Osteria Francescana: How Was It?

Another episode of #TPC This Place Called takes us to Modena, Italy where we had the pleasure of having lunch at Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana. 3*** Michelin, #2 on San Pelligrino's List, and it didn't disappoint.
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[@arunsiddarth3807]

Lol at all these comments about portion sizes. This isn’t some McDonalds where you go to stuff yourself regularly at a cheap price. It’s an experience you probably won’t have many times in your life. If you work at a 3 Michelin star restaurant that’s rated best in the world, you’d want to be paid way more than someone flipping burgers at a fast food joint. The prices and portion sizes will obviously match the level of chef expertise and quality of ingredients needed to make such food. Moreover, most fine dining establishments don’t serve big portions. It’s simply not classy in that setting.

[@madeintheusa9744]

That's the truth!

[@yunan9610]

Actually I find the dishes to be quite a lot.

[@90PaMa]

15+ plates with different textures and flavours. How can u honestly complain ? If you feel hungry after that you've a eating problem man ! Not mentioning that the price for all that food is worth a good chunk of the bill , add service and it's quite a good bargain .

[@KenoxProductions]

Guys, it's a tasting menu. You don't order tasting menus to get full. You order them to TASTE (hence the name) some of the most creative and delicous dishes a restaurant has to offer. If you wanna get full order a la carte.

[@hannahseling1513]

Besides many of the dishes tend to be on the richer side of things, and considering how many you'll be having, I can safely say I never left hungry after a tasting menu

[@adcashmo]

Honestly I would be full. That was a lot of small bites. Plus bread :)

[@MrBeatboxmasta]

FINALLY an actual detailed review of a creme of the crop restaurants. 99% of videos just show the food and don't really discuss the food.

[@henrypark3829]

This was a great, honest video about a restaurant most fantasize visiting. Visually, I was blown away by the amount of labor that clearly went into making these dishes. And on top of that for Bottura to come out at the end?! I was not expecting that. That really makes it special.

[@tyg_beats]

Massimo seems like such an interesting nice man.

[@linhdenberg]

this was wonderful to watch. Osteria Francescana...the chef has been doing this for years but love seeing how much enthusiasm he has for his restaurant. Also...love that you featured the staff.

[@seanmassullo3441]

Great coverage of amazing meal! I love how you went to thank the TEAM of chefs as a killer meal such as that truly is TEAM effort......dish team included. Well done and keep up the good work!

[@katiealdana150]

WoW! That was absolutely EPIC! Lots of admiration & respect for Chef Massimo & his craft. Justin, thank you for giving us a glimpse...thru your eyes... Btw love your enthusiasm & passion...🙌🔪

[@joblackisback]

I’m italian and I’ve been there twice (2010-2016). Lots of americans don’t understand the ancient culture of food. “The biggest’s the best” is usually their thing. I apreciate this video and this guy because he made an honest and spontaneous review. If you go there you’ll have an experience not just a dinner. Some things you’ll just love, some other maybe not. But you won’t blame the check even if it cost you as the last iPhone

[@ANouveauWorld]

How would you know who does and doesnt understand anything? Quite a pompus observation.

[@joblackisback]

@@ANouveauWorld you just don’t know how to read or you simply don’t understand what you read? 🤷‍♂️

[@ANouveauWorld]

@@joblackisback I can quote what you said, I wont. ill simply tell you, you have no idea what anyone thinks or knows and thats factual.

[@WOLFGANGPANDER]

No idea how I found this but it was an entertaining piece! Thanks for sharing your experience in a place that the vast majority of the world would never go to. That's one of the beauties of content creators like yourself on KZbin.

[@MrWIbackpacker]

Back to Number 1 in the world 2018.

[@xXEliteSpartanXx]

I've never watched your videos before... amazing video I really enjoyed it. I just subscribed!

[@jisselamarmolejo2208]

La humildad de másimo es fuera de serie estar en uno de los mejores restaurantes del mundo es una gran experiencia,saludos desde Peru

[@TanukiSC]

Chef is a great guy - such a great touch!

