LEGENDARY Arthur Ave Italian Food Tour + Babish Makes Spaghetti all'Assassina! | Heat Eaters

Get ready for the hottest season finale of Heat Eaters yet, infused with Italian heat! This isn't just a spin on your Nonna's tomato sauce - it's a sizzling Italian feast that delivers a punch hotter than Mount Vesuvius.
Our journey kicks off in the Bronx at the iconic Arthur Avenue, where host Esther Choi and Bronx-bred chef Christian Petroni-a local celebrity familiar to everyone on the block- explore the spicy realms of Calabrian cuisine. Paying respect through historical landmarks, they taste-test various spicy cured sausages from Calabria Pork Store and try the renowned Calabrese-style egg, potato, and porchetta sandwiches from Mike's Deli-a cultural cornerstone since the 1940s. Their journey culminates with a spicy cannoli with a fiery twist from Cayenne and Calabrian chilis.
To cap off her adventure, Esther jets to Brooklyn to join forces with Binging with Babish at his home studio. Together, they unleash the formidable flavor of Carolina Reapers from Smokin' Ed to make “Spaghetti all’Assassina,'' also known as “Assassin’s Pasta”-a dish so alarmingly hot, legend says a patron named it that after suggesting the chef intended to end his life with the excessive spice. Finally, they top the pasta with 'nduja spicy meatballs infused with Trinidad Scorpion Powder that might just be Camera Guy Bill's final feast.
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[@FirstWeFeast]

*Now that’s a spicy meatball! Who do you want to see in Season 3?*

[@cecilharris1156]

Great show CP, and Babish nice way to end another season. I'd like to see Action Bronson a couple of more chefs, neighbor business owners.

[@owencrawford8416]

guga

[@MichaelStayton]

Definitely need to see Kenji for season 3!

[@fredssemwogerere6037]

Gordon Ramsay

[@cecilharris1156]

@owencrawford8416 he'd be up to it. But he's no good with the spice, and neither is Gordon Ramsey. Probably burn them a new one 🤯🚽🪠🆘️🆘️🦺😳🔥🥵🧯. 🤣🤣

[@indiadeadly]

This series with Esther is great

[@hsuhorn]

@@jimvorel1884simp

[@charlesdevalois2676]

Can’t agree more

[@VOIDSTRANGER2099]

👁️🫦👁️

[@1Jetsurf]

Esther is an amazing host. Low-key love this more than I do Hot Ones

[@alish2alish]

Uncle Roger fancies her for a reason.

[@ukeitaa]

Absolutely loved this season! Please bring Esther and the team back for S3! And Bill deserves a raise!!

[@ThePrevo02]

This Heat Eaters series with Esther easily stands alone within the FWF pantheon. Love that Bill gets some screen time

[@alimon89]

Yes! Love it! Super Spice Hero Esther and her Trusty Sidekick Bill!

[@wyn0342]

😂 Esther just starring into the Camera while the Pasta was cooking while Babbish was dying in the back was hilarious! She is building up tolerance episode by episode. She probably jumped up there just hanging with Smoking Ed for a day! 😂

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Christian Petroni, and all the Italian chefs in the video were so warm, welcoming, and gentlemanly. I love the pride they take in their food and how they love sharing it with others. These locations will be added to my go to list on my next visit to NYC.

[@magnificalux]

Hope Cameraman Bill is insured for Season 3! 🌶🥵 Loved this Season 2 finale episode! That Calabrese Style Porchetta Sandwich looked so good! 🤤 I'm definitely stopping by Mike's Deli when I get a chance to visit! We also need a recipe for the spicy meatballs and spaghetti all’assassina! Make it happen guys!

[@kartergold4137]

Give Esther a raise my new fav show.

[@V_4_Versace]

Chefs casually talking about beating or losing to Bobby Flay is my new Roman Empire 😅

[@MajinBuusni]

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[@emilywynstra]

What a fun surprise to see Christian! A familiar face from Food Network and such a genuine guy. Esther and him have great chemistry and I love them both more knowing they're friends 🥰

[@fengstar1]

The first guy waving goodbye to all the crew is so heartwarming.

[@clarissakrigger4599]

I take all my friends that visit to Arthur Ave. The food hits every single time ❤

[@ZanderKaneUK]

Camera man Bill needs his own "After hours show" all the behind the scenes funnies, stories "One time On Hot Ones ......."

[@burpski15]

Genuinely can say this is my favorite food series on youtube! I hope you bring it back for season 2!

[@chriswilliams41]

I'm sweating just watching this. God bless you and the crew for hanging in there during the prep for this Spaghetti dish. 🥵

[@coffeecuparcade]

She got me into trying super spicy things, and now I'm addicted to them. My tolerance is amazing compared to what it used to be. LOVE LOVE LOVE Spicy!!! Thank you Esther!!!! Changed my life!

