Chef's Night Out with Tacos Punta Cabras

Surfer tacos, a mezcal tasting, and shots of mushroom gravy are all on the menu in this episode of Chef’s Night Out when Chefs Daniel Snukal and Josh Gil of Tacos Punta Cabras take their friends Brad Miller (Ox & Son) and Zach Parks (Bosscal Mezcal Joven) on a tipsy tour of their favorite spots in the laid-back neighborhoods of Santa Monica and Venice, California.
Our first stop on the beachy booze cruise is Leona, a new restaurant by Chef Nyesha Arrington, where the crew stuffs themselves on lemongrass shrimp skewers, potato-encrusted duck eggs, and bull heart meatballs. Next we head to LA’s favorite British pub, Ye Olde King’s Head, for fish and chips, sausage rolls, and plenty of cold beers. Last up is The Chestnut Club where Zach leads the guys through a premium mezcal tasting - salúd! Full of liquor, we head back to Tacos Punta Cabras where Josh and Daniel whip up a make-your-own-taco spread, complete with scrambled eggs and sea urchin, spicy Chinese eggplant, and sweet and sour shrimp for a locals only crowd!
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[@japiro14]

Next episode LEONAS. Thats all we ask for

[@childybless]

I love chefs night out! Everyone is having fun, friends, food and drinks. Always warms your heart

[@oTwOrDsNe]

Always love chef's night out!

[@StopXamm]

Naisha seems so positive and genuine, I'm sure a lot of that translates into the delicious food she creates!

[@TheCloveart]

I used to eat at Puntas Cabras at least 2 times a week when I worked in Santa Monica. Glad to see they are still going strong.

[@MrDanimal66601]

chefs night out, the frigging best show on the interwebs! Love it!

[@fuzzybunny5516]

I like when the restaurant owner friends recognize an advertisement opportunity and throw EVERYTHING from the menu at them

[@TehStupidBish]

It's not an uncommon practice in the first place in alot of food scenes. I'm french idk how to explain it other than that lol but if you'Re an established restaurant, the food scene is usually pretty tight whithin itself and as most people say on the show it's hard to get a good night out when working in the buisness.

[@franciscoleyva4413]

They would have sent that out with or without cameras. Just they way the industry is. One of the few perks of being BOH or just industry in general.

[@whatstwelveohnine]

okay hands down one of the most chillest chefs night out episode! not to mention that both of these chefs are extreeeemely cute

[@PhilJ34ll]

In what world can you order a sausage roll at a restaurant? Side note, that's not a proper British pub

[@flangle]

+PhilJ34ll I guess the owner of the bar came to the UK, ate at Greggs and forgot to actually go inside any pubs before creating a business based upon them.

[@FonyTigueroa]

+PhilJ34ll My favorite part was when they said they show soccer and you see the TV in the background playing basketball

[@dylanr.cerezo4325]

Lmao, californian here, I can attest they probably think thats exactly what a proper British pub is like xD.

[@BransonBrennan]

Talking so passionately about Mezcal but just chugging a single malt

[@blippett123]

I'm british and that british food looked like school dinners

[@johndoughnuts]

It was nice to see a black female restaurant featured in this vid. The food looks delicious af.

[@TheVinayIdea]

why does it matter that she's black and a female? Good food sells itself.

[@johndoughnuts]

TheVinayIdea Nah i just don't see that many black chef on Chef Night Out, let alone female. You are right though good food sells itself.

[@estebanfrazier6113]

+JohnisYoung she was a contestant on top chef season 9. "Owner of Leona".

[@salvadorreyes1337]

Why is always some racially conscious bitch who has to point out color of skin?

[@metalica732]

One of the better Chef's Night Out episodes for sure!

[@kiemkhanh91]

Zach is like the most hipster a hipster can possibly be

[@m.a.4949]

Before turning green

[@lucette396]

The chef girl was on a cooking competition show, I think in chef. Glad to see she's winning right now.

[@chefmike9945]

Loved these restaurants. Nicely done episode. Very SoCal.

[@marylenehall405]

Niesha I love watching her on her own episodes now she is such a good energy

[@themilkinator33]

Damn...shots of Balvenie. Those are some classy ass shots.

[@ricochet173]

I almost cried watching them take fucking SHOTS of The Balvenie at the beginning...

[@michaelcornwell7404]

Why

[@FasterToTheEnd]

+ricochet173 you beat me to it.

[@MistaBard]

+reiymi is that like not taking good shots of heroin

[@Sebastian-pb9hm]

+ricochet173 Me too, but Balvenie isn't all that great! Yanks ruin everything.

[@telephonic]

I agree...such a douche thing to do to a aged single malt.

[@trikkertreat_]

I love this show. Is there anything else like it since I've watched them all?

[@danlee3055]

1st stop on my future trip to Venice from Baltimore is hands down that Leona joint!

[@aleksandergencza3029]

love that dystopia shirt!