[@2culturesprivatedining]

Amazing video Justin Khanna. This Chef, Massimo, is a true legend. Thanks for giving me a insight of the restaurant and all the dishes. It is well-appreciated by everyone, I think, that a chef visits you at the table at the end of the experience. Unfortunately, not all the chefs in the world do this.

[@Capshockey1234]

Great review Justin thanks for putting this up. We have a reservation for june, very excited. Were you able to try Hosteria Giusti?

[@chloedior7200]

I like your honest review :) too many KZbinrs exaggerate their reviews of food/restaurants

[@ONTHEPASSWITHMAX]

Awesome video chef, keep these coming!

[@jack7590]

This is one of your best "restaurant review" videos of all. Keep up the great work Justin.

[@JCNegri]

OH That was so cool. Great vibe video.

[@AndersHusa]

Nice video, Justin! Love the voiceover.

[@Joe_-tf8is]

THE CRUNCHY PART OF LASAGNA "it was missing the chewy part" wtf

[@maxmalakhovets9262]

@@justinkhanna lol, of course crunchy isn't related to chewy😑 dumb ass.

[@andrea2610]

Giovanni Faltoni What it supposed to be the “chewy” part in a Lasagna? Asking for a bolognese

[@katollakasinga1545]

That’s quite ending! Having a talk with a living legend. Beautiful.

[@justinkhanna]

Was an honor!

[@lizkent7514]

It is so cool you got to meet and talk with the chef , that’s so lol

[@ChefJTS]

Couldn’t eat there, but I was lucky enough to get a tour this past June (2019). One of the coolest things I noticed was that Chef placed his 3-star Michelin plaque at the entrance to the employee dining room across the alley from the restaurant.

[@jamesedwards9017]

Dude I’ve been watching your videos from the beginning this has finally made me comment. Next stop make it to Faviken lmao.

[@jamesedwards9017]

lmaooo sorry man i've been meaning to comment, I work in michelin myself in dc. Yeah dude, he's def up there. There aren't channels like this, especially someone who's worked with TK. Keep it up man!

[@yeschefwithchadkubanoff]

Really enjoyed this thanks 👍

[@labaguette2728]

Eating here and meeting Massimo is my only bucket list item. Awesome video, dude. I'm glad it lives up to the hype.

[@ogeomar2944]

6:37 Seeing so much diversity in such a legendary restaurant just warms my heart.

[@yannarosado4101]

AMAZING!!! THANKS

[@cctvspystore]

wowzerz...cool dining experience Justin :D

[@moisessoto1492]

Amazing Hope yo visit Osteria soon! Nice

[@viviannelizethmiami129]

Thanks for showing us the dishes, I was expecting pasta haha

[@junnagels]

great video!

[@SameerPattnayak]

Just found out this video today. I'd say, I loved everything about the video. Absolutely loved you honestly explaining about food, the cinematography as well as the editing. I got goosebumps when Chef himself came and started sharing a bit of his life with you guys. I know, some people are doing that for business these days, but in my experience, it's great hospitality. Can't explain how you got me there, but I was already happy before I was even a minute in this video. Keep such videos coming up man. Great content. Already subscribed and started following you. Cheers...

[@j-rocd9507]

When you said the dishwasher I changed my perception. I like that.

[@nathantang9964]

could you do the restaurants masa, or perhaps le coucou, or le benardin?

[@ArmonMitchell]

great review

[@Harzexe]

Finally a video of a peasant translating this food for me... oof!

[@michaeloconnor4247]

3:54 It's not a San Pellegrino bottle darling

[@FountainOfYoot]

lol yup...Acqua Panna.

[@omarsaletovicprins9632]

Joshua obaga still very good

[@ernestshekldon4060]

Acqua Panna is a S.Pellegrino Brand. I avoid buying cuz in the end its owned by Nestle

[@mulacula9540]

@@ernestshekldon4060 so?

