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[@Nosceteipsum166]

Mate, you look waaaay more relaxed in front of the camera compared to when you started. A huge leap!

[@hoodzzeee]

Yes, the kiwi accent is getting stronger too.

[@vietdungnguyen6612]

​@@hoodzzeee wdym kiwi is that sth with Australian?

[@Roosvelen]

@@vietdungnguyen6612 kiwi = New Zealand, I believe that's where Andy comes from

[@safeman1231]

Mate cooked all these yesterday for a gathering of 10 family members, as stated all about project management. Started the day before with dressing and sauce. Followed you to the letter and bingo, perfect timing. Family over the moon and big brownie points for me. Well done.

[@ig7087]

Cooking for a crowd is 90% about project management and 10% about a good handle on your recipes (and not overdoing it), and this great video absolutely proves that.

[@jayelay9750]

Thanks to you, my wife doesn't even want to go out for dinner anymore. She thinks I'm amazing. 😅

[@radi0bezel825]

She just called and she didn’t say that…

[@korvos4317]

@@radi0bezel825 You're a weirdo mate

[@flyagaric007]

Strange, because she says the same about me...

[@Britt-r3r]

That's adorable that you cook for her and she loves your food. Lots of romantic dinners at home ♥️

[@julesparkinnen185]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@KarlikWoW]

Andy is like Aussie uncle we all wish we have. I come here, because it's my safe place to chill out after a stressful day. Everything is fine again.

[@motameus1]

The Aussie Uncle who is from New Zealand?

[@ann-mariemeurs952]

All the good Aussie uncles are from New Zealand 😂

[@ThePatster93]

My dad was a cook his whole life. He would say nearly every night after a delicious home cooked dinner "the best part of that meal is not having to wash up". My mum, brothers and I never took his cooking for granted. Your videos have been a real comfort to me this last 12 months as I come up to a year since he suddenly passed away mate. I will be sure to order your book and find enjoyment in the kitchen as soon as I have a few expenses sorted out!!

[@giraffesinc.2193]

I'm so sorry you lost your Dad!

[@himoson]

"To ask about the weather and all that shh... jazz." Had me laughing.

[@stefandiaz9098]

Really enjoying these long format videos that don't feel rushed. I can actually follow along and see each step

[@Zei33]

You could easily have your own TV show. Australia needs a show with someone like you on TV. I might actually watch TV for once.

[@jamesrobertson8941]

Don't bother, NEWS stations are just propaganda for their own political ideaology and support for their candidate. Useless, news is gone.

[@gbenselum]

You have him for free almost without any ads and on demand. Why downgrade him to tv?

[@Zei33]

@@gbenselum so he gets a bigger audience and more appreciation from the average person. I bet my mum would love him but she’ll never watch KZbin. She’d watch him on TV though. Lots of people in Australia like that

[@maikepunkt1442]

TV is dying for a reason. I wouldnt watch it if i knew i have to watch 10000 adds for one cooking vid.

[@andy_cooks]

Thanks mate

[@generalcalamity]

"Powder my nose" 😂😂😂 Chefs everywhere Just laughed out loud

[@damfadd]

And then powdered his nose ...wow hilarious

[@af2313]

😂

[@harshiharshii2253]

What does it mean? I am not a native English speaker please explain!

[@ChalkPopsicle]

To “powder your nose” means to apply makeup to your face. In the past, this phrase was used by women to excuse themselves to speak privately, go to the bathroom, etc. using the re-application of makeup as a polite excuse. They were replacing direct words about those things that would be impolite with milder, less true words. In English, this is called a euphemism. The joke has two layers. First, it’s well known that many cooks take recreational drugs; in this case, the joke is that the “powder” applied to one’s nose might be drugs instead of makeup. Second, Andy goes against expectations by using a phrase that is a euphemism, but then actually doing its literal meaning.

[@generalcalamity]

@@ChalkPopsicle dude you need to work in simplifying the English language to people... That was a brilliant description... Like not even taking the piss, I'm genuinely impressed hahaha

[@charlestaylor5411]

Hahahahaha "Josh is gonna ----" that was hysterical.

