Martin Yan does not get the credit he deserves. Hall of Famer for sure.
@Rachel-ul8et4 жыл бұрын
So true! Love him
@donnarowe18904 жыл бұрын
I agree
@christalhill49684 жыл бұрын
I also agree
@hardfugoo13 жыл бұрын
He was around in a time where people didn’t quite appreciate the authentic taste so he got caught in the middle trying to bring traditional flavors to western pallets. A lot of his hybrid stuff was hit or miss even though he was a fantastic chef.
@Motoko11343 жыл бұрын
hes good for sure but jacques is anothre level. ive watched a lot of chefs, contemporary and older generations, nobody does things as effortlessly as jacques
@worldsgreatestimpressionis6462 Жыл бұрын
Two real chefs, egos left at the door, no gimmicks, no fake shouting and profanity, just class, talent, kindness and compassion. This was wonderful thanks Martin and Jaques.
@joseph_b319Ай бұрын
Yup, the two of them have too much class for that nonsense.
@Jawohl7213 жыл бұрын
They said endgame was the most ambitious crossover ever.....they never saw this video.
@AdamBechtol3 жыл бұрын
mmmmm
@xDORANBOLTx2 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment 🤣
@StrikerEureka85 Жыл бұрын
i miss shows like this. no drama, no over-the-top music or special effects. just good ol' cooking with a touch of humor.
@AshikSorel14 жыл бұрын
Before the days of Gordon Ramsay and bs food drama shows. It was this. The golden age. I owe these two chefs for what I know today for my knowledge and learning how to cook at home.
@susieangelo64104 жыл бұрын
I was literally was there with my family and friend in the audience back in 1988. As I watched this video now, I saw us appeared 8 different times in this Episode. I still have Martin & Jacques autographs in my scrapbook and had made the Ballotine Chicken successfully.
@Vacardi4 жыл бұрын
Wow that's a nice memory to have!!!
@susieangelo64103 жыл бұрын
@@Vacardi Yes indeed. Thanks.
@bobsagett14743 жыл бұрын
@@susieangelo6410 did it smell good in there
@TammyLong-he7yh Жыл бұрын
That's cool ! 😊. Love there cooking ! ❤
@marjoriepeters31144 жыл бұрын
Both men are humble masters and excellence teachers. This is *real* cooking and teaching. There is nothing like it on TV today.
@djbenje40193 жыл бұрын
Umm, you're half correct. Jacques is totally humble, but Yan is just the opposite. Saying his new awesome dish should get the Nobel Prize? And MANY other conceited comments... He actually likes to brag, although he does do it with a hint of humor.
@Anudorini-Talah2 жыл бұрын
@@djbenje4019 Ummm, you're mostly incorrect. Chef Yan was very kind to Chef Pepin: at a live event which must have happened about the same time as this episode (judging from both men's ages), I saw Chef Yan debone a chicken in 22 seconds (timed it myself) - half the time it took Jacque, but Martin didn't show him up.
@djbenje40192 жыл бұрын
@@Anudorini-Talah Hello? We're talking about the original comment above, where @Marjorie Peters claims that BOTH chefs are "HUMBLE". So, yeah, you have ONE example of where Yan didn't 'show him up'. How does that PROVE that Yan is humble? It doesn't. You like to count things? Why don't you count the number of times Yan brags about himself in this video, then compare that to Pepin. And you can still claim that Yan is a 'humble' chef? Lol. Get real. Being arrogant and cocky is one of Yan's DEFINING traits, it's his style to be cocky. Let's call things for what they are, and not MISCHARACTERIZE people -- that's the Trump way of behaving.
