Wolfgang Puck Cooks A Valentine's Day Dinner

Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck seduces Stephen's taste buds with a romantic meal of lobster, steak, and negronis.
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[@TheBlarggle]

I like how Wolfgang basically ignores 60% of the shit Stephen asked him.

[@funkmike]

I think they were both basically ignoring each other...

[@rstocks1]

Like most people do.

[@bargh70]

Colbert is seriously one of the few people in human history to bite into a whole truffle like that.

[@HappyFluegel]

bargh70 I hope it is only a few

[@ovidiumoldovanu1588]

No, it just shows you that he doesn't care about money as long as he's having fun

[@vissenekku]

Would have done the same. I'm curious.

[@gnometheory3831]

How much do you think that truffle costs?

[@vissenekku]

Adam, they literally say that in the video.

[@Snoozii1]

"This is a great date." "The lobster or the drink?" "YOU!" lol

[@gabrielappleton4342]

"You are an expensive customer, but it's ok."

[@MingWLee]

"This one, 10 years." Burst out laughing in the middle of the night.....ding it! lol

[@teosweekin]

I always thought Wolfgang Puck is a stern and no nonsense guy. He is actually friendly and fun. Cool.

[@GECKman88]

German sence of humour can makes them all appear no nonsense or humourless to the uncultural, but to those who have met them or visited/lived in Germany you can tell they are actually pretty friendly and usually always cracking some kind of joke. Or I guess you don't need to be cultured, just intelligent. Like yourself :)

[@scwfan08]

GECKman88 He's Austrian

[@nobodyinteresting9967]

GECKman88 dam he is Austrian

[@GECKman88]

Pretty much the same thing other than that either of them will kill you for saying it. But really, they are almost exactly the same. I've been to and lived in both places before anyone goes off about how would I know.

[@nobodyinteresting9967]

GECKman88 northern Germany is very different from Austria Bavaria is similar. All in all at least the Viennes are more chilled than Germans i would say. There history is very different and it is a own country so you can't generalise it as one country.

[@brixgamez]

I love how Stephen did the Salt Bae pose not once, but twice

[@S3v3n13tt3r5]

When Steve took a bite of that truffle I was out of breath laughing

[@MilesDeighton1]

truffles are fucking volatile.... the aftertaste of that is going to follow him for like 2 days

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

Miles Deighton volatile? Do you mean vile? Because I don't think truffles go boom?

[@spacelasertech8359]

I almost screamed aloud because STEPHEN THAT IS NOT HOW TRUFFLES WORK.

[@viperstrike1221]

@TenshiChan The word "volatile" here doesn't mean explosive. He's using the way you would describe a solvent or other chemical that has a low vapor pressure and evaporates readily. If you ever read a news article referring to VOC's in some product they are referring to the Volatile Organic Compounds it contains.

[@MilesDeighton1]

yea scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=volatile+constituents+of&btnG= and yes truffles are super volatile... they lose 80% of their flavor if you just leave them sitting. also makes them super pungent (unpleasantly) if you're not careful which is why they slice them so thin

[@tykszeto]

It was kind of an awkward interview, but this was pure Colbert... so awesome hahaha

[@Mskatz007]

Colbert is so damn quick with his one liners.

[@cats4114]

My favorite thing about this show is that he cares about his guests, and Stephen actually seems to knows his way around a kitchen. Wolfgang was very relaxed and comfortable with him.

[@rocksfire4390]

"takes a bite into 300$ underground fungus" >>>> "this was a mistake" xD

[@armadspengler2717]

W T F... Over the years I have always had the impression that Stephen knows something about cooking and eating and then he bites off a truffle as if it were a ripe apple...

[@666Tomato666]

well, most people don't cook with $300 apricot-sized mushrooms, even when "rich"

[@armadspengler2717]

666Tomato666 Oh, come on... You don't have to cook with truffels yourself to know that you only grind small flakes of it over your food to intensify the taste - which may add to the price of the meal a few dollars. Especially if, like Stephen, you have already eaten countless times in fancy restaurants, which he occasionally talks about in his show. It is highly unlikely that a truffle never has crossed his way in all these years or that nobody had told him about the experience and how it 'works' on the table...

[@formernewyorker5393]

Stephen has eaten all sorts of things over the years on his shows for the sake of comedy, including an Ewok 😋

[@kombinatsiya6000]

I've never thought about how amazing the colors look on Stephen's show.

