If Regular People were Cooking Show Judges

[@mda187]

Not gonna lie, Chef Jonathan's acting was pretty darn good. You could almost see the moment his soul died when the salt was put on his food.

[@Betty9971]

I don’t think he needed to act. It was genuine horror for a chef

[@melindafield6880]

Omg, yes. I’m a chef and part of my own soul died a little when I saw that. And then the ketchup came out and I wanted to cry

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

@@melindafield6880 I'm just a home cook who does it for a hobby but I straight up had a heart attack when I saw them put ketchup on a steak and then complained that it wasn't cooked enough

[@AwfullyGawffik]

That hurt so badly. I feel that pain almost every time I make a new recipe at home. lol

[@HosCreates]

I think part of his soul died for reals not just for show

[@kalilajennings1313]

I’m not a pro chef by any means but this is exactly how my toddler reacts to home cooked meals vs Dino nuggets and tots.

[@charlescole7532]

That’s very easy to correct. Just don’t give them the option. Kids aren’t naturally picky, we train them to be that way.

[@CeruleanStar]

@@charlescole7532 Slight correction: *Most* kids aren't naturally picky. If your kid happens to be nuerodivergent (such as if they have ADHD or autism), sensory issues could come into play. For whomever may read this: If your kid is uncommonly picky or selective with food despite your best efforts, it may be worth looking into whether they have other symptoms of ADHD or autism as well. Food sensitivity is one of the easiest symptoms to spot in young kids. Same with sensitivity in the other senses, such as sensitivity to loud noises, the feel of certain things like tags on clothing, etc. Not all kids with ADHD or Autism will have sensitivity issues, and not all will have all kinds, but it is there for many.

[@violetdusk1968]

@@CeruleanStar interesting I never heard this before. I have ADHD and I always been a picky eater. If I don't like a food it's really hard to eat it I might even throw up if I force myself to eat things I don't like.

[@CeruleanStar]

@@violetdusk1968 I have ADHD as well, but I wasn't diagnosed until I was an adult. Looking back, I definitely showed some pretty clear sensory processing issues as a kid. I had a hard time with food too. My mom tried to help, but she eventually had to give in and feed me what I liked just to get me to eat. I was perfectly willing to starve myself over going through the trauma of forcing down foods I was adverse to. It's hard for people who don't experience these symptoms to understand. Some tastes and textures overwhelmed me in a way only pain could otherwise. I think I have only experienced pain as bad as the overwhelm eating some of the foods I was very adverse to caused maybe twice in my life. Of course I didn't want to eat things that caused me the equivalent of very bad levels of pain. I imagine your wanting to throw up is a very normal response to this type of aversion. I did manage to train myself out of most of it starting in my teenage years, but it was a slow and very long process. I still don't handle some foods well, but I am a lot better than I was as a kid. (I wouldn't recommend someone training a neurodivergent child out of this before they are ready though. It could very well create trauma.) Sensory processing issues are a symptom of ADHD that aren't talked enough about. Because of my personality, I was able to mask most of my ADHD as a kid. The sensory processing issues were one of the only clear signs that could have been picked up on. If people had been more open about and aware of this symptom of neurodivergence, I could have had the benefit of an early diagnosis. Of course, not everyone with ADHD will have this symptom, and those who do will have it in different ways with different levels of severity. I guess I'm just trying to spread awareness. I may not be the person to do so in the best way, but I hope that maybe someone could read this and have something click for themselves or a loved one.

[@violetdusk1968]

@@CeruleanStar I agree. as an adult it is easier to re-try some foods I didn't like when I was younger but it's still hard for me to try new foods. I never realized I even had these sensory reactions until now. Sometimes when I eat food when I'm super hungry it actually hurts my tongue when the food first hits my mouth. Also one I was like wtf is asmr I looked it up and realized certain music makes me tingle on my skin and almost go into a trance if I focus to much. I was a ADHD kid in the 90s and they really didn't understand any of this back then. The school teachers just wanted us on drugs so we would be easier to control. I think food may have something to do with ADHD as well because I notice in my children when they eat certain things I can watch their little engines rev as the energy starts surging through them.

[@BlueberryFundip]

The old man was the best part, he stole the sketch hands down lol!

[@singledad1313]

I like salt.

[@choochalah]

the shuffle to the microwave was epic!

[@mattfinish2196]

I hope he is in more!

[@Mark-in1im]

The only thing missing was the old man complaining that the steak was tough after he stuffed it in the microwave.

