Chef Boyardee - The Man Behind the Can

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[@chrisc3380]

The fact he sold his business so other people wouldn’t loose their job is just a Class act, deserves big respect.

[@ladyj3173]

Im sorry but public awareness of lose* and loose* really needs to spread

[@chrisc3380]

@@ladyj3173 I didn’t double check its a youtube comment not my dissertation🤣

[@wdchapman1969]

@@chrisc3380 you spelled dissertation correctly.

[@chrisc3380]

@@wdchapman1969 oh well 🤣🤣🤣

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Lose

[@TokoWH]

I knew he was a real person, but I didn't realize just how much he did in his lifetime. Massive respect for selling his company to make sure his employees would still have jobs. Such a thing sounds so unlikely in big business, at least in this day and age. The quality of the can foods may no be too great, but for the price, it's honestly a decent meal that's gotten me through many hard times.

[@Dat1snivy]

Those canned foods are great

[@wanfu5634]

This ^

[@invalidusername3399]

Fucking amazing food

[@killaseason82]

Great food especially for kids that shit like crack to kids

[@Dat1snivy]

@@killaseason82 no, mcdonald's happy meals are like crack for children.

[@Plexiate]

6m in 1947 adjusted for todays inflation is 70m.

[@lordkent8143]

Yeah he had a lot to enjoy his well-deserved retirement for sure.

[@haydenblanchard2006]

for a second i thought you meant meteres but i then noticed “inflation rates”

[@theshamanite]

I misread that as 6am lmao. I'ma use that from now on XD

[@Iri5hman]

@The Expat Dodo please have some sort of understanding of economics before making stinky comments like that one

[@nima5398]

wrong, easily find the exact total online not sure what you're smoking total is $85,870,549.45 in 2021.

[@richarddedios4055]

RIP Hector Boiardi. This video made me respect that man. He doesn't get enough credit for his incredible creation.

[@Jeff4theRaid]

I wish he was more renound

[@dr_skipwith]

The old rolling can commercial gave me nostalgic goosebumps just hearing you talk about it.

[@blackmetal4546]

Same! I was listening to the video on my phone but I wasn't actually looking at my phone because I was looking for something. As soon as I heard him mention the words "chef boyardee commercial" I immediately looked at my phone and said "the one where the can rolls all the way home?" And got chills as I watched the clip of the commercial while screaming "YESSSSS!". Haven't even had a single thought of this commercial since I was a kid and yet all the nostalgia starting flowing in. Literal goosebumps, hair standing up and all.

[@xero_d4rkx650]

Lmaooo

[@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220]

Your generation watched too much TV. Your warm memories should be of the relationships with your friends and families not a fucking Canned food commercial

[@stashedxTRAPSTAR]

Damn, out of all things, I did not think Doctor Skipwith would message on. The Skateboarder/Scooterer/ and cyclist himself.

[@JennDouglas]

@@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220 ok boomer

[@fortimusprime]

His selflessness is what impacted me. He SOLD the company HE STRUGGLED to make just so his employees would keep their jobs... Now that is true selflessness and leadership if you ask me!

[@Hopeguz3]

✊🏾

[@trentschinckel1820]

He got 6 million

[@theRealUmpZY]

Look up the Hershey story. Man didn’t lay off ANYONE during the great depression

[@AntiGenZandY]

No he's a wimp. Peasants aren't humans.

[@AntiGenZandY]

@Michael Yarema found the poor

[@dbert1024]

Being a Floridian, Chef boyardee was our go-to hurricane food.

[@bellareadsbooks]

coming from a Floridian, with hurricane Elsa coming, in my household we have quite a few beefaronis and raviolis in our pantry! great hurricane food

[@xcvfrankie]

@@bellareadsbooks we’re ready!

[@joballs21]

Same except I am not from Florida but from Houston

[@inkytanku8935]

That and the Campbell’s soup

[@RochellB46]

Yessss!!!! Born and a raised in Florida I stay with a cabinet full of Chef Boyarde just in case

[@InvestBetter.]

This pretty much makes him the first, and only, person in history to leave New York for Cleveland to chase his dream, and capture it

[@jamesslick4790]

Actually a METRIC FUCK TON of innovation and progress happened in the US outside of NYC.

[@InvestBetter.]

@@jamesslick4790 Again, people don't leave New York, looking for progress. New York is progressive as it gets.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@InvestBetter. ...Silicon Valley would like a word...

[@syberphish]

@@InvestBetter. If NYC is so progressive, why can't they take a few busloads of illegal immigrants without being brought to their knees? You wanna call what happened in the nursing homes there during cov1d "progressive"? NYC is a shithole.

[@ACDBunnie]

@@jamesslick4790 well yeah but New York is thought of as having a lot of opportunity. And Cleveland, specifically, is treated like a punchline (whether or not that is justified).

[@MikinessAnalog]

He really did care, not only about the quality & service, but also people's health & jobs. He lived the real "American dream".

[@cardioandfriends]

@Egg T those few just don’t care enough

[@johnbockelie3899]

Hey, I'm 60, I like his ravioli , what do you mean kids food?.

[@ariejohnson1944]

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[@arronprestwich2813]

The modern canned foods don't seem to carry his care for health lol

[@christianl3448]

“He followed his dream by moving from New York to Cleveland, Ohio” that’s a sentence I thought I would never hear.

[@ronscurti1269]

FOR REAL. CLEVELAND IS GHETTO AF

[@juliuscaesart]

Usually it’s the other way around

[@juliuscaesart]

@@ronscurti1269 Good and bad places like anywhere else

[@labadaba5088]

IKR.

[@labadaba5088]

But NYC is getting kinda ghetto too.

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

I had _no_ idea that that woman in the commercial was saying, "you've had chef every night this week." For years, I literally could not understand her because of her mumbling. I only heard gibberish.

[@audioadikt]

F

[@8TH_Gear]

F

[@companyman114]

Understandable. That is a weird way to word a sentence anyway.

