VICE Eats with Action Bronson at Marea

Welcome to our new food series with Action Bronson, where we'll travel the world with Action and his motley crew of associates to check out the finest dives and dimes of the restaurant scene. From halal stands to Michelin star restaurants, Action and his rotating cast of dinner companions will dine in a wide range of remarkable spots to give us their honest opinions-both on and off the plate.
In this debut episode, Action is joined by friend and cousin by association, Big Body Bes, a self-proclaimed performer from Brooklyn. The duo pays a visit to NYC's two-Michelin-star seafood restaurant, Marea, where chef Michael White cooks up an elaborate six-course meal involving a decadent series of seafood dishes; everything from four styles of crudo to fusilli with red wine-braised octopus and bone marrow, hand-made lamb agnolotti, and five types of desserts. At the end of the meal, not a crumb was left in sight.
With the Dom Pérignon flowing, it was a feast for the history books. Or in the words of Big Body Bes, "this ain't no Red Lobster shit."
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[@robtaggore9931]

6 years later, countless views later, I think this is actually my favorite video on KZbin. Everything about it is so genuine and entertaining.

[@andruw9011]

Same

[@RichardSpin]

@@andruw9011 its indeed a gem

[@Rosa-br5gx]

I just came to see watch It again now in 2024 as I do once in a while LMAO

[@firenzephoenix]

'I told these labels, you've gotta give me the deal and then you're gonna get the music'. Big Body Bes is a hero.

[@probabyjesus]

😂

[@theholychirch3924]

"I sign myself an autograph" 😂😂😂

[@pinkdeerguns89]

He's a loser.

[@hansbruder9506]

Every time I eat a Bowl of cereal I have to have a picture of Phil Collins there for the inspiration. -Action Bronson , 2015

[@abeecee]

He said that in 2013

[@hansbruder9506]

+[Cobra] Versetti fuck it.

[@lilcrumpet9190]

u dum af

[@freezthabta2637]

h

[@Nucleared]

Cereal he said. Rice Cripsies

[@DonnieDoesIt]

Anyone who is upset over this video needs to calm down. Its just two people stoned as hell eating delicious food. Big Body is Action's best friend. Thats why he's there. simple as that. Yes, he's ignorant as fuck, but thats what makes it funny.

[@DJRAKKK]

Big Body Bes is his body guard. and his best buddy.

[@tomgee10]

Donnie, if you spent less time commenting on Action Bronson videos you'd be able to save up for a ticket back to Boston

[@DonnieDoesIt]

tomgee10 come on man, this was literally my first time commenting on a youtube video. Just wanted to see what it felt like.

[@Plaza414]

I thought body was action’s cousin

[@johnthecrazyguy8664]

@@Plaza414 it is these guys is talking lies

[@mondoprime]

I could listen to Bronson talk about food ALL day.

[@pieterprincee5572]

haha, same here!

[@sbati22]

As much as Action fucks around in his daily life, he sure does know how to behave when dining out at upscale restaurants. Very respectful man

[@deborahgalvan5367]

I thought everybody was like that....?

[@CassiusTravels]

"I'll sign myself an autograph" 😂

[@AnythingButMayonaise]

Watching this while eating a bowl of exquisite ramen noodles

[@ExploitMage]

sounds like a very unimpressive meal

[@brucekirk5386]

Are you still eating Ramen?

[@reubS2]

body is an essential part of the show. end of story

[@josefrias9336]

thank u

[@ObservationalRhetoric]

Reuben Lee Indubitably

[@taylorfausett177]

And where is he now? Bronson has a show on Vice and Big Body is nowhere to be found. I know he got into some legal problems, but that's all I know.

[@ObservationalRhetoric]

Taylor Fausett Yeah he recently was arrested for possession of stolen goods. The police only found him in possession of a hundred Polo shirts that he found off a truck. He’s good now, he’s got his Tuesday thing. If he’s not riding Puerto Rican horses, he’s with a Latin individual wearing foamposites with all sorts of a felony on his waste.