[@rmannayr2129]

WE NEED ANOTHER SEASON OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kurtisgillen7658]

Ester and first we feast. Yet another one of my favorite chefs.

[@TSenter82]

This show gets better and better with every episode, I'm pretty sure that Esther and Camera guy Bill's spice tolerances are insanely high because of all of the spicy stuff that they eat on this show, can't wait for season 3.

[@emersonviana6539]

loving spicy italian food! happy holidays Heat Eaters!

[@timli1830]

First! Thank you Esther, Babish, and the team at First We Feast for posting this video today! I was just told that I have a non cancerous brain tumor which I did surgery for yesterday. This video has really brightened my day!

[@chloec6935]

Hope your recovery is quick and easy 🙏🏻

[@videos44]

speedy recovery!

[@Gundumb_guy]

Well now your ready to eat something spicy af!! Congrats my friend and May you live a long and prosperous life!🙏🙏

[@timli1830]

@@videos44 Thank you!

[@timli1830]

@@chloec6935 Thank you!

[@MatthewMach]

The crossover we've been waiting for!

[@rivox1009]

As an Italian, that market looked lovely and you could tell the peopel there actually cared. Also that porchetta looked fantastic. As for the recipe, let's just say you do know how to bastardize Italian recipes. And please everyone, try nduja at least once in your life. It's THAT good

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

Facts facts, Nduja is one of those things like nice Mortadella that just becomes a staple once you know it exists.

[@paladonis]

This series just keeps getting better. Love that it's branching out into other food types as well. Auntie Esther is a great host for it as well! Keep it up! Bill....requiescat in pace...lol

[@jamespowers.gpa.]

Babish is just one of the boys, I love it. “Do it do it do it,… ohh you made a mistake” lol you gotta egg that mistake on even without the cameras lol

[@kevinchen4599]

My favorite part of these episodes are when Ester is talking normally while everybody else is dying.

[@justinguitarcia]

Esthers got personality for days

[@amymiller8964]

Another great episode! I want to eat it all!!! And frying the pasta first looks awesome. Mind blown! I’m gonna try that!

[@robbieallan6522]

Love Esther's energy she'll go far ❤

[@TheOfcoursey]

This series has a similar feel to Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil, and I wouldn't be surprised if this series also won an Academy award 🙌

[@austinlang7747]

Esther you are killn' it, love the show!

[@CruxalYT]

Chef Christian is my favorite chef on tiktok by far I absolutely love the way he tells the story of the food and displays the cooking in such a satisfying way. Really dope to watch this video and see him in it! Much love

[@billybobtexas]

Fun show and of course BABISH!

[@billybobtexas]

Ohh yess and BILL BILL BILL BILL!

[@thetheRedundant]

Esther has wonderful camera presence. Instantly likable.

[@chrisandersen5635]

I love those jars of Calabrian peppers. Now, I need to the little fish variety jars. Thanks Esther. Fun series. Now, what’s for dinner tonight? 🔥😊

[@jasonmello7640]

Christian is one of my favorite chefs I would love a day like that with him to here the stories and the Italian foods look so amazing I was drooling, love you Esther this show is unbelievabley awesome thank you

[@Karzas]

Bill is a whole vibe! Love that guy

[@annaszeto8081]

Great season! Hope the next is coming very very soon and keep having Bill on..😁

[@robertmarsh8334]

First.... Poor Bill 😂 Second.... Love you all Lastly... Spicy is my jam! I eat multiple packs of 핵 불닭볶음면, did the one chip challenge without blinking and grew up with The Bomb in our food. I love watching people fight through extremely spicy food while one person stays mostly calm 😂😂😂

[@eligoldman9200]

Glad to see banish back at it.

[@stevenyoshida456]

I was sweating just watching the episode 🤣🤣. In all seriousness, I love it when Bill makes an appearance. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jarrajoseph-mcgrath9142]

Oh Christmas. The kids are out of school and every moment of my day is just 20:06

[@CasualViewer-t4f]

Came to salivate over spicy food and stayed for the great people.

[@LMironono]

Bill's a real one for this season

[@ethanseale3]

NEVER KNEW ITALIAN FOOD CAN BE SPICY. ITALIAN FOOD IS MORE FLAVORFUL WITH FEW SPICE FLAVORS!! MAMA MIA!! 🇮🇹

[@marcomorosino6081]

Calabria is a region in the south of Italy, one of the poorest in whole Italy and mostly subjugated by the local mafia but the honest ones have to be supported and traditional cuisine is oh so wonderful

[@bigbossbirdy6453]

Bill with that old school Buffalo Sabres cap 💯

[@user-neo71665]

Looking forward to 2nd season with auntie Esther

[@KyleNabilcy]

(That's what this was. Season 3 will be the next one.)

[@redcomet0079]

Camera Guy Bill is the real MVP 🌶🍝🏆

[@frankcatapano1874]

End of the season already Hope season 3 is right around the corner

[@kirkgrant8121]

It's so FIRE to see Camera guy Bill!!!

