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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
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.
Today, Bon Appétit is asking 20 chefs at top NYC restaurants what the most important tools in their kitchens are. From George Motz’s smashula at Hamburger America to Kellogg’s Diner’s gelato machine (presented by Amanda Perdomo, formerly of Kellogg's Diner), find out which tools these chefs need the most to keep their restaurants running smoothly.
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“Yess is a casual izakaya-style restaurant. I like dealing with direct fire and the philosophical idea of buying a whole fish and then processing it.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Junya Yamasaki, head chef at Yess in Los Angeles. Yamasaki follows the philosophy of buying a whole fish and using every part throughout the menu making sure nothing goes to waste.
Today, Bon Appétit joins Chef Meherwan Irani in Mumbai to try the city’s number one street food: Vada Pav. A deep-fried spicy potato dumpling in a bun topped with delicious chutneys, millions of these sandwiches are sold every day throughout the city, making them the most popular street food in Mumbai.
“17-course, $300 omakase for 16 people a night, 8 people a seating.” Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Jesse Ito, owner of Royal Sushi & Izakaya in Philadelphia, as he prepares to serve his exclusive 17-course omakase to a lucky 16 customers a night.
Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Neel Kajale, the Chef de Cuisine at Adda, NYC’s most exciting new Indian restaurant. As the latest addition to the renowned Unapologetic Foods restaurant group–including Michelin-starred Semma–Adda is using bold flavors and techniques to reinvent classic Indian dishes such as butter chicken and Malvani fish curry.
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.
“We’re located in a food court called Mercado la Paloma. This is definitely the cheapest Michelin Star meal you can get in Los Angeles.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with the Chef Gilberto Cetina, owner of Holbox. America’s first Mexican Marisquería to receive a Michelin Star, Holbox serves out of a food court in Los Angeles and is the city’s cheapest Michelin meal.
“I started cooking when I first moved to Miami 10 years ago, just out of desperation for Vietnamese food.” Today Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Tam Pham, chef and owner of Tâm Tâm and the Michelin Guide Florida 2024 Young Chef Award Winner.