[@Havrilo2]

"FLAKEY SALT IS FOR FINISHING" - thank you editor, I laughed. And now im smiling at the fact that i'm making this comment. So thank you again.

[@chowhound4844]

I would love to see more of these multi-course meals! They're great for entree/sides ideas and as tutorials for timing out dishes. Also your honest bit about no one coming and it being made up cracked me up

[@hoodzzeee]

Yes definitely. Im ok at knocking out the food, but that whole timing thing is another level.

[@Proctile]

This is perfect! Last Christmas I organised a 4 course dinner for 8 of my friends. We prepped throughout the entire week but I still was in the kitchen for the most part of the evening. Thank you once again Chef Andy!

[@andy_cooks]

Hope it helps and gives you some time back on the day to just chill with your friends.

[@mik-exe-]

Maggie Beer is a national treasure. Her advocacy for home cooking AND improved menus in aged care facilities is outstanding.

[@adagioadeux]

Hi Adam, Loved this presentation. Yes it’s always a problem inviting people over and not being relaxed enough to sit and enjoy with them. Really love your content. Enjoy “ Basic Mitch “ and “ Babe what do you want for lunch ?” At 60 yrs , I’m trying to slow down a bit and reignite the passion I had for cooking as a young man. I find you inspiring and want to try my hand at croissants and other pastries as well as baguettes and cold fermented pizza. Doughs. Cooking can be so therapeutic to the soul. Would like to hear/ learn more about how you got to where you are in life. I always find that stuff interesting. The journey !! Thanks for sharing. Get the scraper situation sorted and I’ll buy one. Loved your colander by the way too !!

[@reneesmith695]

Definitely would love a sourdough loaf video….please and thank you!❤️

[@Dash41198]

Seconded

[@johnkaren9]

Yes, please! Thank you.

[@nmbygodsgrace]

Dude. Thank you! I’m learning so much. Not about specific recipes, but about general principles,which is more valuable. I will never meet you. But I wish you would have been my friend in junior high. Thanks, Edward…from Oklahoma, USA.

[@arendlouw8178]

My goodness, Andy can cook, his obsession with the clock says he was a master Chef. And what a spotless kitchen

[@giraffesinc.2193]

I love that kitchen! Someday (dreams)!

[@Rianna93]

YES to Viennetta! That is a Christmas dinner staple in my house! Makes every gathering feel fancy :D

[@maartent9697]

Andy stays true to his Dutch roots lmao

[@CellasChariot]

This is one of my favs of your videos...cracked me up a few times! Great ideas and yes, I love cooking for my friends too but it's nice to be able to eat with them also!!

[@andy_cooks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@frondulant]

Stunning vid, Chef. You and the team are really settling in and comfortable in your work. Really enjoyed this and it was inspiring too.

[@becmartin2463]

Thanks so much chef Andy! I end up stuck in the kitchen when we host friends, I’d never thought there was an alternative! You share your knowledge and expertise and make it possible for a pleb like me to apply it. You’re a saint.

[@paulblackwood1273]

This is a very good video and I sort of followed the timing today for the family get together. Menu was straight from your cook book. Lamb Tagine, petites pois a la francaise, honey glazed carrots and roast cauliflower cheese. Started at 9 am and plated up at 2:30 with no stress and no fuss. The plates were licked clean you made my day and the family loved it. Thanks for your videos and easy going cooking.

[@PorcupineTreeEOJ]

"If someone has to be told not to eat a bay leaf they probably have bigger issues"

[@veronicamillermeetmeinthek7398]

😂

[@pjblack9290]

when i was around 12, I went to dinner at a friend's house and found a leaf in my meal. I didn't want to be impolite so I ate it, thinking it was just part of the meal. It was not pleasant haha

[@celem12]

I died at that!

[@m.pearce3273]

Chefs gnaw fresh live Bay Leaves and never use dried

[@stepmom6488]

lol ive actually never cooked with bay leaves, neither has my family so i dont actually know what they are like

[@carmencitatrece7718]

Andy te he descubierto hace poco, yo, soy cocinera desde hace más de 20 años y solo quiero decirte que es maravilloso verte cocinar!!!!!! Gracias por compartirlo😊

[@andy_cooks]

Thank you!