@LoreLord-2 жыл бұрын
That’s his style you dry fuck he is humble and proud of who he is and what he does. bragging a bit and humor to make the show interesting doesn’t deny that I bet your a damn fry cook any way with zero skill keep posting shitttty comments @djbenje4019 your getting no where and trumps old news you were totally correct Marjorie their is nothing on today like this his attitude his knowledge his showmanship is unmatched
@djbenje40192 жыл бұрын
@@LoreLord- Wow. Triggered much? Typical Trump supporter -- drowning in anger, rage, and self-hatred 🤣🤣
@hsmallwood404 жыл бұрын
Who else is watching this in 2020 during the Corona virus bringing back old memories
@raisa_cherry354 жыл бұрын
I am 😂💜
@hsmallwood404 жыл бұрын
@@raisa_cherry35 Nice to see I'm not the only one
@suecastillo40564 жыл бұрын
Emdotreed Me too!!! PBS has some really great cooking shows! Not to mention better times all’round...!!! Yes dears! It’s 2020 and here we are!!! Enjoy🥰✌🏾🙋♥️‼️
@priyamason73654 жыл бұрын
Yes! Love them both.
@joeverdoliva48624 жыл бұрын
I am right now. I'm a professional chef, based primarily on my experiences watching PBS cooking shows with my grandmother when I was growing up. I watched these like other kids watched cartoons.
@ghw71924 жыл бұрын
In one 9f her cookbooks, Julia Childs said that Martin Yan was the only one who could debone a chicken as fast as Jacque Pepin.
@AdamBechtol3 жыл бұрын
Ha neat, thanks :)
@katwomanfour52613 жыл бұрын
Oh i believe it, I think to bring the culture's together is just great. Not competition, but to see all the differences between the cultures and continents. Including technique, style, presentation, and taste. 🍲🍲🍤🍤🍝🍝🥘🥘🥗🥗🥐🥐🍮🍮🍳🍳
@choopake2 жыл бұрын
That’s nice
@da___man4 жыл бұрын
That time when Jacque Pepin went God Mode. Damn.
@funk3nst3in3 жыл бұрын
first time watching... so hype to see this!
@ultraderivativebo43833 жыл бұрын
Didn't need to go godmode on martin yan's show.
@andrejauregui97753 жыл бұрын
Omg Pepin literally bringing the heat for no reason. That back of the knife trick crushed yan's soul. Legend has it the other chicken is still roasting today having never been touched for fear of desecrating its perfection.
@setperspective4 жыл бұрын
You can tell Jacque is in a league of his own. So young, so precise. He is and always will be my inspiration. From a young boy watching him and mrs Child’s, to a 33 year old chef cooking “fast food my way” with my daughter and hopefully one day with my granddaughter. He is a culinary master and father that I inspire to me. Merci chef... Merci Jacque.
@coqui08904 жыл бұрын
I just loved these two. I remember seeing them in the 80's & 90's on PBS.
@kqed4 жыл бұрын
They're both still in the game! Cooking up a storm and working on new shows.
@JohnAckerman314 жыл бұрын
I remember watching Jacques and Julia Child every weekend on PBS. As everyone says, Jacques is a master of cooking which he is. He explains how to do things step by step, and shows you how you can improve your cooking skills to show you new gateways to new food
@Christopher-N4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnAckerman31: Was that the episode when Julia Child was adding more butter to the dish when Jacques Pépin wasn't looking? Good chefs come and go, but when the chef is a character, that chef is forever.
@pacificcoastpiper39493 жыл бұрын
They both have Facebook channels
@WickedKingLycoan4 жыл бұрын
I can remember watching this episode on public television with Yan and Jacques, so, so many years ago. Thank You Yan. Thank You Jacques. You both helped a little boy discover the taste and zest for cooking, humor, love and life! I feel like I’m watching a ‘Charlie Brown’ special. So many memories, so many feelings of comfort and warmth.
@TravisReborn4 жыл бұрын
I wish there was more episodes of them together!
@auger00734 жыл бұрын
They have good screen chemistry
@chrisandersen56354 жыл бұрын
Extends to Jacques and Ming Tsai. Great chemistry and laughter while cooking. Must see and try!
@keetrandling45304 жыл бұрын
Chef Yan was very kind to Chef Pepin: at a live event which must have happened about the same time as this episode (judging from both men's ages), I saw Chef Yan debone a chicken in 22 seconds (timed it myself) - half the time it took Jacque, but Martin didn't show him up.