[@winterpinksunrise]

I love his face when he eats the cool whip haha! He's so happy

[@druelia9485]

I used to be a director of dining at an assisted living community in Oklahoma, and the company I worked for wanted me to make the food lean more toward fine dining, and any time I tried, the residents acted like this. It was a constant struggle trying to keep both my residents and my superiors happy. 😂

[@jreyman]

That's when you tell them, "Fine, we'll make a "fine dining" meal, tonight (or some other time within the week), but you're going to be here to observe their reactions, and why we don't make "fancy" food.

[@marigold3687]

One at a daycare the director wanted soup beans and ham. Can you guess who would not eat it.

[@KyrenaH]

@@marigold3687 That director is a moron. A toddler's taste pallet is just developing. You don't serve fancy food to kids that young. New foods are suppose to be introduced slowly.

[@diannt9583]

@@jreyman Dad was in assisted living - he hated the non fine dining menu items, (He used to love cooking.) Maybe assisted living can provide both options???

[@phillipmargrave]

My grandmother lived to be 93 and she never ate a steak in her life that wasn’t well done. If there was any blood, any pink at all it was called “raw” and wouldn’t eat it because the Bible said don’t eat blood. She also never ate asparagus as that was a northern vegetable. Cabbage, butter beans, snap beans, fried okra, potatoes, onions, carrots, shoe peg corn and collards and the occasional tomato and Mayo sandwich were the only vegetables she would eat. Everything else was too foreign. Trying to cook for her was a waste of time and effort. She wanted everything plain. She claimed hotdog chili was too spicy. Her ideal dinner was one crispy fried chicken wing, a handful of boiled canned green beans and a small baked potato with a little butter and a slice of bread

[@laurawhite9822]

I’ve been wanting a show like this for years. It would be so funny. And grandmas and kids would occasionally guest star and be the only judges. And then cooks would win or lose because there’s no mac & cheese or french fries or because one of the kids doesn’t like anything orange on his plate

[@waygoblue4729]

I would watch a show like that!

[@pattywilliams788]

And you’d definitely lose if Mee Maw frowns at you! 😆🤣😂

[@BioYuGi]

There was a show called "Cook Your A** Off" that basically did this. The idea was chefs would make a 'diet plan' for someone who lived unhealthy and present a meal to them. And inevitably the person who tried it was always like "Yeah I don't like these green things and why are there capers? I don't like capers. Mushrooms are dirty." But they always tried to make it fancy despite the person always being a rushed dude or someone with not enough time to cook.

[@margaretk9954]

Well there’s Baking It hosted by Maya Rudolph and the guy from Brooklyn 99, judged by 4 Grandma’s. It’s a Christmas themed Baking show that came out in December. Oh and there’s singing. It’s kind of wild.

[@SigningWithTheByrds]

😂 so true

[@kevinpratt7766]

Chef Harrison deserves an Emmy for that performance! You couldn't even tell he died inside when his food was covered with salt and ketchup. 🤣

[@slcRN1971]

It was painful to watch such excellent food, be turned into Not edible food. Ketchup on a great {any kind of food’ .......... .. NOOOOOOOOO‼️ I have relatives and some friends who are like these ‘judges’!! 😆😂🤣 The professional chef 👍👍👏👏😆😆, he really looked as if he was going to cry.

[@alphagt62]

The ketchup got me! When she squirted ketchup on her steak I could see my dad doing the same thing. You can’t take my folks anywhere, they like their steak thin, and cooked until it curls up!

[@lullaby218]

I was in a semi-fancy restaurant once. And the food was soooo good. Like 1st class let me tell ya.

[@Matt-fl8uy]

I love that you put a real chef through that! That look on his face was probably not acting.

[@HariSeldon913]

He was probably told the basics like salt and ketchup would be added, but not told about the quantities.

[@doughesson]

@@HariSeldon913 Or maybe he didn't believe them.

[@Betty9971]

My chef husband felt chef Jonathan’s pain. When we had a restaurant, years ago, this was what we went through.

[@hopecox]

😂

[@Visplight]

Probably having flashbacks to his worst customers.

[@miippi]

As a former chef, this skit hurt my soul so bad. It was brilliant.

[@adamsnelson4689]

Yes , I agree 1,000 % ...... & it's also 1,000 % Accurate & on point in Today's World ..... which is exactly why I got out of the industry & I wouldn't return if my life depended on it

[@abram730]

You understand that this is a skit. Thank you for helping me continue to live. The other comments however...

[@michiganscythian2445]

My boyfriend is a chef and he laughed his butt off at this skit, including his soul getting hurt by ketchup being put on everything. I also got a 10 min explanation of the black pepper sauce used on the steak

[@catcubus]

God, I remember when I tried making a semi-fancy meal for my parents. Went almost exactly like this. 😂

[@KayElayempea]

That used to be me with my family. I don't try anything too fancy now, or if I do I am promptly reminded of their food preferences.

