$250 vs $25 Pasta Bolognese: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious
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- Expert chef Frank Proto from the Institute of Culinary Education and home cook John are swapping materials and hoping for the best! We gave John $250 worth of ingredients and Frank's recipe notebook, then asked him to recreate Frank's Pasta Bolognese as best he could. Luckily, food scientist Rose was available for a brief pep talk and consultation. On the other side, Frank received $25 worth of goods and tried to improvise his way up to gourmet. Who achieved the most impressive sauce under these mixed up circumstances?
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Frank: “i control the salt now”
*THIS HAD A BIG CHEF ENERGY TO IT*
@Shiver Phillips *B I G C H E F E N E R G Y*
Time stamp pls
Nvm its 9:39
Shiver Phillips EVERYONE LIKED THAT
look at me, im the salt captain now
Seriously, Frank needs his own weekly show where he makes a cheap meal look expensive.
There is already a show like that called “Make it Fancy” it’s ok buzzfeed CZcams channel.
Cobra Saint yeah thats a great idea i love Frank
Yeah, the other guy is gay.
@@johnmarquez4657 Yeah I want Frank to have his own show. I don't care if someone else is doing it.
@@001111bc lol if you say so
I like Frank as a chef: he’s not afraid to say things that other high level chefs would find “low brow”. This is a guy who likes using fresh ingredients, but also says he likes American cheese & boxed wine, and that’s awesome! You go Frank!
The difference between Frank and a lot of other chefs is that Frank is concerned with his cooking and if he finds something cheap that works wonders he's going to use it. Other chefs are so concerned with their image and popularity that they won't allow themselves to be seen with anything "common". Then again most big show chefs don't make their own recipes anymore, they have a test kitchen team for that.
@@jamesmerkel1932 Well what kind of chefs? Gordon ramsay for example enjoys simple ingredients if he can use them properly, but he sometimes uses more expensive ingredients to enhance flavor
@@shadonovic I would say Ramsey is one of the exceptions as opposed to the rule. He doesn't give a damn what anyone thinks if they don't like him, and is more than happy to demonstrate that. Look back at a majority of your tv chefs, and they're always talking about how they're using a premium ingredient and then offer "cheaper alternatives if you can't find or afford" what they're using. This typically is in relation to meats, mushrooms, wines and cheeses, as well as specific spices such as actual spanish saffron for example. There really are only a handful of famous chefs that don't have an image bias. Frank may not have that level of stardom, but he's VERY good and pretty down to earth.
Why all these replys so good damn long
Also I know I probs spelt it wrong I'm 9
@@Mynameishere3 oh if you want a video were all the replies are really long? Watch the comments on this one czcams.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/video.html
Give that man a beer before he makes his own
has thats the funiest thing ever
hey be safe today pls. i love u
@@fakhourialaai8923 boi i dont even know you
@@mrkrule4373 right
For all we know he's a secret home-brewer
so cute how Frank was like "I hope John likes my pasta" like why would he not, he is literally a professional chef, WE LOVE FRANK
In FRANK WE TRUST!!!!!!
That's because Frank is the good kind of professional chef. Not only an amazing cook, but also friendly and polite.
I’m the 1000 like
Cagla Budak yaaaaaas WE LOVE FRANK! And also JOHN! 🥰🥰
Frank is a passionate person, and I love passion!
You cannot beat the name Rosemary Trout for a food scientist! Her name may as well be Apple Tartlet!
James Dooling she was born to be a food goddess lol
And you can’t beat the name James Dooling
Where is Lorenzo!?
Steven Pirc *gone reduced to food*
She is as cute as an Apple tartlet
"I control the salt now"
*Gordon Ramsay wants to know your location*
🤣🤣
WE Control the salt its OUR salt now.
(Please dont ask)
Salt bae not Gordon Ramsay
Mr jim are u a communism supporter
Allow
Gotta say, impressed with John. He’s a level 1 chef and he made a meal which impressed Frank fairly well.
I think he is now in level 2 since he's now a home cook
@@justinejoy1502 i hope not i just rewatched the tacos video i wanted to jump out the window
Home cook is level 2
But he doesn’t even know how use that micro plane, someone has to tell him how to use that thing had me facepalming when he was using it on the parmigiano reggiano
He’s annoying af but he done well
I like Frank, he's very open-minded and honest.
