How Le Bernardin’s Executive Pastry Chef Turned a Coconut into an Edible Work of Art - Sugar Coated

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  • On this episode of Sugar Coated, Rebecca makes an elaborate coconut dessert with three-Michelin-star Le Bernardin's executive pastry chef Thomas Raquel
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  • @NancyGarcia-qv4im
    @NancyGarcia-qv4im 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9002

    The Chef was born and raised in the Philippines and Los Angeles, California. He’s only 16 when he graduated high school. He planned of becoming a doctor but an enrollment to a weekend cooking class changed his path to Medical school. Instead, he enrolled in the California School of Culinary Arts.
    Worked under Pierre Hermé in Paris. In 2013 or 14, he was honored the Rising Pastry Chef title and 2015 he’s one of the Top Ten Pastry Chefs in the US. He was featured in Dessert Magazine and So Good Magazine.

    • @yenshamay291
      @yenshamay291 5 ปีที่แล้ว +573

      when i saw him, i already had the feeling that he's filipino. lol!

    • @NancyGarcia-qv4im
      @NancyGarcia-qv4im 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Yeahhh, same here. 😊

    • @Veryverybry
      @Veryverybry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Ooh. I had a feeling he was a filipino.

    • @billfred9411
      @billfred9411 5 ปีที่แล้ว +281

      I clicked on this video with the intention to hate on a pretentious chef that made a coconut look fancy on a plate. After watching the process and seeing it wasint just a simple coconut on a plate i can't help but admire this guy and his clear passion for what he does.

    • @kalen5853
      @kalen5853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      Lol it's funny how graduating high school at 16 is a big thing now, at that time Philippines probably didn't adapt the K-12 curriculum yet so naturally he'd graduate at that age

  • @GPuga-ib2ng
    @GPuga-ib2ng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7199

    She’s looking at him like he is the dessert 😅

    • @matthewchen4989
      @matthewchen4989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      G. Puga whoa thee buddy.. well I guess she did seem like an admirer... but that’s kinda the point of being an interviewer

    • @GPuga-ib2ng
      @GPuga-ib2ng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Whoa 😮

    • @akimbodice6955
      @akimbodice6955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      @@matthewchen4989 you obviously didn't read her body language.

    • @Ryu-di9rp
      @Ryu-di9rp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Hell yeah first thing i noticed " i was like whaa? Lets take a look again. Oh that's it

    • @twogluon
      @twogluon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      what's she thinking at 7:04

  • @McQuokka
    @McQuokka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1195

    That's awesome. Finally a guy on this channel that isn't pretentious at all. Just modest and very very skilled. Doesn't talk out of his ass. This is a real chef that cares about his work.

    • @KDrop84
      @KDrop84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Trust me. It changes when cameras are gone. Chefs are very passive aggressive.

    • @keira9974
      @keira9974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@KDrop84 can second that, have dated one.

    • @sebastianr4937
      @sebastianr4937 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Melanie S ?

    • @faisalsalam4161
      @faisalsalam4161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well when you are skilled, there isn't much you have to do but just let your work do the talking for you.

    • @oksills
      @oksills 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You clearly did not hear what I heard!

  • @Galya892011
    @Galya892011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Everyone's talking about the chef, am I the only one, who now dreams to try that coconut dessert? I love everything coconut.

    • @sarahroberts7374
      @sarahroberts7374 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saaaame it looks so amazing 😍

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. But I also want to try the chef 😅

    • @lolkayleen2757
      @lolkayleen2757 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rumblefish9 LMAOO me exactly

  • @Fast_Dinero
    @Fast_Dinero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9460

    “Pretend the coconut killed your dog” clearly she didn’t understand that it was a John wick reference

    • @romanwiedenfeller3128
      @romanwiedenfeller3128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +435

      Ohhhhh the John wick from fortnite?