[@lisarenee3505]

Yup, mine went about the same. Mom asked "how am I supposed to eat this?" I had to be a smartass & say "well usually people spear a small bit with their fork, then put that bit in their mouth and chew on it until..." aaand about that time I noticed the glare I was getting😅😅

[@k.p.1139]

@@lisarenee3505 😂

[@dslim3153]

Hee hee hee

[@alphagt62]

I take my folks to a fine restaurant, and they sent back the prime rib because it wasn’t well done, put their vegetable medley on the side dish so it didn’t touch their food, and smothered their steak with A-1 sauce. The waiter and I just laughed, he assured me it was nothing new. Mom was thrilled that she got to eat somewhere that didn’t have a drive through.

[@FleaChristenson]

This KILLED me!! I’ve had cancer the last six years and spend a lot of down time watching Chopped. And my son is a chef. This is the best. The absolute best. The look on the chef’s face is priceless.

[@lolslols2836]

I pray that you get better soon

[@daniellemhall1358]

Chopped is the best, especially when you watch them go all out to create some thing good looking and edible from the weirdest ingredients.

[@Destroyanad]

@@lolslols2836 Thanks for doing nothing :D

[@amykat75]

Chef Jonathan’s dish looked delicious. I’d try that for sure!

[@beniveyv7849]

Steak au pua (French for steak with pepper) is absolutely fantastic probably my favorite dish and really easy honestly

[@nikkirockznikkirockz8551]

.."Steak au poivre", even better!!! 🤭

[@doughesson]

It doesn't look done.

[@amykat75]

@@doughesson 😂 it’s not supposed to look done. It’s cooked medium rare. I prefer my steak medium, but this looks great. I would definitely need ketchup to eat a well done steak.

[@steriopticon2687]

I have pretty low-class taste, but I'd try it.

[@Nova7o9]

I was looking at that dish thinking “Wow, that looks like an actual dish you’d see on a real show. I wonder who’s the chef at It’s a Southern Thing,” only to learn he *was* the chef! 🤣👏

[@enerioffutt1881]

I thought it looked delicious and i would probably gobble it up up so fast I'd embaress myself.

[@vvkelly97]

You don't need a notification if you're always on KZbin.

[@thebestestoneever]

Agree 🤣

[@tylerthomas9123]

It's me! I'm always on KZbin!

[@TarynsTime]

Yep! I didn't get the notification but saw it just now and earlier than usual lol

[@adamhawkins3036]

Just found it hahaha

[@BruceEEvans1]

Chopped had a show where they invited cowboy cooks. At the first presentation, all the judges remarked essentially, "This doesn't look like it was prepared in a New York restaurant." What in the hell did they expect???

[@hellobruh4209]

That's like picking up dudes from a pub for a fight in a ring Then getting pissed at how they're not fighting like UFC fighters

[@lucymorningstar7042]

If Sliced were a real cooking show I would have Dolly Parton be the host and she would travel all across Tennessee to Alabama and find mom and pop restaurants and get a bunch of the cooks from each restaurant to compete for a cash prize that goes into the restaurant to help pay employees and help cover extra repairs or anything the restaurant needs.

[@juliemerrill7135]

I would be sooo there for that! Girl, you should shop that idea around! 😁

[@vrcarlos6955]

That is a great idea that I hope comes to fruition.

[@jphilb]

Make it happen!

[@danielleking262]

YES!! A show with real everyday people as judges and they have to make normal good home cooking dishes and no fru-fru fancy fine dining crap !!!

[@anonygent]

If Dolly Parton isn't available, see who else you can get. It's a great idea.

[@rickthompson302]

I always think some of these cooking shows NEED regular people as judges. Thanks Its a Southern Thing for making my thoughts a reality!

[@rosebunnylove]

As a culinarian, watching what happened to chef's plate killed my soul! That said sometimes your soul also needs fish sticks and fries

[@HariSeldon913]

Chef's school should include a class in basic microbiology.

[@writerbill1]

Well said!

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Balance is key. 😜

[@Nionivek]

Not even a chef or culinarian and yeah that scene attacked my soul directly... . And while I don't like fish fillet and find crinkle fries yucky... I can't like and say I wouldn't eat a bowl full of cool whip.

[@douglasbubbletrousers4763]

@@HariSeldon913 Why’s that?

[@josh24441]

As someone that loves to cook fresh and healthy foods, I can totally relate to him! You prepare a great meal for some people and they’re all like “where’s the ketchup?“ and “I need to put more salt on this”.

[@brinley45cal]

He tried so hard.... Bless his heart.

[@amytaylor4407]

Hello there 👋👋, how are you doing today? Hope you are keeping strong with all this going on?God bless you!❤️

[@christina5949]

This hits home so much. I see TV shows with gourmet dishes, and I would much rather a big steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, and corn on the cob smothered in butter.