"I wish the first time I made pasta and bread it was that good"
lets be real we only watch for frank
@@Sim8n What about Lorenzo and Emily?
@@Guaseth Lorenzo is annoying as hell. Emily is funny but her style of "i don't give a f***" kinda annoys me as well.
Frank is definitely the best.
I think because he's a teacher (? at least he works at a culinary school or something) maybe he's a little more forgiving and focused more on education rather than just trying to show off.
@@SelphieFairy That's a good point... though there are some douchy culinary teachers... * cough * GordonRamsay * cough *...
The pro chef loses a little bit more light from his eyes every time his ingredients are taken away from him...
So does your picture
FS Walnut lmaoo
809th like
@@korporal9376 that's Kazuma
Ofcourse. But 25 dollars is still a lot for Italian food.
Frank: Let me stroke the celery (strokes celery gently)
Also Frank: I control the salt now (in his mind him being the salt master)
He's a salt bender
No he invented salt bending
Ok so your profile photo is the photo I used for one of my art projects
I mean.... he was already super salty because they took his ingredients 😂
You can always add more salt but if you overdo it's impossible to de-salt
Frank’s most memorable moment in his life is getting the price right for the ingredients, followed by him having his first child and his wedding
His daughter's kinda cute❤️❤️❤️.
@@joshuajohnson2216 uhh 😬
@@colourblind3073 😜
@@joshuajohnson2216 NNN
I love how Frank didn’t diss the ingredients given to him, he just got on with it respectfully 😌
Just like a real pro should.
A real cook 👍
I like how Frank is able to take affordable ingredients and still make really nice quality meals. Kind of wish they'd do a series with that as the premise.
There no bad ingredients, only bad cooks.
there's nothing wrong with inexpensive ingredients. Every chef starts somewhere and I'm sure he has cooked dried pasta, ground pork and beef hundreds of times and enjoyed it.
This is really just Frank teaching me how to make a fancy meal for $25.
Exactly what i was thinking!
Lol
Rie from Tasty is shaking
same, lmao
I really want to like this, but it’s at 777 and I believe in good luck!!! So, I’ll comment and say I like your comment. 🤣
Yo when this virus is over can frank come over to my house and cook for me.
Yall should bring in a 5 star chef and not tell Frank who the other guy is.
Bring in GR!!!
@@jakoby7203 I would imagine Frank knows who Gorden Ramsey is.
@@austinwilburn1772 Yeah but dont say his real name until the last reveal.
Bring in two professional chefs and tell them each that the other one is a home cook
@@matt-lang they've done that with chess Grandmasters
"Just gonna add a couple of glugs of white wine."
That is the perfect description of that amount.
lmaoooo i thought of the sound glug glug and then i realised hes talking about volume
**cough cough* Adam Ragusea
2 shots of white wine *GLUG GLUG GLUG*
"Two shots of vodka"
“just a little bit more oliv-ol” - marco pierre white
Frank: home cooks dont taste their food
me: *HMmM YuMMy YUmMy YuM*
I always taste my food when I am cooking. How will I know if it is seasoned well if you don’t taste it lol yes I am a home cook lol
Lol if i taste it while i make it ill eat it before its done
I taste my food too
As a home cook, I do taste my food... but for the wrong reason 😶
I can eat like a quarter of the food while I’m cooking 😅
John "I'm a home chef"
Me "He did it. He moved on up"
Anyone can cook, he's just a home cook because of that
@@puedenllamarmeDarkStar He's not level 1 anymore - home chef is level 2
@@fallen_star2319 he's just a home cook, and the girl from the Salmon actually thinks she's more than Level 1, don't overrate John
@@puedenllamarmeDarkStar ... You do realise I'm going by the titles they have for level 1 (amateur) and level 2 (home chef), right?
@@fallen_star2319 home chef is a specific title, home cook is a more general one
Professional chef: I'll enhance the recipe with my power-
Home cook: H A H I 'M S C R E W E D -
Yeah, from the Steak video it's about the same reaction.
Ramsay will beat him
@@kellyhighwinner of course.
