Pro Chef Breaks Down Cooking in Movies | GQ

Professional chef and restauranteur Michael Chernow breaks down cooking scenes from movies, including 'Ratatouille,' 'Julia & Julia,' 'Chef,' 'Burnt' and 'Cooking Up a Storm.'
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[@michaeldorso7099]

Fun fact: Rats have the complete inability to throw up or gag. So therefore, Linguini's soup was so horrible, it broke the laws of nature.

[@aryuhs]

thank you for this totally random but somehow very interesting and hilarious fact

[@realar]

That is actually freaking funny.

[@aenean.]

You're talking about breaking the laws of nature, as if a rat that can cook like a pro chef is part of laws of nature. 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the information though.

[@EduardoHerrera-fr6bd]

so they can scratch their thorats without gagging, they are indeed d e e p t h r o a t i n g r a t s

[@dax2250]

Michael Dorso LOL.

[@pitchblackcap1218]

"It could not be more accurate" *group of rats cooking*

[@imcharming4808]

VHollo this is the best comment here ladies and gentlemen.

[@ForeverImmortal198]

I'm Charming no it isnt

[@furthurondown]

you've never worked in a restaurant i see..

[@GenLiu]

@@furthurondown I will never go to a restaurant ever again lolol

[@furthurondown]

@@GenLiu awww c'mon! there are a few bad apples, we're good peeps!

[@Mambo1061]

The reason Ratatouille is so accurate is in large part because the creators did their due diligence consulting with a real chef, I recommend checking out the bonus features for more details.

[@rickcoona]

The movie *Chef* is also very accurate. Roy Choy, the technical consultant taught the star/director John Favreau how to cook like a chef actually having him prep and cook a roll course meal for other professional chefs to prove his chops before shooting began.

[@kimberlyjackson8064]

Also Wolfgang Puck taught him as well

[@g33xzi11a]

A lot of these movies consult real chefs. The problem is reality doesn’t always make for an entertaining viewing experience.

[@alesharks5135]

Thomas Keller

[@anibalasa]

@@kimberlyjackson8064 \

[@NatTalks01]

When the movie about rats cooking is the most accurate one on the list lmaoo can we get some appreciation for all the research that goes into animations

[@Rigatoni-Pasta]

I've been cooking for over 17 years and most of the people I cook with agree, ratatouille is the most accurate to our profession.

[@jr23kid]

@@Rigatoni-Pasta I still think no reservations is more accurate. Also chef is pretty accurate in the overall premise which is why he had an actual chef train him and it’s on Netflix.

[@AmarHujan]

I love how every chef ever interviewed will confirm that Ratatouille is the film that gets the world of restaurants the most accurate

[@TheStoney85]

It is one of the better ones i think burnt is way better though

[@LincolnDWard]

Pixar does their research, maybe more than any other movie studio out there.

[@jss27560]

Including rats running the kitchen?

[@horanghaeng]

@@jss27560 100%

[@ChristBearerFlameHeart]

Haha

[@tomngo7204]

Plot twist: there’s actually a rat under his hat controlling him

[@vidheyeshprabhu1174]

Lol 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@00survive]

😂🤣 this comment was better than the video.

[@meat96]

What a coincidence 🤣🤣

[@yexo4965]

🤔 hmmm

[@JonathanVieker]

This guy elevates smirking to an art form.

[@kelseyjaffer]

the pixar smirk lmao

[@stepankhakimov1587]

They should’ve included Hannibal cooking

[@nunyabizness214.]

Yes! Most definitely should've

[@joeypham4890]

Fck it...bring this man to the top comment plz 🤣

[@xakirax_8864]

His food always looks delicious considering its human meat...

[@niffellbique3744]

Yessss

[@pingukutepro]

"Yeah I used to cook human pieces like that"

[@outsider_in]

Professional Chef: "Now, see, this not actually very realistic because actually rats cannot cook." Me. **Takes notes.**

[@BellaGillo]

😂😂😂😂

[@Moleda1986]

😂

[@eoinmacdonnchadha5682]

Lol 😂😂

[@00survive]

He never said that, bozo. 🍳🐀 He actually saw the clip of the rats cooking and said the movie was pretty realistic.

[@caleb5721]

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[@thebeastofthemiddleeast6132]

Who else clicked for Ratatouille

[@anthonyhineson2376]

🙋🙋

[@notJ1m]

That was the thumbnail

[@ghostlyr1601]

Right here!!

[@mlee5330]

Came to the comments for a time stamp

[@EhlistarsWrath]

Depends on if there were any timestamps for that scene exclusively

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

I love that the cartoon where a character says to the other "Keep your station clean or I will KILL you!" is the one the professional chef felt was really accurate.

[@karliebellatrixyoung6359]

11:10 "Never take your eyes off that meat, you got that, ok? now look at me..." kinda mixed messages don't ya think?