[@Lucas_S91]

I love the laid back, cracking jokes kind of style in this video!

[@stuntbookings6979]

i really love Andy, he's like the cool dad thats also the life of the party with the banging dishes

[@judewilkinson5486]

Thanks mate now I'm really hungry!!! Ribs looked delush! Love that for a chef who usually starts any meal with making everything from scratch the ultimate dessert is the brilliant viennetta... Perfect meal topper!!!!! Keep on cooking chef!!! I know I'll keep watching!!

[@maferviviano]

I am really enjoying watching your videos, gotta love the Australian banter and slang. You inspire mate, thank you

[@velickav]

One of my favourite videos regarding planning :) love your chill temper, jokes 🎉

[@abadatha]

When I do dinner parties, I usually do a big pot of soup or stew, a fried meat of some kind (usually chicken or fish), a potato (roasted or mashed usually) and vegetable (also usually roasted). Everything gets prepped ahead, soup sits on the stove, staying hot. When people show up, roasted veg can go into the oven and left to it's own devices for 15 minutes. My mom will usually bring a salad, or my sister, depending on which half of the family it is. When it's mates, salad isn't really a thing that most of them eat, so I just make a quick Caesar, because it's what I like.

[@matthewvanrensburg3824]

For serving steak for a party, reverse sear is perfect, you cook them slow, bulk in the oven. The only frying is the quick, 1minute each sear to finish them off. Has worked great for years, doing burgers ect for groups and getting them all served same time.

[@FernVert]

Aside from everything else, this man has the best laugh - ever! It reminds me of a kind of awkward teenager who does this little, really short chuckle/snort/giggle all combined. It's my best and he usually does it somewhere in a video.😄🤩

[@MrMakkji]

You are one of two of my favorite chefs/chef-shows. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@saucdlownslow]

Wow, thanks so much mate, I don't know how you got a jar but that's for the shout out and glad you enjoyed them.

[@Denzo36958]

Great vid chef! One solution I have for this is to just get the friends involved in the making! If they're in the kitchen with me, we can catch up and have a bit of fun and still make the arduous meals! (Plus, they can help with the clean up after haha)

[@andy_cooks]

nice!

[@Gluf3r]

Those potatoes are my favorite way to cook/serve. A great spread overall as always!

[@MBFYoung]

I love that you use fennel in some of your recipes, it is a much underused but delicious veggie! Especially braised slowly with fish.

[@1991ROLEX]

Chef Andy, you are my new favorite cooking instructor! Have you ever done some videos on "the basic skills"? I am amazed on your slicing abilities, I can't even come close without bad results.

[@wendydawe3874]

This looks amazing! I am so happy that I found your channel…..delicious, well balanced and colourful. Thanks for all you do.

[@deanreevesii]

As soon as you said "I'm going to go powder my nose" I thought "I hope he throws a clip in if him literally powdering his nose" You always deliver on the food, glad you deliver on the puns, as well!

[@JessEllinVlogs]

would love if you could please do a sourdough starter for beginners and how to cook it, I'm still new to making bread and would love this!

[@chrissydavidson5275]

Yes, please!! Love your channel, Andy!

[@platinumare]

This is beautiful. Thankyou for sharing! The Vienetta - What a classic dessert for special occassions. Oh man soo good!

[@xTobsecretx]

I made some of these dishes for my friends at my housewarming and it went great! I made homemade ravioli instead of the meat stew and made baba ganoush instead of the shrimp dish. Also made a yoghurt mousse + strawberry sauce for dessert. My friends were so stuffed that I forgot to serve the potatoes but I can confirm they came out well. Thanks for the ideas - planning a big meal like this is always a lot more complicated so your breakdown was really helpful!

[@alekshahalev1124]

Chef! You are a LEGEND! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!

[@michaelpepper5877]

Thanks Andy looks amazing. I add a layer of Parmesan under the smashed potatoes as well as the salt and herbs. Gives a great parmesan crust on the bottom of the potato.