*chuckle* I’m in danger!
Malak Tarek except for Lorenzo.
What I love about this series is how Frank is teaching us that we don't have to spend loads of money of food to get great results.
recipe for making Bolognese pasta: (called by an Italian) take a pan and put two turns of oil then take onion carrots and celery and sauté as soon as the onions turn golden put the meat after about 5 minutes put the wine and the tomato sauce let it go for about 48 hours on fire low, when the sauce is ready, take a pot, fill it with water and put the salt, leave it on the stove and as soon as it boils, throw the spaghetti and cook them for 10 minutes as soon as the pasta is ready, mix it with the meat. and here is the Italian pasta with ragù (bolognese)
SAY IT LOUDER
48 hours? You wanna cook it for 2 days straight?
@@Iploac ahahaha 2/3 hours is enough
48 hours and u can drink it
Instructions unclear
House is on fire and the cat is stuck in the toaster
“I CONTROL THE SALT NOW.”
All hail the salt lord
look at me. I am the salt captain now
"He who controls the salt controls the world"
hahahaha
He said that as I was reading my face was my profile picture
Frank whenever he cooks: “so we’re going to go to the Himalaya and get our salt after that we shall raise a lamb and slaughter it”
Underrated
"And it's a simple comforting dish, there's nothing complicated about it"
Erick Villanueva 😂😂😂😂
Most of what he does if you really think about it... isn't super hard. It's just alot of people don't have the patience or want to practice their cooking.
Anaxilius my point was that he goes the hard way not the simple way........
once again this is such a clever concept, showing home cookes that you can make a great meal out of simple ingridients and that you can make a more complicated dish even if you're not a professional chef - I love it!
John gives off “Da Vinckii???” Energy
No he doesnt
@@What-fv1yl stfu
@@What-fv1yl i agree
Frank: Better ingredients, higher quality-
My brain: *PAPA JOHN'S*
😂😂😂
good one lol
I'm glad I wasnt the only one
I went straight to the comments to see if anyone else was thinking like me 😂
lmao as soon as he said better ingredients my brain went to it.
Frank is so humble. Makes me smile always
how can this comment literally no replies
He’s also really nice in person!
Yea
It's cause he is so good at what he does.
Marshall Edwards and enjoys what he does
nobody:
Frank: i didn’t like the air i was breathing so i created my own periodic element
Most the people on Epicurious are really likable honestly and really infectious in their own special ways
Frank is literally the best, he makes these videos so much better. He’s so respectful and funny, I also learn a lot more when he’s there.
Today I made his roasted brocoli from another video and it turned out really good even though I went a bit heavy on the salt (I got that flaw from my mother)
Me toooooooo he's so professional and gives you every little detail
yes I’ve never seen one of these but couldn’t stop thinking he was so nice while watching
Hi my frineds
Yeah I agre and I am 700th like
"I control the salt now." - Frank, the newest addition to the halogen family
Frank: Lost descendant of Gordon Ramsay
BIG OUNCE
there are salts that dont contain halogens
aidan halogens are referred to as salt formers tho yknow because they form salts
@@jopy4790 k but they arent the only things that form salts
Finally someone commented on how beautiful Frank's blue eyes are
I love the fact that they taste each other's cooking and give honest feedback
John: "I did feel like your presence was with me all the way."
*Rose has left the chat*
HAHAAHAHAHA
😂😂😂😂😂
Aaaaaahahahhhahhhaahaaa so saaad
I laughed too hard at this comment for bein alone watching this.🤣
Lol legit thought the same
Awww Chef Frank took a picture of his Bolognese, that was so cute and humbling to see.
I am absolutely in awe, at Frank’s humbleness. Also it’s satisfying to see how well his dishes he gives the home chefs go from 0, to completion.
The great thing of this channel is that its not always about cooking but being humble, cheerful, and character. This is a wonderful channel for sure.
Man, Frank is just so lovely. Like this dude is an absolute kitchen pro but he truly loves to teach! Gotta respect the man. John did amazing too. I would be scared of wasting all that quality food lol.