[@90PaMa]

@@omarsaletovicprins9632 it's actually my favourite, never understood the fuss about San Pellegrino. I mean it's good but not "god among men" level as it's treated outside Italy 🤷

[@TheMasterdisaster14]

nicely said :)

[@ajkohkoh3921]

As a dishwasher I appreciate that you included the dishwasher as kitchen staff

[@justinkhanna]

Of course!

[@favio1415]

I'm jealous dude! 😁

[@FPSYut]

I have never tried it but how was the sole dry? Isn't the filet just cooked sous vide and topped with sauce (and dry fish skin I suppose)?

[@FPSYut]

@@justinkhanna interesting to know, thanks for clarifying. I have never heard of cooking fish twice before.

[@theteckdeckbrothers]

You should visit chambre separee here in ghent by kobe desramaults it is somthing else man

[@babetravelling]

Someday 😍

[@antonlin81]

Conversation with Massimo be like: woow, ahaha, no way, ohh that great, thank you

[@mulacula9540]

So fake and not genuine at all.

[@AbdurRehman-uy8vp]

of cooooourse, of course

[@dwaynelee5328]

GOAT 🐐

[@Derek-tk4wf]

Patrick Bateman would love this place. I hear the grilled free-range rabbit is to die for.

[@thomasmace6833]

Dude, get that menu framed!!

[@buzzlightyear01758]

Hello 👋 Would love to see your experience/take on restaurant Yoshino New York ...is it the pinnacle of Sushi outside Japan? What defines a great subjective experience etc

[@justinkhanna]

I'd love to go there someday!

[@uzzycomet3889]

Osteria Francescana e la Ferrari dei ristoranti nel mondo...... Massimo Bottura.... persona semplice ed unica al mondo.

[@buzzlightyear01758]

2 restaurants that I'd love to seee you check out both in Ney York.. Atomic restaurant and Cosme restaurant are they as good as it gets??

[@justinkhanna]

Atomix has been shot…coming soon 👀

[@buzzlightyear01758]

Nice can I also say 2 Michelin NYC restaurant : The Modern seems really interesting

[@doranolasco1739]

Deseo ver documentales de Chefs en español. Por favor es tarea.

[@uzzycomet3889]

Saluti dall'Italia.

[@tommysoprano1441]

Justin I guess it was better than the hot dog joints you frequent?

[@neiloppa2620]

Did you get to check out shokugeki no souma?

[@neiloppa2620]

Justin Khanna it's that R rated cooking anime I recommended on one of your past videos.

[@lolislayer4944]

LOL

[@user-dq8cy1zk7g]

go to pujol in mexico city

[@elmorry9988]

Damn 250€ for a dinner it’s a lot!

[@acooknamedMatt]

you lucky duck

[@tobymccarthy9326]

Nice

[@justinkhanna]

Indeed

[@gioacchinocatanese4701]

Certa gente che commenta negativamente mi fa morire dal ridere. Sono quelli abituati a piatti che se non sembra che ti ci hanno cagato sopra non sono contenti. 😂

[@essie2732]

Guys they ate there for litarly like 4 hours, they were by no means hungry afterwards lol😄

[@vikaoliva8227]

So once you had Massimo in front, why didn't you say everything you thought about the dishes?

[@justinkhanna]

For what reason? I was interested in asking about all the things he worked on during their winter closure 🤓

[@vikaoliva8227]

@@justinkhanna Sorry. But in this video it looks like double face. Just my impression after hearing your comments about the dishes. And then as Massimo appears, all I hear is "amazing, amazing, amazing". 🤣🤣🤣

[@ClassicHolic]

@@vikaoliva8227 Do you expect him to criticise the chef right then and there?

[@marklanzarotta2577]

I’m hungry.

[@randybailin4902]

Dishes look lovely, but you need about 150 courses to get a complete meal.

[@perfectpopnoise]

that's acqua Panna, not San Pellegrino

[@iceylore7767]

Acqua Panna Toscana

[@orlandov8724]

The best or nothing quality is the most important ingredient on the table not the quantity portions.