[@marcochimio]

That was so exquisitely painful to watch. A perfect sketch.

[@hhale]

Now if you wanted to get semi-serious about all this, have the chefs make fried chicken, potato salad, and slaw. The judges would end up in a fist fight. lol

[@jo.ro1233]

Add cornbread for real fireworks!

[@mclees4593]

As a retired chef this is got to be one of the funniest things I've seen! " I love salt" I'm dying

[@debsteinshouer4746]

Salt in the dish of Cool Whip? 😂 🤢

[@TinNguyen-rl2xr]

@@debsteinshouer4746 makes it melt I guess

[@JinghisKhan]

"I can't eat MSG!" "YOU JUST PUT SALT ALL OVER IT." :D

[@greatleader4841]

I identify with that statement 100%. I pour salt on EVERYTHING. I love salt. Even on my salads...

[@occapella8643]

These are not normal people... These are monsters. That was so brutal that even though he was supposed to be acting, Cheff's reactions were genuine.

[@volforlife]

Please don't let this be a 1 time sketch, it was so hilarious

[@jenniferbates2811]

Yes! It would be great for more videos!

[@doughesson]

See if a judge can make him clutch at his chest.

[@jenniferbates2811]

@@doughesson Right!?👏🏼

[@doughesson]

@@jenniferbates2811 Let him judge backyard barbecues using his recipes & see what additions or substitutions are made.

[@jenniferbates2811]

@@doughessonoooo good idea!

[@justlooking1299]

Honestly this should be called when chefs feel like they should tell you how to eat😂

[@florencem1924]

So true ! Happened every other day in a Swiss retirement home I've been working in … "I couldn't sleep all night for indigestion after this fancy French fish in gourmet sauce, but slept like a baby after last week cheese fondue followed by 2 pounds of ham, salami and cheese and meringues with a double dose of heavy triple-cream "

[@skydiverclassc2031]

They're heading for the checkout stand already.

[@rebeccabryant8481]

Gotta love it 😀

[@aleisterlavey9716]

Diabetic coma always gives me sweet dreams...

[@winterblommetjie]

Lol when she added ketchup!! I'm not even a professional chef but I get so passive aggressive when my family asks for ketchup...bless your ungrateful hearts!!!😂😂😂😂

[@PromptCriticalJello]

Chef Carl would have had a perfect score if he had only remembered the tartar sauce for the fish.

[@rodneyjohnson4794]

when i get exotic with the fish i put lemon juice on it (if battered).

[@michaelsaylor8425]

Tartar sauce for fish sticks? It’s ketchup or nothing.

[@Pistonrager]

@@michaelsaylor8425 those were fish filets from the box for adults, not the sticks from a bag for kids

[@michaelsaylor8425]

@@Pistonrager the only difference is the size and shape. That’s it.

[@Pistonrager]

@@michaelsaylor8425 It's not, but you do you.

[@nealshue6791]

I would like to Nominate Cheff Johathan for an Emmy. We can feel the pain through his exceptional acting.

[@waygoblue4729]

HA HA HA HA HA!!!! Her flicking the food off the plate like that at 0:33 - and saying, "Those look gross," had my sides splitting! 🤣That is so much the reaction I do when I see a chef berate a common but well-loved dish and talk up a dish that, like she said, "looks gross". The snarls on their lips when they first see the food is priceless - I've watched that 3 times now, lol!! 🤣 TOTALLY AWESOME upload guys!

[@pmbramucci1056]

She was my spirit animal in this vid.

[@slcRN1971]

Oh my, being a mom to picky eaters is so challenging...... ha,ha,ha,ha,ha... now their kids do the same thing!! 😆

[@yuvgotubekidding]

That is something my wife would do. So true. (Y’all)

[@joerivas9847]

Yeah, real trailer park behavior there.

[@KyrenaH]

Asparagus is gross. It tastes as gross as it smells.

[@frankgallik2653]

I love it. If I were a judge and served Tofu I would demonstrate the proper way to prepare tofu. Open garbage can. Toss Tofu in garbage. Place lid over garbage can. Now you have properly prepared Tofu.

[@MichaelDeBusk]

This was painful. I took my parents to a nice casual Italian place for dinner once and Mom's first question was "where's the all-you-can-eat bar?"

[@Robynhoodlum]

Let me guess: Texas?

[@MichaelDeBusk]

@@Robynhoodlum Nope. My folks were originally from southwestern Virginia.

[@codylgarcia]

I cannot describe the pain I felt when that lady said that she likes her steak well done.

[@katbaal4540]

Hilarious! Spot on, all moms know how this feels. I gave up and just put ketchup, ranch, and hot sauce on the table, no matter what I cook.