[@ultimateempress1739]

I thought he was going to smack her for looking away.

[@chammycham2936]

@@ultimateempress1739 same tho-

[@jayrussell9861]

Welcome to the culinary world xD

[@jakubsvoboda6728]

he asked her to look at the meat...she did that was the punchline by the way

[@DaSaintDemon]

I went to culinary school and the first class was theory, the basics, security and organizing. They showed us the clips of Ratatuille were the girl is teaching the guy the basics. My teachers told me "despite being a cartoon, its a great way to show how real kitchen works"

[@xokristaa_]

adrian ocon people give cartoons a lot of slack, but there’s no human error in cartoons every thing in them is so well thought out and perfected, its a great way to learn not just as kids but as adults too!

[@tarialorehand]

I went to Culinary school waaaay before the movie came out and they taught safety and sanitation, basic knife skills and had us studying for our food handlers license the first weeks. (This was A LCB 2012)

[@foyo5497]

@@tarialorehand The year 2012? Ratatouille came out in 2007. Maybe your school/teachers didnt find the movie that compelling.

[@tarialorehand]

@@foyo5497 you know, come to think about it your right. And that's possible. I got my dates wrong on when it came out. I thought it came out after 2012. Thanks for refreshing my memory. 💜👍

[@janjirawilliams1172]

I'm not a good cook or anything.but I feel boiling eggs is basic culinary skill.i also getting feeling that the saying"if you cant cook,you teach"? It sort of made me have less respect for culinary teachers.

[@shavashchannel]

When you realise: Ratatuille is the most technically correct cook movie.

[@sugoruyo]

Except for the rats. Although, that's probably true for some places...

[@ytbvdshrtnr]

@@sugoruyo He never even talked about all the rats running around the kitchen making food! I was curious what he'd have to say about that

[@yasminecitra4849]

i heard they worked with professional chefs for the movie

[@cyancyborg1477]

@@yasminecitra4849 Pixar does that with so many of their movies. Ratatuille: get actual chefs to help with design. Finding Nemo: get the animators a marine biology class.

[@Steven-om4tg]

@@ytbvdshrtnr it's just another day for him, his restaurants are here in NYC so he's used to having rats :p

[@liviahorowitz2225]

me, who only owns butter knives: "yeah...yeah he shouldn't have used that paring knife....such a shame..."

[@rennyotolinna2863]

Fun fact: Ratatouille film is so accurate because they consulted very talented real chefs, they even consulted real rats to give the plot great veracity, and the result was fantastic, or never better said, Fantastique!

[@jwmayo8887]

Fact? is this not just common knowledge?

[@Umualet]

This guy talks about culinary school like a marine talking about boot camp.

[@RealRkelly]

Trent Taylor 😂😂

[@caryweight728]

If you never went to culinary school you wouldn't understand

[@dalinkwent202]

At least as far as the screaming when you screw up goes...it's not _that_ different.

[@levityoflonging22]

It's like that. Very exacting and no nonsense. An instructor refused to dismiss my class once until this dude could produce a decent hollandaise sauce. There was uniform inspections, knife kit inspections, dish inspections.

[@mr.q337]

Depend on what school you go to. Old french culinary school they even have ranking hierarchy just like in the army, and you don't want to cross a higher rank chef

[@j.bogota4094]

Now we need a serial killer reacts to scenes of slasher movies

[@generalgk]

Paging Dr Plinkett

[@kevinsampson9217]

ahahahahahah

[@En7my]

Lol

[@BvousBrainSystems]

There's a few of them in state prisons. It can be done

[@NathanCassidy721]

As amusing as it would be it wouldn’t be a good video. Largely because no two killers have the same techniques as far as methods are concerned

[@SebV30]

"Very organized" "completely organized" One can even says military precision. One of the main founders of the modern restauration business was the French Chef Escoffier. He started as a officers' mess cook during the French-Prussian war. After the war, he decided to translate his experience into organizing a restaurant's kitchen into a highly efficient war machine. Accessorily, he also learned during the war (under siege, and then as POWs) how to cook everything for the officers, and to make it look good. Dead horse meat, by example.

[@talldrinkofmarmalade7281]

It would be weird if it was live horse meat

[@ghost_ship_supreme]

“If you had that many onions on your station, you’d be assassinated.” Lol

[@elizabethtania1385]

Pro chef: this knife is for this purpose Meanwhile my mom vibin in the kitchen: I cut meat with fruit knife because the knife is small, and thats cute.