    • @inu3772
      @inu3772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@romanwiedenfeller3128 movie

    • @danielalmaraz8990
      @danielalmaraz8990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +362

      @@inu3772 r/woooosh

    • @beru7036
      @beru7036 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Theres a john wick movie?

    • @hellothere-ln9ot
      @hellothere-ln9ot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Who the hell is John Wick

  • @ErinRaciell
    @ErinRaciell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2232

    “Flavor is subjective, the technique/procedure is not” exactly chef 👌

    • @ErinRaciell
      @ErinRaciell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      minny Coo um I don’t think you understand what he meant but to each their own

    • @Consrignrant
      @Consrignrant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @minny Coo ..........You're "opinion" doesn't much matter, does it.

    • @ErinRaciell
      @ErinRaciell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      minny Coo okay, but there’s still no logical argument behind what you said since I’m quoting what he said. Anyways I feel like you are just trying to troll right now and I’m not up for it, good day! ✌️

    • @sophieoztoprak5208
      @sophieoztoprak5208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yh, but you have a correct way of doing those different techniques. in both contexts, the quote is true.

    • @cherhane786
      @cherhane786 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @minny Coo Your technique can be the most perfect and intricate... Only to have your taster say that he didn't like it. You can't say... "Oh but I used the finest techniques, hence you have to like it."

  • @JM-tu8mg
    @JM-tu8mg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    “Once he killed 3 coconuts with a fooking pencil”

    • @oneonly8557
      @oneonly8557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "A fooking PENCIL"...✊✏

  • @tienthuy7376
    @tienthuy7376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I’m actually surprised by the simplicity of the ingredients, yet he creates something so elegant and refine!!

  • @alitkarna
    @alitkarna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2825

    Legend says the chef still trying to reinforce the coconut

  • @rubab.junaid
    @rubab.junaid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +591

    Can we talk about how calm the chef is and so well orated. Damnnnnn

    • @vexling111
      @vexling111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yes indeed. And how irritating because of it the "journalist"? "Ye" "yep" "ye" "mhm"

    • @Ch9-7708
      @Ch9-7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Casper Kosinski she talked too much, he lost interest after she didn’t get the joke

    • @zacherius137
      @zacherius137 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He got ‘orated’ alright. By lil miss sunshine.

  • @anilife6288
    @anilife6288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +635

    chef : "I wanted it to taste like a coconut, I wanted it to look like a coconut"
    coconut : am i a joke to you?

    • @eugenejeromemanikan5732
      @eugenejeromemanikan5732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      But they want to charge 100dollars for that so they make coconut out of coconut

    • @captainobvious90
      @captainobvious90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Girl: i wish to have a coconut just like you..
      Coconut: but i am a real coconut..
      Girl: yeah, but just not you..

    • @aliceincokes
      @aliceincokes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @pxyferz
      @pxyferz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      chef: buy your shell is not chocolate

    • @markjohnlim8816
      @markjohnlim8816 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll just eat coconut straight from the tree. Haha

  • @michiko6114
    @michiko6114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This chef is pretty eloquent and is obviously a John Wick fan. The amount of work and details that go into creating this dessert is incredible. I love how he talks about his creation.

  • @Z3bramix
    @Z3bramix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1765

    1:30 "Like...pretend that coconut just killed your dog"
    ....
    Her face when she looks over 10/10

    • @aveaillium8754
      @aveaillium8754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂

    • @viona-ww4dk
      @viona-ww4dk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I literally thought he said "that just killed your dog"
      Like i mean he said that, the hit she made is so hard that it can actually kill a dogxD

    • @RichelleG23
      @RichelleG23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He is a cat person

    • @PaulN55
      @PaulN55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      John Wick would destroy that coconut

    • @Fast_Dinero
      @Fast_Dinero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The uncultured swine didn’t get the John wick reference

  • @JamieR1988
    @JamieR1988 5 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    I've been a chef for 17 years. He's the definition of chef.
    He's absolutely in love with food.

