I enjoy "Worth It" -- in which a couple of guys pick a food form and then try it at three different price points -- cheap, medium, and outrageous -- and then judge which is most worth it at its price point. I've discovered about a hundred places that I want to eat. I think the show is worth it. Here's an episode they did on noodles. https://youtu.be/FkIQMZaBTBo

Independent George wrote:I've become a fan of Sous Vide Everything.

It's obvious that they love what they're doing, and that a lot of it is straight trial & error experimentation (with the results available for everyone to see).

Been a bit of a falling out at Sous Vide Everything, Guga and Maumau are still there but Ninja went off and started his own channel called Salty Tales.

Been watching a lot of Bon Appétit's YouTube channel lately, I especially like their show "Reverse Engineering" where the chef is blindfolded and presented with a dish from a celebrity chef that he can smell, taste and touch but not see then given two days to recreate the dish.

Good Mythical Morning is more of a comedy show but they do a lot of food related content such as taste tests. They recently started a new sub-channel called Mythical Kitchen where their chef does things like make over the top versions of fast food items.

My name is Andong. Fun food centric channel, Russian living in Berlin who speaks English, German, Russian, Chinese and probably a few other languages, cooks/travels internationally. Some of the videos are him recreating well known dishes, some are his and in one he travels to a resort town in rural Russia and cooks fish tacos for his grandparents, who are impossibly charming.

Good cook, solid techniques, interesting, fun to watch.

G Wiv wrote:My name is Andong. Fun food centric channel, Russian living in Berlin who speaks English, German, Russian, Chinese and probably a few other languages, cooks/travels internationally. Some of the videos are him recreating well known dishes, some are his and in one he travels to a resort town in rural Russia and cooks fish tacos for his grandparents, who are impossibly charming.

Good cook, solid techniques, interesting, fun to watch.

Nice combination of travelogue and food ideas.

Chinese Cooking Demystified is by far the most in-depth and thorough English language resource for Chinese cuisines I've come across.

G Wiv wrote:My name is Andong. Fun food centric channel, Russian living in Berlin who speaks English, German, Russian, Chinese and probably a few other languages, cooks/travels internationally. Some of the videos are him recreating well known dishes, some are his and in one he travels to a resort town in rural Russia and cooks fish tacos for his grandparents, who are impossibly charming.

Good cook, solid techniques, interesting, fun to watch.

Great tip, Gary. Just a fun guy to watch. He really takes the time on the research side, too. Thanks!

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Andong is definitely a lot of fun. I see Souped Up Recipes was also mentioned -- that's a great channel as well. It's a bit of a more approachable version of Chinese Cooking Demystified. Those two are my go-tos for Chinese recipes.

A few others I enjoy:

Emmy Made In Japan.
This one is perhaps a bit less recipe-based than the others, though she does do a lot of recipe videos, including historical and what may seem to us as being odd like Haitian Dirt Cookies. Her approach is one of infectious curiosity and non-judgmental in tone. It's also fun when she tries things like cheeseburger in a can.

Glen & Friends Cooking.
A fun cooking channel from a neighbor up north. Glen (with frequent appearances from his wife, Jules) make everything from the top-rated recipes on Youtube to historical recipes to homemade Worcestershire sauce to trying to figure out Coca-Cola and KFC recipes. Most of the food featured is typical North American comfort food, great for days like this.

Like everyone in America, I'm in love with the Bon Appetit youtube channel. I think Reverse Engineering has my top spot, followed by Molly's seemingly unnamed show, and then everyone's gateway of Gourmet Makes.

I've also been watching a lot of Eater's Prime Time lately.

If you are into food travel shows, especially ones focusing mostly on Asia, Strictly Dumpling is a must watch.

I watch a LOT of food programming on YouTube.

200 episodes of Mind of a Chef were just uploaded to Youtube. Very cool!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... siYZnakvg7

I want her some Andong yesterday. Very fun - thanks.

Village Cooking Channel | Farmers cooking traditional meals like 500 Egg Gravy for their entire village in Tamil Nadu--a pure joy to watch.

trixie-pea wrote:Village Cooking Channel | Farmers cooking traditional meals like 500 Egg Gravy for their entire village in Tamil Nadu--a pure joy to watch

Village Cooking Channel, fun to watch, a true window into another lifestyle / culture !