@billb56904 жыл бұрын
Love them both
@duranduran64152 жыл бұрын
Martin Yan is such an amazing chef. I remember having hard days growing up. When he was on T.V. he made it so I was able to be in the moment and let go of the hard aspect. I feel the same today. Also, I love the way he and Jacques cook together. Thank you for sharing!
@NormAppleton2 жыл бұрын
Martin Yan taught me how to use a knife. I still use a Chinese cleaver all the time.
@duranduran64152 жыл бұрын
@@NormAppleton If he inspired / taught you to cut with the knife, you must be FAST and awesome by now! Do you still have all your fingers (just curious)? 😉
@brotherthelonius70363 жыл бұрын
My two cooking hero’s together. Best teaching chefs ever! Thanks public TV and Martin and Jacque for sharing your many gifts.
@jimbo36094 жыл бұрын
I love both of them. Humble and fun and their food are delicious.
@ikon82754 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely insane how fast he deboned that chicken. He allways tends to make everything look so easy! Jacque was in his prime here. Absolutely beast/ God mode cooking.
@keetrandling45304 жыл бұрын
Martin does it in half that time
@HankBukowski3 жыл бұрын
@@keetrandling4530 Not half.
@HankBukowski2 жыл бұрын
@Laguna Bum Who cares?
@HankBukowski2 жыл бұрын
@Laguna Bum I saw. He is pretty fast.
@anundbabajee93272 жыл бұрын
2 legendary masterchefs. 2 great teachers. Great attitude, no ego, no drama. Great television.
@5argetech564 жыл бұрын
Pepin looks so young.... I learned how to cook perfect omelettes watching Jacque Pepin.
@seanonel4 жыл бұрын
and I learned perfect scrambled eggs from Antonio Carluccio RIP
@mofamba3 жыл бұрын
My two favorites. They were celebrities before the food network minted all “the rest”. These guys are the best.
@mplslawnguy33894 жыл бұрын
Jacques is a master. Martin Yan is a great chef but you can clearly tell he is in awe of him. The way he dresses that chicken is unreal. I don't think there are many people that have that kind of skill with a knife. That takes years and years of dedication and a love of cooking not to mention he probably had great teachers in France.
@dalegreene5484 жыл бұрын
Agreed. You don’t handle a chicken that naturally unless you’ve done it many many times.
@josephsofaer8414 жыл бұрын
That awe seems scripted because Martin Yan debones a chicken in 20 seconds on a video I saw earlier.
@ecannon95074 жыл бұрын
@@josephsofaer841 agreed. Jacques is a fantastic chef but skills-wise, Martin can keep up 100%. He’s being a gentleman and showing love for his guest!
@foocw3 жыл бұрын
jacques came to impress, and impress martin he absolutely did, going all out on the chicken and doing it with a puny knife relative to the chinese knife martin uses. happy to see the respect was mutual, too, jacques happily praising martin and the things he learned from chinese cooking
@user-tz9jh6pv2j2 жыл бұрын
In awe of Jacques deboning a chicken? Look, I'm a HUGE FAN of Pepin, probably even more so than Martin.... but Martin's reaction is just classic Martin... he goes over the top. Martin himself has deboned a chicken just as quick on his show. You can see it right here on KZbin lol
@forumcelebritypodcast4 жыл бұрын
Magical. KQED rocking it again. Two incredible masters. Martin deserves more credit. An Icon. Jacques just literally the greatest teaching chef of all time. I learned how to bone a chicken from Jacques. Takes me twice as long but it works so well.
@Christopher-N4 жыл бұрын
Martin Yan and Jacques Pépin on the same show? Mind blown! I would loved to have seen these two ham it up, but I don't think time would allow it.
@jakebluethunder4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading. How I miss those days! For me, these were part of the golden days of PBS.
