4 Levels of Caesar Salad: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur John, home cook Daniel, and professional chef Saúl Montiel from Cantina Rooftop - to make us their best caesar salad. Once each level of chef had presented their creations, we asked expert food scientist Rose to explain the choices each made along the way. Which caesar salad makes you want to ask "Et tu, crouton?"
Looking for John on Insta? @johndlopresto
Follow Daniel on Instagram @iamdanielvictor
Keep up with chef Saúl on Instagram @chefsaulmontiel and @CantinaRooftop
Rose is on Instagram at @rosemarytrout_foodscience
Director: Chris Principe
Editor: Manolo Moreno
Level 1 - John LoPresto
Level 2 - Daniel Victor
Level 3 - Saul Montiel
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Producer: Tyre Nobles
Associate Producer: Sam Ghee
Culinary Producer: Jessica Do
Culinary Associate Producer: Katrina Zito
Line Producer: Jennifer McGinity
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Director of Photography: Jeremy Harris
Camera Operator: Lucas Young
Audio: Rachel Suffian
Production Assistant: Rafael Vasquez
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Graphics, Animation, VFX: Léa Kichler
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Posting the Caesar salad episode on the day Caesar was assassinated is low key kinda hilarious.
LMFAO TRUEEEEE
Except it's not named after Julius Caesar at all ;)
you're telling me, caesar, who's been dead for well over 70 years, made this salad?
@@alienpotato1834 please tell me you’re joking 🙃
The cesar salad is actually Mexican lol named after Cesar Cardini
Saul is charming, funny, and takes food to a superior level. I can't watch enough of his cooking.
@The Good Millionaire meee!
Deport him immediately! #MAGA
oops, oops
Charming lmfao
Same!!!
“oops two anchovies went there by accident” - Saul is as always the OG Chef 😄
was looking for this comment!
When Saul was talking about his daughters, I imagined him having a little dainty tea party with them, and I think that must be the most precious thing ever.
literally me too lmao
i love how saul always incorporates ingredients from his heritage into everything he makes.
me too!!!
But cesar salad is a mexican dish
@@miguelsilva4500 omg you're right!
But people hate Americans for doing the same thing. I'm mexican so I like his cooking. But Americans shouldn't be bullied
Cultural appropriation but okay bcs he's not White
Me watching Gordon Ramsy ridiculing a grilled ceasar salad on Kitchen Nightmares: "Unbelievable what an idiot!!!"
Me watching Saul make a grilled ceasar salad: "OMG WHAT A GENIOUS IT LOOKS DELICIOUS!!!"
I literally watched Gordon Ramsay2 days ago berating the grilled Caesar salad I started laughing when I heard saul say he was making grilled
Can u drop a link, plz?
Ideas for future 4 Levels episodes:
- 4 Levels of Carbonara
- 4 Levels of Ribs
- 4 Levels of Stew
- 4 Levels of Lemon Meringue Pie
- 4 Levels of Chimichangas
- 4 Levels of Quiche
- 4 Levels of Stir Fry
- 4 Levels of Mousse
Great suggestions!
Gosh I would love a ribs episode, but only for how fancy and sophisticated ribs can get but also it would be nice to have a cheap easier ribs recipe
omg chimichangas and ribs👏👏👏👏👏👏
Po Boy Sandwiches
Chicken Cordon Blue
Quiche, because it deserves to be said again.
Can we add banana pudding to that?
“This is why you wash your lettuce. Because you don’t want Antonio on your salad.” Saul is legit the best
Chef Saul grilling lettuce reminds of that Kitchen Nightmares episode with the grilled lettuce lol
Gordon Ramsay would not approve 😆🤣
Same
Me too my first thought was that episode Gordon hit the roof when he saw that grilled lettuce with the stem still on it 😂
Was looking for this comment
i thought that too 😂
Caeser salad on the ides of March. Well played Epicurious
His Majesty King George V - Even so, remember that it was named after the Tijuana chef, except his assistant created it and he took the credit from him. Max Miller has an episode about it on the "Tasting History" channel.
