Munchies: Michael White

This episode of Munchies features Michael White, a New York City chef renowned for his handiwork at Marea, a seafood-focused Italian restaurant on Columbus Circle.
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[@santiagovvm]

so u think his birth certificate says "Chef Michael White" ?

[@Josephfrom1990]

"I'll let you know what a chef is" I fucking love Michael White.

[@gbb23]

I will never miss cooking with this particular personality type.

[@Leonar12345]

Michael is awesome. this is probably my favorite munchies episode

[@MrDJCoulton]

"High end people that makes the world goes round" Yea, that sums up this guys attitude for me

[@NickVennlig]

Why so many dislikes? This man is truly a genius with his food. He owns several Italian restaurants, the most famous "Morini", which was named after his mentor from Bologna, where he cooked professionally for many years.

[@JSalonsky]

blahblah italian food is so refined? hahaha

[@avenue_boy]

Josh has the voice of the guy from toy story two who steals woody

[@LorisRavera]

Francisco Arredondo Pistol Pete?

[@ledgebox]

Hahahaha so true

[@Oceanofreak666]

Lol ohh yeah the fat dude with Cheetos stains on his fingers

[@GhostfaceGZA]

He's 100% correct about the chef comment. I had a teacher who wasn't a chef either tell us the exact same thing.

[@TristanJCumpole]

Mission accomplished. I can mark this year as a success, thank you.

[@Anirox]

awesome video vice!

[@HexExxon]

When they're at the thai restaurant I cant stop thinking "Why the hell are you using chopsticks?"

[@mariabardo7347]

Love Thai food. I finally learned how to cook some of the dishes because believe it not, it is expensive in my new town. Looking forward to go to Thailand again. It is crazy but magical at the same time.

[@theeGAME360]

you guys put alot of work into these vids ill watch em regardless keep up the good work.

[@Getbent97]

Whether its dignitaries, whether its the clintons, lol had to laugh at that one

[@coolman949]

This guy's idea of a crazy night out is his friend ordering too much lemon pie lol

[@fieryeasy]

"Do you know who I am?" - Guy I've never heard of

[@TehStupidBish]

If you have to tell people, you aren't relevant enough to say it in the first place.

[@bigphil815]

Like 3 times on camera, just imagine how many off camera

[@diannewhitehead739]

Michael White is that perfect confluence of great chef, great businessperson, and all around classy guy.

[@Anonyminded]

Man Ive got munchies just from watching this! Great food, great chefs :)

[@mikeabassi8385]

You say that, but when you eat his food, it's VERY flavourful and good. Takes time and talent to come up with the dishes he has.

[@VANRICKTONY]

he was on bizarre foods........i love michael white

[@JohnVC]

6:28 As the whole fish hits the table..'Holy Shit!...' lol

[@crabbisk9767]

The chef seems knowledgeable and they went to good spots so I can't hate. Thumbs up.

[@lorrainethepain]

Seafood...Traditional Christmas Eve meal...Aaaaah, memories...

[@ebenitez528]

Josh Ozersky is my spirit animal ... DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM !!!!!!

[@lazerZ11]

LOL @ the subtitles 1:04

[@PeterKong609]

omg... the amount of food they consume in this video... is basically my whole day's amount...

[@Djexon]

Those are some special guys!

[@karebu2]

Wrong: "My name is chef Michael white." Right: "I am chef Michael white."

[@kyo7691]

Josh Ozersky is the master of protein! The Adjudicator of restaurants!

[@alexanders9904]

haha right on. the head 'chef' looks like Philip Seymour Hoffman after a long weekend.

[@idontwantone132]

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!" x1000 times

[@tony62]

"Chef Michael White ... Chef Michael White." "Who?" lol

[@alienaudixTV]

This was unexpected from Vice. You are 100 percent right.

[@Zetunez]

They need to endorse the humbleness of the Thai food they seem to admire.

[@Mistor_Neek]

I loved this episode, it's funny to see the top comments full of rage

[@MrJayreid03]

He said "off the hook" like 3 or 4 times. Thats 3 or 4 times too many.

[@guywithjoint]

he has his own munchies episode.

[@GhostfaceGZA]

Hopefully Vice never stops with these Muncies videos. I would like to see them going to different cities though other than just NYC chefs.

[@ferguspeacock1756]

"palate fatigue" : Im so fat I can't taste whats in from of me

[@TehStupidBish]

+Fergus Peacock Not really. Having worked in a french restaurant for a big part of my culinary training I can tell you, at some point, some things lose their spark. Idk how to describe it :/

[@ferguspeacock1756]

+TehStupidBish Ugh, they are a bunch of self-important wankers...hope I never get palate fatigue....sounds crippling ;-)

[@ferguspeacock1756]

+TehStupidBish Fatties stuffing their faces with pudding, and being hardcore about it....

[@TehStupidBish]

Fergus Peacock LOL! :P I don't really think it's about stuffing your face or being hardcore about things. But like I said in my examples, the restaurant I worked at had 4 foie gras dish and another few specialities that even a solid 4 years after being gone, I can easily say they're freaking great dishes, but it doesn't appeal anymore at all to me.

[@super999999]

Chopsticks are useful eating utensils. So versatile and precise unlike the fork.

[@ucdcrush]

I got this guy's chef swingin..

[@GeekBlogTV]

take a shot every time he refers to himself as chef.

[@MrGridStrom]

I'm a chief, I cook you the burnt toasts.