@BunnyB924 жыл бұрын
Two classic legends!!!!! I lived to watch them both on PBS when I was little 🥺😫😫😫 I was wondering what happened to Martin
@kqed4 жыл бұрын
Martin is still around and making new shows!
@pacificcoastpiper39493 жыл бұрын
They’re both on Facebook, I follow both of them
@penmuni38334 жыл бұрын
I feel a simple sense of joy watching this video.
@Nightweaver14 жыл бұрын
Well this is a rare treat. I totally forgot these two master chefs did a collaborative episode.
@Calbenmike4 жыл бұрын
Chef Pepin is the GOAT.
@ask2302 жыл бұрын
Yan is so delighted to be cooking with Jacques. It's a pleasure to watch his excitment.
@wfhalsey14 жыл бұрын
You got my sub, I grew up watching Martin! He is one of the greatest cooks ever to live, and has a fantastic personality to boot!
@batchagaloopytv58164 жыл бұрын
the quick rythmic cooking of chef yan paired with the simplistic precision of chef pepin
@floydjohnson78883 жыл бұрын
That observation reminds me how magazines like The New Yorker tended to write about chefs like they were rock stars.
@mthom08612 ай бұрын
two of the most talented. Martin Yan brought asian cooking to many households and Jacques & Julia are 2 of the greatest teachers of all time. wow!
@jimburns19274 жыл бұрын
Two Culinary Giants!🙏
@billb56904 жыл бұрын
Amen Jim! Two true masters
@wormwoodpearl14 жыл бұрын
I watched a video of Jacques Pépin deboning a chicken and felt so inadequate when it took me about half an hour. Seeing Martin Yan's awe makes me feel a bit better.
@ripme66164 жыл бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@losttribe30014 жыл бұрын
He probably had to do it thousands of times when he was training. 😄
@sabatino19774 жыл бұрын
Especially considering that Yan can cut a chicken into pieces with a cleaver in a matter of seconds.
@seanonel4 жыл бұрын
Johnny Khomlately and JP literally uses his bare fingers to strip the body and soul out of the dearly departed fowl.
@josephgiustiniani28344 жыл бұрын
Both of them have done thousands of dishes / prep. Jacque, is classically trained. He started at the bottom. He probably did crates of chickens every day. Same for Yan..... Decades of perfecting the craft. Prep work is hard work.
@origamistars1992 Жыл бұрын
That chicken technique was incredible, I’m gonna do that one day.
@kqed Жыл бұрын
Go for it!
@samsontowwers3774 жыл бұрын
¡THE BEST OF THE BEST! Thank you KQED for uploading this gems from your archives.
@kqed4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! There's more to come.
@onespeedlite4 жыл бұрын
Public television had the best shows on t.v. when I was growing up. I learned so much about the world. These days, kids watch junk on cable and social media.
@floydjohnson78883 жыл бұрын
You've reminded me about Ming Tsai's having started with Scripps (Food Network and Fine Living channel), but moved to PBS for "Simply Ming"
@djbenje40193 жыл бұрын
Amen to that, brotha
@kalami2748 Жыл бұрын
Marvellous skill to took out all the chicken bone 🦴👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@seanonel4 жыл бұрын
If Yan can cook, so can Jacque Pepin 😂
@511dydy4 жыл бұрын
Legends in one screen. One is a more of an entertainer but still a legend. The other is just a beast.
@thirtyonefifty31334 жыл бұрын
we need him again. i could watch him all day like i did when i was a kid.
@Greatshamefamiry4 жыл бұрын
2 legends at work...but can’t get over how Pépin ate a touch of that pepper off his finger after handling that raw chicken.
@TeachaMantoFish4 жыл бұрын
That’s what I was thinking too, but he knows what he is doing for sure.
@karans33074 жыл бұрын
What I noticed was that he put the cooked chicken on the same cutting board that he used to debone the raw chicken.
@dexterdanieltnt3 жыл бұрын
@@karans3307 Saw the same thing. Cross contamination a 'modern' thing in cooking? Let's just leave it as we know better today and can modify process accordingly.