[@Qeleigh]

YES! And I got often scolded by correcting my mom which knife to use for fruits and meat lol

[@Jo-ij5nh]

me too man. I got small hands, if i can cut something with a fruit knife i will abosolutely do it. not about to risk hurting myself with big ol' chef knifes i can barely lift lol

[@Salted_Fysh]

@@Jo-ij5nh learning to properly use a chef knife is the most liberating feeling in a kitchen. It becomes the extension of yourself and is more important than any other tool in the kitchen. And you run less risk of hurting yourself with the proper tool. That being said, you should always find the right knife for you. It should feel comfortable in your hand and have a comfortable weight. The size of your hands doesn't matter all that much in that respect.

[@artemisjr1237]

I have small hands too Li so I understand completely.

[@bootykingnadal]

@@Jo-ij5nh me too, my tiny baby hands can't even handle big pencils and utensils

[@protonjones54]

When you've worked in a McDonald's kitchen before: _You know, I'm something of a chef myself._

[@killtrositykill]

Step 1.) Has to be FOOD you're cooking....

[@ivan6611]

😂😂😂

[@zeroday5441]

Well cook& chef ARE quite different

[@sbyoutub3]

Anyone can cook ;)

[@killtrositykill]

@@sbyoutub3 itd be nice if it tasted half decent though XD

[@CARATMom]

The tasting spoon. When I was growing up watching cooking shows on PBS my family would yell at the screen anytime a chef would taste food with a spoon and then use the spoon to stir the pot. Also if they didn’t wash their hands.

[@MissAlmostFine]

Same!!!

[@davidhabert]

Same here

[@chammycham2936]

S a m e t h o

[@V_AUDIO]

omg i thought my mama was the only one lol

[@Cheddar_Shred]

I would do it myself! It's legit gross

[@sharonolsen6579]

My Dad was a professional chef.. my entire childhood was like culinary school.. but he was very patient .. : ) This video brought back good memories .. and of course.. made me remember how much I miss him..

[@chocmilkshake24]

Aw! 🥺 He sounds like a pretty swell guy

[@ChaosmanOne]

What I learned: Ratatouille is a completely realistic movie.

[@bluwolf098]

Well yeah because the animators went to a french kitchen and observed the cook and methods. They also took pictures of real dishes in the kitchens to reanimate in the studios.

[@bluwolf098]

@@moredatesonplates Dude I'm just explaining something they probably didn't even know. Go back to reddit woosh school.

[@ChaosmanOne]

@@bluwolf098 Interesting.

[@makskisovec]

What i learned: he went to culinary school

[@JoeMama-iq8hy]

Wolf 098 it’s a rat in a hat making food. 150% sure the op was making a joke

[@angelesvaldez8842]

I've been cooking professionally for over a decade. Ratatouille is one of the most accurate films I've ever seen. It's one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time.

[@daviesdavies538]

I haven't seen it and I feel I'm missing out lol Every comment on here gives a glowing review

[@nicolascabana-whiteley7843]

Besides the rat part, I'm guessing?

[@abdullahimran4624]

@@daviesdavies538 pixar movies you HAVE to watch: Ratatouille, Wall-E, toy story 1-4

[@daviesdavies538]

@@abdullahimran4624 proud to say I've seen Wall-E....some of the Toy Story films. Making my to-do list now

[@chromaticblue3976]

It's amusing to think that one of the most accurate kitchen movies is an animated story about a rat that wants to be a chef...

[@speedygd3415]

This guy is the Doctor Mike of cooking. Like, his vibe, even his face (sort of) gives me Dr. Mike vibes.

[@alaijahsims5083]

i thought the exact same thing lol dr mike is great

[@tabsforever5692]

Yea exactly

[@Spangeeplays]

Agree! I worked as a chef 10-11 years ago and I can say for certain that I can maybe forgive you if you undercook, overcook, underseason or overseason your food but Its an automatic death sentence if you put your spit in whatever your cooking. Cooking right is a skill that can be learned, being disgusting and unhygienic is a bad habbit that is hard to cut.

[@chocmilkshake24]

Same with infection control in the medical setting 🤝

[@CinnamonFudge2229]

Because if there's anything worse than bad food, it's dirty or contaminated food. Some restaurants don't take it seriously, and it can kill people

[@deafnoisemarine6294]

Next: Health inspector reviews Ratatouille

[@cherryannmestem5313]

Deaf Noise Marine I’m your 100th like! 😄

[@madamemim770]

Petition

[@prinxipie1037]

Underrated

[@violettbellerose1173]

He or she would die

[@notreallyash]

*hyperventilates*

[@seymourbuttz6419]

I'm so glad Jason Mraz took time out of his busy schedule to teach us about culinary arts

[@WanTseLoh]

This comment is underrated.

[@imsocoolthatudied]

LMFAO

[@chefmark1751]

Hahaha

[@esmecortez7682]

Yooooooo....I spit my water reading this comment

[@meumnomen]

I see that G Easy dude there too.

[@ninino86]

as a person who has gone to Bakery/Patisserie school, I reacted to Meryl having both earings and pearls while being in school, that would never be allowed. You must be clean, and as germ-free as possible.