Here's an odd one, Featureman. He was a Hollywood bit player, sidekick, albeit one who worked steadily, who retired to Tennessee. His channel features budget meals, some fast food and snippets of him acting, playing music etc. Focus is squarely on the budget side of things.

I don't watch him often, though he has a calm countenance. I can't decide if I watch because I'm interested in someone who cooks / views food from a different perspective or cautionary tale.

If you are looking for Indian Food channel; I recommend the VahChef channel by Sanjay Thumma.

A little background. Chef Thumma is from my city; Hyderabad, India; so I have a natural affinity for his style. . He also had a restaurant on Devon in the oughts called Sizzle India that was one of the first places on Devon to serve Andhra Food. He started the YouTube channel and looks like he has moved back to India now.

His videos are fantastic, as all my attempts at his recipes have turned out pretty authentic tasting.

Try the Biryanis and the saalans. You won't be disappointed.

Anyone watch Li Ziqi's channel? Just read this article and am excited to watch.

The Reclusive Food Celebrity Li Ziqi Is My Quarantine Queen

Tejal Rao wrote:Like so many home cooks in quarantine, after I’ve used up the green tops of my scallions, I drop the white, hairy roots into a glass of water to regenerate, feeling pleased with my own sense of thrift and pragmatism.

But last week, after the Chinese internet star Li Ziqi posted a new cooking video to YouTube called “The Life of Garlic,” I wished I could graduate from scallions on the windowsill.

The channel that I send a lot of people to was originally called "Green Brothers Eats" but has been changed to Pro Home Cooks.

Two brothers who worked in restaurants have generated hundreds of "how to videos." What I really like about these two brothers is that they are curious and will try to make ANYTHING from scratch. What I really like the most is their series on how to cook three square meals a day on the cost of a Starbucks coffee each day in a week.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear ... hs-att_001

They had one video that showed them cooking an egg twenty different ways.

Indianbadger wrote:If you are looking for Indian Food channel; I recommend the VahChef channel by Sanjay Thumma.

A little background. Chef Thumma is from my city; Hyderabad, India; so I have a natural affinity for his style. . He also had a restaurant on Devon in the oughts called Sizzle India that was one of the first places on Devon to serve Andhra Food. He started the YouTube channel and looks like he has moved back to India now.

His videos are fantastic, as all my attempts at his recipes have turned out pretty authentic tasting.

Try the Biryanis and the saalans. You won't be disappointed.

Was making dal palak, so checked Chef Thumma's video to see his take. First, the bad: some of his videos don't list amounts, so you should have some idea of what you're doing going in. But I learned quite a lot from watching him (never added fenugreek before, for example). Interestingly, some of his techniques seem Western to me (mounting with butter, not letting the spinach lose color).

Good stuff!

cilantro wrote:Was making dal palak, so checked Chef Thumma's video to see his take. First, the bad: some of his videos don't list amounts, so you should have some idea of what you're doing going in. But I learned quite a lot from watching him (never added fenugreek before, for example). Interestingly, some of his techniques seem Western to me (mounting with butter, not letting the spinach lose color).

Good stuff!

I am glad!!! I 'pimp' him every chance I get. It seems like he is actually having fun doing the videos. Just look at his version of Toddy Chicken!

His latest videos look like he is running out of ideas, especially now during the stay at home orders in India. Plus he has been doing this for more than 10 years now! But his videos of particular dishes, especially from early in his show, are really well done.

Indianbadger,

When did you become aware of Chef Thumma's channel?

After you highlighted it recently, I forwarded information to a friend who really liked Chef Thumma's food. Apparently, they had long conversations about various cooking aspects over the years.

However, until I highlighted your information, this friend was unaware of this youtube channel. He realized some of these segments were made while still in Chicago. He was grateful for the information and yet quite surprised.

Regards,
CAthy2

Indianbadger wrote:Just look at his version of Toddy Chicken!

Okay, that was nuts.

"You keep playing this game until this bastard chicken is cooked and tender."

Indianbadger wrote:If you are looking for Indian Food channel; I recommend the VahChef channel by Sanjay Thumma.

A little background. Chef Thumma is from my city; Hyderabad, India; so I have a natural affinity for his style. . He also had a restaurant on Devon in the oughts called Sizzle India that was one of the first places on Devon to serve Andhra Food. He started the YouTube channel and looks like he has moved back to India now.

His videos are fantastic, as all my attempts at his recipes have turned out pretty authentic tasting.

