We challenged resident Bon Appétit supertaster Chris Morocco to recreate J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's okonomiyaki in the BA Test Kitchen. The catch? He'll have to identify what he's making with a blindfold over his eyes, letting each of his other senses guide the way.
Check out J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's Okonomiyaki Pancake Recipe here.
Upgrade your cooking skills with his two captivating books by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, The Food Lab and The WOK, available now!
“Osip is a small farm-to-table restaurant in the English countryside. We have a Michelin Star and people travel countries to come eat dinner here.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Ciaran Brennan, head chef at Osip in Somerset. Operating out of a 300-year-old house in the English countryside, Osip grows most of its own produce, letting nature decide what’s on the menu.
Osip is a 2025 Conde Nast Traveler Hot List Restaurant Winner.
Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Arturo Rojas, chef de cuisine at Antico Nuovo in Los Angeles. Antico Nuovo is redefining Italian dining by reaching back—way back. From handmade pastas to wood-fired dishes, this acclaimed restaurant blends age-old cooking techniques inspired by the Italian countryside with modern dining, offering a culinary experience that feels both ancient and elevated.
When it comes to classic French eateries in New York City, few are more iconic than SOHO's Balthazar. We sent Alex Delany to this famous brasserie to try one of everything on the breakfast menu, and we didn't send him alone. For this episode, he was joined by French-speaking pastry expert Claire Saffitz to eat way too much food and drink multiple bowls of milky coffee.
“I never know entirely what my menu’s going to look like when I wake up. We change the menu every day–it’s a reflection of what’s coming out of our local waters and local farms.” Today Bon Appetit spends a day on the line with James London, chef and owner of Chubby Fish in Charleston, South Carolina. This dock-to-table restaurant serves some of the freshest seafood in the city and revolves its menu around whatever comes out of the waters and farms each day.
Bon Appétit joins Chef Ed Szymanski of Dame, an English seafood restaurant in the heart of NYC, to make their traditional battered fish and chips. Simplicity is best when it comes to making this classic British dish–fresh fish coated in airy batter, fluffy chips crisped to perfection, and then doused in vinegar with a sprinkle of lemon juice. A bite of Dame’s fish and chips is enough to transport you from the busy NYC streets to the great British seaside.
Andy Baraghani is basically starting from scratch with it comes to Senegalese food -- it's not a cuisine he is very familiar with. Join Andy on yet another culinary exploration as he learns how to make four traditional Senegalese dishes under the guidance of Pierre Thiam, the co-founder and executive chef at Teranga.
Check out our profile of Pierre here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/story/fonio-pierre-thiam%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-66a81f2638c312e91ca5f69d">
Bon Appétit meets Eric Sze in New York's Financial District, as he prepares to eat his way through the entire fine dining menu at Delmonico's Steakhouse. Joined by Ed Szymanski, chef at Dame and Lords in NYC, their appetites get put to the test in this lip-smacking food challenge.
Bon Appétit joins Chef Mattia Moliterni of Roscioli NYC, the iconic Roman restaurant’s New York outpost, as he makes their famous carbonara. Discover the secrets behind Roscioli’s most beloved recipe, from sourcing authentic ingredients like guanciale and Pecorino Romano, to perfecting the creamy, egg-based sauce without a drop of cream. Straight from the heart of Rome to the Big Apple, this is how carbonara is meant to be made.
Join Gaby Melian in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes empanadas. Gaby is from Buenos Aires and was taught as a little girl by family members how to make them. After years of perfecting, she’s found she loves both baked and fried empanadas. Here, she makes empanadas with ham and cheese—for more options, see the recipe below!
https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/ham-cheese-and-onion-empanadas%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-61e6df220ea6c7b613b26500">
We challenged chef Harold Villarosa to make a chicken shawarma sandwich in the Bon Appétit test kitchen that outclasses the options he sampled from 4 local takeout spots. Does Unkle Harold have what it takes to not only reproduce the complex flavors but elevate them all into something even better than takeout restaurant shawarma? Hard to imagine, but Harold is ready.