John and Frank: "Hi, nice to meet you"
Me: THEY DONT KNOW EACHOTHER? :0
Ash Noz this is so sad I’m the 68th like
@@youruncleolaf4694 I was the 69 like lol
They keep Frank in a walk-in freezer when not in use
I think they have, because John said he has seen Frank make fresh pasta
@@jeanetten.s.8557 maybe on video
When it’s your first time playing but you bought yourself into the game vs When you’re a pro but you restart the game
I miss them trying each others dishes instead of their own :(
Maybe that will change back soon!
"If you can see through, then there's good gluten development."
*Tears a hole through the dough*
"I can see through it!"
Edit: And yes. I did come back just to edit my grammar error.
I cracked up at that - but good to know, it turned out so well despite that!
Thanks for making me spill tea. :'D
What time?
@@Sport6000 10:14
😂😂🤣🤣
“I control the salt now” - Frank, our new salt god.
Chloe what about binging with babish
Idk if you know him
new salt BAE
comment taken btw
NEW SALT GOD FRANK
he challenges my power
I love how John is so excited to see Franks reaction to his food 🥺
This is one of my favorites! John did so well with everything! I'm very impressed and of course, Frank can bring a typical pasta dish into another level. Bolognese is my fave and I can't wait to try it with the short ribs. Thanks guys!
me eating my microwave 2 $ bolognese: " amateurs"
Nice
Have you tried instant noodles yet rich kid?
@@belle4078 pffft gas stations throw away left overs crap that wasnt bought every 30 minutes, that's just enough time for it to stew and fester to a delicious meal.
Is ragù not bolognese
sounds awful :D
it's so nice that john appreciates frank's high quality ingredients rather than dismissing its value :)
Thing is, there really is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to expensive ingredients. The prices on some of those ingredients were kinda ridiculous even though they're undeniably going to yield a better dish.
Of course it also doesn't feel like that $25 dish should have cost $25 either, so I'm probably just boggling at how much groceries cost in New York.
I wish this a series like on Netflix or something am I the only one who would watch that?
I think this is better cuz its free n ppl can comment
Bruh. Its already on CZcams and it’s free.
Nope
Over 8 million views in 2 years….I think that is your answer❤
"That's a lot of garlic.. I don't need that much garlic"... You ALWAYS need more garlic! Garlic is life
Being pro chef doesnt mean that you only cook expensive stuff, its about being able to cook something delicious with everything you got.
That’s a fair assessment. It goes to show why Frank is such a good chef
Tony Tancoš water and celery
Exactly. You're not made a pro chef overnight. Every single pro chef had humble beginnings with basic ingredients. So this is more a walk down memory lane for Frank
Thats a stolen comment, from the other one with Lorenzo.
unoriginal
Someones been watching food wars
Frank is so cute 😂 " did I do okay ? " Darling do you really think John can complain after eating a god level pasta ?
John's been graced by our mighty Frank ♥
It doesnt matter who you are, chef or not, if you cook for someone, you have to know if they liked it or not. You wanna hear that they enjoyed it. Cooking for someone is a very personal thing especially if you used their recipe. 😁
@@volcom05345 Sanji is that you ?
@@mel4500 Not Sanji
"just a touch", throws whole bottle in.
I feel like John is underrated. He's just smiley and his smile is contagious. I was smiling the whole time watching this.
"home cooks don't taste their food"
this is literally all i do during cooking lol
Hardly anything left in the pot at the end, and I now have food poisoning
newbies following some internet recipe didn't change the metric to imperial measurements and not tasting all the way through probably ruined a lot of good meals
Exactly
My mother and sister can't taste the food. They just can't. And I check everytime i add something.
Right eat so much that when it's time to actually eat the meal not hungry anymore
John: Grates cheese by moving grater back and forth
Thats a bold strategy Cotton.
Michael Romeo lets see if it pays off for um
He is completely blind
I'm speechless. Easily one of the best comments I've ever read..
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#topfoodinnuendos
4:07 look how nice these chunks of meat are
7:36 my tomatoes got a little excited
10:26 my dough is resting
17:43 I dripped a little
(that’s what HE said)
20:43 Bonus Pickup Line :)
“i can usually handle a lot of meat but this is- im gonna stop”
😭😂😂
meanwhile frank "i like to grind my own meat" *stare at camera*
Rose to John: "You don't want a big hunk of meat."