@@MossyMozart I almost envy your utter luck of internet jokes knowledge. we all know this salad was not named after Julius Caesar. but that doesn't make the jokes any less funny, a popular variant being knives stabbing into Caesar salad or bottles of caesar dressing.
its known as "play on words"
Level 3 chef being Mexican is the icing on the referential cake
Saúl: I want the salad to feel comfortable
Me: We need to protect this man at all costs
Saul's grilled Caesar salad reminded me of an episode in Kitchen Nightmares where Gordon was amazed by the fact that there could be a grilled Caesar salad.
[Gordon Ramsay entered the group chat]
My thoughts exactly and Gordon tore that guy a new one. He hated it.
Grilled lettuce is great, you should try it!
Literally, I'm not emotionally ready for Gordon to start shouting at Saul, a man who's teaching his daughters to cook with baby lettuces
@@cazzabojangles I love Ramsay's reign, but I will defend Saul with my life
Daniel has gone plant-based. He's approaching his final form.
I used to like Daniel.
💀
he's so hot
@@TTM1895 you don't like someone over a salad dressing...totally normal reaction
@@TTM1895 Key words here are "used to"
Daniel always has to do SOMETHING different. It used to bug me but now I’m entertained 😂
Man loves his fruity foods
@@paulziiee His salad doesn’t look bad I low key kinda want to try it 😅
@@paulziiee just daniel and his sweet sweet tooth
Guy had to vegan a salad…Caesar is perfect as is
Still bugs me, please do not invite this man back lol
Honestly John's is the salad I make (with slightly different dressing), Daniel's is the salad I want to try, and Saul's is what I would expect at a fancy restaurant. It would be interesting to try to make a salad at home using some ingredients and techniques from all three.
Thought the same, I think I would do John lettuce, Daniel’s croutons and Saul dressing and bacon 🤔 and you?
I do a mix of 1 and 2! I use my rotisserie chicken I buy from the store but I make my own croutons and that realllly makes a world of difference and a simple addition to try!
If I ordered a Caesar salad and it came with cranberries I’d be so pissed lol
I’m pissed for you too girl that is wrong
I love that John is here cause he's always putting some random produce in his recipes and this time, I think that would be great. Always great to see Daniel and especially Saul as well.
I'm obsessed with Chef Saúl. I need so much more of him. He's a star!
Saul is hilarious 😂 as per usual... Daniel is stepping up everytime 👏 he's on and Jon is getting there but is content on being where he is... ☺🙂
You had me at SAUL! Honestly whenever I see Chef Saul is in the video, I stop what I’m doing and get ready to watch. I need to try that salad!!!
I was literally just saying why don't we ever do salads?! I would love to see more salads!
Wow haven’t seen John and Daniel in ages. So nice to see them again😊
I think it's kind of cool to see how much Daniel has grown as a chef over the entire series. Same with all of the other original level one and two chefs
Is there any chance that you could flash up the cooking temperature in Celsius for those of us outside the US?
Is there any chance you could pause the video, open the calculator app, subtract 32, and multiply by 5/9?
@@NickBLeaveIt 💀
@@NickBLeaveIt CZcams has an international audience and the US is one of the few countries on the planet that still works in Fahrenheit. Should the whole world have to stop and convert to Celsius just because America has not yet moved into the decimal age?
@@dougiemilnephotography756 and don't get us started on cups...
@@NickBLeaveIt - What a snit you are.
I love John! I can watch an entire show with him just cooking easy dishes in the most calming and easy way
Damn Daniel is back at it again with those cranberries
I love when John is on, because I get to reflect on how nice he was when he interviewed me for grad school years ago.
@ChocPrynce - How nice that you got to meet him. I enjoy his good natured episodes here.
I always remember Gordon Ramsey laughing aloud when a restaurant served him literally grilled lettuce.
Ok but the presentation definitely didn't help 😂
I just thought about this 😅😅
That was literally just a grilled lettuce, not even in a salad or anything.