[@taylorfausett177]

A Account Really? WTF?

[@thedarklordxenu]

Can't believe everyone is hating on his boy. Dude is hilarious and is obviously hamming it up. He's almost laughing at the bullshit he's saying and knows it's stupid, but that's the point.

[@myndwork]

They're in the business of talking shit, and they're doing it right.

[@Choppy22]

Yea there's no doubt he is...Thing is when Bronson does it its hilarious, but his cousin is trying way too hard. Its fake, its not funny, its just corny.

[@Moving4Motion]

People taking him so seriously. It's so obvious he's playing it up. I think the guy's fucking brilliant!

[@erici3768]

@@Choppy22 you aint safe around body brother

[@kevincummings4563]

@@Choppy22 you are singling

[@jemz62851]

"thursday you might see me with a 100 polo shirts on the ave talking about I found this off the truck".. LMAO!....Queens!!!

[@atomgonuclear]

This was funny as hell. All the angry people don't understand sarcasm. I could see a lot of high end restaurant judging them, but they seem like funny guys who are just really comfortable with themselves. You have to respect consistency and confidence to some extent, not enough people have it.

[@howey935]

I bet Bronson knows more about good food than any customer that eats there.

[@MrDukeSilverr]

@@howey935 He went to culinary school

[@AhmadAkili]

"All my jail babies we know 'bout eating with spoons….we out here." LMAO

[@Tonezdel]

Bronson needs his own fucking show

[@Cleomatters]

Opened my own restaurant this year and I always come back to to this video to keep me motivated to see the customer's reaction to my food

[@Craigstaaygear]

respekt Stogie

[@logancabanas8462]

You can take Body out the Bronx but you can't take the Bronx out of Body 😂😂😂😂

[@kingchavvlokz6060]

Logan Cabanas lol trueeee

[@sandman6040]

Logan Cabanas he’s from Queens 💀

[@alejandrogomez7285]

Guys a ignorant fat fuckin moron that can’t keep his mouth closed and only talks about back when he did some time in jail for a week or so and now thinks he’s hard

[@awayaway7119]

@@alejandrogomez7285 why you pissed

[@alejandrogomez7285]

Away not pissed just stating facts

[@thatunit995]

As soon as Big Body starts talking I'm laughing so fucking hard. This guy is hilarious.

[@RegularRyy]

Bronson's vocabulary is hilarious

[@theseaweedguy]

and coupled with his voice the way he talks is just funny as hell haha

[@scottbruckner4653]

He knows every fucking food term, BUT he has to keep it Queens as fuck.

[@rosariosamuelD]

god, the beginning was hilarious. "and now i'm high" HAHAHA!!!

[@Edan-it-again]

"Yo, I'll slap the shit out of someone's father right now" lolololol !!!

[@timeisahumanconstruct9251]

This may be the greatest Munchies video of all time. So many legendary quotes in this one.

[@Martin-cs6sd]

It's 2024 and I remember watching this when it came out. Action is a real man of the culture. Peace to all food, rap and weed lovers.

[@Karl_Drogo55]

"I think I'm addicted to that now." should be the next series

[@Oldsou7]

Nah but his homie is hilarious lmao he never stops talking shit haha

[@shieroc]

Neva! lol!

[@JoshV_TX]

Why so many thumbs down? These dudes are legendary. I'd love for Bronson to get a show about food on like Food Network or Travel

[@tingokuman]

Epic Comment !!!!!!!

[@Liquidmetal702]

HATERS

[@parkerisawesomyay]

ahhh how far we've come

[@ezequiellopez8518]

@@parkerisawesomyay I was about to say something similar my dude lol you beat me to it.👍👏

[@Leo-im9oz]

Action Bronson livin life like its supposed to be lived. Not flexin and shit like other rappers, just enjoying life with great food and bevrages. Thats goals

[@doublefeature]

so much hate on body! i think that nigga is funny AF. i love him for all the reasons he's hated on!

[@doublefeature]

cute.