[@merijn4440]

Haha that's what I thought he'd say as well. Same in my workplace tho, even though it's just the snackbar in our local zoo haha

[@kkandsims4612]

But it was in the 1940’s and I don’t think she was doing like “ legit “ school she was a rich American 1940’s woman learn to cook for fucks in France

[@sophisticated_1614]

"You dont use a paring knife to cut a piece of meat to plate" **awkwardly holds carving knife next to pineapple**

[@amend333]

Take a shot every time he says “culinary school”.

[@orangecouch]

* gets alcohol poisoning within the first two minutes of video *

[@xpatzorsx]

...I died.

[@raka1996]

@@xpatzorsx We are gathered here today in memory to the commenter, xpatzorsx

[@kielbarry1789]

help i'm dying

[@John-iq3me]

Hello astrid, keemstar is thiccccc

[@alargepie]

Fun fact: Michelin stars are given out by the same Michelin that makes the tires on your car. In the early 1900s, the founders of Michelin thought people would drive more and therefore use more tires if they put out a guide to the best restaurants around

[@KaelWrit]

hmm kinda like Guinness putting out a book of records to spark conversation in pubs

[@ingetout]

This is the same thing for AA Rosettes that are given to restaurants by the same company that gives car insurance and auto guides.

[@charmainechiu7811]

@@KaelWrit Sorry WHAT?! I literally never thought about this wtf that's wild.

[@yerrr5581]

cookin like a chef im a five star michelin

[@Peter_Cordes]

@@charmainechiu7811 - yeah, originally, 1 star = worth stopping for. 2 stars = worth going out of your way 3 stars = worth a special trip. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Guide#History

[@cristianramos6127]

As a cook: "Burnt" and "Ratatouille" are my favorite kitchen movies.

[@OmniphonProductions]

I was hoping he'd address the _cooking_ aspects of "Chef" because Jon Favreau actually studied extensively to prepare for the role. I would also have loved to hear his thoughts on some of the scenes in which Favreau's character educates his son about the philosophy of what they're trying to accomplish...and the dedicated perfectionism it demands. As a musician, who also loves to cook, those scenes really hit me. Favreau's character agonizes of the perfect toasting of a sandwich the way _I_ agonize over getting my lyrics just right...and thanks to the movie, I now agonize over getting the bread just right, too! LOL

[@anonymousse3559]

Expectation : 20 minutes of Ratatouille.. Reality : 20 seconds of Ratatouille.. Me : 👁️ 👄 👁️

[@milkbar1407]

"Reality is often disappointing"

[@joannrosal2636]

"My disappointment is immesurable and my day is ruined"

[@DeathnoteBB]

MovieS. Not movie

[@lividbutton2813]

Atleast we know out of all the fairy tales Ratatouille restaurant live is a mimic of real life

[@MissMaja24]

100% what I hoped for

[@Gingersnaps1978]

Not sure why he’s getting slammed for referencing culinary school. He was critiquing films scenes set in a culinary school. Seems fairly relevant

[@RubbelisPro]

It absolutely is relevant, the difference is, he's a trained chef, and the people commenting can barely even make a decent dish themselves.

[@Rizgn]

@@RubbelisPro I warm up tinned spaghetti

[@kaitholomew]

@@RubbelisPro i just made a hot pocket so think again dumbass

[@RubbelisPro]

@@kaitholomew okay Jesus. I'm sorry.

[@dullicecream]

I just feel like he thinks we have short term memory is all ;-;

[@synthwolfe8906]

One of my teachers in high school was a Michelin star chef (1 star). She sold her restaurant and got her teaching license. Why? She was sick of the crap that chefs and owners had to deal with. Plus she said she had enough saved to live on for a while, and teaching was primarily to help raise the next gen of chefs and cooks.

[@AcaiTiger]

I clicked on this solely for 'Cooking Up a Storm'. That's how starved I am for asian representation. Shoutout to GQ for including a non Hollywood movie for once! There are entire movie industries, like Bollywood, Nollywood, Hallyu, etc that don't get included in the conversation so it's nice to see some acknowledgement to film industries outside of America for once

[@priyachoudhary9896]

Though knowing bollywood I can't remember any biopic or culinary movie like this but I hope they do make one ( but with without the whole melodrama and musical numbers)

[@r.22r]

@@priyachoudhary9896 why hate on the melodrama and music? Thats the usp of hindi movies...rather, Indian movies. Thats why they are loved by so many cultures across the globe, and makes them unique.

[@xanderbissell1481]

I think he went to culinary school but I'm not sure

[@Michael-le9lh]

did u misspell that on purpose or are u just a dumbass

[@foserk7063]

Yeah he mentioned really subtly

[@xanderbissell1481]

@@Michael-le9lh dumbass

[@axsyz6206]

@@Michael-le9lh Imagine making fun of someone's spelling then putting u instead of you yikes

[@dudukunhuwarezu]

i think the hat gave me (and you) that feeling... hahahahha

[@oliverdeplace8886]

He starts talking about ratatouille at 17:30 You’re welcome.