[@chrisgreen7725]

I love that Bill suckered them in to take a bite! Nice one!

[@NYCfrankie]

18th ave in Bensonhurst and Arthur ave in the Bronx are the true little Italys of NYC

[@dean345678]

When he was halfway through sprinkling the teaspoon, I thought it looked like that was probably enough

[@nitramdmij]

I love this show!

[@peejmele8619]

Rosa Marina is THE JAR to keep in your pantry. That stuff is excellent.

[@lucmaj5198]

Bill's always representing Buffalo, my guy with the goat head hat!

[@krisa7910]

Esther with her hair down ❤

[@kurtisgillen7658]

One of new favorite KZbin shows.

[@MohawkPotatoSA]

That porchetta sandwich looks so good.

[@andrehall23]

This is a freaking awesome episode , guys ...so good!!!

[@pretty5793]

Gotta try Arthur Avenue. Thank you for bringing this to us.

[@tonyraimondi840]

Arthur ave is the best, everything is good there

[@dmastery5493]

I'm really enjoying these videos!! Awesome 🎉❤

[@ChicagoBornPilsenBred21]

Love this show🔥

[@noirczar5280]

Season 3 can’t come fast enough! 🥵🔥🔥

[@StewArt61]

Love the Heat eater series.

[@RebelNinja89]

I can't wait for Esther to meet up w Maangchi in a future video :)

[@Matthew-vw6gy]

Love this series so much

[@alfierisalazar1644]

Esther choi hace la diferencia ❤✌️🇵🇪😍

[@japanesenoodles]

Salivating over and over

[@DamOneMan]

43 seconds into this and I just got my mind blown I like to put crushed red peppers on pizza but it never crossed my mind to put crushed red peppers on pasta 🤯

[@JamesChurchill3]

Why limit yourself? Put crushed red peppers on everything!

[@DamOneMan]

@@JamesChurchill3 I don't limit myself it's just it never crossed my mind even though Pizza and pasta is the same thing in a different shaped and form

[@DANNYxBOY9089]

Give that dude she's with a show he's great lol

[@TomMendoladrums]

Where I grew up. I know all the stores and the foods! GREAT episode!

[@Will_JJHP]

Everybody knows the cameraman never dies 😅😅😅

[@keithkamps77]

Love your videos looking forward to the next one.

[@rmannayr2129]

SPICY SPAGHETTI!

[@chriskrilly9021]

My neighborhood. There was nothing like growing up in little Italy

[@patrickmorales299]

I love how heat eaters is a whole episode of cool spicy stuff and then the episodes ends with killing OG camera guy Bill.

[@erikadowdy2382]

LOVE BABISH❤ GREAT VIDEO 😊

[@MTene]

Loving this series! You should do one with Indonesian food, we aint kidding with our spices! ..well the NY version might be watered down a bit, but you should be able to get the proprietor to make it like they make it back home

[@jacklandon9739]

Love this show!!!

[@venadacent7696]

That porchetta sandwich looks soooooooooooooooooooooooooo goood 😋😋😋

[@NoQueso_]

Bill is the hero that we all need.

[@Serenity_Dee]

You'd think out of anyone, this crew would be the ones who wouldn't blink at spicy heat coming from the stove.

[@andrewlawson4901]

Esther is my favorite!! 🤩🤩🤩🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

[@StonerKitchen]

This is my favorite series on FWF.

[@Jesus_Is_Lord2020]

It's that pregnancy belly for me!! Congratulations girl 🎉🎉🎉 I couldn't eat anything spicy while pregnant, I would get horrible heartburn

[@alimon89]

Her baby is going to be eating scorpion peppers for breakfast! 😂

[@Jesus_Is_Lord2020]

You're probably right 😂😂​@@alimon89

[@emerillg]

I want to be in a single episode for just the pain. Woo!

[@casey4412]

I love this series!

[@alexpark8515]

Thanks for the video...must visit!

[@fhertlein]

Love all those hanging sausages. I bet the smell is amazing. Those sandwiches look awesome. Where can I get those meatballs? Nothing better than hot peppers releasing their oils into the air. So spicy Andrew had to keep going back in, and poor Bill is even more of an addict to the heat.

[@milliondollarextreme99]

excited for another good watch!

[@mikescrazycomedy7362]

Ester we love you

[@AG-tl8oq]

We need chef rush on hot ones next!

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

@19:10, you can clearly see his soul leave his body. 🤣😅😂

[@tonyambrose5679]

Fantastic! I want those Italian Nachos!

[@hlp215]

Having Chef Christian Petroni saying "My friend Pete's dad" is the most legit endorsement.

[@kcann3808]

Looking forward to season 3!!!!! more asian food!!!

[@aaronhowell1132]

That looks great. I do spaghetti with things like jalapenos or banana peppers sometimes but I'd personally never go above a habanero. Great concept and process for technique, though. Great work, overall. Thanks for that.