[@sicklestevens2430]

+Alex Ruland yeah hes type of dude thats says some random ass shit and you be like wtf hahaha

[@randomuser0909]

he cudk hdrd doe yo nava nuv lmao he think so uch bro

[@Tsumami__]

June xD .........what?

[@fvaletudo06]

until he steals all your shit lol. But yes I do agree, he is funny af

[@Libbythesigma111]

"Went to a barber, and I told him to give me the maclamore" Classic!!!!

[@caesar90291]

"Shout out to myself" lol

[@cretininatorbashes3393]

When action missed his mouth I died ahahahha

[@telephonic]

Big Body Bes = 365 day a year tag along.

[@telephonic]

***** Yep those are personified tag along attributes.

[@getitorgetgotten]

you call him a tag along but he calls him his best friend. we all have that friend thats a goonberg but hes YALLS goonberg

[@hdihiiehei]

i DONT want to sound rude but anyone here thinks that big body bes is just riding the coatails of actions success?and he thinks he is all that and shit

[@Travis_B_Chillin]

Probably not the first time he's done it. There's many more just like him. Especially in NY.

[@Redbull357]

that's action bronson's friend, he wants him around. i think he's funny

[@saikodcm]

Redbull357 thats actually his cousin

[@willybigspuds]

Yeah maybe, but he's still funny. " Nothing else to say but go fuck yourself. Shout out to me" Haaa ha

[@wanderingmonk8747]

why does it bother so many people to see someone get something for nothing...people cant just enjoy a video on youtube without sayin some shit..the only real reason i can think of is they jealous like come on who cares he took his home boy out ta eat. if you dont like what you see then dont watch the videos.

[@vonh101]

I love how he pats his beard down every time before he takes a bite.

[@billholb1974]

I agree

[@thebuzzcjc]

Action Bronson can seriously COOK.. I would love to see him on Iron Chef or Top Chef..

[@QuestionMartin]

Lol He's not THAT good.

[@jonathanfredriksson2893]

the people in shows like top chef or iron chef, are not really that good of cooks. its a tv show. its all about viewers, entertainment.

[@pancake7366]

@@QuestionMartin hater

[@grthomas9662]

only new york people will understand bodys sense of humor, lmao

[@resoluterecordsLLC]

+Gabriel Thomas not really. im from cali and i completely understand the east coast swagger or sense or humor. maybe i dont count tho cause i have family from PA and Delaware

[@TheMarc1787]

+Gabriel Thomas reminds me of all my boys haha Dunno if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but I'm from NY so

[@acirilla3800]

+TheMarc1787 +Gabriel Thomas dudes, i am from fucking Poland and i know what goinig on here, swagg as hell bro, and i hate it coz it's coming to us too! With bigger power i think, in faqing kids brains bros! PEACE

[@lilsalad4931]

anybody who can look past the obvious fronted douchebag persona will find him funny. hes hilarious and so effortlessly too. not just new yorkers.

[@culodesobra]

"Only new york people" shut the fuck up

[@motorperformancehelpers1473]

After all this years I finally understood why Big Body Bes never says what he does for a living.. I think I finally know.. living off Action Bronson

[@christmascomesonceayear2311]

"Yo this is the worst car ever made in front of us"

[@garys.1415]

"And now I'm high" hahaha

[@tainapardo3047]

literally laughed throughout this whole video. just great.

[@JoelGonzalez-gh5lf]

I always come back to this video and watch the birth of the legend the man the myth big body yuueeerrrrr

[@liammcooper]

I saw that fuseilli (sp?) with octopus and bone marrow on No Reservations or something. I'm so excited to see this guy enjoy that, that I paused the video to tell no one in particular.

[@deborahgalvan5367]

I've never seen a man hold back his beard as he takes a bite of food. love it.

[@user-vk9kx5nh3j]

I think body's hilarious

[@madtonesbr]

Exactly, lol, one of those dudes who never gives you a straight answer but is fun as hell to hang out with

[@PinStripes41]

+rarykpark he ain't that fake tho actually haha, he's been in jail like 20 times

[@Tsumami__]

PinStripes41 That doesn't mean shit dude. What are you 12?

