Chef's Night Out: Robertas

Roberta's, the pizza-centric restaurant in Brooklyn, has become so popular that Jay-Z and Beyonce are regular diners. But Roberta's had humble beginnings as a pizza place in a neighborhood that people once disregarded. Fast-forward a few years later, and their massive compound now includes a bakery as well as tasting-menu restaurant Blanca.
Roberta's head chef Carlo Mirarchi let us tag along for a night out as we hit up some NYC's best spots. First off was The Ten Bells wine bar for a couple of bottles of vino with friends. We then head down the street to the newly reopened Mission Chinese to meet up with head chefs Danny Bowien and Angela Dimayuga and eat some wings and oysters. After that is Enrique Olivera's restaurant Cosme for duck carnitas and a ton of mezcal. Finally, we wrap things up back at Blanca with a Roberta's staff reunion, some porchetta, and steak. Enjoy this peek into one of NYC's most popular and influential restaurants.
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[@SlowJoman]

'just tell me if that's a mannequin or a person' hahahaha!

[@jshshh1041]

I would have asked the same thing. Then been freaked out the rest of the night when it turned out to be a person. Why was he just randomly standing completely still staring at us?

[@aperoldon]

The mannequin vs person scene had me rolling in tears haha

[@brigadierburnsauce]

A balding manbun is a bold manbun.

[@VanillaGorilla7]

The correct term is douchebun.

[@racooninabag]

"we got in before it started to take off" - everyone in brookyln

[@roger_rogers]

still could lol

[@6idangle]

Yup thats why I chose queens instead of Brooklyn! I love that we dont have hipsters where I love

[@thedjartillery]

We were in bushwick before the hipsters got here

[@seinfeld11123]

thats an ashtray........... Processing....... Zero Fucks given bahahahahaq

[@BeeRich33]

+jack black It was a Budweiser. No different.

[@seinfeld11123]

***** bahahahahahaha

[@DelTurts]

that's one of the most awesome looking asian dudes i have seen, good episode

[@GrieverHellfire]

+Mellow Tortoise (trunks55) Not his first time on munchies. :)

[@NothingGangProd]

+Mellow Tortoise (trunks55) He look like a mix of bobby lee, and Donnie Baker (look him up) HAHHAHAHA

[@avancons1]

+Rui Nation I knew he looked familiar. Which one did he appear in before?

[@GrieverHellfire]

darkyinyang1 Don't remeber. Might have been one about Mission Chinese or something.

[@starsareangels]

+Mellow Tortoise (trunks55) Cary Joji Fukunaga is the best looking Asian dude EVER

[@OVRDSE]

That life insurance convo at the end.

[@megabarf20]

"even with that hairline" LOL

[@BrazillianFOsho]

lmao ikr

[@chefmike9945]

So this is what Robert Downey Jr would look like if he had went into the restaurant businesses. Nice episode. Danny from Mission Chinese shows up everywhere.

[@mefninja]

i remember seeing that sous chef from mission making fried chicken n here a while back.

[@telephonic]

+mefninja Yeah i thought i'd seen him on munchies before.........

[@mefninja]

telephonic i was refering to the asian girl.. but the guy in the short short has also been on here a few times i believe.

[@telephonic]

mefninja Ahh okay...np...

[@dottAA]

+mefninja she's the executive chef, not the sous chef

[@vonslagle]

I thought Danny was the head and she was the sous?

[@macialusjam123]

I need one of these nights, no worries hard with the chance to have it like played.I'ts been a long while..... Thanks for the Good Times memories. Let the good times roll.

[@CollinsHD]

Danny is so legit, I dig his style a lot

[@shaunconor7289]

He looks baked 24/7

[@miamiwax5504]

I got pasta from Roberta's one time and it was undercooked (almost crunchy). I told the waiter and he said that's how it's supposed to be served (al dente) and acted like I was an idiot. Oh man...

[@tatianaersemusic]

Authentic pasta is served al dente. Here in America, we eat more cooked pasta. You're not an idiot hahaha...sorry u felt that way. Al dente pasta is how i prefer it after visiting Italy and France.

[@MrSarmaftw]

Stoner eyes are staple of mucnhies guests

[@neversurrender5798]

+JulesFiction I think in this the red eyes for the guy sitting down was all due to being hung over honestly, seemed like they did it the day after he got absolutely smashed on the episode.

[@ashleysary1891]

This is probably my favorite Munchies episode, y’all are a good time. I definitely want to drink with this crew

[@SomeDudeNameNate]

Munchies loves Danny Bowien

[@abigailmarriott284]

Roberta’s is literally the best. Ugh😍

[@musashi-san____1409]

This Munchies channel is basically a show case for neighborhoods going through gentrification. The Food aspect is a facade.