[@ScooterFett]

I swear we need regular people as judges on cooking shows

[@bubbles9975]

Hands down this has got to be one of the best ones I've seen in a while 🥰🥰🥰

[@velvetrose7729]

I would think real hard about getting cable again, if this were a Real Show! Imagine A Black, White and Hispanic Grandma who lost their filters and have been saying whatever they REALLY think for the past 20 years ago.....as judges....Epic!

[@wizardsuth]

The fact that it's Cool Whip and not even real whipped cream... Wow, he knows his audience.

[@daveparrott9530]

That fellow was such a good sport for playing along with this skit. I worked at a cooking school for 5 years. Had a lot of fun there and met a lot of very great celebrity chefs. I truly enjoyed this episode. It made me laugh a lot 😂

[@amytaylor4407]

Hello there 👋👋, how are you doing today? Hope you are keeping strong with all this going on?God bless you!!❤️

[@SamBrickell]

"I don't like this sour cream." "It's Crème fraîche." "I don't care what it is, I don't like it."

[@sharonsmith583]

I couldn't believe this was a real chef! Poor man, don't think he was acting!

[@themoviedealers]

He brought a lot of real life experience and emotion into his performance.

[@PotterPossum1989]

I don't care how fancy it is, food is only good if it's edible to me

[@davidstoyanoff]

Chef Jonathan, thanks for being a good sport!

[@subvet694]

You guys have extremely professional production quality

[@thegracklepeck]

I could feel the pain and Chef Jonathan's face.

[@Val.Kyrie.]

His face and expressions are pretty much every day in a kitchen when orders start rolling in.

[@thompoz7114]

Good acting from Chef Jonathan.

[@novaquartz5049]

I'm sure he channeled some related past pain.

[@bsbhimrasmus]

I want to see a cooking show where the chefs have to prepare a meal for the pickiest children and the winner is decided based on whose food the children eat the most of.

[@Johnhazrd]

I was half expecting a side bowl of Gummy Bears without the yellow ones, the definition of fancy

[@doughesson]

Yew caint hide money!

[@rubyslippers1935]

“I love salt” guy is so my husband. He salts the food before tasting my food!

[@lucisue53]

Looks like you hired my family to judge the meal. I once made chocolate truffles to contribute to the Christmas dessert table. My sister-in-law refused to serve them because, as she lectured, they only eat Hershey's.

[@HappyLife693]

What????!! That is insane.

[@coolkumquats]

That is horrifying. I'm sorry they didn't appreciate your hard work

[@lucisue53]

@@HappyLife693 I know. They are decent and generally kind people, but limited palate. I love them, but sheesh.

[@jb6712]

Ah, the chocolate wax of the candy world!

[@thistlegal2154]

Sounds like my sis in law...who boils everything bc that's all she knows

[@queenbee3647]

We need a show for newlyweds called "Thats NOT How My Mama Makes It". After the dish is cooked and new hubby refuses to eat it, mother in law could show up with a 911 call from "her baby" to school you on how to make it the right way. After the dust settles - and there will be dust - the show could slide right into Divorce Court! Love it. Been there. Got the tshirt.

[@pattywilliams788]

The older judge killed me when he put salt in his Cool Whip! Poor Chef Jonathan couldn’t compete with the Gordon’s fish sticks. That was too cute. Y’all!!!

[@doomsdayaddams2894]

“I like salt!”

[@jb6712]

GORTON's fish sticks---just as Matt, aka, "chef Carl" corrected it to!

[@kevinramsey417]

I would have opened up my Doordash app and defeated them both.

[@sylvia4008]

That’s Gorton’s not Gordon’s (Ramsey) 🤣

[@andystegner]

This is definitely one of y'all's best in a while, fantastic job!

[@chuckdraper7776]

Hilarious.... I know that this was just a comedy skit but what y'all did to those steaks was just criminal.

[@tommymckiddy7872]

I think Chef Harrison deserves a huge thanks for that one. It must have been gut wrenching watching what they did to his food.

[@cisium1184]

For the record, Jonathan's steak and potatoes looked so good that I'd be willing to eat my asparagus too!

[@samiam619]

Not the asparagus! Seriously, when did people decide that eating weeds was good if you cooked them?

[@coloradostrong8285]

I would not give that krap to a stray cat.

[@cisium1184]

@@samiam619 I can gag down just about anything if you cook it in enough garlic.

[@joerivas9847]

@@samiam619 If people will eat raw meat, why not?

[@hellobruh4209]

"I CAN'T HAVE MSG" *but you just put salt all over your food* "I LOVE SALT"

[@asianjared]

This turned out so well! Happy to have helped out on this one. Well done crew!