[@yashiAR]

I love how Stephen is game to try anything, that too voluntarily.

[@thishollowhill]

Colbert seemed blasted after a few sips from that drink hahahah

[@musicletters7214]

As an Austrian (even Viennese) I am so proud hahaha

[@ianmcneely2446]

Music Letters s

[@ToDDHeaDD]

Music Letters What do you mean "even Viennese"? Wolfgang Puck is Carinthian!

[@musicletters7214]

I know, but they were talking about Vienna, not Kärnten

[@ToDDHeaDD]

Colbert was, Puck didn't really respond ;)

[@thrownchance]

Why would that make you proud. I mean it's nothing you achieved.

[@sethliberty5929]

"We're making a simple Valentine's Day Dinner" * Has literally almost $2000 presented on the table*

[@EchoBravo370]

wolfgang knows how to roll

[@wf6951]

Yah he is a chef who does it properly.

[@NewMessage]

Totally the kind of guy who, every time he drops something on the kitchen floor, shouts "Awwww PUCK!" then looks at you sidelong and winks.

[@oerdinger]

Haha he was married 3 times. And how he wasnt responding to Stephen´s questions.

[@larryfuckle7915]

Lol.."im gonna put out"... Hilarious

[@mjsdemiar]

Wolfgang is great and deceptively funny lol! Really liked the times with him and Craig Ferguson! So funny!

[@19billdong96]

More of this please

[@evl619]

We know Stephen would put anything into his mouth, yet he still never fail to surprise us.

[@Norvo82]

The ORIGINAL celebrity chef? How soon we forget Julia Child.... And Jacques Pepin is still with us!

[@ronaldlee7566]

Marco Pierre White ???

[@firstname__lastname]

That cocktail was a hot mess! But Stephen will put out so.. it'll be all right lol!

[@samanthalee4366]

This is actually so cute

[@lavenderamberli]

I love this so much!

[@maxbauer1633]

good to see him not bragging about our country. good job and amazing career. aut of se liddl ostria

[@ArtyBoney]

I'm watching this while eating nutella. Feels weird, that steak looks sexy.

[@merlinhoot]

The Negroni cocktail is made of one part gin, one part vermouth rosso, and one part Campari, garnished with orange peel. It is considered an apéritif.

[@leonardovvvvv]

"You put a little pepper, you wanna spice it up a little bit" ahahahaa dfkm spice, ya ok bud ok

[@lazyperfectionist1]

Say, now. This had not occurred to me. A society with a well developed public transportation system is a society that is more likely to have a thriving social drinking scene. People are a lot less likely to say, "I can't drink. I have to drive home, later." So if a city like Los Angeles starts to build up its public transportation system, its petroleum industry is going to see a decline, but its bars and taverns are going to see _improvements._

[@Xiras1985]

Until 6 years ago, public transport in Vienna stopped from aprox. 0:30 to 4:30. Only expectations being the night buses. Now subways are at service through the night on FR, SA and before holidays. Before that, MANY people who didn't want to pay for a taxi went home with the last subways, went to friends home or whatever. Now noone cares how late it is and bars/clubs are filled till they close at 3:00 or 4:00. And yes, Austrians are on average hard drinkers.

[@PC-eu9gb]

I'm not sure, but I think you might have it reversed. I think public transportation might be the RESULT of a strong drinking culture... but who knows? only thing i know is that vienna's bathroom infrastructure is shite. I had to urinate behind a telephone booth at 11 pm in the city centre in Vienna because no public restrooms were available, #why.

[@gabriel.hongkong]

Lobbyists block any effort to build rail and subways in California. Corrupt politicians basically

[@johnnyecho]

"oh i'm gonna put out" haha

[@Jerricola2]

Someone has to know, what is the absolute fanciest meal in the world? I mean for me Red Lobster counts as fancy...

[@Megalomaniakaal]

Your great grandmothers cooking for that big holiday. You know the one. Yes, _that one._

[@Jerricola2]

Arbor day

[@LeoMessiGoat1986]

A large box of Krispy Kreme donuts.

[@Jayess-c]

Jerricola There cannot truly be a "fanciest meal in the world" as no one person's taste buds are the same. Which is why we have taste testers and food critics for different categories of dishes.