[@adamlinden5940]

I like to have my guests help me cook and it's even more fun when we can do that and chill after

[@markust8904]

That was fantastic Andy, any foodie that loves to cook for family and friends, needs the timing to pull it off. One of the things i strive for, so i too can enjoy myself with them. More of these please.

[@hundebubi1410]

A video about making bread? Yes, please! Greetings from Germany. We always appreciate a good loaf of bread here.

[@krisdevalle]

It's pretty cool that a couple years in you are still getting better at being a youtube host. Well done mate. More comfortable, funnier, more self effacing.

[@KarrennCoffey]

Funny you should say "if you cook the meal, you don't have to do dishes". That's how I inspired my two daughters to cook...

[@andy_cooks]

it's great motivation!

[@madelineeaton551]

I love the multi-course tutorial! One of my issues is coming up with sides and accompaniments. I love the ideas.

[@computerfan1079]

I can't put my finger on it, but I think these videos are a perfect balance for me for long form vids. I love Adam Ragusea for small recipies and "filosophy" but this is great for long form

[@biendereviere]

Those smashed potatoes look amazing! That’s a way of preparation I’ve never done before but next time we have a BBQ I’m these as a nice crispy side 😋😋😋

[@Sparkleops]

You are such a great teacher Andy, im learning heaps and enjoying the videos.

[@ChrisFoo-r2x]

Andy, been watching you for a quite a few years now. Your early videos were awesome too, when you used to cook pad Thai on the beach and eat xlb in Melbourne Chinatown. But your content just gets keeps better and better as you do more. You’re amazing. Keep it rolling man!!

[@DandyMade2352]

Appreciate the heck out of you and your channel. Keep it going sir

[@aliciachao7490]

Love a series like this ..what to make for dinner parties kinda thing

[@joshbradbury7481]

Absolutely video about sourdough I've been using starter from Alaska an Texas an definitely awesome baking bread bro!! I love your videos man appreciate all you do!! Great video today!!

[@vilmajankujova9508]

thank you for inspiration with menu and also with the flow of cooking, and yes, nothing beats vienneta :D we loved this one! These crispy layers inside!

[@braydonbearnson8720]

Andy youre just a good dude. Thanks for sharing your talent with us

[@lyonalecfiesta1941]

great display of knowledge there, chef! escabeche as we call it in the Philippines is a spanish influence. i personally love it while my wife doesn't.

[@Dexterity_Jones]

Hey mate, I hope your staying dry, lots of rain here in Queensland, wowza. When things are messy outside, gives me more time in the kitchen to bomb around. Love recreating your recipes. Cheers, keep awesome.

[@pandadoublexl]

This is one the best videos I've see from you so far, looks absolutely incredible

[@ValleysOfNeptune2150]

brilliant! should do another one of these,

[@nmbygodsgrace]

Andy, I really appreciate your humor. Even if no one else does. Thanks for powdering your nose. I noticed. Edward in Oklahoma, USA.

[@iyedbennour8324]

simply the best food channel out there, from Australia

[@icingfeestbeest]

Love the combinations of flavours, all very deep and aromatic! Braising and intresting salads are always great for volume and those potatoes have been a go to for a while now. They are also great on the BBQ with loads of garlic(-butter).

[@killercaos123]

I love short ribs so much. You can find them in most places, they’re not too expensive, and they come out delicious

[@marinarasauss]

not Andy letting the intrustive thought win at the end!! my new favorite food youtuber

[@albertmotbey1128]

OMG YEEEEES ON THE GREEN BEANS!! Every time someone has cooked green beans, I refuse to eat them and that's because no one in my house knew how to blanch them so it sounded and felt like chewing rubber!

[@Streetfoodaround.]

Hello dear Andy I am a small youtuber and love your recipes. God bless all viewer's ❤

[@mattclark8746]

I love this braised short rib recipe. I sometimes sub in oxtail, too.

[@JamesBrown-kv3vg]

This is great. I think some great videos would be how to host large dinner parties and more cooking videos, so you don't miss the event. I am always the one that has to cook.