[@8TH_Gear]

@@companyman114 Hi! How are you doing?!

[@companyman114]

Good. You?

[@TheRealSpellstar]

It's really a crime that this brand has become synonymous with low-quality, Americanized canned food big respect to the guy for selling the company so he didn't have to lay off all his workers, but man did the new company not do him justice

[@TheRealSpellstar]

okay Chef Boyardeeznuts

[@shadowteam9943]

The food isn’t even low quality it is great food.

[@mileynne]

@@TheRealSpellstar a su u8

[@NEEDbacon]

@@shadowteam9943 I mean, with certain expectations. certainly wouldn't argue against a can in a quick pinch Vs nothing.

[@EmeraldEyesBibleSecrets]

@@shadowteam9943 Honestly it is. I guess that's just our opinion, but try adding some garlic power, and a bit of good tasting pasta sauce and tell me how much better it is.

[@ueno1]

Chef Boiardi was more honorable to his employees than any CEO currently around! We need more like him in business today.

[@undefined7141]

Speaking as a CEO, not a single person on my staff makes less than 6 figures. Instead of quoting a media narrative, look around for positive CEO stories OR do what I did and become one. For the record Hispanic, special operations background, elf made, did 31 million in revenue in 2020. All men and women are equal, some of us just out perform the rest.

[@MivusComedy]

eat me out Wayne!

[@truckercowboyed2638]

@@undefined7141 yes, working and becoming successful means more than the government trying to make it all equal so no one gets hurt feelings lol....

[@1MJfollower]

@@undefined7141 En qué negocio trabajas?

[@1MJfollower]

B Corps are exactly that. With dr. Bronner‘s being a personal favorite

[@cookieskoon2028]

"Chef Boyardee is a children's food." Me at 34 eating canned spaghetti: "LIES!"

[@DarkpawTheWolf]

Me, at 49, same. I eat it quite a bit. It's cheap, fast, and easy. And quite frankly, tastes pretty good. I also add garlic powder, cayanne pepper, and crushed chilis to it.

[@cookieskoon2028]

@@DarkpawTheWolf That sounds delightful! I think people tend to forget that adults and kids are allowed to enjoy the same things. haha

[@KennethDPedersen]

Exactly! And the boxed pizza is actually my favorite pizza

[@allanmolina4798]

Hey when your hungry anything goes.

[@ydcee3123]

@@allanmolina4798 Exactly. Not all of us are bougie, kale eating folk.

[@eboracum]

This guy sounds like a national treasure. Brilliant at his trade, hard-working, savvy as a businessman, and cares more about taking care of his workers than enriching himself. You have inspired me to buy some Chef Boyardee next time I'm at the store.

[@GregTheRushFan]

Sadly, if you buy Chef Boyardee today, you are buying processed chemical crap and lining the pockets of a large billion $ conglomerate that doesn't care not one single f*ck about their customers.

[@those1kidds]

What a good guy. No ceo today would do what he did. No freaking way.

[@pricklycats]

Immigrant vs American mentality

[@priyonjoni]

George Lucas sold LucasFilm for the same reason.

[@joem8601]

@@priyonjoni George Lucas made 4 billion tho

[@reallifeautismsports]

Food for kids by a guy who learned to cook like a master when he was a kid.

[@KevinBenecke]

A lot of us are still kids inside.

[@Vexreal_]

@Egg T nah you just need therapy

[@stonehaven2289]

IT'S NOT JUST FOR KIDS!!!

[@neonfroot]

It was common for kids to be experts in basic arts and crafts. Our society was more practical back then. Nowadays, society treats youth as an automatic disability to be nurtured.

[@derpynoivern4815]

Make “The man behind the can” a new series, who is the green giant?!

[@tamcar04]

I AGREE! GREAT IDEA!

[@kanamekiyru]

*CIA has entered the chat*

[@NxFxKW]

Who's Campbell?

[@rhonnichan]

I need to know about who tf out here making Campbells Chicken Noodle Soup slap so fucking hard

[@johnnyonthespot4375]

It was the Hulks' dad - The green Giant had a fling that he never talked about with an Italian woman that he met while touring the Bronx area of New York - They knew early that the kid had a combination of Daddy issues mixed with his Moms' wicked anger ~ :o)

[@ArchOfWinter]

Why doesn't a biopic about him exists? Make a feature length movie of his life story already!

[@devilsatan2973]

Because it doesn't fit the narrative! They can't make him out to be a race, sex, or whatever "ist" of the day happens to be. He also sold the company as an AID to his employees! That doesn't fit the narrative of the evil big company CEO. Too much that just doesn't fit the current narritive.

[@falkenlaser]

@@devilsatan2973 I was just going to say what you said. Hollywood won’t make movies portraying straight white males as good.

[@Extremezotako]

Good idea

[@Extremezotako]

@@devilsatan2973 yeah that's the sad reality, Hollywood just wants to create forced diversity and make white ppl look bad

[@eddymadison9655]

Wow could you imagine a movie based on Chef Boiardi is not only a biopic but also a cooking movie

[@zxprodigy3776]

My man was so selfless he gave his company up for his workers to keep they’re jobs…. Massive respect

[@coadmiller5010]

An ambitious yet noble man who had a great job as head chef at the luxurious Plaza hotel of NYC to pursue. his dream in Cleveland, of all places, at a time when Italian food wasn't near as popular as today... Hero for feeding our soldiers during WW2, hero for selling his company rather than lay off 5000 employees who depended on thier paychecks... A great man, by any standard...

[@ARedMotorcycle]

*Their. Jesus, don't people proofread anymore, or ever?

[@BatCaveOz]

"He decided to follow his dream and move from New York to Cleveland" - words I never thought that I would hear...

[@killertigergaming6762]

Makes sense new york sucks lol

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Cleveland was a prosperous city then.