Well I think Saul for the Caesar Salad one is a good choice, considering Caesar Cardini, an italian immigrant to America, invented it at his restaurant in Mexico, and Saul is a Mexican immigrant to the US. Also any video with Saul is a good choice because he has the best personality of all the pro-chef's here and is a delight to watch
I feel like John's salad was the closest to a true caesar salad, Saul's salad looks amazing despite it having so many changes that it's not even a true caesar salad anymore, and Daniel's salad with it's tahini, cranberries and pumpkin seeds, etc., is like what a white housewife in her forties would eat after pilates while the kids are with the nanny.
reminds me of that "mama got that bunchacrunch cake" song 😭
insanely accurate
Honestly I saw that happening in a student cafeteria in Wisconsin (nuts and cranberries in caesar salad) + ranch dressing
@@arsenijereshkovich8774 Apparently some people think a Caesar salad means, “I’ll add whatever I want to the salad and call it a Caesar salad at the end”.
@@Harpfrmhel no wonder he was stabbed for that treachery
Honestly this avocado Ceasars dressing sounds amazing and I want to try it so badly
Sameeee!!!!!!
FWIW Fresh Express has an avocado Caesar salad option. Open salad bag. Remove packet of mix-ins. Open packets of mix-ins, including dressing, and dump into bag of letuce. Close salad bag and give a vigorous shake. Pour bag contents into bowl and enjoy.
Here for Daniel’s recipes. He always gives his own twist and usually healthier alternatives. Don’t ever change Daniel!
I keep going back and forth between my favorite chefs on these... just really charming people. Started watching these videos to learn how to cook and get ideas, now I watch them when I'm in a bad mood to cheer me up and calm me down. Not only do I get inspired by new ideas, but it just leaves me feeling more positive. One of the few yt series where I've never felt like I've wasted my time watching them. Great job to the producers on these.
Saul is amazing, the cheese chip thing is so simple and so fancy. Great work, great episode
pacha_mammma - Wendy's (fast food restaurants in the USA, maybe elsewhere) has begun serving tiny US nickel-sized versions with their chicken Cesare salad. I have since found them for sale in the Hannaford supermarket under the name "Parma Crips".
Saul is still gangster on this one! I’d pay $25 for his Cesar salad
Cheers from San Diego California
It’s a salad, probably a tasty one, but that’s is NOT a Caesar Salad. Just cross the border and try the original one
Saúl!! Gordon is SCREAMING at you for grilling salad!!! 🤣
Saul > Gordon
Gordon better call Saul
@@savvasef978 Saul is more charming than Gordon
I'm so happy I get this, I literally only watched that video last night 😂
John is the only one who made something I would actually consider a Caesar salad. Bravo for not being completely ridiculous with a salad that is supposed to be simple.
Antonio was just there chilling man
Saul is like the fun uncle in the family. His personality is awesome. 😂❤
Saul is the best!! I love grilled caesar salad, but his looked especially good!
YUMMY recipes! Thank you guys for sharing! Have fun and good luck! ☀️
I don't remember no shy guy afraid of everything! Git outa here you ball of sunshine!
As a food technology student, this channel/segment has been really informative for irl applications of my field. Would definitely recommend.
Also, Saul the best. Aaaand food looks yum
Absolutely enamoured by Chef Saul: what a fabulous personality!! 🎀
Oops! Oops! Two anchovis just went in there by accident... haha, Saul is amazing!
It would be nice if we got to see them try each other's version.
Those are interesting salads Daniel and Saúl made, and I would absolutely eat them with great enjoyment, but I can't call them Caesar salad after all their changes.
Saul basically made a more Mexican version of a Caesar which was invented in Mexico so I don’t really see a problem with that, Daniel on the other hand took something that can not be vegan and made it vegan which makes it something completely different
Then is Mexican salad, nothing to do with Caesar salad. I understand to change something similar and one thing only but he made totally another salad. Still I'm sure it is tasty
I think that if you pointed out to Saul that you don't need to put avocado in every recipe, he'd reply: "Yes, but why wouldn't you?"
And I am totally ok with that.
@@H0lyMoley I am totally ok with that as well :9 :9 :9 - but I'm _still_ not calling it Caesar salad.
@@dantethunderstone2118 Not exactly. The creator of the Caesar salad was an Italian, but one who had restaurants in the U.S. and one in Tijuana.