[@Esqud]

Merci boku

[@i_georgiequest_i4160]

Oliver DePlace thank you

[@owenbunny4023]

this comment should be pinned on the top

[@villanmister4264]

@@Esqud *beaucoup

[@michaelchallis4129]

I’m sorry you all have ADHD.

[@WalkerRileyMC]

"Filleting a fish is not easy" Every fisherman ever: "Hold my twelfth beer."

[@titaniamengyun]

“Everything looked legit until I saw _that”_ my teachers when I give presentations

[@nataliesammy8446]

actor: cuts beef with a pairing knife chef: im about to destroy this man's life

[@kevinnzhu]

lmao

[@Adenfall]

He destroyed him cause he needed to be

[@FishTail33]

Actually, the actor is a very well-known actor in HK, he has his own cooking/culinary show and is known for his flashy-style cooking so yeah, he has had exposure on how to cook and to do it flashily XD

[@-nutaella-548]

@@FishTail33 Well actually it's Jung Yonghwa, a Korean actor/singer of the boyband CNBLUE who is cuttings the beef slice

[@FishTail33]

- Nutaella - Oops I didn’t know that 😂 I just assumed that it was Nicholas Tse, the guy who cross cut the salmon 😝

[@KenWojcik]

Idk if this guy is a chef I don’t see a giant chefs hat on him

[@caseychapman5726]

but he does have a giant hat nevertheless

[@axelbergstrom3644]

Maybe it's hiding under his normal hat

[@ItsMinarmy]

No, he’s a pro chef

[@KenWojcik]

Axel Bergström Tru

[@explicitboyo6157]

Yeah I don’t know if I can trust him without a chef hat

[@crayon_logic444]

Cook up a storm: Chinese The actor: Korean MIchael: Mentions Japan. lol

[@lordraydens]

to be fairrrrrrrrrrr wagyu is japanese

[@priyachoudhary9896]

I wad confused as well as they were speaking Korean and he was talking about Japanese but again I think the ingredients were Japanese so...

[@emilynelson9174]

I remember going to see Ratatoullie in theaters with some extended family. After the film, my uncle jokingly asked my dad, who worked professionally as a sous (no big name or star winning kitchen but), about the accuracy of the kitchen, pop just shrugged. "They got everything right. Down to the shoes." I am personally not surprised to hear that the movie is considered so accurate, and appreciate that others see it too

[@rotisseriechickenlover-jb4cc]

Ratatouille was the most accurate lmao

[@mukaonline3]

When animated rat chef more accurate than real human actor

[@reegan6552]

The movie 'Chef' (the one before Ratatouille) is easily the most accurate. GQ played the worst scene in the movie.

[@nikosfilipino]

@@reegan6552 honestly I'd argue that burnt and chef are head to head. Yeah there's some food jargon that doesn't quite make sense contextually in burnt but when portraying the stress of a working kitchen i think it did a more in depth job showing that off. Chef is still a great movie, very accurate and a better movie imo.

[@jaydayton6923]

nikolas macalma id say there is a little more exaggeration in burnt but they are both very decent portrayals of how a high end kitchen operates, however ratatouille is sort of notorious for being one of the best movies ever at portraying actual culinary life

[@nikosfilipino]

@@jaydayton6923 Back when pixar made consistently good movies

[@derrickmonster95]

imagine if they got gordan Ramsey to do this

[@S0ulGh0st]

"WHAT A BLOODY MESS!"

[@bencegabor648]

GreenGod where is the LAMB SAUCE!?!?

[@mr.t.1237]

Imagine if you could spell his name. Ramsay

[@sunfire5790]

I can hear him now 🤣

[@harutjun3950]

Gordon my man :)

[@AJ_Stark007]

Imagine Gordon Ramsay reviewing these movies 🔥 Aaaah a man of culture 😂

[@ivanmrdja061]

Gordon is not working in the kitchen for 20 years ..he is more an actor for a long time

[@kshitijbhalsane3509]

I expected Gordon Ramsay shouting curse words to the tiny rat LMAOOO

[@Bloodybear06]

He's basically the chef version of Doctor Mike XD

[@mlle7321]

Wow what a crossover lol

[@evaliu454]

too true. I don't know if should watch the clip or keep my eyes on him XD

[@faith9196]

Yess. Quite attractive and even the way he speaks🥴

[@JoJo-xp6wr]

Totally!

[@yessir5808]

Tru

[@callanusher9217]

Gordon Ramsey threw a critic out of his restraunt and he did just fine 😂

[@jakesanchez6621]

Well yeah he's Gordon Ramsey.