[@conkcreet1344]

@@killertigergaming6762 lol so does Cleveland

[@bigsouth010]

Yea at that time Cleveland was top 5 biggest cities in the us. If it would’ve kept that same growth and progress it would be the size of prolly or Dallas right now. But you know rust belt problems……

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@bigsouth010 it’s leadership systemically consistently failed them as well in conjunction

[@otakubullfrog1665]

It's impressive that he stayed so involved with his brand for so long even after he no longer owned it. Most celebrity chefs just license out their names and recipes and call it a day.

[@callmetony4399]

Always made a point to pronounce his name properly. The fact he gave up his company that he gave his a name away for (family names are a big deal in Italians) so he didn’t have to lay off his works is so amazing, such a class act

[@largol33t1]

Anyone know where he's buried? I'd like to pay him a visit some day...

[@callmetony4399]

@@largol33t1 he rest in a mausoleum in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio,

[@largol33t1]

@@callmetony4399 Thank you for the info. Not terribly far either. I guess if wind up there, I'll bring a can of the lasagna and a nice bottle of wine. His food kept me alive when I was working through college

[@actuallynotsteve]

Dude is kind of a badass, and TBH I think properly prepared Boyardee products are actually insanely good for the money, even in 2021. You add a little bit of seasoning/spice to a properly heated can and it's on par with most people's pasta-cooking skills, but for like $1.50. Chef Boyardee is the man

[@Skinnyypetee]

Yea I actually got a cab of spaghetti I few days ago. Taste just like my childhood 😢

[@honeysunday]

I still buy and enjoy them at 19!! Now I especially won’t stop knowing how awesome this guy was

[@sythiktv]

Everyone asks “How was your Chef Boyardee?” But no one ever asks “Who was Chef Boyardee?” 🥺

[@ጭስዋሪማና]

Why are you eating the man? 😳

[@Marinealver]

Who was Chef Boiardi?

[@jakepioquinto1966]

How is Chef Boyardee?

[@sketchur]

Who is John Galt?

[@randomnesschannel8820]

@@ጭስዋሪማና ya

[@garfieldh.8820]

"Gusteau has finally found his rightful place in history right alongside another equally famous chef: Monsieur Boyardee" - Anton Ego, _Ratatouille (2008)_

[@patrickd.3681]

If only Ego knew just how good of a chef Boiardi was.

[@drewbustank]

Ratatouille was released in 2007. Also, Anton Ego was so wrong lol.

[@PhantomEagle..]

Mr boyardee: "am I a joke to you" But seriously I have massive respect for this guy, he was a great chef

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Anton Ego meant it as an insult, but it's really a compliment. To be set next to such a caring, kind person would be an honor.

[@Foxonian]

Chef Boiardi introduced the concept of serving spaghetti with meatballs. He did it during the depression so people who were only ordering his pasta could get some meat for a more balanced diet at a price they could afford.

[@SteveDHacksaw]

Do you have a source on that? That’s absolutely crazy if true

[@matthewbittenbender9191]

This isn't exactly true. He didn't invent it, but he may have popularized it. Further, the Great Depression was all butnover when he started his company in Milton, Pa in 1938. Italian immigrant to New York were doing this before Hector was born and he might have gotten the idea from there.

[@RealWolfmanDan]

@@matthewbittenbender9191 did not CM literally say he started his business 1 year before the great depression as I read this comment?

[@tombstonejones9581]

@@RealWolfmanDan I second this observation...he did.

[@flippy6553]

My social studies teacher in the 80s told us all about the man Chef Boiardi. She was very passionate about his contributions.

[@ACDBunnie]

It's so funny the random, but cool knowledge we get from teachers who have a very specific side interest. My English teacher was very passionate about having a proper, firm handshake. I have a very good handshake now because she made each student shake her hand "correctly" every day before entering class. A social studies teacher who teaches about Chef Boiardi An english teacher who teaches how to shake hands

[@WolfofPride]

@@ACDBunnie My favorite PE teacher also told us to have a firm handshake while keeping eye contact. I'd like to think that the reason I've had so much success in my professional life was because of this simple life skill.

[@a.schottinthedark57]

@@ACDBunnie Same here, except it was my 8th grade home room teacher who taught me about a proper handshake. At job interviews, I was always amazed at how many people have limp handshakes.

[@amanisawari]

I LOVED that rolling can commercial, it gave Chef's character a Santa like quality, I could feel him tell the girl, "you may not be able to get gifts for Christmas , but I'll make you comfort food". Until today I did't know who Chef Boiardi was, but you can feel the passion in his smile on the can. Thank you for demystifying that Company Man

[@jimeagle1155]

It was a cute commercial, but honestly I had a problem with the lady saying that the kid had "Chef" every night this week, damn women... cook something for your kid, would ya?!!

[@franklinbrooksstoppedcomme3267]

U do kinda spittin' bars at that end, though.

[@TheWolfGuardians]

That Mom must have been so annoyed, WHERE DID YOU GET THIS CAN?!

[@Shinesprk]

I would have assumed she stole it and made her return it haha.

[@michaelamos2638]

@@Shinesprk then the can keeps returning and stalks the family longing to be eaten

[@TahtahmesDiary]

@@Shinesprk as a kid it used to give me anxiety thinking of her mom calling her a thief because a stray can of Chef followed her home 😆

[@ghhn4505]

Okay, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought about this. Although alternatively, she could just think "oh we had an extra can I forgot about"

[@tamiwithani]

@@Shinesprk assumed she stole it and beat her ass!

[@zeroxlulu]

Wow, I think it would be great for Chef Boyardee to start running "Did you know?" type commercials letting us know all this trivia about him. Just knowing all this history behind the man makes me wanna go buy some canned ravioli when I haven't eaten any in years lol

[@tapset]

That's actually a great idea

[@austinkruger290]

The taste has changed years ago they started using rejected flour for their pasta and try to cover it up by adding alot more sweetener. But now I've breached my contract nice knowing you guys.