[@awesomealv]

"So basically yeah shouts to me" Big body 2013

[@alhassant9204]

Why the hate for Body. He's Bronson's cousin so he rolls with him. Family.

[@alhassant9204]

But he's entertaining and not a douche. He's funny to watch so who cares whether he's gangsta or not?

[@richg16]

+Barry Scott hes just a dude from Queens. NYC has an attitude to it

[@redrobotmonkey]

They are not actually related. Also, he's a tool.

[@alhassant9204]

To each their own. I think that the dynamic between Action, Mayhem, Al & Body makes the show.

[@dustyowl99]

I like him but come on man hes a huge douche

[@toraw4tv1]

"to pick the best would be unfair to the meal" 😂😂😂😂

[@DJPETE281]

You can catch me on broadway at a random fish spot, good ol fish sandwich on wheat bread.

[@Mixedserpintine]

If this isn’t where “mukbang” came from I’m not sure where it started.

[@swaomruteoln]

Big Body's table manners are hard to digest

[@vic_is_sick1338]

Action Bronson needs to be in his own cooking channel. I could hear him talk about food all day

[@minnesotamatt1980]

haha my guy wit the fitted cap is hilarious

[@EntropyUntouchable]

bronson needs to do a show with anthony bourdain. I would consider paying for cable if that existed.

[@earl-larsen]

ryban oyd rip

[@BarbieWearsPink]

eating like royalty, action I'm a big fan love from northern VA

[@ewei318]

“I told the labels .. u gotta give me the deal and then you can hear the music.” Big Body Bes. NY legend. Lol

[@eatincrabmeats]

"what are you shook?" lmao

[@MikalKruzkov]

Action Bronson is hilarious! I wish I could chill with him, smoke dabs, and hit up Marea... sheeeiiiittt.

[@jordanhyatt]

Body washs cars part time at Enterprise

[@volcommerce]

One of the most entertaining vice clips ever

[@Fabo100]

Action is a weird fellow, and that's why I love him. Keep it up Action

[@ArnolfiniIII]

physically im eating leftovers mentally im in marea with action and body

[@tingokuman]

Big body is ma new HERO. I always thought he was Bronsilini's altered ego.

[@sonofadingo]

He's actually Action Bronson's real life cousin.

[@SupaDupaJetSwag]

He seems to be like a physical alter ego

[@qigonglungz]

Hahah.... yeah I thought Big Body Bess was just Action Bronson wilding out on the skits.... I didn't know he was a real person before I saw this video...

[@sleeperface1754]

Man I miss these video😓🤧

[@iverson25allen]

Free Big Body Bes.

[@wondarjake]

Love how Bronson comments all the dishes in Semi-Italian!

[@HikeBikePhoto]

I enjoyed this documentary

[@realjclar]

There should be a contest to go to dinner with these guys. That'd be a sweet night!

[@VincettiBros]

Big Body got a hell of a personality lmaooo

[@noahkatz304]

That bite that just gets away from him never fails to make me laugh

[@RedRedMCmusic]

The Statue of Liberty is big body's mother

[@kevincummings4563]

Its ok

[@EdgarHernandez-de2qb]

“Leave the bottle, don’t worry about that.” - baller shit 😂

[@mspill01]

I could handle all the shit talking by that dude but when I see someone bang the table somewhere quiet I immediately want to start swinging. Fuckin rude.

[@beerndumplings]

private room, dude. chill.

[@mspill01]

***** I just did and I came up as a man who doesn't smack tables. The word is proud.

[@harryparks8395]

These stoners have literally convinced the world to serve them some of the worlds classiest food - they are geniuses

[@l3eeWeeZ]

"""Action Bronson for President"""

[@iamfrickincool]

All the shows with Action Bronson came in on a time where I needed this

[@realtalk516186]

Usually The friend always be the next Superstar in the Crew to get a big money deal

[@isaakix606]

2019 and this shit still Golden

[@TheDavid3663]

Damn that food looked incredible!

