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.
"I want to make sure I'm being a proper leader for them." Juliana Latif, Chef de Cuisine at the Eastern Mediterranean restaurant Zou Zou's, walks us through a typical day at the New York City eatery. Juliana starts off laying out her kitchen prep process (and watch as she demonstrates how she fillets fluke), moves on to lunch and dinner service, and breaks down how she takes inventory.
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Today, Bon Appétit joins Chef Kelly Mencin, owner of NYC’s Radio Bakery, to make focaccia. Radio Bakery is one of New York’s hottest bakeries and was named one of the best in America by The New York Times.
Ann Cromley, sous chef at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, brings you along for an entire day of behind the scenes prep and service at one of America’s preeminent farm-to-table restaurants.
Join Claire Saffitz, Brad Leone, Chris Morocco, Gaby Melian, Amiel Stanek, Alex Delany, Rick Martinez, Christina Chaey and Molly Baz as they make their best pantry sandwiches. Tuna melts, shrimp salad sandwiches and Brad's untitled cold meatloaf masterpiece, oh my!
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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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.
“Brigaid is a company that hires professional chefs to work in school kitchens. We get to work with real ingredients and limit the amount of processed food that kids get on a daily basis.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Persefoni Vordokas, a Brigaid program chef at Dream Charter School.
Join Chris Morocco, Zaynab Issa, Kendra Vaculin, Shilpa Uskokovic, Brad Leone, and Rachel Gurjar in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they demonstrate how pro chefs pack their preferred lunch box.
Join Melissa Miranda, Chris Morocco, Rachel Gurjar, Kendra Vaculin, Chrissy Tracey, and Brad Leone in the Bon Appétit test kitchen as they each make their favorite breakfast sandwich. Opinions may differ on which ingredients make the best sandwich to start your day—are eggs an absolute must? Does anyone love Taylor Ham as much as Brad? No matter how you slice it, some of these breakfast sandwiches are sure to get your motor running.
Join Claire Saffitz, Brad Leone, Chris Morocco, Andy Baraghani, Carla Lalli Music, Priya Krishna, Molly Baz, Rick Martinez and Alex Delany at home as they make 9 different pantry desserts. Learn how to take those frozen waffles to the next level. Got some barley you're not sure what to do with? How about some barley rice pudding?
“Working in a restaurant that never closes is a little bit different…the hoods are always going, the lights are always on, the people are always here.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Jackie Carnesi, executive chef at Kellogg’s Diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. At 96 years old, this diner has just started back up its 24-hour service and given its menu a Tex-Mex makeover.
Join Carla Lalli Music, Gaby Melian, Christina Chaey, Andy Baraghani, Alex Delany, Sohla El-Waylly, Molly Baz, Chris Morocco, Amiel Stanek and Priya Krishna for another episode of Test Kitchen Talks. In this episode, they make their favorite cocktails.
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.'
Join Chrissy Tracey, Melissa Miranda, Brad Leone, Rachel Gurjar, Kendra Vaculin and Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit test kitchen as they debate the merits of popular food trends from the 1950's to today. From gelatinous tomato aspic to Hamburger Helper™ and avocado toast, see if you agree with the pros on which trends still deserve a spot in the limelight and which should fade away into history.
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 tell us what their least favorite ingredients are and then have a meal prepared for them featuring that ingredient.
“The different hats I wear are: shop prepping, cooking, packing, delivering, dispatcher, customer service, graphic designer. Why I do everything is because I don’t know that you’re not supposed to do everything–I don’t come from the industry.” Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with chef Salvatore La Rosa, the one-man-show behind Brooklyn’s hottest new lunch delivery service, Salvo’s Cucina Casalinga.
Join Carla Lalli Music, Alex Delany, Sohla El-Waylly, Amiel Stanek, Priya Krishna, Molly Baz, Chris Morocco, Rick Martinez, Brad Leone and Claire Saffitz for another episode of Test Kitchen Talks. In this episode, our beloved pro chefs make their favorite sandwiches.
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
Follow Executive Pastry Chef Caroline Schiff of Gage & Tollner through an entire day preparing the breads and dessert menu at an iconic 143 year-old New York restaurant. From feeding her beloved sourdough starter "Edna" to trying new cheesecake creations and flaming baked alaskas, see how these professional chefs keep a kitchen humming day in, day out.
Join Zaynab Issa, Kendra Vaculin, Rachel Gurjar, Inés Anguiano, Brad Leone, and DeVonn Francis in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they each share their favorite, trusty, go-to pan - and explain why they’d never be caught in the kitchen without one.
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 professional chefs Susan Kim, Chris Morocco, Harold Villarosa, Rachel Gurjar, Chrissy Tracey, and Jessie YuChen in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they reveal the specialized "secret weapon" tools they've come to depend on. From cookie-making dough guns to dried bonito shavers, some of these clutch items are sure to make good additions to your kitchen.
Join Carla Lalli Music, Gaby Melian, Alex Delany, Sohla El-Waylly, Priya Krishna, Molly Baz, Chris Morocco, Rick Martinez and Claire Saffitz for another episode of Test Kitchen Talks. In this episode, our beloved pro chefs try their hands at latte art.