macmotuim4403]

Those little de-shelled lobster legs are straight nightmare fuel.

[@john_hunter_]

The invention of jellied food wasn't a complete failure. They ended up using it for pet food.

[@giraffesinc.2193]

🤣

[@SaoGlix]

I'm Spanish and my favorite food is gazpacho and I hate seafood, as you can imagine, I almost cried with Nicole's dish haha

[@LadyAurian]

I know this is old, but I just wanted to say that I love that McDonald's in Spain has gazpacho.

[@joshpittman1982]

Lmao Nicole hit herself with the "I love you,thanks".

[@sapphicnickel]

Omg Homeward Bound is one of my favorite movies!!! 😊💜🐾

[@michellecoleman5577]

I'm starting to think this is rigged. I thought Nicole had a good chance this time.

[@0_skyler_0]

Lmaooo yes! I always root for Nicole and feel like her stuff always sounds so good I just don’t get how she hasn’t won😭

[@wikabrah]

This would be the weirdest thing to rig there’s no point lmao

[@0_skyler_0]

@@wikabrah it’s a joke honey, Nicole hasn’t won it once. “I’m starting to think this is rigged” is just pointing it out. sorry you didn’t understand it.

[@justdrop]

@@0_skyler_0 I like her a lot, but her stuff isn't adventurous. Josh takes completely different dishes and inserts his ingredients into them.

[@wikabrah]

@@0_skyler_0 I know clearly it’s a joke 😂 I’m just sayin my point. Besides want everyone to know that Josh is best ☝🏻😎😎

[@demitriussmith741]

Never realized how gigantic David is 😂. Josh is huge and David towers over him

[@themagicknightress7132]

If it was jell-o enough, I would’ve made soup dumplings

[@spiveyjeanne]

Dude I just want to say I love you 2. You guys are spirit animals for many people.

[@cassidyjohnw]

This episode was perfect for a Red Dwarf reference and the request to heat up the gazpacho…just me?

[@belialbathory2299]

David Hill needs to judge more.

[@cwbintn8949]

Nicole's look of death at Josh after he wins again is priceless lmao

[@Dustorm0321]

These two are just adorable together in this episode.

[@Quynnd.3491]

I have a 1980s good housekeeping hardback cookbook and I refuse to throw it away because of all the weird jello recipes it contains 😅

[@jessedconner]

You guys should totally make an episode featuring the foods of Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia and have the gang be the judges and/sous chefs.

[@joshuabarnett88]

David Hill is a wrecking ball and I love it.

[@Gibztr]

Embracing the culinary chaos, while echoing Bob Barker: 'Cook with flair, and remember to spay or neuter your pet population!

[@Vuweatherman25]

David Hill is a fantastic judge! Lol

[@DamOneMan]

Keep the losing streak alive Nicole you are not just a failure you're a proud failure

[@niki420yuh]

“Here just eat the kibble euhhh don’t touch me, disease” 😂😂😂😂

[@hopewheaton6936]

I really love mythical kitchen but I would love to see the behind the scenes of the foods that they make for good mythical morning

[@NoOne-mx9nu]

Love the Sunny reference. I feel like Artemis is Nicole if EVERY SINGLE THING in her life went wrong but she kept her beautiful positivity

[@komal146]

no way. Nicole just doesn't fit in IASIP. She'll be the straight character who will likely get her life ruined though

[@HexIsme]

"Cliff bars are really just cookies" I would not have thought to insult cookies in such a way.

[@auberginebear]

David Hill did an Arnold Rimmer wanting the gazpacho warmed up!

[@jameshumwood6595]

Josh is just such a great chef. Always so creative

[@BlastHeart96]

Calling the gazpacho cold has got to be the funniest things I’ve heard in this series.

[@jsteel120]

I'm not going to lie, I really, REALLY want to take Josh's idea and modify it to use creole or cajun themed items for a future potluck. Thank you guys for the inspiration!

[@Sardine_3]

17:50 In choir this year we’re singing a song called homeward bound. It’s not in the movie or anything but, yeah.

[@raindropknowledge8898]

Just as I was proud of Nicole for starting to think like a criminal for putting gelatin in the gazpacho, Josh comes in with the head cheese like an absolute monster

[@rickcasedrinksbud]

LOVE THE WHOLE MYTHICAL KITCHEN CREW 🩵

[@DirtBoyTrucker]

David Hill needs to come to the kitchen side way more!

[@katyhm]

Starting the video with imitating cat vomit is pure gold

[@rclaws3230]

I was hoping Dylan Hollis would be helping with this episode.

[@Shiro-cy6xd]

The look of shock on David's face when they rolled up 😂😂

[@AKM_2y5]

Everyone is saying they wished Dylan Hollis was in this. But I want him to be on Last Meals. A conversation between him and Josh would be amazing with so much food knowledge and I'm sure the Mythical Kitchen would be cooking some cool stuff for Dylan's final meal.

[@knightmarefishing]

"Bold strategy cotton. Let's see if it pays off." Haha Dodgeball. "That's rad." Hahaha Bateman done that chatacter so well.

[@gaflor44]

Aww I love David Hill!

[@hjge1012]

Nicole should really go for it more and be an actual criminal for a change. Because those 4 tiny piece of gelatine really don't count for anything. Her food is barely even a crime. Meanwhile everything Josh makes is basically a crime towards humanity that should get him on the radar of the international court of justice soon.

[@Smithers888]

20:15 I didn’t know gazpacho soup was meant to be served cold. I called over the chef and I told him to take it away and bring it back hot. He did! The looks on their faces still haunt me today! I thought they were laughing at the chef, when all the time, they were laughing at me as I ate my piping hot gazpacho soup! I never ate at the Captain’s Table again. That was the end of my career.

[@alexgeorge501]

"If you wanna dine you gotta do the food crime!" I rest my case

[@MrPigmoo]

Its remarkable how consistent ya'll are

[@BiDiO.]

Lobster jello

[@monicahyland8641]

Love me a little David Hill ❤Good mythical day to me 😂

[@CJ_Carpenter]

The marbeled look of Josh's dish was actually really nice.

[@Henchman1977]

If you're breaking down the lobster tails you should remove the poop-shutes

[@biglawngnome]

I love David hill, dude has such an aloof vibe

[@polarberin]

Nicole is such an IASIP stan and it brings me such joy

[@juliaburdine9632]

I can’t believe you made dishes that look like they would be served at bougie restaurants out of this whack vintage nightmare recipe. I kind of want to make that terrine 💀

[@MassivePonyFan]

I really like Josh's facts about food and it's origins

[@h311dr1p]

david hill needs to be the new resident judge for this series

[@EmpathBonz]

As a crazy cat lady, all the cat references had me rolling!!😹

[@_Geist]

15:36 is that the fastest josh has spit out a food on camera??