[@CODCritic101]

HE SAID LEAVE THE BOTTLE DONT WORRY ABOUT IT BUD LOL

[@JAD4K]

The whole time I'm watching this, I'm thinking, "I should go for a run"

[@MisterHardTruth]

I was thinking, that guy going to get a heart attack.

[@kevincummings4563]

@@MisterHardTruth what other cities you feel like that?

[@kevincummings4563]

@@MisterHardTruth what do you eat?

[@yusufaden6901]

Shout to the word "Halal" being mentioned on Vice for the first time ever--Only Bronson Brings it

[@gors67]

Damn I didnt know eating with a spoon gave you street cred... I stay eatin with a spoon! lol

[@HereComesTheSmartAlec]

it's not about so much about street cred it's just in jail you have to eat with spoons instead of forks and knives for obvious reasons

[@allthingsinteresting6546]

Who said that

[@pyrex516]

Big Body Bes is fucking hilarious! "I recommend it, I dont know what it is but I recommend it" LmAo

[@mishunman]

body's such a lovable clod

[@marvinbatech]

mysalival100 "hillbilly looking wannabe" Have you ever been within a 500 mile radius of New York City?

[@mysalival100]

SnowKid32 well yes.... i've been to new york.... regardless where you're from you can be like a hillbilly. even if your from Florida. hillbilly's everywhere.

[@marvinbatech]

mysalival100 Please stop.

[@mysalival100]

SnowKid32 since you asked so nicely fine, I'll stop embarrassing you.

[@mysalival100]

***** or not enough. I guess its all down to perspective.

[@rickyalvin9605]

"Man this shrimp right here..man..shit man..this shrimp got me ready to fuck" lmaooooo fucking Hilario man.

[@maxheadroom1207]

A lot of people are hating on this saying they dont have table manners and what not. But honestly if it were two guys in suits acting proper would you really be watching.

[@sivertbjellandsevatdal2345]

Its actually two dudes from Harlem eating like kings. This is a beautiful short film

[@tommybertrand9196]

Big Body is my favorite person ever

[@h.j.w2783]

10:09 "Yeh I fucks wid Scallops, man, I'm in to all that seafood" lmfao

[@AdonaiZedek]

I wouldl like the DMX version of this...with his mans and dem

[@weeknightwarrior]

Adonai Zedek if i end up FED, y'all end up DEAD

[@e-ross5893]

4:04 u know that dude listening to dipset in that geo metro drop top

[@Jose1234678932]

You guys are too tense and judgemental. I love Bronson's friend, he's hilarious and sarcastic. Who cares what he says it's a show about culture and he represents a type of culture. I watch this video with my friends all the time and we have a good laugh at some good friends enjoying some exquisite food while being really stoned. Love this video Vice!

[@WiiZapperkid]

ok the phil collins photo while he was eating cereal killed me

[@B4DONKEY]

His friend is broke. I can tell by the way he's holding the champagne.

[@JButt-]

Exactly, this video makes me cringe, totally classless.

[@ptrips1]

LOL, that's his dealer!!!! How could he be broke???

[@jss8295]

Money can't buy class

[@B4DONKEY]

Money buys everything. Look at Magic

[@NIAHOW]

Dwayne Poffo There's this little thing called manners and common courtesy that go a long way

[@kanagawa2008]

That fool with Action did not deserve such an exquisite meal.

[@SirTootsAlot]

haa dude like leave da bottle. dont play THAT

[@blazedtalks9880]

lol at the pinky popping out whilst drinking his wine Ma homie Bronson got class

[@johnnyhansen6642]

catch me at a fish spot..on broadway..

[@IGETvapes]

I love Bes, id watch a reality series about his life

[@froochie123]

That was a nice date you guys went on, who pitched afterwards?

[@UnseenLive1]

can someone please tell me the name of the organ music that plays when they start eating dessert? it's lovely