[@therubenp88]

yo chefs night out with Leona we need more chefs night out on this channel

[@deagalore]

Nyesha had the delights 👌🏾

[@bryantan3669]

who brought Johan hill on

[@TheJeezy420]

Y'all had me at Tacos

[@jmlrangabell]

Happy cinco de mayo everyone!!!

[@krillansavillan]

he's used to that mushroom tip gravy

[@suicidesilence4444]

lmao I got some mushroom tip gravy for ya

[@justaddmusclecom]

Mezcal is awesome and not bad for hangovers if its good quality stuff.

[@DevintheHIGHRISH]

+Just Add Muscle Recipe's but if you drink too much you die...........

[@infinitiate]

So we told Zach to do a shot of mushroom gravy... he actually did it the absolute madman hahahahahahaha!

[@j.lagunascortez4113]

Dear munchies can you do a siete mares , I would love to see an episode regarding to the east region thank you munchies I love your channel and inspired me to start videotaping my own dining ventures thank you

[@BlackSheepDog1]

Nothing beats that Taco Guild in Phoenix...

[@bernardoarellanodavalos1916]

i'm from Baja California Sur and i approve those fish tacos

[@pxdmichelle924]

you got to trust a man with a dystopia shirt 🐶

[@teajaffa]

is that gary oldman?

[@dickboinglol8158]

that Dystopia shirt at 1:02

[@Alex-ub7tk]

Did that guy get punched in the mouth?

[@SurferBoi561]

Why do i watch this being hungry 😩

[@zacharypeters9263]

Sick dystopia shirt my man

[@buzzkill9469]

Shout out to the Dystopia shirt!

[@WARRIORofHARDCORE]

The Balvenie in plastic dip cups, yeah they're chefs alright

[@bleekbarksdale6061]

Is it weird that I'm still upset that Chef Nyesha Arrington was eliminated in "Top Chef" & "Last Chance Kitchen" like 5 years ago. Personally she's still very nice to look at.

[@duke8579]

I completely agree and her smile is beautiful

[@shirrepoffer]

Awesome! What's up with that guys lip though? Kinda looks like a tumour :s

[@MacKregor]

supporter of the Habs! +1

[@MyTubeIsBetter20]

Top Chef people stay poppin up on Munchies.

[@AllieAddy]

@MUNCHIES do you have any new videos from Matty coming?

[@mcdroppalog4569]

The guy trying to say mezcal is hilarious, because he thinks he’s got it

[@flipflop300]

Need to hit up more diverse restaurants for chefs night out

[@iruhsa]

9:03 In the middle background typical Los Angeles night....

[@GipzandChipz]

Are those considered good fish 'n' chips?

[@EasycoreForLife]

You know its a good fucking taco when there is radish with it.

[@bendiskin3285]

Fish and chips certainly shouldn't be greasy and I've never seen or heard of a tea room in a pub.

[@lemons_s]

In old english "ye" is pronounced as "the" it's just written differently. The 'y' was not actually letter 'y' it was the letter 'thorn' but that was replaced later with the advent of printing presses with 'th'

[@NothingGangProd]

Waiting for the "Another Hipster episode... whah whah wha" comment.

[@Deathbringer3557]

+NothingGangProd the hard truths of the hipsterfication of munchies

[@blokkvise]

she said "this ACTUALLY what you ordered".

[@schschsch2642]

I wanna live in baja and eat tacos all day

[@GrieverHellfire]

+vrsassy No. You stop that!

[@WisdomExplorerAG]

+vrsassy I want to have a good private chef one day can cook me anything :D

[@schschsch2642]

Correction: ** I wanna live somewhere where a taco doesn't cost $10

[@GrieverHellfire]

***** I'll wreck you son!

[@derekpugh5457]

Any of them actually been to Britain ? Or a british pub ?

[@KristianEgs]

"Not Enough" :D

[@calvinchu2024]

the guy brad was formally a contestant on hells kitchen

[@filippejic8864]

Oh shit that Brad guy is from Hells Kitchen

[@norreanelucypadmencie5113]

I wanna have night out like this right now in the pandemic shit

[@shitmagician9519]

tacos dont die off we fucking multiply

[@TTTHC]

Are there any other Mexican places to eat in LA or is this it?

[@KingDennisJensen]

+ArielHelwany There is that one alleyway owned by Jose Des Bandito. I hear he makes great tacos.

[@lexiegrl09]

A lot of funny moments

[@giftedwun1]

As a British man, it hurt my heart when they pronounced 'Digestives' as DJ-Steve.

[@DonCurrywurst]

STOP BEEING THAT CUTE D:

[@worsthereverwas]

guy who brought the whiskey was on hells kitchen

[@vizziiiiob]

why is the guy from Veritasium on the thumbnail?

[@jizzelcarrillo2914]

dope dystopia shirt

[@partykrew666]

+Jizzel Carrillo was about to say the same

[@oscarblack7624]

That guy was in Hell's Kitchen the Jonah hill dude

[@kittyfriend9888]

these hipsters are making me hungry

[@l3ssthanzero]

The level of hipsterness is killing me.

