This channel is all about the interesting stories behind the food you want to eat, and cooking it too. Every recipe has a story behind it, and once you know that story, you taste the food a little differently. I’ve always found that cooking is more interesting when there’s context behind the dish at hand. Knowing a little bit of history, believe it or not, can make you a smarter, more thoughtful cook.
I spent a few years working as a private chef, I’ve worked in restaurants in both the front and back of the house, washed dishes, worked in a concessions stand… and that’s not a sad attempt at a flex, it just means I've made many of the mistakes a kitchen can throw at you, usually more than once. And I intend to use those lessons learned to help you become a better, more technical cook.
So thanks a mille for watching and I hope you dig the vids!
Adam Witt
Controversial question for a Saturday morning 🧅 French onion soup should be made with...
In France, chicken stock is common. Somehow, beef stock became the default for a lot of us on this side of the Atlantic. Full story: https://youtu.be/oMLs-Retk5o
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What makes or breaks French onion soup? 🧅
It’s basically four simple components, which means every single one has to pull its weight.
Full breakdown:🥣 https://youtu.be/oMLs-Retk5o
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Controversial question for a Saturday morning 🌯 A chicken Caesar wrap is...
And before you answer, remember: Caesar salad was invented in Mexico. 👀 Full story: https://youtu.be/YzK2rZDnLIk
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Pick your Caesar 🥬
The original Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana and looked VERY different from the one most of us eat today. Full story here🌯 https://youtu.be/YzK2rZDnLIk
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Controversial question for a Saturday morning: If fries need ketchup, are they actually good fries? 🍟
I brought back McDonald’s old fries and tried them naked. The fries, obviously 👀 https://youtu.be/tl12rMciweE
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I brought back McDonald’s old beef tallow fries and put them up against today’s version. Which basket are you grabbing? 🍟
Watch here: https://youtu.be/tl12rMciweE
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Controversial question for a Saturday morning 🥖 Is banh mi French food?
France brought the baguette to Vietnam. Vietnam changed the bread, the fillings, the flavors, and eventually took the sandwich around the world.
Full story: https://youtu.be/fG87Tke6tLI
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What actually makes a banh mi a banh mi? 🥖
Vietnam took a French baguette and changed basically everything around it until it became something completely its own.
Full story: https://youtu.be/fG87Tke6tLI
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🦓 I want you to have this picture of me holding my NY Times best selling eBook, “Cooking with Context vol. 1” which you can now get for FREE here: cookingwithcontext.substack.com/welcome
NOTICE: Absolutely ZERO AI was used to create this post bc I BELIEVE IN ART.
P.S. Remind me never to wear shorts with an apron ever again thank you god bless.
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Controversial question for a Saturday morning 🌭 Does it still count as a corn dog if there’s no stick AND it isn’t fried?
The earliest version was baked in a mold and eaten with a fork. Things only got weirder from there: https://youtu.be/OdXODcg_CD0
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