[@lucienramirez]

That's because Gordon Ramsay has earned that. The man has a ton of Michelin stars across his various restaurants.

[@callanusher9217]

He threw the critic out when he had one star and that critic was also a guest and eating with Joan Collins 😂

[@Thehubb1]

Well Ramsey is a dickhead who's status is mostly due to the world's obsession with food TV not because he's some genius chef

[@lucienramirez]

@@Thehubb1 he got famous and on TV for being a great chef. He worked in Michelin star restaurants before the fame. He's not revolutionising cuisine, but he certainly knows how to cook. Dickhead or not

[@User-mp4vq]

The Pro Chef: explaining what the movie got right and wrong Me: angry his image is blocking the view in the corner

[@GabiiiDeltor]

I always read these and just wait for it to say "Pro Chef Breaks Down On Camera"

[@wongy2561]

17:27 for everyone coming for Ratatouille.

[@ThatGuy21872]

#Here'sWhatYouCameFor

[@kiragoldy4615]

Thanks! Phew.

[@barbararommy]

Thanks!

[@yannaedc5934]

Yèeeeeeep

[@opusliveson]

Bless You

[@sparklepawz1185]

"I bet none of you could soft boil me an egg" *laughs in random Gordon Ramsey videos that taught me 900 different ways to cook an egg*

[@justarandomguy5027]

*Brennan Lee Mulligan's scream sound

[@fakecubed]

I've never understood this idea that soft boiling an egg is hard. I've been doing it my whole life, perfectly every time. It's easy.

[@LunaXCBN]

@j mula Can't even spell it right. Shame.

[@aldarionclarinete]

well i'm a chef and i know and understand what he meant , soft boil eggs is a very precise technique (even more on french kitchens)

[@aldarionclarinete]

@@fakecubed trust me , u don't

[@makeda6530]

One of my favorite days of culinary school was when I got to flambee for the first time, I was a bit scared but the flame jumping a meter in the air was so hype. Loved this fellow chef, really took me back~ Gosh, seeing that scene in Chef gets me every time, makes me hate that movie, seeing his pain, great movie.

[@ryryy69]

When a chef looks at you in the eye that's means I like you, your awesome Gordon Ramsay: look at me fvckin' donkey

[@milkbar1407]

"lt's raw!"

[@joannrosal2636]

"Hey panini head!"

[@minervaeiou]

I love how chefs always talk about their jobs as if they were a pediatric cardiologist surgeon

[@napoleontheclown]

If the pediatric cardiac surgeon screws up, all you've got is a dead kid on your hands. The malpractice insurance easily covers for that one. If the chef screws up, dinner is ruined and no amount of insurance will make the bad Yelp review go away. (For the record: yes, I am joking because this is the internet and tone does not come through)

[@davidparkes7741]

@@napoleontheclown You might've been kidding but even bad reviews of a person's restaurant could (i assume) end a chef's career just as permanently as OP's example.

[@rhadaze2509]

@@davidparkes7741 I doubt that, unless the food is so bad a lot of people give it bad reviews.

[@guillaumerichard8531]

@@rhadaze2509 Depend off the level of cooking. In the upper league of Michelin star loosing one can be like death sentence. Some chef did kill themselves after loosing some stars. But nowaday for regular restaurant critic food doesn't really matter with tripadvisor and other stuff like that.

[@gipsyjp14]

If you're gonna cook, better do it with passion or go for the box of mac and cheese

[@lurkcomply]

Is this guy really a chef he doesn’t have a gigantic cool hat and a very swirly mustache

[@jewlz8109]

GuyWho LikesFruit and very pretty fèce 😏

[@brotherronardo6766]

He looks more like a guy who would appear in discovery.

[@armoneyfields4513]

@@brotherronardo6766 true

[@alobo2811]

Let's check for tattoos that is a side of cow with all the parts labeled.

[@OriginalEric]

Also doesn't know the word "restaurateur"

[@HiopX]

I remember my mother always having a bandaid on her fingers while cooking. She also never sharpened her knives. Coincidence? I think not

[@joeholm4591]

I have seen Chef a couple times and I THINK the blow up scene comes after the owner made Chef cook the "safe menu" including lava cake for dessert (maybe not) instead for the good menu he had planned and wanted to do for the writer.

[@archiermanilo23]

"The typical chef has a massive ego" Yeah, I can tell.

[@Zmargo702]

Lol I know right

[@a.victoriady7328]

i thought it was just me getting that vibe

[@adios5072]

@@a.victoriady7328 is it the fedora?

[@KittyTM]

he aint even that egotistical to me, hes just saying stuff how it is.

[@sushi777300]

It's so over the top What an arrogant guy

[@miya1124]

Him: hey, soft boil me an egg. I would argue that none of you would be able to do it. Me: *always ends up cooking soft boiled eggs even though I want hard boiled eggs* 👁👄👁

[@cendekiarobbani1558]

Just add 3-5 minute more??