[@jasonellis7856]

Brilliant tips for timing, presentation and contrast of hot and cold dishes. Would definitely love for you to do a video on Sourdough bread, quite literally just had some bruschetta on locally made artisan loaf while watching this...

[@charlie10tango39]

Beautiful! I'll bet some toated almond slices would go well topping that green salad.

[@murraytalman2067]

Great Andy. More content like this. Timing for home cooks is always a problem.

[@amandalh60]

Yum! Thanks for recipes. The main reason I dislike having people over to eat is the business behind the scenes and not being able to enjoy the company!😊

[@LifesparkleSEM]

Thanks for being real and unpretentious , Andy and team.

[@padders1068]

Yes Chef! Andy, Legend! Great tips in there! Thanks for sharing, Peace and ❤ to you and all of the team, especially Duck who got insulted on camera, poor chap but I'm sure he didn't mind 🤣🙂😋

[@raragrace5040]

I love Maggie Beer, I learned to cook in my early teens from watching lots of cooking shows and lots of experimenting haha but my fav show was always the Cook and the Chef and I still remember and use so many of the techniques Maggie and Simon taught me

[@shrutidutt772]

I love your cooking videos. Amazing information on various aspects of the food.

[@rhaudmacdonald4610]

I just recently stumbled into your videos.. and I am stoked!! Your ability to just offer up such delicious and wonderful meals and your cooking wisdom is wonderful. Thanks.. 👍

[@stephaniefavors541]

Oh yum! And yes please to a video on sourdough!

[@roseanne74]

I have Cobram Estate rosemary infused and garlic infused and lemon infused olive oils that I use a lot. The rosemary one is BRILLIANT for smashed potatoes, and I used the lemon one on lamb with lemon garlic pepper and oregano for a Greek style flavour. The garlic oil I love for scrambled eggs and lots of other stuff. I’ve also had balsamic vinegar infused and mixed herb infused olive oils from that range.

[@notorioushsg1]

This is a video I don't see often. Planning and strategising for a dinner party. I often am in a complete rush when I've got people over. Very helpful. Have you ever considered a video with 'MUST HAVE' cook books. They don't necessarily need to be a specific type of cuisine. More, how to and education about food prep and techniques. Provide a mini review for each.. either way I'd love to know five must have cook books... Obviously yours could be the sixth. 😉

[@krishnachettiar]

What a lovely, easy to cook meal. I'm definitely going to give it a go. Will replace the beef with lamb or pork, but otherwise everything else seems perfect!

[@recurvearcher6542]

Hi Andy, thank you. Recently subscribed brilliant approach short sharp to the point cooking, exactly for those that cook regularly, watching carrots being cut for 5mins, is paralysing. From Mt Albert, imperative to support another expat in Oz. Informative, creative, thoughtful cooking. Great posts

[@greyshark8258]

Sourdough recipes sound great!

[@C-Mah]

Looks great. Time management is a great chefy tip for the home cook.

[@joffbakx2128]

I like watching you cook like I enjoy watching Jamie Oliver cook!! You stir perfectly you handle food well you are tidy and practical!! Awesomeness! Nz?? Answer to Jamie Oliver

[@davidhurtado2725]

The amount of cooking skills I learned from Andy are impossible to count 🔥

[@TheoriginalANGEK439]

Excellent. A fantastic way to cater for friends..❤️👍❤️🇬🇧👏

[@rhondaskiles5740]

I like to put parsley wi3th the rosemary for the potatoes

[@Ratsofat]

I love this, lots of great ideas and substitutions and top notch references. Andy, can you do a challenge mode with two high speed Roombas running around to emulate kids?

[@ericm.rivera9511]

omg the little dutch oven is amazing

[@newfiescreech7328]

Great video! At the risk of sounding pedantic, beans and peas hang down from the plant/vine, which would make the stem end the top.

[@dwjr5129]

Haha! Whose idea was it to actually powder your nose?! 😂 Good stuff! Oh and the meal had my mouth watering too! Cheers from the states! ✌🏻🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@charlesstewart9129]

All of that food looks amazing!