[@marselinosalazar]

sick dystopia shirt

[@KingDennisJensen]

Happy Cinco De Mayonnaise, gang.

[@Oneofusisthekiiller]

Mezcal is to be kissed not swallowed whole

[@ThePaulakiddo]

Um, I think that all tequila is mezcal but not all mezcal is tequila. Tequila is from the agave that comes specifically from that region of Jalisco. Mezcal can be found in Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico State...pretty much wherever agave grows, and not even that since they want to change that denomination to Comil in certain regions.

[@TheBebop09]

Tequila will never be mezcal, the process aint the same anymore. Mezcal goes through a traditional process, slow cooked, on the ground, natural fermentation etc... it takes time. Tequila on the other hand, its been so popular that the factorys had to make up for the demand, so everything is done faster, more quantity less quality, they add color to the reposados, they compensate with sugar cane alochol, its just industrialized tequila now. Its just a matter of time i guess for mezcal to go through that. Mezcal used to be drank by the poor people, the low life, drunk hobos, now is the spirit of choice of many hipsters.

[@jasonkhalil914]

Isn't it illegal to drive and have alcohol before that? Sorry I am from Europe but just asking

[@candylanes6462]

+cT_Psycho yes and no, as long as you are paying a driver, ie taxi, limo, or uber you can have open container, and as long as you do not break any other laws or you are not being obnoxious to the public you will not be charged with public intoxication.

[@jasonkhalil914]

Candy Lanes thx for the answer.

[@candylanes6462]

+cT_Psycho You are welcome.

[@joeroberts2156]

"All mezcal is tequila but not all tequila is mezcal" errrrrrr... no

[@MrSteezy]

he meant to say all tequila is mezcal but not all mezcal is tequila...regardless tequila is a type of mezcal

[@KamoteCueBBB]

I didn't know JoKoy was a chef.

[@DifferentNow]

Guy sounds like Ezra Miller (The FlASH)

[@honglee6100]

dystopia!!

[@MrRichard128]

I eat bowls of mushroom gravy for breakfast.

[@flatplant]

It should be 'the' not 'ye' (which isn't a word) that thing that looks like a y should actually be a 'thorn' which makes the 'th' sound

[@williamparsons897]

Such an American representation of a British pub, it actually hurts - that's not like the food we have.

[@Nexitis]

Gibts auch Deutsche hier? :D

[@John77Doe]

Nein, ich nicht Sprechen sie Deutsche

[@1toda3toda5]

Ja

[@lnhart7157]

gibt es. mich zum Beispiel

[@XxDia2playxX]

+Nexitis ai gude

[@TomTom-bx5ne]

+Nexitis jo

[@isher971]

Love me some munchies

[@John77Doe]

First reply to first posted comment. My Feng Shui has increased.

[@UncleWru]

+Saul Ramirez gey zone aproved

[@stevengerrard829]

+Greg Sparrow lol you didn't win the league

[@UncleWru]

+Steven Gerrard arsenal is behind that's what matter

[@stevengerrard829]

Greg Sparrow fair enough mate, tbh spurs had a great season

[@gregsmith5881]

after watching every episode of munchies...with most of the chefs featured being on the east coast...i'm kind of embarresed by these guys (being a west coaster myself). These guys are kitsch.

[@SoleMotion]

Isn't that guy Brad from Hell's Kitchen?

[@TheD0D3]

Have you seen chef?

[@flakkanon]

im sorry but why would you call if californian food if you still need to explain the contents and cooking style of the dish? shouldnt progressive food be ubiquitous local food just maybe added with a seasonal or modern twist and still familiar to an local?

[@shottingham]

A shot of mushroom gravy? I drink that shit for breakfast on a Monday fam, after me roast on a Sunday.

[@golu_badbola]

Too much fuckin' marigold in this episode!!

[@LucaSecretsundaze]

michael buble on muchies !!!

[@HOLLAHfoDOLLAH]

I cringed when I saw them take a shot of that Balvenie. Like, wtf? That is a good $45 bottle of scotch whisky. And their reaction was pussy-like after that shot. Sip on that with some respect boys. The dude brought a bottle of Jameson. Take a shot of that!

[@alexruan5639]

+HOLLAHfoDOLLAH they dont need to. mommy and daddy will just buy more.

[@ashtonteed1750]

bless

[@iruhsa]

I have been to this place. OVERPRICED OVERPRICED OVERPRICED He said it, "go to east la for proper fish tacos, etc..." Did I mention OVERPRICED

[@jorgemoreno5735]

When that "connoisseur" said that place had the best Mezcal selection in North America like bro... México is in North America

[@JJ-ji9xx]

some people just dislike videos without watching them smh

[@patrickobrien1258]

9:19 WHAT ARE THOOOOSEEEEEEEEE

[@XplodingBunny]

+patrick o'brien Are you talking about the shoes? If so, those are called creepers.

[@patrickobrien1258]

they're creepy all right

[@timmaxx2188]

Way to much hipster!😨

[@brandonchavannes689]

too*