Me: *doubt*
RöRÖruRUru Blueblue 😂
I like my sauce to be 35% meat, 40% carrots and 25% tomato sauce. Big chunks are super welcome.
i read that as she said it lol
Press X to doubt
Press x to doubt
Frank asking a homemade cook: "Did I do OK?", such a gentleman. Such a legend!
Edit:
Apologies for the "homemade" mistake, I will leave it as it is, as proof of how much I was amazed by Frank that it slipped my mind. ;)
Much thank's to Gia Anh Vo for pointing it out! :D
Thank's for the likes! Cheers! :)
It was more tongue in cheek if anything
I do that every time I create something and I want compliments 😂
Even a professional chef likes to hear good feedback.
He knew he did well, I just think he meant "Did I do ok" as in in comparison to the recipe he was given by John - the home cook. As John made the recipe and selected the ingredients, but Frank used his skills as a chef to elevate it, and was more-so asking if it was ok as in similar to what John was expecting, not ok as in is the food ok
Homemade cook?? Home cook not homemade bro weird
John is the funniest guy ever!! He handled this incredibly well even though he was questioning every step😂
This was so satisfying to watch! Chef Frank always gives great advice on how to aproach ingredients and John was really great and confident!
Well done, John. For someone who hadn't made garlic knots or pasta dough before, he did really well.
Me, commenting to John: vEry nicE
He did! You could tell he was a lil uncomfortable with handling dough but the end product was amazing. ((:
I think John did such a great job. He’s considered a level 1 chef and he made garlic knots and pasta from scratch 🙃🙃🙃🙃
He got promoted tho
He’s level 2 he’s a home cook
Nicholas Hagood really? I just never saw him as level 2 in the 4 levels series. Emily too, but she’s also in the pro chef & home cook swap videos. Is that what the promotion thing the other guy is talking about? Lol
lyka0518 he did good.
Yeah he did alright, still does things that makes my head turn like him like he didn't break the eggs before mixing the flour
Lets talk about john.
Lets appreciate how elevating his aura is
Many thanks for the useful information you've provided.
When Frank pulled out his phone to take a pic of his dish🥺🥺🥺 how cute
Jeniffer Palma-Guzman when?
Mariam Abdalazeez 18:40
Jeniffer Palma-Guzman Thank you.✨
“I can usually handle a lot of meat” 🤣 worse part is he probably not lying lmfaooooo
Funny not
Pablo Rodríguez Araya super funny
Funny as hell...he even hinted at it
Obviously he’s not lying cuz he’s super gay
good one
John is so precious.... we must protect him at all costs.
They find lovely people for this series. They're all fun and entertaining.
"I control the salt now".
Frank either monopolized salt, or grew all salt crystals on earth (technically making them his) for this episode.
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Frank: "I truly believe that you don‘t need good wine for the sauce"
Has a 35 $ bottle of red wine in his recipe.
That's cheap lol
@@PRODBYPEPE I've seen a $2.50 bottle of wine. He could go a bit cheaper
@@jadearbuckle4152 can't trust a wine like that
To him a $35 wine probably isn’t a good wine lol
@@ViscousVoice doesn't change the fact its classified as wine
Frank: "While you wait for the water, I have a beer."
Chef approved, recipes updated!
I Love watching home cooks figure out the "high end" recipes Frank comes up with. I don't need anymore shows using CHEAP ingredients.
Frank is my favourite. Humble, knowledgeable and clear when he’s explaining a technique or why you do something a certain way. More Frank is always better.
1 s t r e p l y
Can we talk about how Frank, being a large man, eats all his food with two hands? Pretty cute lol
I think that’s a thing with some chefs. They all got something special they do when taste testing food
is it just me or is it satisfying to watch frank turn cheap food into something good
Frank has all this skill, but he is so kind and humble
That wasn't what I expected, based on comments in other videos, but you're right, he comes across as kind and not at all arrogant or condescending. He was equally gracious in the spaghetti and meatballs video with Beth.