[@kohenemoore]

💯

[@supergangsterish1234]

better that than a sea of crackwhores stumbling around

[@leonscott543]

@@supergangsterish1234 that's not better.... All you're doing is pushing out poor and working class and homeless people. You're not actually solving anything.... You're just masking over it

[@telephonic]

The mannequin line hahaha...that was funny .

[@bilco2k13]

The gentrification is strong in this video...

[@PeteBoraso]

if this guy can be a chef so can I

[@StraightHeffin]

Why's that?

[@gagefraw3182]

This is not what I envision a 2-Star Michelin Chef to be like. Long live Roberta’s!

[@Cowbowbebop312]

I genuinely fucking love watching all these chef's get wasted and eat food. haha but seriously, muchies needs to make this contest so one of the viewers can join in on the fun!

[@ericsopp3962]

Great episode! Reminds me of the original Munchies episodes before they got their own channel.

[@sheilareynolds]

i'm hungover just watching this. jeesh.

[@ethanlynn7676]

"Is that a mannequin or a man?" I loved that too much.

[@jws14]

the guy was drinking 'good' wine like a shot of tequila lol

[@sirstabulous]

"Hey Sal, how come ya ain't got no brothas up on the wall?"

[@gregbradshaw7220]

I spend much money here, much money

[@goodboybuddy1]

He is a cool guy with a lot of heart.

[@MrFashion4eva]

"I don't drink bullshit wine" ... * drinks orange-wine * - Hipster-comedy-galore

[@shadyzbabii420]

caviar, uni and wings lol ♡

[@shadyzbabii420]

you guys want pizza?

[@Hilco88]

+Portia Jacobs Yes please! And caviar.

[@londonjames5914]

Ha!

[@phillipmartinez8474]

miss roberta's, use to work at TuTu's when I lived in NYC!! lucky for me we have MCF here too!!

[@cizentotue]

wow for once the people on this are actually funny and seem nice lmao

[@PopssJr]

"For once", what the fuck have you been watching 😒

[@technicolor101]

+Its NunYaBusiness what the fuck have YOU been watching they usually show insufferable douchebags

[@rishm6688]

yeah you guys have been watching the bad chef's night out episodes lmfao, they're normally really good. Anything with danny bowie is like amazing

[@StraightHeffin]

+bluh gurg Yeah man, agreed. Worst one by far it that dirty stripper chicken rice thing one. Ball bag.

[@hueydao7794]

+bluh gurg i feel like there's a comment like this on every "night out" video. it's like when people say "money isn't everything" and think they're the voice of the minority, but really everybody says that shit.

[@missymason2377]

Wow...wow...awesome friends for life....lol lol fun funny.

[@thePowerPlant]

Very happy to see this finally happened.

[@AllasYummyFood]

interesting video :) fun to watch !thanks guys !x

[@sunsetamor302]

He’s such a sweet heart 💜

[@michaelirish6634]

You can always tell in the interview the next day they are always super hungover.

[@joevega5477]

That hair line dude was a totall dish bag. Hatting on his friend.

[@smashingpumpkin3]

This cat is SO high! Wow.

[@dirtporcelain]

He seems like a great chef to work for.

[@bonkersblock]

Why's everyone in that part of NY seem to live in a hipsters narnia??

[@adelloodel]

hahahahahahaha hipsters narniaaaa

[@6idangle]

I live in non hipster queens and Bushwick is half hipsters have poorer latinos and black people. Depends where you are but bushwick used to be the deep ghetto but people like Roberta's changed it

[@Bert86]

hipsters

[@ErikHelinNYC]

+MrP86 This is a great comment. Original, thought-provoking, clever. Thank you for taking the time.

[@Bert86]

+Erik Helin and true

[@Swagg3r3d]

+MrP86 Those hipsters look like they are having a lot of fun

[@Bert86]

+Anthony Maiorana who cares ? They're hipsters

[@ErikHelinNYC]

+MrP86 You seem like a guy that has it all figured out. Thank you for your continued input. Valuable, clever, and important as always.

[@chickyL]

i have been to Roberta's and the line was crazy during dinner time. we ended up buying pizza for take-out. Their pizza was pretty good. Wish we had the chance to explore more dishes on the menu.

[@JGold523]

I'm so happy Roberta's is in my Seamless range. Might have to get a Speckenwolf after this video...

[@ambiguousdreams1]

the ending thou!!

[@hdinh123]

YESS FINALLY. i fuckn love chef's night out

[@ethanbrozka9796]

I love that he gives a speech about natural wine and then they're drinking budwiser in the car.

[@mrsir1872]

they were so smashed, you could have put grape juice in that glass and he would have said it was fabulous.

[@MrKinghuman]

I remember this place when it first opened.

[@cdnbzy]

that hotmale joke was pretty superb for someone that is intoxicated.

[@angela908051]

carlo...I think your so cool and I love u r laugh

[@webkikif]

my gaydar senses are tingling.