[@Admiralgrusbil]

A resturant in Norway closed after the owner had enough of customers complaining that they liked the bernaise sauce from the store better than his made from scratch, and shit like that. As far as I know, the chef was very skilled.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Microwave: exists Gordon Ramsay: I fear no man. But that thing... *it scares me* So much salt here, he could start a salt mine. If Robespierre was the host of this, he'd take the "Sliced" part very seriously

[@orlock20]

All that salt and ketchup and I doubt you could taste whatever was actually presented. It could be raw squid and it would still taste like salty ketchup.

[@haroldhenderson2824]

Off! With their head!

[@doughesson]

Who's Rob Espierre? Doesn't he anchor the news down in Dothaaaaan Alabama?

[@hellobruh4209]

@@doughesson he was a french revolutionary

[@doughesson]

@@hellobruh4209 This joke WHOOSH! Your Head

[@theholymountain4414]

Ketchup comes from tomatoes, tomatoes have MSG. This whole sketch is wonderful. That guy "I like salt." XD

[@jstringfellow1961]

I guess I'm the odd one out, I'd take Chef Jonathan's masterpiece any day!

[@Jml416]

I would too, but it was still funny.

[@moorek1967]

What masterpiece? He made steak and taters.

[@cherylhee9762]

I would try it for sure! And not add salt first.

[@mmthomas3729]

Me, too! I hate overly processed and frozen food. Pre-prepared, overly salted and overly carbed food is horrible!

[@arianekelly2633]

@@moorek1967 how is steak and taters not a masterpiece? I'd totally take the chef's food too🤣🤣

[@doughesson]

Admiral Hyman Rickover would personally interview Navy officers trying to get into the nuclear power program. One officer candidate was rejected during the dinner meeting when he added salt & pepper to his steak without tasting it first to see if it wasn't to his liking.

[@Oldmandad007]

Seems like perfectly normal people/judges to me

[@amytaylor4407]

Hello there 👋👋, how are you doing today? Hope you are keeping strong with all this going on?God bless you!❤️

[@ianstradian]

I’m a waiter in fine dining and I have seen people do things that stupefy me. Like someone ordering a chef with 50 years experience to recook a dish that was perfect, because they knew what it needed. So this video is on point.

[@nicholaswhite9953]

Imagine spending $50+ on food that you don't like and know could be catered more to you but don't say anything because you are afraid a little criticism would offend the chef. I don't eat at fancy restaurants because either the food is good but not exceptional for the price or if is terrible. Either way you feel like you spent way too much on a subpar meal.

[@death1019]

My soul is crying. That steak looked so good 😭

[@crazypiratesquirrel3038]

Oh wait! He’s actually a real chef? That just makes this so much more funnier 🤣

[@southernshenanigans3069]

I feel Jonathan's pain!! It hurts my heart when folks do this!

[@lindaseel8633]

So true. I am still suffering from PTSD from the time my mom put ketchup on Fillet mignon.🤯

[@HappyLife693]

Same here

[@HappyLife693]

@@lindaseel8633 *Gasp*

[@lindaseel8633]

@@HappyLife693 😂😂

[@southernshenanigans3069]

I see it all the time! It makes me selective on who I invite to fancy places!

[@noelpam]

As a newly-wed, I took my wok and stir-fry skills to my husband’s family home to prepare a meal. The response was tepid, and when my sister-in-law suggested we combine the remaining beef and snow peas with the rice for storage, my mother-in-law remonstrated, “Don’t ruin that good rice!” I learned to cook for them as she cooked.

[@rebeccabryant8481]

Had to laugh but felt for you. Living in Louisiana most of my life I understand her concern for the rice. Hahaha 😆 but I bet your food was good 👍

[@cherylhee9762]

You are a good daughter in law!

[@noelpam]

They were good to me!

[@littlethingsathome]

It's always good to keep the rice plain and not mix it with anything unless you're ready to eat it. For storage after cooked it should be by its own in the fridge.

[@4fa2005]

"I CAN'T HAVE MSG!" "I love salt!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@JadeStrawberry]

It's the same people who say, "MSG gives me a headache." While reaching in a family-sized bag for another handful of Doritos.

[@Robynhoodlum]

Y’all: Table salt does NOT contain MSG. The joke would’ve made more sense if the old guy said he couldn’t have sodium.

[@Robynhoodlum]

@@JadeStrawberry Those people annoy me! I knew a guy who was legit allergic to MSG, luckily he was a farmer so he was able to source most of his own food, still, he had to watch what he ate since many companies will break MSG down to its components to hide it on the ingredient label.

[@theladyamalthea]

This is SO TRUE. I have never felt as sick in my life as I did after visiting the South for two weeks. I was dying for just a salad or some steamed veggies, but there were none to be had...