@sunnysunny14053 жыл бұрын
I saw my gran taste the marinade I made with her pinky finger, with the raw fish marinating in it. Apparently she's always done this 😅
@edk22213 жыл бұрын
Totally!
@MasGood3 жыл бұрын
These are true cooking television gems we don't deserve
@chenharry48482 жыл бұрын
take me back to the 80s and 90s 🙏👍🔥I watched his show all the time
@OrganicFaithFactory4 жыл бұрын
it was the childhood time when xmas and pizza was exciting
@robertworden85593 жыл бұрын
There's was a music of imagination and unbelievable expertise, coupled with a comedic talent equivalent to Martin and Lewis. Oh how fortunate we all were and ARE that these two imaginative and delightful people still grace our lives with their love and passion.
@kqed4 жыл бұрын
Did you catch our live online event with Martin Yan? Now you have a chance to catch up with Jacques Pepin in his home kitchen too! Sign up here to attend. Free or donation: www.kqed.org/events/102814825912
@d.l.31494 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite chefs. I've learned so much from them.
@Neith29 Жыл бұрын
A true collaboration between the east and the west, between 2 great chefs.
@RavishingSailor3 жыл бұрын
Wow, the memories. I remember watching this show when I was kid at my grandmothers house.
@malayaleeking4 жыл бұрын
They should do another episode in the 2020 timeline.
@SamSam-qm1li4 жыл бұрын
Damn, that's a real gansta. Love that French guy
@Saminkio4 жыл бұрын
Maybe the best chef to have ever walked this earth, a genius
@Dani_Capozzi2 жыл бұрын
These are the two men who taught me how to cook. I used to burn water. I would rank them among the finest chefs and teachers that I have ever seen.
@adamgm844 жыл бұрын
I honestly can't believe how awesome you are Yan. Thanks for existing.
@xjAlbert4 жыл бұрын
A treasure to have these programs on KZbin, posted by the original production company. Wonderful indexing of dishes w/ time marks. Description box includes the year of production (1988) and mentions this episode's guest. In that year, Pepin was 53 years old; Yan 40 ʕ•́؈•̀ʔ
@Nightweaver14 жыл бұрын
To look at them both you can tell how long ago 1988 actually was. Martin Yan is in his 70s now, the venerable Jacques is in his mid-80s.
@ripme66164 жыл бұрын
@@Nightweaver1 both in their prime here .. that's for sure
@kqed4 жыл бұрын
🍳Subscribe to watch a new classic episode of Yan Can Cook every Monday: bit.ly/34sLhV6 🍜📺
@Fenrispro4 жыл бұрын
How long ago was this? i miss his shows on tv
@kqed4 жыл бұрын
@@Fenrispro 1988!
@Christopher-N4 жыл бұрын
@@Fenrispro: Watch the end credits.
@MFJoneser Жыл бұрын
LEGENDS
@tvu864 жыл бұрын
Used to watch his show when I was growing up while waiting for my dad to bring home lunch on the weekends. Could imagine eating his delicious food to keep me from going hungry.
@patysays95104 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite tv cooks of all time!!
@kqed4 жыл бұрын
The dream team!
@user-wl6ew5eq1e3 жыл бұрын
two of the best, they taught me almost everything I know. their techniques are incredible
@tfchin4 жыл бұрын
This guy deserves some kind of honorary daytime Emmy or a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
@misterturkturkle2 жыл бұрын
He did win a daytime Emmy in 98. And the 2022 james beard lifetime achievement
@melissaf34094 жыл бұрын
I love, love Jacques pepin!
@mfr3364 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching these two, love them!
@frantheman19124 жыл бұрын
I love the interaction of both 😂😂😂 great chefs !!
@taylorgallion27483 жыл бұрын
just got into watching martin, he is great. Jacques can break down a chicken with his eyes closed, this man is an absolute master
@MrIanWarwick4 жыл бұрын
Mutual respect among craftsmen, so beautiful
@andrewps8411 ай бұрын
I don’t know much about Jacques Pepin but I’m enjoying his work with Chef Yan.