[@agentorange4807]

Mine too after the MALE joke I know he like it up the butt.

[@Virsaglibari]

This guy went for it! Good on him.

[@feliceax39]

That's the koji chicken lady

[@ValerioBettini]

Hi kinda looks like Ted Mosby from How I met your mother!

[@Lordylbc]

That Chinese joint looked rad

[@MakeSushi1]

interesting video

[@keeganzarboch9549]

Interesting comment

[@MrGanjaLA]

Wow! Great insight genius!

[@APR944]

"Do you guys want pizza...?" Lol

[@DINFERI]

Huh wow, I've actually been there. Good food too. Pricey but then what isn't in NYC.

[@Sojerothetenkin101]

Im in love with Angela!

[@mrimmabreakitdown]

He doesn't have a drinking problem, he's created a drinking solution...

[@angela908051]

I'm in love with carlo

[@Maxjoy149]

this guy is awesome! really like his vibe. also, really get a Ted Moseby from him.. maybe thats just me..

[@rubegoldberg6476]

Haha he steals a glass from every place lol

[@GrieverHellfire]

Not a big fan of the "sleeping on the pavement" look, but the food looked delicious and the dudes seemed chill.

[@LeeMubai33]

Cool episode but I wish they had explored more of the cool bars and restaurants in Bushwick and surrounding neighborhoods.

[@angela908051]

I love carlo

[@1upmydog]

2 Michelin stars!!! awsome

[@lilpinche918]

Danny needs to talk more, he never says a word in any episode! They literally just show him hugging someone or taking a bite. I'm genuinely interested in what he would say..jeez.

[@another_bites_the_crust_pizza]

The hipster scale is off the charts

[@missymason2377]

It's about the food...creative food. Lol

[@randyschwaggins]

"I just dont like to eat..." - yeah buddy everyone knows the rules...😂😂😂

[@thisisyaren]

fuck me thats a lot of chili on that wings/tripe lol

[@Puiffanick]

It always interest me when these hipsters come into an existing neighborhood and act like people in that neighborhood did not exist prior to them coming in there. Was watching the pizza show and they basically stated that the neighborhood grew around this place. Please, stop with the nonsense.

[@less1718]

Word!

[@6idangle]

Right there were thousands of latinos and black people in bushwick prior to these guys

[@mikehawk2148]

1:45 Matty?

[@marcosanchez9964]

Mike Hawk dude has his own restaurant I don’t think that’s him

[@BrazillianFOsho]

these are good people

[@misterrjuniorr]

danny is a fucking rockstar

[@wilsonturner3481]

So weird how we used to be so into watching hipsters exist in their hipster bubble

[@enricobonomi9471]

My grandma always said that the perfect portion of tortellini or small ravioli consists of 21 pieces. Those servings had no more than 8. So sad

[@AlfredLuk]

+Enrico Bonomi not that I would argue with 21-piece serving, that would be awesome actually, but he was making those servings at Blanca which does a 20-something course menu so the individual portions are small.

[@enricobonomi9471]

Thanks for the piece of information. If there are si many courses than the servings are more than big enough!

[@angela908051]

I wanna go to new Yorks wine and food f just to see carlo

[@flynnhendry]

8:09 fell off my seat XD

[@juanescalante5321]

That's soo badass

[@Kittiefy]

why is there no comments on how hammered they were

[@AriGold134]

the hair cuts are real

[@jediminded9318]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude it was fucking halarious when that guy at 7:59 said is that a mannequin or a person?

[@dmac5964]

This is hipster cringe

[@sdazzle2460]

i like how he throws a party in his michelin 2 star restaurant n_n

[@TrenTonStackZ]

8:06 Mad sketch

[@오세륜]

The chef looks drunk ahahaha 🤣😆

[@mybabyboy2286]

yum.

[@IHaveYourSealab]

is it just me or does robertas seem like a totally different place than what we see on the pizza show?

[@neversurrender5798]

+IHaveYourSealab Yeah, it's bizarre. At first until I saw the interior shots I was sure I was looking at a different place.

[@maryaquintanaernst293]

the glasses guy looked like jarvis cocker

[@SavageCivilian3]

Dudes hairline retreating like the Brits in braveheart

[@its3Dinmymind]

i wonder if he went to the barber and asked for the tim burton.

[@paintbynight]

I get the passion for the food and even the party lifestyle, but the posturing is cheese. I guess that’s what I kinda looked like when I was that age...or maybe just what I thought I looked like.

[@xavierjones4574]

plankton ravioli? ok but why

[@abramshelley9691]

These guys need there own show. Lolololololololololololololol. Is that a manacan or a real person?????. Lolololololololololololololol

[@Darthmanio21]

Anthony Fantano at 3.41

[@complxoner9086]

Everyone is invited to eat my chilakiles...lmfao