[@cheshirecynic3061]

The secret to Chef Boyardee is to just add some black pepper, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, and diced onion. It's just too bland straight from the can (to account for people with different taste) and needs the proper Italian seasoning.

[@audiowithdrawl5948]

@@cheshirecynic3061 mind telling me your usual proportions when cook 1-2 cans? Ty!

[@cheshirecynic3061]

@@audiowithdrawl5948 Sorry, but I never measure stuff when I cook. I just eyeball it, then decided based on taste if it needs a touch of something else. I usually go with a decent amount of black pepper, parsley, and oregano, just a bit of garlic, and a lot of diced onion. Basil, cumin, and coriander also work well, but just use a touch, because they're easy to overdo.

[@glovescork-n-animal7012]

@@cheshirecynic3061 or take a time machine back to 1985. and eat a real can of chef boyardee.....

[@cheshirecynic3061]

@@glovescork-n-animal7012 Or, back to before WW2 and have a meal from him when he was a real chef! /s What's your point? That's obviously impossible, which is why I'm trying to help people get more enjoyment out of things that actually currently exist.

[@wannabehistorian371]

Augh, I hear these restaurant/food business stories and it makes me want a time machine so much so I could have had those originals... it’s so sad that the food quality just plummeted like that. His life sounds like a biopic. It’s epic. This man literally begun his career at Pokémon trainer age, was master chef as a teenager, was an entrepreneur, cared about his employees, and got a gold star from the military. Such a good man, business needs more people like him. Also I bet pasta day was a happy day for the soldiers lol.

[@georgeemme4483]

theres actually a beef ravioli MRE that tastes suspiciously like what I remember the chef's to be. unsurprisingly, it was one of my favorites, if just because of the nostalgia

[@RDUFFAL]

@@georgeemme4483 Yep. Had it recently, and I’m fairly certain that it is literally Chef Boyardee in there

[@giovannicervantes2053]

Get the guys who made the founder to make a Chef Boyardee biopic that actually sounds pretty good

[@wannabehistorian371]

@@RDUFFAL I want that MRE.

[@wannabehistorian371]

@@georgeemme4483 You fought in WWII?!

[@MattTCfarm]

I am from Ohio and remember hearing the radio announcement that Chef Boyardee had passed away. That was the first time I learned he was a real person. His history is underrated. I'm glad to see he is getting more attention. Thank you!

[@KevinBenecke]

I'm a 47 year old man. I still like the ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs and the Beefaroni. Now we know why Kevin McCalister liked the Plaza Hotel.

[@RockstarRaverBoy]

Im similar. I still eat the can regularly. And especially the "classic" formulations. I either cook them on the stove or in the oven....and add a few fresh spices. Delicious, easy meal! (Even tho, I know how to do it from scratch.....its close enought)

[@blackjackdealer204]

I'm guilty of eating Fruit Loops cereal .. my cardiologist is really angry with me

[@ariejohnson1944]

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[@ariejohnson1944]

@@RockstarRaverBoy kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXa1aZRqadqErcU

[@coreydeluna5258]

hows your blood pressure dude lol

[@southtexasangler]

It’s funny how Anton Ego from the movie ratatouille actually said that chef boiardi wasn’t a good cook.😂😂

[@cingkrimson_requiem]

Not really, he said that "Gousteau can now be proud to place himself amongst the likes of monsieur Boyardee", which is because like Boyardee, Gousteau was a legitimate chef who started selling canned/instant goods to get his food into homes, but the brand sold out when someone else took over.

[@giovannicervantes2053]

@@cingkrimson_requiem I thought all that easy to make stuff that would be sold on the market was just the stuff of that real small Chef that was trying to get the rat out of the kitchen

[@EmeraldEyesBibleSecrets]

I agree that Hockaloogie is a stupid movie

[@wills6959]

Fun fact: the Chef is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in DC.

[@userofusername4981]

How fun

[@jamesbrown3352]

Buried in Chardon, OH

[@daddyruffle]

boyardees nuts tasty?

[@azure4835]

@@daddyruffle a bit salty but still good

[@johnbreznay3860]

He not even 10 min from my house

[@ShiksaWithChutzpah1]

I remember an old Chef Boyardee commercial with him as a little boy crying out to the world in a stereotype Italian accent, "One day all children will thank-a meee!!"

[@rosswebster7877]

Lol. I remember that commercial. It’s actually kind of B.S. though. It shows little Chef Boyardee getting expelled from an orphanage for complaining about their crappy food. The real life Chef Boiardi came from a fairly well-to-do family. Still he was a pretty awesome guy.

[@theepicjamez99]

Am I the only one who sits around every Wednesday at this time waiting to watch his new vid?

[@ep1k-226]

Nope

[@BBWahoo]

i didnt even know he had a schedule

[@rossjohnstone4689]

I may not sit around, but I always make sure to check it out when it comes out :3

[@Jack-zj1ug]

Yes

[@edwardgiver]

I watch when KZbin tells me to.

[@thedamddino4893]

The fact he contributed so much to feed our troops in ww2 really makes me love him

[@Kevinb1821]

If there ever was an apocalypse. Chef Boyardee would be like gold. They are still nice to have around in case you’re hungry and you don’t want to cook.

[@labadaba5088]

Yeah, they're pretty yummy but not good for your health.

[@internziko]

Before i got married I'd come home hammerd and kill a couple cans of ravioli every weekend..

[@itsyeeoledskoolfurry3208]

Why was/is there NEVER a vegetarian C.B.????? I have to get separate veggie things and the plain paskettii one. Might as well just get regular pasta?!?

[@phil_matic]

@@labadaba5088 There's plenty more worse canned goods for your health than Chef Boyardee stuff

[@Jun.Suzuki]

yep just dump a can in a bowl and microwave or boil it in a pot

[@kalebbranscome2062]

The rolling can commercial is the second most iconic commercial from my childhood. Right behind "HEAD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD."