@thelostone6981 Жыл бұрын
What a joy to see these two together!! The 80s and 90s were the golden age of cooking shows in my opinion and I spent my weekends with my father watching Martin Yan, Jacques Pepin and others make cooking accessible to us mere mortals. While I do not consider myself a good chef, I can make a decent meal.
@ryancang36274 жыл бұрын
I remember this episode, I was 10 yrs old then.
@ZeroGundam184 жыл бұрын
I love cooking and I love watching two other masters that are passionate about cooking as well. And they share their craft. Labor of love showcase for sure.
@jon7475 Жыл бұрын
My Auntie June was an executive producer for KQED and she’s very good friends with this men. She was my true inspiration for cooking
@dancata76444 жыл бұрын
Wow i lost my memory on him. I used to see him on TV when i was small. Brings back old memories.
@muzkuhahusbandcooks57374 жыл бұрын
When the chickens were normal size
@papapudding3 жыл бұрын
That filet looked so damn small compared to the roided up chickens of today.
@beautifulwoman30584 жыл бұрын
*Omg I used to be so bored on Saturday afternoons when I was little and this was the only show that was good on PBS. I used to watch this and fall asleep* 😂😂😂
@contrnsmagnificndjoobngtaint4 жыл бұрын
ive always suspected that Yan speaks perfect english.
@johnstevens29723 жыл бұрын
4:28 His accent changes.
@maysamgoudarzi57713 жыл бұрын
@@johnstevens2972 Nice spotting. There was an Italian guy on Twitch food channel who would drop his accent too during certain words.
@foultarnished79903 жыл бұрын
20:05 it almost sounded like an entirely different person to me.
@hobojones30382 жыл бұрын
Jacques breaking down that chicken was mesmerizing.
@Rachel-ul8et4 жыл бұрын
I love both of these chefs so much. So talented, lovely to watch
@chembuff5 ай бұрын
that time Jacques showed up, love you both!
@kqed5 ай бұрын
❤
@katonfire982 жыл бұрын
I just found this yesterday, and my cat already falls asleep watching him 🤣
@JessicaJones-me6sp4 жыл бұрын
Deboning a whole chicken that quickly was amazing. I am going to debone my next chicken. Thanks Jacques.
@ripme66164 жыл бұрын
I call bulshit
@theoasis4005 Жыл бұрын
pure class, love these two chefs! I wish they made more shows like this now
@gradybrowning3976 Жыл бұрын
Grew up Watching both of those Guys! Masters of their Field!
@elizabethingram97843 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a place to actually watch this show. Martin Yan is a great chef.
@23aceballer11 ай бұрын
Absolute legends! Revolutionaries of the culinary world
@kqed11 ай бұрын
So true!
@UncleHoCM3 жыл бұрын
Classic. Two real pros at a time when there were few.
@cliffcurrier63423 жыл бұрын
I miss these shows so much it's great to have utube to relive
@sethkennedy11013 күн бұрын
I grew up with Yan. I love him. My family says I do stir fry cause of him. Love Martin Yan
@SweetCandy923673 жыл бұрын
Two of my all time favourites together...wonderful
@earthcream3 жыл бұрын
TWO OF THE WORLDS BEST CHEFS!!!
@Scrapla1 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this with my grandma when I was a kid.
@msolid133 жыл бұрын
Pepin honored Martin Yan by doing the chicken leg trick right at the start.
@smazzy18784 жыл бұрын
Yan can cook and Frugal Gourmet are at the top of my list
@jcman-lp6lg4 жыл бұрын
these 2 made up much of my childhood when there's no cartoons on TV I watched these two when they were on.
@SN-rp3kk2 жыл бұрын
Two of the world's greatest chefs. Wow.
@calvaryapologetics2 жыл бұрын
Loved watching them both as I was growing up.
@kaiducoeur99324 жыл бұрын
We can always count on KQED to give us what we need 💙