[@tanjirokamado7098]

I always have soft-boiled eggs

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Place eggs in cold water and put over high heat. 4 minutes for soft, 5 for medium, 8 for hard. Put into an ice bath until they're cooled.

[@rhesaleiachawon1943]

I boil my eggs until all the water is gone so that I know it's hard boiled xD

[@miya1124]

Ya'll are helpful and all that but....I'm asian xD I don't time nor measure when I cook. And even when I try too, still ends the same 🥺 I tried boiling mine to the point the water evaporates but the eggs just ends up exploding 😂😭😂

[@karthiksubramanian2279]

I agree, the most difficult thing in a kitchen more than cooking is to keep things organized. I have seen some restaurant spend time just for that. People should know it's super duper important...

[@SuperPuggle]

Ratatouille is a masterpiece, no one can say otherwise

[@wittwer427]

I wanted this to be with Brad Leone but then I realized how utterly useless this would be as a movie break down as Brad is off on some ADD rant about how much he wants to go armadillo wrestling with matty mathewson in new mexico.

[@user-xj2sm3xd5l]

Andrew Wittwer it would be useless but extremely entertaining

[@sunnyeas3085]

P much

[@sarahmcdevitt6000]

He looks like he could be Andy Baraghanis brother tho

[@emilytetreault2516]

Yea, but also we all want him to go armadillo wrestling with Matty. God Bless that crazy man.

[@funkguylorz7315]

Andrew Wittwer Oddly specific and I like it

[@RaviofromsALinkBetweenWorlds]

“Rats cannot cook” Sounds like someone has a rat in his hat

[@JustATravelerr]

"In culinary school, if you have that many onions in front of you, you are going to get assassinated." bahahaha I love this

[@markrisen1193]

Thank you Michael. This video was much more educational and fun than I expected :)

[@michaelfriel416]

Food: ... Michael Chernow: Its not like that in culinary school

[@janberkemeier7406]

It's super fascinating to me how professional cooks describe culinary school like boot camp, their jobs like brain surgery and their tools like either pieces of art or weapons of mass destruction

[@rudelwolf1591]

and the best part about it is, everything of it is true :D

[@georgiemcdevitt8322]

i mean, if you thihnk about it, they're just ensuring their students have a good skill set to actually have a career in food.. if someone went to a restaurant and had a bad meal, the customer might complain about it and then that person's job is on the line

[@ragnaregilsson1075]

Being a chef takes an enormous amount of skill but so do a bunch of other professions. The difference is that cooking also attracts a lot of enormous egos.

[@womanonabicycle]

@JanBerkemeier Have you ever worked in a kitchen? I did, for the whole time I was a student. It's daunting! There's no messing...

[@Mzvandal]

Tell me you’ve never experienced fine dining without telling me…

[@s8n458]

Just one tidbit. The pulling the bones is quite accurate. I've seen workers in factories does that super fast like it's east

[@JP_AZ]

"It's super easy, barely an inconvenience" Ryan George 😎👍

[@rushilyadav4600]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO! I have seen this hundreds of time

[@user-N20]

I love how he was so offended by a paring knife

[@DeanMcCain]

I didn't know there was a knife for peering into meat. I should go buy one!😂😂 I'm kidding.

[@layth6857]

paring knife**

[@markusmottus1686]

Ratatouille is THE movie that made me love cooking cuz it really emphasized that anyone who loves good food can become the maker of that same good food.

[@svenska81]

My dad was a chef in the navy - no Michelin stars there, but he did the cooking in our house, and we were his minions. He had a tasting spoon (or 5) and a discipline spoon, long handled wooden spoon. When you did something wrong, your hand paid the price. Our knives were sharp, our kitchen was clean, and we put the clean dried dishes on the counter so he could inspect them before they were put away. Besides all that, he was a great dad with a lovely baritone voice and a great sense of humor.

[@angelineornana8866]

Me: after this video i wanna learn to cook Me the day after: let's order some food

[@shxtou]

Him: "Now, see this not actually very realistic because actually rats cannot cook." What if this is a guise to hide the fact *he has a rat underneath that hat.*

[@princessazulaofthefirenati5870]

You might be on to something

[@KurouShiro6000]

I wonder what your user was in your past life here

[@annalise9011]

SHOTO MY GOSH I did not expect to find you here

[@leodelaguetto3859]

I didn’t know G-Eazy was also a chef that’s dope

[@RachaelJohn]

😂

[@sharasharmi2718]

The similarities are mind blowing

[@gemini8722]

I ALSO THINK THE SAME THING 😭😭

[@danielledukes7344]

Right

[@YkItsAmyrWRLD]

You jerk 😂

[@chrisr4482]

Agreed! Especially tasting spoons. Every cook/expo/ chef has spoons stocked before service, or the old two step method. One goes in the food, other in ur mouth so no crossing. Also ur not going through dozens of spoons a night.