@@richardadams4928 the comments are basically a meme since frank likes to prep his own ingredients
It's always the innuendos with John everytime he's cooking with meat 😂
I love how friendly Rose and the chefs are
Sahitya right? They treat cooking as an adventure they’re all taking together. I hope they get on well off camera too
@@JB-xl2jc everything is almost on the spot.
John: _”I can usually handle meat”_
*Realizes what he just said*
Visible confusion
John is gay confirmed
I’ve never seen this dude before in my life but would put every dollar I own that he’s gay
YungChip030 same
YungChip030 same here
Why do gay people do that all the time....💀 What is it with the need to constantly affirm that you’re gay with crude jokes lol Someone enlighten me.
i love these videos so muchh I love food and i love sharing and teaching and these videos make me happy it is all humbling and enjoying
I love how Frank never leaves the recipe but just lists the ingredients and lets them figure it out
Is John a home cook now?, Because he is wearing a black apron.
Bruh he evolved
I kinda noticed that too, and he was level 1 chef and now I think he is level 2 chef 🤔 I am not certain though
i mean he was pretty good for 1lvl so i think he was close to "evolve" and now he did it.
Idk but i can still never forgive him for using turkey in tacos
@@No.1KendrickGlazer That I was fine with, it was forcing an entire salad in there too
Man I love Frank! He's so professional yet humble at the same time, doesn't come across as arrogant or conceited, so encouraging at all times.
Absolutely love this program puts a smile on my face
they both are super cool! thank you!
“One thing home cooks don’t do, is you should be tasting.” Frank I am offended. I taste everything at every step. Probably even 2 and 3 bites. Why do you think I’m NEVER hungry by the time dinner is served?!? Lol
Lola D, I felt this comment in my soul 🤣😂
I always taste the food, even tho I'm not the one making it😂
I taste the food so much often times I eat like two servings of it by the time I'm done cooking and I have to tell my Fiancée that I "just don't feel hungry right now"
Frank: "You're gonna pay a little more"
10X more expensive than my daily food budget
25x more than mine..
EmmaGamesNL any times 0 is still 0
uhhh 125x more than mine
Frank is so humble and down to earth! Where can I see more of his videos?
This was so sweet, the chef so friendly n not intimidating like most
Petition to upgrade Frank to level 5 chef: God
ChickenNuggetDinosaur ChickenNuggetDinosaur ChickenNuggetDinosaur
I control the salt now
fadeAway “I want beer”
ChickenNuggetDinosaur ChickenNuggetDinosaur
CorkonNoggotDonosoor
@Fernandez Martinez not for everyone
“One thing home cooks don’t do is they should be tasting” yeah speak for yourself I eat during every step. Even basically raw pasta
Steveofthejungle8 sameeee 😂
Me too!
When my grandma calls us over for lunch, she usually doesn't eat with us at all, because she ate all the way through cooking XD
There's honestly less tasting in a restaurant setting than home cooking. I taste every step of the way at home but working you really only taste the stuff prepared for service but you can't taste the finished product before sending it out most of the time.
Does taking a gulp of wine count as tasting your food? : )
The way Frank bites into that garlic knot at 19:26 with both hands is so great
Frank: "this is a simple comforting dish. There is nothing complicated about it." 😂😂😂
Squeezes the tomato and juice bursts out. "My tomatoes got over excited"
Lol
Frank: Again
You can hear the sadness in his voice 😂😂😂
He sounded so defeated😂
That made me think, and figured out that they do not know, when coming to epicurious kitchen studio, if they will cook their own version of a certain meal or get swapped. And believe me, when you prepare for a nice dish, you already cooked it in your head, than turns out you have to do it with other ingredients, possibly you won't have this or that and you're screwed. :D
This show made me know how to make A LOT of fancy dishes with less than 30$
Absolutely theeee most entertaining episode yet!!! Loads of laughs!
I edited this comment so you guys will never know why I got 5.9k likes! Muahahaha!
VirusZero0140 lol Gordon Ramsay ... you, come over here 😡🤬😡🤬🤬
@@MickeyMouse-xs4hw Tanga ka tehh
MickeyMouse5980 stfu his criticism is constructive
@@someguywithmtndew5691 every teacher have their own method to educate damn it!
I wonder what the chef cook for his pasta dinner weekend for his family