[@SentinalhMC]

Haha same. As well as CROSSFIRE!

[@paddle_my_mad_laddle]

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD

[@hyperx72]

Attention. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with financial compensation, you may be entitled to mesothelioma!

[@RidaB33]

😂😂😂

[@knightofoctober]

🎶 SKIP IT! SKIP IT! 🎶

[@xellosmetallium8519]

Hector Boiardi certainly deserves respect for what he did during his life. I grew up poor, and those meals in a can, prevented me from going hungry.

[@jackkomorowski2722]

Amen, amen, amen.

[@AbelMaganaAvalos]

I respect the chef! Gg

[@heygoat8750]

Gordon ramsey aint got nothing on this

[@filisora]

That is amazing it saved you, hope you’re doing well :)

[@xellosmetallium8519]

@@filisora Thanks

[@SarcasticPossum]

He sold his own company to save the jobs of those who worked for him.Thats a man who has earned my respect.

[@bryal7811]

I love that Chef Boyardee's brother was Mario. You just can't make this up.

[@ChazDragoon]

if only the other brother was Luigi...then the circle would be complete...we would know the lost 3rd Mario Brother.

[@jamesbarnousky1270]

I mean it's an Italian name so

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Mama mia!

[@apoorunfortunatesoul4164]

I just realized at least once in history there were brothers named mario and luigi

[@platinumencasedpenile4812]

I have a Romanian friend named Mario

[@CashisKingtrucking]

Overstuffed raviolis am I right

[@dawakat08]

You’re right

[@rossjohnstone4689]

100% right overstuffed ravioli forever :3

[@詩遥]

Suddenly Ego's comment about Chef Boyardee in Ratatouille makes a LOT more sense. I never knew the guy behind the label was actually real, nevermind such a talented and hardworking individual.

[@cheezkid2689]

MASSIVE respect on is name. Culinary master, pursued his dreams, helped the local economy, fed our boys overseas, and sold the company to help his employees.

[@Corn___Pop]

I never grew out of it I’m one of those sick human beings that eats it straight out the can I don’t even warm it up don’t judge me lol.

[@platinumencasedpenile4812]

Bowel Movement Farts

[@GeorgeMonet]

I am judging you super hard.

[@dtdimeflicks6708]

Same here. I do it without shame. It's more delicious that way.

[@handson4580]

@@dtdimeflicks6708 yall are monsters please stay away from my pantry

[@chokethathoe__]

You are a god damn menace to society 😒 YOU'RE GOING TO PRISON‼️

[@mcook805]

Children's product??? I'm late 30's and still every now and then like the spaghetti&meatballs they're still 👍 😄

[@davidvanameyden7629]

I'm in my 50s and have a can of Mini Ravioli in the pantry. Ya know, just in case.

[@mcook805]

@@davidvanameyden7629 exactly in case you get that craving for it!!!😄 same here

[@gpfoster1966]

I'm in my 50s and still into Spaghettios. Love their Lasagna and mini Ravioli, too. It's all good eatin'!

[@JEdwardBanasikJr]

52 here. Yes still eat them too. I buy them at Sam's Club sold by the dozen and/or Spaghettios. Easy meal when you don't feel like cooking. The regular can size lids are now pull top.

[@mcook805]

@@JEdwardBanasikJr dang straight!! 😄 microwave ready in min.

[@Co27Enigma]

He’s not just a face on a can, he’s a Legend.

[@TheCrossFTW]

I loved the stuff as a kid and I usually keep a few cans of it in my desk at work for a quick meal. Glad to see such a wholesome backstory for a brand I have eaten semi-regularly for my whole life.

[@daddyruffle]

boyardees nuts tasty

[@StannyObelisk]

do you drink them like water?

[@Spider-Man-ox7sz]

@@daddyruffle fucking gottem

[@stonehaven2289]

@@StannyObelisk I've drank the Lasagna kind straight from the can when I got them from a store on lunch break and didn't have utensils.. works great.. the other varieties have thicker sauces and don't pour out as easy

[@thedukeofchutney468]

Dang! Chef Boyardee isn’t just a mascot; he’s an American hero! 🇺🇸

[@DarthWillSmith]

"World War 2 was getting pretty messy" sounds like an understatement.

[@spicylemon7475]

French resistance: *tricks Germany into stationing at the wrong spot allowing the storming of Normandy beach to go over more smoothly* “we do a little trolling”

[@pequod_]

based dale

[@valeriemg7434]

As a 32 year old female.... I literally have cans of chefboyardee in my pantry for myself... And I don't have kids!! Hahaha 😅

[@SMD-si7fm]

Idc. Shit still slaps just as hard as it did when I was 7 😂😂 I'm 21 now and I eat like 4 cans for dinner 1 or 2 nights a week. Ramen is played out. Especially when ravioli is only $0.10 cents more.

[@psychotropictraveler514]

@@SMD-si7fm put some respecc on Ramen's name foo

[@SMD-si7fm]

@@psychotropictraveler514 sometimes I make the ravioli, and throw in some ramen, and let the ramen cook with the ravioli, only when in mad high tho 😂😂

[@Chicken_Wing91]

I still fucks with spaghetti and meatballs

[@ChronikTVFCE]

I honestly don't think it's just intended for children I think it is what it is. Pasta in a can for a quick and easy meal. I was honestly kinda offended he said that

[@cjmarshall0221]

From 1988 to 1992 I worked as a reporter for The Milton Standard in Milton, Pa. Although he died before I worked there, the name Hector Boiardi is still spoken with great respected throughout the community. Each year, in September, Milton holds a Harvest Festival - originally known as the Tomato Festival - recognizing his invaluable contributions to the area. I wrote a number of retrospective articles about the man, using much of the information the you cited in your video. I also toured American Home Foods several times when gathering information about the company. They were always dedicated to producing the highest quality products for their customers, and proud of the "Boy-Ar-Dee" name that Hector had bestowed upon them. Side Note: In the mid-1990s, a series of comedic commercials were produced, depicting a young Hector Boiardi (about age 10) struggling to produce high quality meals that everyone could enjoy. Despite all the obstacles - including several adults who attempted to discourage him - the young "Hector" ended by saying he vowed that he would eventually go to America and accomplish his goal. When I spoke to the American Home Foods CEO about those commercials, he told me that Hector's son, Paul Boiardi, informed him his father would have loved those commercials. According to Paul, his dad had a great sense of humor, and would have appreciated him being used in such a way to promote his products.