[@motunrayomomodu8528]

What is not to like about this breakdown; I enjoyed the passion he spoke about cooking😀!

[@satuirn]

Just found out Gordon Ramsay has a total of *16 Michelin Stars* That explains why he yells a lot..

[@animemusic8]

He was saying the highest rating a restaurant can achieve and that is 3-star rate.

[@cornelia4838]

@@animemusic8 One restaurant can achieve 3 stars not one chef. So if you have multiple restaurants that 3 star limit is gonna multiply by the numbers of restaurants you own.

[@lanthonyl27]

William Curtis he would have had 18 but one of his restaurants in London took a big hit and lost 2 of them at the same time which is the first time that it has ever happened in history

[@Just_A_Comment_Guy]

anthony lemus -What happened?

[@harshbing8123]

@@Just_A_Comment_Guy Gordon left the leashes, most, if not all, GR restaurant don't have Gordon Ramsay as the head chef, and Gordon Directly appoints one, and the one he had for the particular restaurant resigned or was fired, for some reason, and The new one was terrible, tried to bring a lot of change and sucked, the restaurant lost stars.

[@averysunniemagpie8958]

I love how passionate he is about cooking, seems like he's very in love with his profession.

[@AiasMaior]

Those who stay in it usually are.

[@jamesengland7461]

AND he loves Ratatouille!

[@bobyale6159]

Guy wears an analog watch on left wrist and a smart watch on the other. Literally having "Too much time on my hands." moment.

[@Sabbathtage]

14:10 There is at least ONE exception to what he says about receiving a Michelin star. "Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle" in Singapore and it's a small but popular hawker food stall. The chef Chan Hon Meng was surprised, and deeply honored, to find out he earned Michelin star for his Soya Chicken. (I really want to eat there someday). But I have no doubt this is a very rare occurrence.

[@Mr.Amberman]

Yes I was thinking the same..those vendors are pretty popular for that

[@olleronn616]

I love the idea of them assassinating a student for that amount of onions. Not outright kill on the spot, but rather hire a killer to take them out later.

[@yanetchka]

I straight up guffawed when I heard it. So funny.

[@chocmilkshake24]

Ah if you’re talking about the 1st option, that would remind me of “squid game” 😅

[@sylniaBAB]

Probably because they want to keep the kitchen clean 😂

[@simonn611]

19:08 dude was gonna say "station is all f**ked up" and they cut him

[@blathui]

This was such a great video! I regret that I have but one like to award it with...

[@simonwu7250]

10/10 good insightful review

[@justanonymous3632]

i will never imagine how this friendly funny guy would look like when he's in the kitchen

[@chefcinnabutter]

Culinary student here. Almost every chef is just like him outside of the kitchen, but once you hit that real kitchen atmosphere, everything changes. It becomes a lot more intense, and you have to be ready for anything to happen. Everyone becomes a lot more serious as they should be.

[@nilspochat8665]

@@chefcinnabutter Cooks can be monsters with their subordinates. If they don't like you, you'll burn your fingers because they ordered you to cut chilli peppers without an end and forgetting to tell you about gloves.

[@saketnaik1]

@@nilspochat8665 Welk that's interesting to know, guess I'm not gonna fight a chef, if I ever decide to learn how to cook.

[@Qeleigh]

@danny boy Saying it's a trash job is a bit offensive don't you think?

[@waakid007]

@@Qeleigh Nothing is offensive of you don't take offense to it.

[@RamenRonin]

As a chef, knowing chefs, I'm impressed they got someone so knowledgeable with a wide range.

[@CinnamonFudge2229]

What this taught me is that being a good cook is more about being neat, clean and safe than it is about making good food

[@erasmussen14]

Nobody loves a chef like a chef loves themselves.

[@ceebee491]

As an ex Royal Navy Cook, he's right about the basics of cooking, first thing we learnt was to cook an omelette PERFECTLY!!!!

[@bisqwikbatter6486]

The thing about always having the mentor is true...to this day my mentor, Chef Boyardee, will critique my bowl of spaghettios with such disdain!

[@BradyPostma]

Quality joke!

[@julianlittle4282]

You had us in the first half

[@alexong2542]

Does he scream at you like chef Gordon Ramsay or Marco Pierre white?

[@100nitrog2]

Ettore Boiardi was actually a great man. He worked his way up to head chef of the Plaza Hotel in New York, and was awarded a gold star by the Department of War for supplying rations for troops during WWII.

[@James-hr5kf]

Love these videos!

[@JackBurtonYT]

I looked and looked, but didn't see it. The "Manager" as you call him in "Chef" is actually the owner. Please watch the entire movie, one of my absolute favorites.