We challenged resident Bon Appétit super taster Chris Morocco to recreate Bobby Flay's macaroni & cheese carbonara recipe using every sense he has other than sight. Was he up to the challenge?
Today, one of NYC’s best Italian chefs, Stefano Secchi, demonstrates how he cooks the perfect Ragu. Secchi has mastered the art of Italian cooking as Executive Chef at Massara in NYC, but even top chefs still love the classic dishes you can make at home.
Court Street Grocers is a fixture of Carroll Gardens. We sent Alex Delany to this Brooklyn sandwicherie (this has to be a word, right?) to try one of everything on the menu, and we didn't send him alone. For this episode, he was joined by Christina Chaey as they eat everything they can between two slices of bread.
Filmed on 1/27/20.
Binging with Babish visits the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen to make a Jean Georges-style ostrich egg with Molly Baz. Can he follow along using verbal instructions only?
Check out Andrew's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/bgfilms
Filmed on 2/28/2020.
Andy Baraghani is on to his next exploration and this time it's Palestinian cooking. He's joined by Rawia Bishara, a fixture in Palestinian cooking, to introduce him to the essentials of the cuisine at her restaurant Tanoreen. She teaches Andy how to cook three dishes: fatoush, makloobeh and knafeh.
Check out one of Rawia's recipes from Tanoreen here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/musakhan%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-578d2e8b0150278b02e390c5">
When it comes to New York City delis, it's hard to top Brooklyn's Frankel's Deli. Their cream cheeses are perfectly tangy and creamy, their bagels have ideal density and their whitefish, simply put, is a revelation. This place is so good, in fact, that we sent our very own Alex Delany to try one of everything on this menu. And we didn't send him alone. This time he's joined by Frankel's frequenter Molly Baz.
Get to know chef Josef Centeno of Bäco Mercat in Los Angeles, CA. His restaurant is featured as one of Bon Appétit's 2012 best new restaurants in America.
Join chef Harold Villarosa at the Kingsbridge Social Club in the Bronx as he makes chicken adobo grilled cheese with pickled butternut squash. Chicken adobo is a traditional Filipino dish that Harold likes to cook entirely on a pancake griddle, though a regular skillet and pot work too.
Artwork by Tracy 168 (Michael Tracy)
Join Harold Villarosa (and special guest Hip Hop Philanthropist A$AP Twelvvy) at The Bronx Brewery as he makes steak okonomiyaki, a Japanese-style savory pancake. Okonomiyaki begins with dashi, a flavorful stock that Harold makes with locally-sourced kelp and dried mushrooms. While the dashi simmers, you can work on the steak and sauce. Harold uses NY strip steak for this recipe, but feel free to use whichever cut your heart desires. When it actually comes to making the okonomiyaki, mix the dashi into the batter followed by cabbage and scallion and then start making pancakes!
Check out Hip Hop Philanthropist A$AP Twelvyy's new album here: https://noonyung.com/
Cacio e pepe works on so many things, this chips recipe is just our latest obsession with using the whole flavor combination.
Recipe: http://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/cacio-e-pepe-chips%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-668fcdd0ca3933f9ffa7ef71">
Bon Appétit meets Jackie Carnesi in East Village, New York, as she prepares to eat her way through the entire Tex-Mex menu at Yellow Rose. Joined by Eric Sze, chef at Wenwen and 886 in NYC, their appetites get put to the test in this lip-smacking food challenge.
Andy Baraghani loves Chinese food, so he was pretty excited when we challenged him to go learn the ins and outs of Sichuan cooking. Join Andy on a culinary exploration as he learns how to make four traditional Sichuan dishes under the guidance of Chinese food experience guide Liz Mo and Málà Project chef Qilong Zhao.