[@rainpooper7088]

Ah yes, the guy Anton Ego compared Chef Gusteau to, killing him in the process. Touché!

[@JinxSanity]

The movie has a commentary on Chef Boiardi's legacy, establishing that Chef Gusteau, like Boiardi, is a highly respected Chef but his image is commercialized on food products once he passes making people see him as a bland corporate product forgetting that he was a great chef, so the reference to him with the movie's story was intentional.

[@garfieldh.8820]

AcKTuyAlLY, that critique was written after Gusteau died, when Skinner was selling frozen food under Gusteau's name

[@sub5ound1]

@@JinxSanity is there much that has name recognition that isn’t a bland corporate product anymore? Please don’t say Rao’s.

[@rainpooper7088]

@@JinxSanity Yeah, Ratatouille is great like that. Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@eksortso]

@@sub5ound1 There is, but we can't afford it. Feeding the masses can be a dehumanizing job, but each human who purchases that food can appreciate the money they save, if not the flavor of the stuff.

[@Darklordiban7]

That commercial where the can rolls all the way to the girl's house.. I always thought about it as her mentally justifying the fact that she stole the can either to herself or she got caught by her mom and that's the lie she told.

[@jacobchalkler1652]

Okay mr deep thinker slow down for the rest of us

[@psychotropictraveler514]

@@jacobchalkler1652 lmfao

[@chrystalriver570]

Oh my god, I never conciderd this

[@Asucaboy]

It's not that deep lmao

[@chrystalriver570]

@@Asucaboy actually that’s pretty damn deep

[@d4rkz3r011]

This man’s legacy needs to be as memorable as that rolling can commercial

[@t_better99]

big retweet

[@anscomedy]

Cheff boyardee is always my go to when I need to save money love the stuff it helped me through some hard times

[@patrickdurham8393]

I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm in my late 50s and still enjoy Chef Boyardee ravioli.

[@KevinBenecke]

I think I'll like it until the day I go to my grave.

[@MicrowaveBakedPotato]

I like their mac and cheese

[@tkkirkland8376]

Eww remind me of the days when we was poor. All I do is eat out at restaurants now i rich now yayyyy. But one problem 🙄 now im getting fat & my health is fucked. Idc I still love my food brother. T to the mafuckin K & all I do is eat all day

[@SuperNesmaster]

@@tkkirkland8376 I used to eat chef boyardee too when I was poor. Now I’m on heroin

[@tkkirkland8376]

@@SuperNesmaster well damn

[@GloballyAware2]

‘Chef boyardee is for kids’ ... me a 27 yr old woman sitting with like 9 cans of it in our cupboard that I just bought for myself

[@kkonabill95]

No one wants to admit they ate 9 cans of ravioli

[@KevinBenecke]

I'm a 47 year old man with it in my pantry and love the stuff.

[@tarwater27]

I'm in my 30s I'll still heat up a can of the ravioli from time to time, I'd wish they would bring back the cheese tortellini or the cheese ravioli.

[@grigorirasputin996]

@@tarwater27 I just got off their website because I forgot about the tortellini and I didn't believe you. Tortellini is gone but they still make cheese ravioli.

[@tarwater27]

@@grigorirasputin996 Good to know, I'll look around for it.

[@TechTimeWithEric]

I remember the rolling can commercial. I also remember my older brother saying "yeah good luck to the girl convincing her mom she didn't steal it"

[@companyman114]

You know, never saw it that way but your brother makes a fair point.

[@AggressivelyMediocre]

I really enjoyed beefaroni. Used to get in trouble for the orange stains on the bowls after microwaving it. Lol.

[@danielportillo1349]

i cant stand beefaroni idk why even as a kid it made me yack lol, everyone got there taste tho, I loved the shitty spaghetti n meatballs lol! ravioli was king tho.

[@AggressivelyMediocre]

@@danielportillo1349 lol. What I find funny is I could tolerate those at best and usually got sick afterward. We’re on opposite end of the taste spectrum. The best thing about the was the staining of my mother microwave. She really gave me an earful about that.

[@DustyGamma]

They should run a marketing campaign changing the name back. "Real Chef, Real Ingredients" or something.

[@Sqquishy]

@Willow Hubert as much as i like the idea, it would be very difficult to make a healthier canned pasta, even the preservative filled "pasta" now gets soggy and gross from sitting in the can, and with high quality noodles they would become inedible. Could be possible tho with food science nowadays, but as a chef it just sounds yucky to me

[@mr.sandman3604]

Only real company man fans know that all the companies he gives good reviews to are actually owned by him, and all the companies he gives bad reviews to are his competition 😎

[@C1418OS]

Wow The Company Man must be one of the richest men on Earth. 😬

[@Jack-zj1ug]

Careful. Revealing this secret might get you kilt

[@MoistChungus]

Alright what if, company man invests massive money into stonks of the companies he makes good videos on

[@mangleshp]

Shh! We can’t let anyone else know.

[@realmdarkness]

@@mangleshp Fun fact; all the companies in his intro are sponsors of the channel. Good on him to disclose them, lol JK

[@Kindred192]

Nearly 40 and chef boyardee is still a guilty pleasure!

[@fnjesusfreak]

41 and once in a while, the canned ravioli's just what I've been craving.