[@Nlrlineman]

Y’all are so funny 😂 love y’all

[@janjones4224]

This was a RIOT!! Thanks for sharing, Love you all

[@amytaylor4407]

Hello there 👋👋, how are you doing today? Hope you are keeping strong with all this going on?God bless you!!!❤️

[@wendimooreart]

I’ll take Chef Jonathan’s fancy food. It looks delicious!

[@thefinalfrontear]

lmaoooo i’ve been waiting for something like this for ages!! i used to joke around like this as a kid while watching cooking shows, “i could never been a good judge, all i like are chicken tenders”

[@artemismoon7655]

I am a picky eater so every time I watched shows like this, there was so much I wasn’t sure I would eat. So it is pretty funny to watch my imaginings come to life. This was such a good skit! I laughed SO much.

[@henta.i.3838]

Moral of the story: Know your customers. Regular people don't really care much about how sophisticated your food is, they prefer simplicity and taste.

[@17h127]

Hahaha one time I took my friends to one of my favorite restaurants for my birthday. Their reactions were kind of like this, ketchup included lol. Totally didn't expect it, but it was funny and we managed to have a good time. They bring it up sometimes still. I always let them pick the places now. One time I did goto a fancy place with my dad. Everything seemed like it was cooked great, but the combinations of food were really out there. We both thought it must be too fancy for us lol.

[@kirsbeasley87]

This is basically what happens in my poor southern mind every time I watch a cooking show. The medium rare meat gets me every time.

[@rebeccabryant8481]

This had me laughing because it's me. I've always said real people can't really like some of the food they make on those cooking shows. 🤣

[@dogguy8603]

Only a psychopath would want a steak well done

[@alhollywood6486]

That's because you have the palate of a 5 year old.

[@tripleg2513]

@@dogguy8603 You mean, fully cooked?

[@Sock-Monster-Simian]

I guess I'm a five year old psychopath now.

[@chunkymunkey9182]

@@dogguy8603 Call me crazy then lol

[@josepherhardt164]

Well, salt IS one of the four food groups, right? Geez. One time the wife & I were eating in an Italian restaurant, and this guy across the aisle from us, in a two-top booth, had ordered a large bowl of spaghetti _without_ any sauce (okay, maybe it had garlic sauce or olive oil on it). I saw him shaking salt into it, exchanged several sentences of conversation with the wife, and when I looked back, he was STILL shaking salt into the bowl. I remember thinking, "PLEASE don't pop off while we're still here." OMG.

[@musicalbenches]

My husband once took me to a "real" Italian restaurant... (in Florida). We know because the waitress kept emphasizing it. It was in the afternoon, we were sitting in an outside area, and the waitress was nice and chatty. It wasn't crowded, which should have been our first hint. She said we would notice immediately that it was NOT the Olive Garden. She was right. I'm not an Olive Garden fan. But I left wishing we had gone to the Olive Garden instead. It was her comparison. Not mine.

[@dixiecyrus8136]

What a shame, there are some great mom-n- pop Italian restaurants out there,but ya gotta eat through the bad ones to find the good ones!🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@bobina05]

I was stationed in Italy for 2 years and they are definitely not pretentious but when Americans try to do "authenticate" Italian they get pretentious.

[@dixiecyrus8136]

@@bobina05 yeah, sad but true. There was a nice one in Destin Fla run by a family from Italy. They had the best veal picata.

[@slcRN1971]

I don’t know if this happened to most of ‘The Olive Garden’ places after COVID-19 hit, but our local one has no choices without heavy garlic!!! Uhmmmmm, I like garlic but it hates me. If I eat something with garlic, it will result in many hours of 🤮🤮🤮‼️

[@cherylhee9762]

@@slcRN1971 I feel that way about oregano!

[@vykx88]

That moment when you realise that Jonathan is an actual chef and he was not acting

[@withcorn55]

I loved Jonathan on Next Level Chef! Thought he was one of the best on the show! You should collaborate more! I love this channel a lot and love to see more and more content from you guys each year!

[@ellicel]

I can’t believe there’s not already a show with this premise, but I won’t be surprised when it pops up on Netflix next month 😂😂. I’d totally watch it!!

[@JM_Rosebranch]

Me at fancy restaurants: "Do you have any ranch?" 🙈😆

[@Robynhoodlum]

You must be from the Midwest too!

[@crazycookie4645]

I always find it kind of hilarious how pro chefs go through all the trouble of making a dish as complex and fancy looking as possible even though it’s just going to get torn into. Also, normal people’s palates aren’t nearly so complicated as stuffy food snobs, so yeah, this is probably how it would go. Chefs would have to challenge themselves not to try so hard.

