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 spends a day on the line with Chef Martel Stone, Chef de Cuisine at Dōgon, an acclaimed Afro-Caribbean fine dining restaurant in Washington, DC. Open for just 10 months, Dōgon is the second restaurant from James Beard Award-winning Chef Kwame Onwuachi and has quickly gained national recognition as one of America’s best new restaurants.
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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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“Every second that I am breathing inside of this restaurant, I need to come up with new dishes.” Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with chef Kane William Sorrells, Chef of Research and Development at Ilis in NYC–the new brainchild of Noma co-founder, Mads Refslund.
Join Claire Saffitz, Brad Leone, Chris Morocco, Gaby Melian, Andy Baraghani, Sohla El-Waylly, Amiel Stanek, Alex Delany, Carla Lalli Music and Molly Baz at home as they read comments on Bon Appétit videos. Witness the insight that is comments on YouTube.
Bon Appétit joins Chef Jassimran Singh, Executive Chef at Michelin Star restaurant Crown Shy, to make their signature grilled chicken. Perfected by the late Chef Jamal James Kent, Crown Shy’s grilled chicken is their number one dish–so popular that guests make reservations just to enjoy it.
Join Brad Leone, Gaby Melian, Molly Baz, Chris Morocco, Alex Delany, Priya Krishna, Carla Lalli Music and Claire Saffitz for another episode of Test Kitchen Talks. In this episode, they review clips from television cooking shows, including 'Masterchef with Gordon Ramsay,' 'Entertaining with Emeril,' 'Rachel Ray,' 'Maangchi,' 'Barefoot Contessa' (Ina Garten) and 'The French Chef' with Julia Child.
Join Chris Morocco, Zaynab Issa, Shilpa Uskokovic, Hana Asbrink, DeVonn Francis, and Brad Leone in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they each make their favorite quick and easy 15-minute meal.
Bon Appétit joins Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud in his kitchen at Restaurant Daniel in NYC to prepare a French classic: Steak Au Poivre. One of New York’s best chefs, Boulud rarely gets to showcase his take on home cooking in his restaurants, but today he’s teaching a masterclass on his perfect version of a relaxed Sunday lunch.
Sharp knives, hot oil, open flames - even the professionals among us are bound to pick up an injury with the number of hazards in the kitchen. Join Brad Leone, Chris Morocco, Harold Villarosa, Samantha Seneviratne, Rawlston Williams, and Susan Kim as they share their worst kitchen injury stories.
Bon Appétit joins world-renowned Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten at his NYC seafood restaurant, The Fulton, to share his take on the perfect lobster roll recipe. Using only the freshest lobsters and homemade mayonnaise, Chef Jean-Georges shares his secret to building a gourmet lobster roll that’s bursting with flavor.
“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.
We challenged chef Harold Villarosa to make a fast-food-style burger in the Bon Appétit test kitchen better than those from three major chains. Unkle Harold's first job in the U.S. was at a McDonald's in Manhattan—will his past experience help him rise to the challenge?
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 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.
Join Brad Leone, Gaby Melian, Molly Baz, Chris Morocco, Alex Delany, Priya Krishna, Carla Lalli Music and Claire Saffitz for another episode of Test Kitchen Talks. In this episode, they break down all of the techniques they've each learned working in restaurants.
Join pro chefs Tiana Gee, Brad Leone, DeVonn Francis, Kendra Vaculin, Jessie YuChen, Harold Villarosa, and Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they share their personal shopping lists, revealing the essential items and ingredients they pick up from the grocery store week in, week out. From flavorful sauces and condiments to fresh greens and good old fashioned junk food, there's bound to be something for everyone in one of these shopping carts.
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Executive chef Jamal James Kent of Michelin-starred New York restaurant Crown Shy brings us into the kitchen, up close and personal, for an unparalleled look behind the scenes of a busy dinner rush.
Join Claire Saffitz, Brad Leone, Chris Morocco, Andy Baraghani, Sohla El-Waylly, Alex Delany, Carla Lalli Music, Priya Krishna and Christina Chaey at home as they compete in a one-on-one scavenger hunt.
We challenged resident Bon Appétit supertaster Chris Morocco to recreate chef Bobby Flay's cheddar black pepper waffles with sausage in the Bon Appétit 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.
Today, Michelin-trained chef, Eric Huang, demonstrates how he cooks quick and easy chicken fried rice. Huang mastered the art of fine dining by training in Michelin-starred restaurants for 10 years before opening Pecking House in NYC, but even top chefs still love the simple dishes easily made at home.
“We don’t use any electric machines…we have no blenders, we have no food processors, we have no stand mixers, we do everything by hand.”Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Brian Dunsmoor, owner of Dunsmoor in Los Angeles. This restaurant cooks all food over live fire and doesn’t use any electrical appliances in the kitchen, opting to do everything by hand instead.
Director: Jackie Phillips
Director of Photography: April Maxey
Editor: Michael Penhollow
Talent: Brian Dunsmoor
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Creative Producer: Mel Ibarra
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Tania Jones
Camera Operator: Justin Abbate
Assistant Camera: Chris Davidson
Audio Engineer: Paul Cornett
Production Assistant: Spencer Matheson
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
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Director of Content, Production: Ali Inglese
Senior Director, Creative Development: Dan Siegel
Senior Director, Programing: Jon Wise
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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 Carla Lalli Music, Gaby Melian, Christina Chaey, Andy Baraghani, Alex Delany, Sohla El-Waylly, Priya Krishna, Molly Baz, Chris Morocco and Amiel Stanek for another episode of Test Kitchen Talks. In this episode, they review home cooking scenes from movies and television, including 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Bridget Jones's Diary,' 'Johnny English: Reborn,' 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Iron Monkey,' 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and 'The Lunchbox.'