[@fiddlestyxify]

42 and I'll still dig on the beefaroni. I just add some Grana Padano now.

[@SpankyDizzleD]

Also I remember as a young kid I'd look at his face on the can and thought he looked like a nice guy like a grandpa type lol so it's nice to find out now that he was actually a nice guy and a great employer to his people he didn't want his people to get laid off like %99 of ass hole company owners or bosses. They'll do whatever to make a dollar

[@cheshirecynic3061]

So, are you Chinese, or Japanese?

[@rustyshacklefordrefined5756]

Can you tell Dale to give me my name back? Coming from the real Rusty Shackleford.

[@dtdimeflicks6708]

He passed two months before I was born. Coincidentally, I've been a loyal customer for as long as I can remember. I still eat it today with my youngest son. I have no plans to stop.

[@casualeann]

That's when he passed for me, too. Earned a new level of respect for him today

[@thebluefus]

2 weeks before I was born.

[@perpetualmotion357]

I ate it as a kid and then stopped for the longest time because I thought I didn't like it. About a year ago I bought a can of their spaghetti and didn't find it that bad. If I'm not making real spaghetti, I find Chef Boyardee to be better than any frozen TV dinner version of spaghetti out there. It has its own flavor. I don't go for spaghettios though. That sauce tastes weird as hell. Not sure if Boyardee makes that or what but I'm not a fan, even as a kid I never liked it.

[@dtdimeflicks6708]

@@perpetualmotion357 I dig Spaghetti-O's but I get it. They're an acquired taste.

[@perpetualmotion357]

@@dtdimeflicks6708 For sure. Definitely an acquired taste. I tried them again a few years ago and it just wasn't happening. Funny enough I kind of like Chef B Spaghetti, Ravioli and Beefaroni but never did like the Lasagna. You'd think the sauce in all 4 would be pretty much the same and it tastes that way for the rest except when I tried the Lasagna. Something different about it. I don't think I've ever liked any type of Lasagna in a can. Not sure what thats about lol. Edit..Maybe they are adding some type of cheese with the Lasanga. That could be it and the reason for it.

[@FirstLast-vr7es]

ConAgra really cheapened the recipe. The "Throwback Recipe" (You pictured a yellow can of it) is actually really good. Not the same product AT ALL. Too bad that I haven't seen it sold in about a year. ConAgra only cares about having a cheap commodity to sell; Not making a quality product that they can be proud of.

[@BlueFox284]

I still have one can left of the Lasagna "Throwback Recipe". It is good, I prefer over the current product. Same with the spaghetti & meatballs and beefaroni - never got to try the ravioli. The local Dollar Tree store had the last stocks of it (Lasagna was all they had left) and since we were all in the middle of the pandemic BS last year people just bought that stuff up.

[@ike9035]

What I would give to try the real deal..as a Hispanic I love Italian food more then Mexican food.. although it is my second fav

[@jwillisbarrie]

Thanks for having captions for the Deaf. Was amazed to find out Chef Boiardi was a real person and did so much.

[@robertross8243]

I've never heated up a can of Chef Boyardee. I'll have to try it sometime.

[@Alex-kn7cb]

The rolling can commercial is one of the best commercials of all time

[@justinm3135]

Them not being able to pick up the food at 4:33 bothered me so much 💀.

[@ketarita1911]

I was thinking the same thing, thought it was just me 😂😂😂

[@TheLuckyLuke314]

It's so relatable!

[@nicholaiginovaef4861]

you would think they could spend an extra minute to shoot again and get a better looking shot.. makes me wonder what they were paying the cameraman

[@SpectraStarShooter]

Ugh glad I wasn’t the only one!

[@Axel230]

Might be a clip from a late bight infomercial trying to sell you an Upgraded Fork xD

[@escabasket153]

I can believe that he could become a head chef at 17. Back in those days, you grew up faster and what was considered an adult, came at a younger age. Also, he had already been working in an old world kitchen in Italy for six years where he had time to see how to cook everything and how to make authentic Italian food. So yes, it is believable.

[@franklinbrooksstoppedcomme3267]

Same still goes for poor people like myself. Had to cook traditionally (stovetop and oven) for myself since as early as 12.

[@Marinealver]

I can see 15 year old coming back as adulthood. Cut out middleschool Jr high and just have secondary school go from grades 8 to 10. Community College and University can handle the next two years and often their programs are now 5-6 year programs instead of 4.

[@boygenius538_8]

If you treat teenagers like kids they’ll act like it, if you treat them like adults they’ll live up to it.

[@valvenator]

I was about to say the same. Kids didn't need to go to school 'till they turned 22+ back then to become adults. My brother in law had a job at 16.

[@hamsterama]

The concept of a teenager didn't become a "thing" until after WWII. So yes, if a kid takes up an apprenticeship instead of wasting time memorizing useless stuff in school, they'd have a lot of specialized work experience by the time they are a young adult.

[@BigDaddyCooI]

This guy got me through college in the late 90's. Thanks Chef Boyardee!

[@EmeraldEyesBibleSecrets]

Nah, you simply have big pasta to thank. Chef would be rolling in his grave if he could taste the products that bear his name today. Not that it's all that bad though; just adding a little garlic powder and some better pasta sauce makes an amazing difference.

[@Czechmate88]

Selling his business so that his employees can stay employed is something we’d never see today. What a great man

[@honolulublues5548]

Not true at all. There may not be a lot of them, but there are people who own businesses that care for their employees. Too bad the government put most of them out of business in the last year by shutting down the economy.

[@franklinbrooksstoppedcomme3267]

Incorrect. Craig Skistimas did the exact same thing for the same reason only 7 years ago. Look it up.

[@valvenator]

Selling out the employees so they can stay in business is the more likely scenario. Rich Products, I'm looking at you, you filthy rich bastards who moved production out of the Country just to make that extra buck.