[@sieve5]

I would probably say the fanciest meal in the world would be a 12 course meal with foods from around the world paired with different scotch's, liquor's, whiskey's, gin's, and vodka's all served at barrel strength with water. Chocolate for desert.

[@jayhjlee4006]

I am assuming that the chef asking the show staff "Mention THE ORIGINAL CELEBRITY CHEF" happened

[@cb-wi1cq]

Omfg poor Colbert just chewing that truffle indefinitely lol

[@1p6t1gms]

There are a few favorite chefs I have admired over the years and Wolfgang is one of them.

[@1p6t1gms]

Haute cuisine at its imitated finest in the land of what happens here stays here, that and lots of buffets.

[@Midwoka]

Now imagine a very posh Randy Savage telling Stephen to "snap into a truffle!"

[@emilyszamocki7450]

Love this!

[@DaveManPrice]

this was so much fucking funnier than i thought it would be, this is why i watch Colbert, holy shit the fucking truffle bite was absurd

[@melloe]

Love his Vegas Cut restaurant.

[@debbiemarquis3231]

Steven's lit...

[@mikeypox]

Cut, by Wolfgang Puck

[@devonlockwood1477]

Debbie Marquis totally

[@elfdrow6679]

now... I am really hungry... and it's past midnight... I should not have watched this video

[@3v1lp1ngv1n]

Midnight is the only time thats not past midnight. You eat past midnight all the time

[@elfdrow6679]

technically you are right. but if you take it as a point of proximity ... you are dead wrong XD that's why the 24 hr can be broken into periods such as morning, noon, etc. and for that... no soup for you!

[@3v1lp1ngv1n]

I mean if you want to make this harder for yourself i wont stop you. I just gave you a reason not to be hungry.

[@elfdrow6679]

and I just made myself more hungry by throwing that Seinfeld reference T_T

[@eustacequinlank7418]

Colbert is a beast!

[@Braconara1981]

Wolfgang Puck is a legend!

[@Jayess-c]

Legend

[@nataliep9651]

I was really confused for a second... i thought he was adding the alcohol to the bucket, I was like okay😆😅

[@stndrds79]

U could tell Wolfgang didn’t like hi

[@berkpick]

I've never seen an improviser at Colberts level who spends as much time as he does with his hands in his pockets.

[@ludde9665]

I swear Wolfgang Puck makes everything look so fucking easy...

[@xtreme_dummy]

Craig Ferguson all over again

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

Xtreme Dummy Cooking segments make me miss Craig Ferguson!

[@docterblood]

Puck is working on German sense of time and structure, he gets nearly perplexed by things off the plan.

[@theultrasound1394]

... Working on Austrian sense

[@docterblood]

@@theultrasound1394 I said what I said, fella!

[@theultrasound1394]

@@docterblood everyone needs someone who's pointing out his mistakes sometimes, you're welcome.

[@docterblood]

@@theultrasound1394 based on your comments on this channel, cool feature btw, you just seem like a real jerk of a fella. Nasty dude.

[@theultrasound1394]

@@docterblood that's Austrian 🇦🇹 sense of time and structure

[@jordanmarquez4554]

I love Wolfgang puck

[@CrashBashL]

That 3" steak is going to be so raw inside.... Raaaaaawwwww

[@adamtzsch]

Crash Gaming That’s how one eats good steak.

[@riebenzahl-524]

Wasn't it "well done" with a presidential amount of Ketchup?

[@CrashBashL]

adamtzsch, I know. I eat steaks 2x per week. But not that thick. I'll try.

[@gorrillawarfair]

It better still be mooing, otherwise its ruined!

[@ngirabedechal]

It can be done if you have the time and know how. Medium rare without the raw center takes some skill, but i've done it on steaks that big, but I have never seen steaks of that quality in my kitchen.

[@pdg887]

That second steak looks like wagyu

[@Necro2Juggalo]

Now I'm hungry like the wolf

[@cshubs]

They're still waiting for the steak to finish cooking.

[@gechuzhao2178]

I cringed so hard when Stephen took a bite of that truffle😂😂😂

[@jondunmore4268]

I thought that was John McEnroe in the thumbnail...

[@matthewlegerski5453]

@ 4:56 "That... was a mistake."

[@Pondermusic]

Poor lobster

[@kshinokevin]

I have seen Puck's restaurant Spago in the Caesar's Palace hotel and resort (in Las Vegas). I thought that Wolfgang was French. Austria ? - I was dead wrong. He had made appearances on the older "Late Show" with David Letterman. That was the first time that I have seen this famous celebrity chef.