Try the Biryanis and the saalans. You won't be disappointed.

I had no idea he had a Chicago connection; awesome. I have made biryani using his technique several times to great results (and, I hasten to add, enjoyed his genial contralto tone as much as his little aphorisms).

ronnie_suburban wrote:

G Wiv wrote:My name is Andong. Fun food centric channel, Russian living in Berlin who speaks English, German, Russian, Chinese and probably a few other languages, cooks/travels internationally. Some of the videos are him recreating well known dishes, some are his and in one he travels to a resort town in rural Russia and cooks fish tacos for his grandparents, who are impossibly charming.

Good cook, solid techniques, interesting, fun to watch.

Great tip, Gary. Just a fun guy to watch. He really takes the time on the research side, too. Thanks!

As fun (and often inspirational) as he is to watch, I'll admit that a recent Andong video, in which he chose to use both food coloring and liquid smoke, had me hovering my mouse over the unsubscribe button. A few days earlier, in another video, he used titanium dioxide in some bao he was making -- for purely aesthetic reasons. I think he's slipped from inquisitive cook to wannabe scientist.

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Cathy2 wrote:Indianbadger,

When did you become aware of Chef Thumma's channel?

After you highlighted it recently, I forwarded information to a friend who really liked Chef Thumma's food. Apparently, they had long conversations about various cooking aspects over the years.

However, until I highlighted your information, this friend was unaware of this youtube channel. He realized some of these segments were made while still in Chicago. He was grateful for the information and yet quite surprised.

Regards,
Cathy2

Hi Cathy,

It was about 6 years ago. I was searching for a Hyderabadi Biryani recipe on Youtube because most of them were not looking authentic; and I stumbled upon this channel. Needless to say, I was supremely stoked to discover it. I remember him from his restaurant and talked to him quite a bit. He went to the Cooking School where I had friends graduate from and was next door to my University.

I was pretty bummed when he closed the restaurant. But it looks like he wanted to start a channel on Youtube and when it got popular enough to be monetized; he moved back to India.

I am glad your friend has found this. Tell him to look for recipes from earlier. As his videos have gotten more 'experimental' as time has gone on. There's only so many videos you can do of Biryani's! And yes, his early videos have a Chicago Skyline intro; indicating he started it when he was still living in our fair city. Our loss has been YouTube's gain.

cilantro wrote:Okay, that was nuts.

"You keep playing this game until this bastard chicken is cooked and tender."

Reminded me of those old videos of Julia Child drinking more wine than adding to the dish of Bouef Bourgignon she was making.

A lot of negativity to J. Kenji Alt on the boards of late.

I happen to be a big fan. He has had a Youtube cooking channel for a year or 2. Of late, he is posting every day with things that he is cooking that day at home and sometimes at his restaurant where they are cooking meals to give to the poor.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqqJQ_ ... IAVfIfKkVA

Late Night Funnyun Tortilla Española
Kenji: “This is not particularly good.”

I still want to make this.

G Wiv wrote:Late Night Funnyun Tortilla Española
Kenji: “This is not particularly good.”

I still want to make this.

What's next? Bugles Nachos?

Things learned from watching this video:
- How to do a cooking demo all by yourself using a gopro camera streaming to your phone
- Keep quiet, no need to narrate anything, because you can always add it later
- Neat trick using the lid to flip the omelette
- He may not have liked it, but it was going to be breakfast

Amused by:
- Opening a carton of eggs where debris of previously used eggs littered the carton
- Dog eating whatever was provided
- Cooking barefoot ... I try not to, because a dropped knife can do some damage.

Wants: I wish my library would reopen, because I was next on list to checkout the gopro.

I am a fan of Kenji, too, as well as ATK. I like how they provide the whys behind what we do as we cook. It can only make cooking better.

CAthy2

JoelF wrote:I still want to make this.
What's next? Bugles Nachos?

I have this semi clear memory of a Kevin Matthews bit called something like Stoner Foods that internet's memory doesn't remember. People could call in with their funniest complicated but stupid dishes. I specifically remember Bugles filled with spray cheese.

Cathy2 wrote:- Cooking barefoot ... I try not to, because a dropped knife can do some damage.

CAthy2

Or the glass jar falls out of the refrigerator on the tile floor ...

Anders Erickson teaches craft cocktails, since he can't make them for us at Ward Eight currently.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEK-Pg ... i7k7re0qGg