[@neneshubby]

Meanwhile, his brother Mario decided to become an adventurer and reportedly ended up in a land full of mushrooms and coins strewn about.

[@franklinbrooksstoppedcomme3267]

Oh, so THAT's where the photo late in the video came from!

[@Marinealver]

@@craigjensen6853 Who?

[@johnlawful2272]

Dorkly KZbin channel actually has a video about the 3rd Mario brother its funny

[@death2641]

I thought the 3rd mario bro was Sponge

[@robertharris6092]

You mean a plumber?

[@elliieebit]

The overstuffed ravioli genuinely tasted better than the regular ravioli and I'll die on this hill.

[@murdermeharry8703]

Ay I ate this for dinner all the time! I always got excited when we had the ravoli cans lol, definetely perferred it over hamburger helper (another big things my family ate). Glad I got this vid in reccomended, giod memories.

[@wcsxwcsx]

College students and we bachelors are in perpetual gratitude to the Chef.

[@RageTheKobold]

I will never talk crap about any of their products again. This brand has such an amazing beginning.

[@BELCAN57]

Hector Boiardi: An American success story.

[@dakotasargent8459]

I did a report on him in culinary arts in high-school and since then ive had big respect for him for being a good person but love that i learned more about what he did in his life now

[@BangBang-hk4rg]

I lived on ravioli and spaghetti-o’s as a kid in the 80’s 🤘

[@actuallynotsteve]

I still eat Spaghettio's as an adult in the 2020s

[@actuallynotsteve]

@Wise Acres That sounds heavenly, wow - thanks for telling me!

[@Mr_Ghoulie]

4:10 "He opened his own restaurant. It was called... this." That line delivery had me laughing, way too hard.

[@andrewkim5272]

My personal favorite canned food of all time. Would take years out of my life for more of this marinara infused goodness. Respect to Chef Boyardee, our great first president.

[@shAdOwstAlkEr945]

"I mean, no one wants to admit they ate 9 cans of ravioli"

[@papanorvan]

Hey Rick, have you seen my fucking ravioli bud?

[@KevinBenecke]

I usually have at least 2 can myself.

[@shAdOwstAlkEr945]

@@papanorvan "I dunno dad, I had one can. I think. 🤷🏻‍♂️"

[@devansmith691]

Yes Company Man! I distinctly remember watching Nickolodeon and seeing that rolling can commercial constantly. The girl's sad face and her whimpering "but I love Chef" when her mom tells her no is seared into my brain.

[@CarlosGarcia2]

Can't wait to see his on the front page of reddit. I knew he was a real person but didn't know about his early years. Sounds like he was a pretty good guy passionate about his business and the food he made.

[@voiceofreason2674]

I worked as a line cook at numerous Italian restaurants from fine dining to small spots, all of them good, and I like to think I’ve mastered Italian cuisine. But my introduction to pasta and red sauce was the chefs cheese ravioli

[@Wanking_wanker]

The part I respect the most is the part where he more rather sell his business than lay off thousand of people

[@K4rm4ttack]

What always bothered me about the can commercial (aside from the processed food apparently being sentient and still wanting to be eaten?) is that I'm pretty sure her mother would assume she just stole the can.

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

I never really thought of that before

[@AriYT1]

Omg yea I always pictured after that her mother was yelling at her like “YoU stole the can ????”

[@thecatthatgotaway]

Lol i always thought the same

[@PurpleCrow27]

I'm over 50 and I was there for much of this story, but I never knew for sure, being so young at the time. I remember hearing people talk about "The Chef", but they were 'adults' and I was just a kid. His story was just a story that few knew back then at best, as I remember it, but he wasn't completely unknown. That soon faded though. I never heard anything about him again by the 80's. All those 'who were there' (war vets, etc) had all vanished from my life. Funny to come across your report all these years later. Thanks for the odd 'closure' about "The Chef". Feels good to know my memories were accurate and that he was even better as a man than I ever knew. Much respect. :>

[@WolfmanArt]

When I was living on my own, I'd get Chef Boyardee as a quick dinner. I didn't know much about the guy until I came across this video. I mean, owning his own restaurant at a young age? Sending food rations during WWII? Selling his company so his employees can keep their jobs? This guys a legend! I wonder why there hasn't been a bio-film of him yet? And yes, I remember watching the commercial

[@sonofloki-wn3vj]

When you've been in the desert for several months and get a care package w chef boyardee you def realize how great he was.

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

You were in the military?

[@Pop_Candyz]

Did that happen to you? Mad respect to you and the chef✌️

[@nighttigercomics7323]

I love his stuffed raviolis and still snack on them today in my 50s.

[@kgsniper4850]

Overstuffed?

[@stleo6069]

@@kgsniper4850 I’m 18 and man, they just hit different when you want something fast

[@cheshirecynic3061]

@@stleo6069 The secret to Chef Boyardee is to just add some black pepper, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, and diced onion. It's just too bland straight from the can (to account for people with different taste) and needs the proper Italian seasoning.

[@stleo6069]

@@cheshirecynic3061 I do agree with it sometimes being bland, but 90% of the cans I get are perfect

[@focused4841]

@@cheshirecynic3061 this is what my grandmother would do for me. Its really amazing and beats some restaurants imo opinion when you do that

[@Dujuan_Thomas]

I've always loved Chefboyardee ravioli. Literally I was obsessed. I remember one time (at the age of like 8) going to an Italian restaurant and being pissed because the ravioli they served me was not chef boy ar dee... good times. I still eat it occasionally, but it doesn't taste the same.

[@tonyanthony5105]

From what I can tell to have a successful food business as a man you must, Absolutely Must have an impressive mustache. The Colonel, Chef Boyardee, Dave’s Killer Bread. Poppa Johns is the exception, but how successful is Poppa Johns?

[@lindencamelback2305]

My second cousin once was this chef's boss (he was chief executive of the food division) and according to him Chief Boyardee was a lovely man.