[@friedrichjangeorgr5724]

I hope he finished cooking that ridic steak and they all shared it! I am gonna be thinking about that. I hope they all got together with the band and had some... would be a shame if that beautifuly marbled piece of meat was wasted. A SHAME! :D

[@adamtzsch]

Friedrich R. Wasting food is a cornerstone of America life.

[@dragonshivers2836]

Speaking of 'cut', how you feelin Stephen? Good? Looks it. XD

[@rysun8709]

Golfwang

[@armin5308]

Gnagflow

[@eleanorhaines5149]

ready to chat with anyone else who felt like they didn't address the massive steak

[@robertssilins6567]

I didnt get any word of that.

[@sulithasemina3800]

stephen plz don't fake it

[@Fr33Zone]

that 100 dollars bite :)

[@choforogabriel]

He was faded af by the end of that bih

[@89tonyjiang]

People went to oscar for his meals.

[@rahilario]

The cross-contamination in all these TV shows and segments is hilarious. Stephen shook his hand at least twice after Wolfgang touched that raw steak, then grabbed his wine glass, put his hand in his pocket, ate a bite from that truffle. At least this wasn't as bad as when Gordon Ramsay cut his finger on Ellen's show and continued cooking and handling the food as if his blood was special and okay to drip in the food

[@ngirabedechal]

those steaks, omygod

[@sathanaful]

everything in that table looks fucking delicious

[@stndrds79]

In an interview he hates the word celebrity chef

[@godnex211ify]

Whenever there is a chef on a show the hoast messes with the food...

[@rlwalker2]

That was an awesome looking steak and the lobster wasn't bad either.

[@Boatbrew]

I just got a Craig Ferguson flashback. It's even same network.

[@cristianramos5947]

That's a lovely accent

[@krkchok7572]

And yes. In austria we put the hotdog bread over a hot spike to gently make a hole in it. Atfterwards the sausage, ketchup and mustard is put in and than you can eat it without fear of spilling you full.

[@Hannilux]

How bout that dry mouth after biting into that truffle lol Stephen :D

[@dewolx7411]

This looked delicious. The size of that steak though lmao

[@klarastern5597]

that... was a mistake.. :D

[@dr.m.hfuhruhurr84]

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"-George Bernard Shaw (playwright as opposed to Bernard Shaw journalist though never spoke to either) that being quothed[sic] this much preparation for Valentine's day? Save some for the parade! When is that like the 19th? Great job Colbert/CBS/KZbin! Can we as Wolfgang as president?

[@sangtengkorak1954]

I just discover this video.. But I definitely know, THAT is cocktail you dont want to order loudly at the bar..

[@ILLPictures]

My god! Lemme eat those Lobsters!

[@jrivera018]

Anybody notice the bad jokes Colbert makes that nobody notices?

[@ixoh7754]

Who names their son Wolfgang ? The coolest dad ever....that’s who... Girls are gonna say “I just been banged by Wolfgang” 😂

[@juliahumpelstetter]

Austrians, who are not Americans and use different names maybe?

[@bone656]

hi

[@przytulanka1979]

Is there any holiday we can celebrate without killing any animal?

[@greengd5231]

Idk about that truffle bite...lmao, but sure would have like to have seen the end result of that steak. Man talk about a piece of meat...! Mmm Mmm

[@alexvansteenbergen1271]

I could cut like 3 still decent sized steaks out of that thing. Damn.

[@ratsoftheplague]

me watching this: lmao that silly accent, bet he's austrian. flatmate, from across the room: you're fucking austrian me: i know, that's why i can judge

[@ngirabedechal]

Ok, fun fact: If you make a clear broth or stock from fruit bats, it has an aroma just like truffles. And the more you reduce it, the flavor and aroma intesify. not trolling, just true

[@Vikotnick]

Mate... I would have loved to see how that thick steak would have turned out.

[@larryfuckle7915]

Mario couldn't come...😢

[@MilitanT07]

The other steak that was sitting have amazing marbling, damn that thing must be expensive (i'd say >$400)

[@abe6495]

I wonder if that steak will cook properly from the inside considering the size. 🤔

[@earllemongrab6913]

Is it just me or was this a mess x)