[@Roar902]

Hi! I am a guy from Modena and i appreciate your interest for food and my city. But i don't understand why do you have to put sicilian music on a video of Modena. It's like someone that goes to visit new york and puts mexican music to represent the city. Maybe you didn't know it, but we have different cultures.

[@swapnilbaviskar3230]

:D

[@mikestanley4457]

Leonardo not a relevant comparison as Modena and Sicily are both in the same country whereas New York is USA and Mexico is.... Mexico. A better comparison would be pairing country music with a video about Eleven Madison Park in New York but even then America is a melting pot and music from anywhere is good to go.

[@DarioHaruni]

hanno cercato "italian music" su youtube ed e probabilmente la prima cosa che hanno trovato

[@LA12312]

What do you mean Mexican music. ??? 🤨

[@mushman6045]

Leonardo congrats no one gives a shit

[@camilokobek1]

Flipped the tables 10 times? Those poor bastards hahaha must had been a battle 😅

[@ududebun]

It was Acqua Panna, not San Pellegrino (which Americans simply and erroneously call Pellegrino).

[@ududebun]

Interesting. There's no escape.....so probably they finished the meal with a nice Nespresso, I guess. Top notch!

[@dimitristheo1879]

acqua panna is water without oxygen and san pellegrino is with....and they are the same brand...

[@breathx]

@@dimitristheo1879 first time hearing anyone thinking it is oxygen the gas into sparkling water, anyway it is like calling sprite, coke...

[@NERO2810]

630 Euros? GOD DAMN!

[@Nick4fingers]

How can you make comments about the dishes being good or bad if it's clear that you don't understand anything about it since you choose a Malvasia, a dessert wine sweet as hell, to match the dinner?

[@Nick4fingers]

so it's the Colli Piacentini's variation. Definitely dry it's hard to say, they never get to that even if they're dryer than the Campania's or Sicilian's one. Thanks for explaining. I find hard to get anyway the comments on the lasagna (I understand the fact that you wanted that pasta feeling in your mouth but lasagna comes in different thickness, depends on the dish you want to do). @@justinkhanna

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

For all those who say the portions are small... in the end, especially considering the entrees and their accompanying bread... YOU EAT LIKE CRAZY!!! And fuck me sideways with a coracle if Massimo is not one of the best chefs ever!!!! I really want to go there before I die and lose the chance forever.

[@omarsaletovicprins9632]

osteria frencescana isnt on the top 50 anymore??

[@justinkhanna]

50 Best changed their rules so that if you get #1, you move to a different list and can't get it again. Read more here: www.theworlds50best.com/Best-of-the-best

[@jdcampbell9613]

€630!!! Damn that’s a lotta scratch!

[@mhfcka]

630eur is my salary a month ffs

[@bobduvar]

A la Carte becomes ---> a lew card !!

[@c0rnfl4k3z]

How did you go from not liking 5 dishes to saying it didnt disapoint you right in his face

[@justinkhanna]

...because I really enjoyed the other ones? Having 5 dishes not work (in my subjective opinion) on this long of a tasting menu doesn't immediately make the meal a "failure" or "L".

[@geraldbrienza4474]

Popyeys anyone?? With a side of a car lease. I’ve been to serval of these places: Eleven Madison Park, LeBernadin, Petrus (London,) and others, they are pretentious, and solicitous. Dishes are very experimental, so really hit-or-miss. Stupidly expensive, not worth it. Wish I had the cash back.

[@caulen]

How do you afford this on a chefs salary?

[@alexing86]

cool video dude, but the music... come on.

[@alexkhanna8755]

yo

[@MrKinghuman]

oh look a san Pellegrino bottle and its a panna bottle. the crunchy part of the lasagna, its missing the chewy part. yeah, this guy isn't exactly sharp or a foodie. a meal definitely wasted on an American palate. but hes eaten there and I haven't so hes winning.

[@justinkhanna]

Thanks for watching!