Anything Saul makes looks amazing.. and Caesar isn't Caesar without the anchovies.. you can't even taste them.. just gives a nice flavor
I love these videos! They are so fun and the commentary and camaraderie is so funny and enjoyable :-) thank you for these, super fun!
i love this pro chef. he is a guy who enjoys food! both making it and eating it. love the vibe. i bet everything he makes is top notch. !!!!!
Welcome back John, Daniel, and Saul!
Those are nice and all, but I saw only 1 actual Caeser salad, John's.
I'm with John about covering my salad with dressing (though I need to be careful about it these days).
John, Daniel, and Saul is my fav combo!
Saul grilling lettuce reminds me of Kitchen Nightmares Grilled Lettuce episode
Really liked the look of all three of these recipes!
I cant believe saul doesnt want me on his salad😢
i’m so happy saul used garbanzo beans! i always add them to my salads 🥰
I missed John, need more of him
always love Sauls recipes!
Looks so delicious!
Love your videos ❤
All three dishes look soo good!
Oh the irony posting Caesar salad video in the Ides of March...
Like the fact that this video dropped on the Ides of March. Also, they all killed it!
Not a very salad guy but Saul is all in for this dish! Love his cooking style!
Talk to yourself like Saul talks to grilled lettuce
Those baby lettuces look so good
They are all so charming I love the chefs!
And our scientific reviewer too😊
i’ve been making a version of caesar dressing using greek yogurt, fish sauce, lemon, garlic (fresh or roasted depending on my mood), parmesan, pepper, olive oil, etc.
i LOVE saul. he’s so personable and funny
Saul is the best! not always his way is good for me, but the result is amazing.
Oooh the freco looks good. I think they all did exactly as they intended. Saul’s looks amazi
John looks so much more confident with his techniques and cooking. I can't wait till he gets promoted to level 2.
One of the most endearing things about the Epicurious channel is the chefs personalities. So much more refreshing than the likes of Oliver or Ramsey
Saul's salad looks stunning!
John is a vibe, always Daniel is always a delight. Hi Saul
Daniel’s looks the most appetizing. Fresh ingredients, healthy
Oh Epicurious posting this on the Ides of March, I see you 👀 🔪
Washed and ready to serve lettuces
Fresh homemade croutons roasted on a pan - baguette cut in chunky pieces dressed in olive oil, garlic power, chili flakes, salt and peber. Makes them crunch on the outside and soft on the inside.
Small red onion thinly sliced
Roasted pine nuts (almost gives a bacon taste to the dish)
Newman's Own Caesar Salad Dressing - the oil one as you don't need as much to cover the lettuces
Parmesan flakes
If fancy, add avocado in chunks.
This, I've found, is my favorite way to make it.
I don't know why CZcams hasn't sent me the notifications for your videos. I'm subscribed, but regardless another great episode all three did amazing! Cheers from your biggest fan in Colombia amigos !!!
“i like to make everything complicated” -chef saul
he just like me fr
I’m an official cheerleader for Chef Saul! Great sense of humor with a groovy recipe!
Daniel, as a vegan myself I absolutely loved you today :)
I'm obsessed with how Saul says "Black Pepper"
I like that the closest thing to a caesar salad makes level one cook
Good recipi great upload
I love that this episode was released on the Ides of March!
Excellent!
omg. i’ve been waiting for chef sauls return !
I love this video ☺️✨✨✨
I came for Saul. He did not disappoint!
this trio goes CRAZYYYYYY
Every Saul episode is an amazing ep. I dont even watch unless either Frank, Lorenzo, Emily, Julie or Saul is in it.
Saul: *amazed by his cheese chips* "pwaaaaaaah" .... just, it got me, SO ADORABLE👏👏
Two anchovies went there by accident...😂😂😂 Saul is just a sweetheart ❤❤
I think this is the first episode where I actually like the professional chef and what he's making.
Rose is a treasure. I could watch her all day!!
🤯👨🏽🍳Chef Saul!🤣🤣 he’s a genius and comedian …never seen before💃🏻💙
I’m convinced Saul has a comedy script for each of his recipes cause 😂😂😂😂
Love that it’s Daniel repping Level 2 for this specific dish!