[@TOBI10795]

that was a good movie/docu

[@TheDudeV1]

They says never trust a skinny chef... id trust that man

[@snuffsan]

That thai food looks amazing, I want some right now

[@jm-jx8xt]

I think Marea is the best restaurant in NYC. from his crudo to the pastas, it is incredible. Seems to me the southern Italian crowd are sensitive to a person with non-Italian ancestors moving in to their cuisine, when, in fact, White's Italian cuisine is much more sophisticated that the classic southern Italian food.

[@Seathasky]

i love it!

[@avenue_boy]

R.I.P. Josh

[@HELLO22ize]

I love munchies.

[@Lycoosa]

Haters gonna hate, the food looks delicious! :) He's just proud of what he have achieved. If your the best at something, its going to be hard not sounding like a snob.

[@nickn8682]

Thats why him and action Bronson click. Both had an injury and changed their lives.

[@gomugomuducas]

Does somebody knows the name of the song we here at the beginning of the video?

[@M4D5K1L2]

I know right. I was full just watching them eat.

[@AussieJo5h]

Why the dislikes. Good series.

[@MyDiseasedPenis]

michael white tha GAWD whewwww

[@stolendrugs]

i wish i could cook a pizza like that.

[@MegaSole85]

I fucking love your Munchies videos!

[@andrebaardsen870]

Ahh yess...air It out :-)

[@TheSurviver2]

Is chef a self claimed title? Hell yes

[@gexwex]

What food videos does vice have? Could someone help me out?

[@donnied6477]

I definitely respect and understand why SriPraPhai has the rep it does, but honestly, there are much better hole in the wall type thai restaurants in the area. like many people, I started off with SriPraPhai because of its rep, but as I branched out I realized very quickly how 'American friendly' SriPraPhai was and you could find much more authentic and complex thai flavors from more obscure restaurants. arunee thai in jackson heights for example does everything better than SriPraPhai.

[@luisedelarosa6551]

This Josh dude didnt even chew his food, not even once.

[@blah1075]

Damn.. That food looked GREAT!

[@Missnotbeat1]

he's talking about food like its laser propulsion

[@jamiejuicejamiejuice]

me too!

[@Menuki]

He comes of quite arrogant, but he's not wrong. I work for a celebrity chef in Vegas and accustomed to seeing it. The reality is he's a food nerd and his passion is gratified into a business. It's hard not to get cocky.

[@tackywacky99]

josh: DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

[@bygnahzdivad]

Am I the only one who thinks the chef looks like Cam from modern family?

[@khanhle10]

do you guys notice how most of the white food in fancy restaurants comes in a large dish but so little food yet the thai restaurant has every dish filled up with food. is it the quantity and quality or the quality rather than quantity?

[@TheFreakEnder]

138 employee's ? That sounds like overkill.

[@dakkefernet8585]

Beauty and three beasts

[@OrangeCosmonaut]

Well, Maybe I should have been more specific then. I was referring to the scene where they were at the Thai restaurant.

[@noyourotherright]

Michael Whiteley, Weasel news. Am i the only one who remembers the gta commercials?

[@Mooplet]

AND THAT PIE!!! ---ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND???

[@jjhcasper]

Look…the other dudes in this video, not super cool. But do some research on Michael White. When you discover where he learned to cook and his love for Italy and the mentors that taught him about food, it will shift for ya. He cooks fine dining. He has to carry himself in such a way. Work in a kitchen for any extended amount of time and develop a love for food and you might get a small idea of why he does what he does. I'd never be able to afford to eat there, but can appreciate a person who is passionate about their craft. Better yet if you can make a living at it.

[@Sigrafix]

Sick.

[@HelpmelamEnglish]

Only on a Wednesday!

[@slimeronio]

Chopsticks are used for noodles in Thailand, a spoon for most other things.

[@thei9ways]

so entertaining when your baked

[@MisterDopeTunes]

damn that pizza looks sooo good

[@ElenaMalan]

Anyone knows the song at the very beginning of the video???

[@JacksonOlsen]

Josh is the Newman of gastronomes/food critics

[@3kour]

"I can't eat hot food in the outdoors" Woody Allen//Josh Ozersky

[@draft1643]

if a grenade landed between this food and these dudes I'm jumping on the food

[@ace43091]

I miss old munchies :'(

[@ethanmiddleton]

heyyyyyy.... i eat at Dominicos in beloit wisconsin... and they DO have great food..

[@Pleiadesz]

name of the song in middle of the video? please

[@Jamacus556]

Just because they're rich doesn't mean they're d bags they just have enthusiasm for food

[@walterppk1989]

this made me really really really really hungry.

[@NickVennlig]

@ThEiLLtechNICIAN Completely completely depends where you live. So you're saying that one bad Italian restaurant in this small area defines a whole state's Italian food? Milwaukee has some very good Sicilian restaurants

[@comsci2491]

I like how most of them say that is the best Pad Thai ever. When they haven't tried traveling to Thailand and try the real Pad Thai, then they can say whether what that guy made was the best >.

[@blacklam]

Sheer gluttony. Stunning

[@pewahluv]

now im depressed...realizing i shouldve become a chef and i missed my window.

[@manictiger]

peter rummell You can never miss 'your window'. Start when you don't feel ready. You'll regret it if you give up.

[@6idangle]

peter rummell Fuck it dude go to culinary school and get in the business, why not?

[@mtthwklly]

Exactly like the word 'Artist'.

[@colgatesport]

does anyone know the song at the start?

[@DiscoDiscoGoodGood93]

i wonder how fast they can run or even the fact if they can run!

[@pr0n3]

So true about the "great chef" thing. Home chef =/= working chef.

[@Barnekkid]

where do they put it?

[@starofcctv94]

you'll get maybe 7 or 8 courses at one of those restaurants though, and it would be very expensive.