[@yellowman617]

wonder how much tha bill was

[@esquibelle]

630 Euros ~ Narrator tells the price at the end of the video ~ So ridiculous

[@yellowman617]

@@esquibelle awwww, I guess that ain't bad....727 bucks

[@esquibelle]

@@yellowman617 Let's see....lotsa bread, 2 bites of fried pasta, 1 bite of pigeon, a lemon tart, 2 cherries, 2 coconut macaroons, 2 chocolate tarts, 2 glasses of bubbly wine, 1 bottle of white wine, 1 bottle of San Pellegrino, 2 coffees ~ I wonder if they visited the Ferrari factory after lunch

[@sanaonlife]

R12 500 for that meal 😳😳😳😳😳

[@sagek7949]

is everyone okay with a pigeon and snail on their plate?

[@NickaliciousNL]

630€ for 4 or 2 ppl?

[@FountainOfYoot]

For two. Tasting menu is €300pp. €500 if you get it with wine pairing. I'm assuming the €30 was for the wine.

[@internetforyou9373]

It's just a fancy mall where you pay hefty amount to taste food samples.

[@samsammy9453]

I just refuse to pay nearly 630 EUROS for a bunch of small amounts of matter

[@justinkhanna]

What WILL you pay 630 Euros for?

[@samsammy9453]

@@justinkhanna your mom!!!

[@samsammy9453]

@@justinkhanna all jokes aside, I'd rather eat at a steakhouse for 150-200$ and give the other 400$ to charity....I'm all about getting a good experience, but come on....that meal was small and you leave hungry if it wasn't for the wine. A restaurant that's worth eating for the price is at Chef Peter GOOSSENS in Brussels...look up his signature Turbot and Lobster dish and you tell me what is more worth the money

[@Al-fm8kh]

@@samsammy9453 If you leave hungry after that huge ass tasting menu and the bread you get with it then you have bigger problems my dude. There's a reason why each dish isnt huge portions.When you order a large steak, you're gonna enjoy the first few bites and then wont really care about the rest. That's how taste works

[@Al-fm8kh]

@@samsammy9453 Also the 630 euroes is for two people. Not one

[@ramisalameh9340]

What's wrong with McDonald's 😅

[@justinkhanna]

Nothing 🍔

[@GamingDaily]

I would leave there so hungry :(

[@ceskale]

You wouldn’t, trust me

[@Deathdrummer195]

So you ate there?

[@hellobooom]

Watch a french person pronounce mille feuille so you can be one of the only people who can pronounce it correctly.

[@hellobooom]

putain.... have you mille fooy then!!!!!!! (I'm sorry, I am a mille feuille enthusiast)

[@2adamast]

French people would correct Escoffier on his (older) French

[@jonmantooth5804]

would not pay 100 for all that

[@justinkhanna]

That's sad

[@Matthew-xp9tw]

Erb erb erb erb erb

[@zefizefo1942]

I’ve been eating here it’s overrated like Eleven Madison you can found restaurant way better in France and cheaper because they don’t spend millions in marketing

[@unbounder]

Hahahahahaha the #1 restaurant in the world is overrated hahahahahahaha

[@RustyPro676]

I dont understand it.. for that price id rather buy fucking a few pounds of Iberico pork or something and do it myself , a week of deliciousness instead of a whole lot of nothing

[@tkthecool2234]

The Academy Award for Best Pretentious Chef (Foreign Category) goes to Ma....Ba..f

[@CB-tx3ul]

This is all fine and dandy, if you want to visit a place like this to spend hours and lots of money tasting something, go ahead. I just can't see the appeal.

[@Avidcomp]

Obviously some people can see the appeal. What I can't understand is what the appeal is for you to tell us that you can't see the appeal. Just move along to the next video. No need to comment really.

[@Deathdrummer195]

Cuz u broke

[@marymurphy3669]

@@Avidcomp what a bully you are maybe you need to go back to school and learn aLot of manners. To pay 630 for 2 for your dinner is Stupud.

[@FredTanAustin]

dbag