[@diegoskitchenlab6824]

it’s not complicated palate or being a a snob, it’s simply being open to trying other foods

[@BonaparteBardithion]

There is a value in a certain amount of presentation. Breakfast cereals don't need to be all kinds of bright colors either, but it looks better than a uniform corn flour color. Pancakes taste the same however you shape them, but it's still fun to conjoin them into a Micky Mouse shape and draw a face with toppings. As for fancy food, presentation and service are half the reason for eating out. No food is worth high end-prices by itself, especially in the portions fine dining tends to give.

[@crystalh450]

@@diegoskitchenlab6824 that's true but to be fair a lot of those cooking shows have the chefs only cook steak medium rare and that isn't to everyone's taste. I can sympathize with that, but putting it in the microwave instead of on a grill was wrong. I am personally more of a medium well girl and to me the medium rare doesn't look appetizing. I realize I might be in the minority, but other than that, his food looked pretty good. I think it is funny because a lot of those cooking show judges don't often represent what regular people think or like a lot of times. I am not sure I would say it is fish sticks and crinkle fries, but sometimes they seem a bit over the top and not everyone likes things with truffle sauce and whatnot.

[@themoviedealers]

You say stuffy food snob like it's a bad thing.

[@Robynhoodlum]

Ever heard “You eat with your eyes first”? First impressions matter.

[@ManWhoLovesTheMary]

Best one yet!!!

[@chemmieee]

I’m crying a true chef he is his soul was crushed after the ketchup 😭🤣

[@tyrant-den884]

"-and some instant grits!" This man was never seen again.

[@zackkelley2940]

There are people who find instant grits offensive... and people who are wrong^^

[@tyrant-den884]

@@zackkelley2940 to quote the greatest legal movie ever made: "no self-respecting southerner uses instant grits.

[@zackkelley2940]

@@tyrant-den884 The instant stuff is vile. I'm not even southern and I won't touch the stuff.

[@biskitgravyyum6478]

I remember the time I first decided to get brave and daring with my steak at a restaurant. It was the Bonanza in Danville, VA. I was probably around 12 and ordered it medium (I'm a medium rare person now). I cut into it, and it had that perfect thin strip of pink running through it. My aunt took one look at it; then she looked at me and asked, "Do you want me to have them take it back and cook it some more for you?" She was also the woman who taught me that adding butter to canned pork and beans elevated it to a gourmet dish. That woman cooked the best butter beans and pound cakes with thick caramel frosting.

[@thistlegal2154]

Omg loved Bonanza in Roanoke and you just made me think of every great place to eat now gone: Woolworth, Kenny's Burgers, the subs at the Kmart 'deli' and their spinning wheel for discount sundaes. 😅

[@chrisgonzalez1597]

@@thistlegal2154 Kmart subs were the best

[@biskitgravyyum6478]

@@thistlegal2154 I don't recall the spinning wheel, but I do recall the balloon pop at Woolworth's trying to get a banana split for a penny.

[@jawjagrrl]

@@thistlegal2154 I remember that Bonanza in Roanoke! I worked at one in Blacksburg in college, back when kale was salad bar decor, not a food item 😂

[@themoviedealers]

Butter elevates almost any dish.

[@mobes329]

That was so funny and so cool that you had an actual Chef on the program.

[@bunnyniyori6324]

Heheheheh. I married a chef, many years of experience. I just ask "can you make me something to eat?" I never care what it is, it's always awesome. I don't add salt, or ketchup or anything. Keptchup is for burgers fries and boring mashed potatoes. I'm used to eating properly artfully arranged dishes with custom made sauces. My tastebuds are in heaven.

[@ilikehardplay]

I still remember a friend of the family trying to order a Wagyu filet minion well-done in one of the best steakhouses in Los Angeles.... And the chef coming out of the kitchen and explaining to her personally that he would not do that to a steak in his restaurant, and he was changing the order to a well-done cut of prime rib, which she could either eat.....or wear. Mom was mortified, dad was furious, and I was doing my best to not break out in laughter.

[@williambanks2223]

My friend's mom is like the older gentleman. She will salt everything without tasting it. When you ask if she tasted it first (because you seasoned the heck out of it), her reply is the same: "I like salt."

[@amytaylor4407]

Hello there 👋👋, how are you doing today? Hope you are keeping strong with all this going on?God bless you!!❤️

[@cmack2769]

That was hilarious. I was ‘crying’ laughing out loud. I am going to watch it again. To funny.

[@koraegi]

I dont like msg "You just put salt all over your food" This is so accurate

[@darbymori350]

This hurts my foodie heart, but it's hysterical. Great job.

[@rashidclark]

Cooking judge: "*^&&#@*%^*#!!!!" Regular person: "This tastes absolutely fine."