It’s a beautiful morning in Bangkok, Thailand and chef Lucas Sin is waiting for an omelet. But this isn’t your typical order of eggs—it’s the Michelin-rated oyster omelet at Nai Mong Hoi Thod, one of the most well-awarded oyster restaurants on the planet. Come into the kitchen and behind the scenes for an up close look at the experience of eating at Nai Mong Hoi Thod, where the philosophy is all about textural and flavorful delights.
Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Lois Picken, head chef at NYC’s Huso. Step inside the fine dining kitchen of this Michelin-starred restaurant hidden in the back of a caviar shop, where rare beluga and osetra caviar, bluefin tuna tartare, Wagyu beef en croûte, and live scallops power a seasonal tasting menu.
Learn how to make steak au poivre with frites with Chef Alexia Duchêne. This classic French bistro dish is a fundamental of French cuisine, pairing a perfectly seared steak with a rich, creamy peppercorn sauce and crisp fries. Master essential techniques like building a pan sauce, cooking a juicy, flavorful steak, and double-frying potatoes for golden, crispy fries so you can deliver restaurant-quality results at home.
Today, Michelin-starred chef Dominique Crenn is in the Bon Appétit test kitchen to make her most difficult dish: oysters, cucumber, and wasabi. Crenn is the first female chef in America to attain three Michelin Stars at her experimental restaurant, Atelier Crenn, in San Francisco.
Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Koichi Endo, Executive Chef at Tempura Matsui–America’s only Michelin-starred tempura restaurant. Tempura Matsui is the first authentic tempura restaurant in New York City and follows the techniques of its grand chef, Mr. Masao Matsui.
How does a high-end, perennially busy Chinese restaurant in New York City keep the plates coming? Emmeline Zhao, Managing Partner at Silver Apricot in New York's West Village, leads us behind the scenes for an all access look at how the staff handles a busy Friday evening rush, serving hundreds of consistently high-quality small plates a night from their 90 square foot kitchen.
Today Bon Appétit joins Chef Akira Shirayama at his restaurant Yorozu in Tokyo to observe his mastery of aged sushi. The best sushi isn’t always the freshest–Shirayama has invented methods for aging nearly 1000 varieties of fish, earning him a Michelin Star. At his six-seat restaurant hidden in a nondescript apartment building, guests can enjoy an omakase tailored to them by the sushi master himself.
Join Claire Saffitz, Brad Leone, Chris Morocco, Gaby Melian, Andy Baraghani, Sohla El-Waylly, Amiel Stanek, Alex Delany, Carla Lalli Music, Rick Martinez, Christina Chaey and Molly Baz at home as they rate different foods. Find out who our glass of milk drinkers are. Who do you think actually likes green bell pepper?
Join Zaynab Issa, Brad Leone, Hana Asbrink, Inés Anguiano, and Kendra Vaculin in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they each prepare their go-to appetizers.
Kendra's Goat Cheese and Salami Stuffed Dates: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/stuffed-dates-goat-cheese-salami
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.
Today, Bon Appétit joins chefs Lucas Sin and Eric Sze in Keelung as they eat their way through an iconic Taiwanese night market for only $18. From specialty pork trotters to charcoal oyster omelets, you can easily indulge in an epic feast on a budget at Taiwan’s night markets.
The legendary chefs of Chef’s Table: Legends—Jamie Oliver, Thomas Keller, Alice Waters, and José Andrés—join Bon Appétit to answer your top cooking questions. From achieving perfectly crispy bacon to ordering steak well-done, they share expert tips to level up your cooking game.
Bon Appétit joins Chef Eric Ripert, owner of NYC’s Le Bernardin, to make his perfect version of salmon fillet. With three Michelin Stars, Le Bernardin is a renowned seafood destination in Manhattan, using only the best produce and ingredients cooked by master chefs–including their barely cooked salmon with coconut curry sauce.
At the heart of every Michelin-star restaurant are its hardworking employees. Bon Appétit goes behind the scenes at Crown Shy in New York City to meet every worker responsible for running this Michelin-rated restaurant each night. From owner Jamal James Kent to chef de cuisine, to servers–meet the faces behind the meals.
Bon Appétit joins Chef Meherwan Irani in Delhi, one of the world’s greatest food cities, to visit New Zaika Kathi Roll, a stall specialising in butter chicken kati rolls. This humble street stall serves buttery, flaky parathas layered with egg, smoky tandoori chicken, and rich butter chicken sauce. Watch how charcoal-fired tandoors, expert technique, and 16 years of craftsmanship come together to create one of the best street foods in India.
In this episode of 'Food Film School', SORTEDfood co-hosts James Currie and Jamie Spafford review the most popular food videos on the internet including 'Double Tap for Mac and Cheese' on Instagram, '2 Ingredient Pancackes' on Facebook, eHow's '3 Cheese Blend Recipe', Gordon Ramsay's 'Classic Shepheard's Pie' recipe, 'Bathing in 1,250 bottles of hot sauce', the biggest pie video on Facebook, 'Skin a Watermelon Party Trick', and SORTEDfood's '5 kitchen gadgets no one needs'.
Michelin-starred Chef Daniel Boulud joins Bon Appétit to show how to make the iconic Chobster at Café Boulud at Maison Barnes. A luxurious fusion of roast chicken and lobster inspired by classic French cuisine, this dish is the next level of surf and turf. Watch as Boulud demonstrates professional techniques such as trussing a chicken, poaching a lobster, and building a rich sauce Américaine for an unforgettable fine dining experience.
We challenged San Francisco local Tyler MacNiven (aka the luckiest man in California) to dine at six of Bon Appétit’s Best New Restaurants in six hours. Follow along and feast your eyes on some of the specialty dishes that make these SF restaurants—Liholiho Yacht Club, The Progress, Lazy Bear, AL’s Place, Izakaya Rintaro, Aatxe— stand out from the pack.
Go behind the scenes as Executive Chef Thomas Allan leads his team through a Friday night dinner rush at The Modern in New York City, a 2-Michelin-Star restaurant. From tasting menu plating to real-time kitchen communication, see how a world-class fine dining kitchen handles over 200 guests with precision and speed during an intense night of service.
In this edition of Street Eats, Bon Appétit joins chef Lucas Sin at Elvis Suki in Bangkok to try their Michelin-rated street food, from their signature sukiyaki to their famous chargrilled scallops.
Join pastry chef Claire Saffitz in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she attempts to make gourmet Starburst.
Check out Claire's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csaffitz/
Don your monocle, dust off that top hat and throw on your finest furs because today we're joining Molly Baz to learn everything there is to know about the finest of fine foods, caviar. Molly heads to iconic caviar distributor and restaurant Petrossian Boutique & Cafe to taste this most decadent of delectables and develop delicious dishes on which to dine featuring, of course, caviar, that delicacy from down under the depths of the sea.