    • @Desert_Fox
      @Desert_Fox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      From what i know, the women shouldn't even be allowed to touch the food because of the nail polish. The chef should know that, not?

    • @ObiiWanKenobii
      @ObiiWanKenobii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@Desert_Fox "tHe wOmEn"

    • @maerynelnahine652
      @maerynelnahine652 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ObiiWanKenobii its a *thing*

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Desert_Fox they aren't serving that to the guests. That food they are preparing is purely demonstration.

  • @cardion411
    @cardion411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The level of time and detail in that dish is just wild. So yes, folks, when you go to a 3-star Michelin place - and I have been to one - that is partly what you are paying for. Trust me, it takes a lot of people working with him to produce something like that.

  • @AI-xe5jr
    @AI-xe5jr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +399

    Chef: I’m gonna take a coconut and create a coconut
    God: oh you don’t like my design?

    • @christinabibikova9705
      @christinabibikova9705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      made my day lol

    • @hanum7066
      @hanum7066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Genius lol 🤣

    • @Hellbender32
      @Hellbender32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @MimiMhair
      @MimiMhair 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome 👌

    • @NotKimiRaikkonen
      @NotKimiRaikkonen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everything is better with refinement. You don't eat handfuls of raw beef when you crave a hamburger...

  • @mickeythedogo703
    @mickeythedogo703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2594

    "Pretend that coconut just killed your dog."
    "What ?! Who ?!"
    " *Yes.* "

    • @ayelorendain4864
      @ayelorendain4864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Underrated comment award

    • @mariammmalik6922
      @mariammmalik6922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      John wick

    • @pker3293
      @pker3293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's determined

    • @TalkinKush
      @TalkinKush 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      \Whoosh

    • @Artyomthewalrus
      @Artyomthewalrus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It's a reference from john wick. The basic plot of the movie is a coconut kills john wicks puppy, and he proceeds to go on a murderous rampage and cuts down every coconut tree in america while brutally murdering the coconuts themselves. By the end of the movie john wick runs a michelin star restaurant serving the blenderized corpses of his mortal foes.

  • @farahnaz4693
    @farahnaz4693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    The chefs personality though, such a gentleman.

    • @mayankchoudhary6434
      @mayankchoudhary6434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That women fell for it

    • @matt-nx2yh
      @matt-nx2yh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *simp

    • @noraa.616
      @noraa.616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@matt-nx2yh simp? You are seriously getting all touchy when you see a person behave in a decent manner towards a female when you mention such a word. Here's what your lack of manhood and lack of intellect didn't get you to understand: a man is fair, and since you're not fair to women, then you are not a man. If you were fair, you would have understood that just like you would want to be treated in a respectful, gracious manner by others, then fairly you should treat others as such too. Btw, your mother is a female, so not sure why you are so touchy about females being treated in a respectful manner, instead of supporting it-- only a weak, perpetrator of domestic abuse (which is a crime; to be an abuser) would have your reaction.

  • @moreofawave
    @moreofawave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love it when a person becomes an expert at what they do. Well done, Executive Pastry Chef, Thomas Raquel.

  • @MrWidgen
    @MrWidgen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The ice shaver was a give away of his heritage. Hahaha. Damn, now i miss my childhood.

    • @PamelaMortel
      @PamelaMortel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yesss, reminds me of halo-halo 😂

  • @BassssicBasssssssss
    @BassssicBasssssssss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1515

    do a shot every time someone says "reinforce the coconut flavour".

    • @Snok
      @Snok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      James Green i’d be dead

    • @Gabriel-rh1bi
      @Gabriel-rh1bi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Do you want to die

    • @jamessteckel5379
      @jamessteckel5379 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      or organic style

    • @XenXenOfficial
      @XenXenOfficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Take a shot each time they say coconut

    • @jamailasmith7619
      @jamailasmith7619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@XenXenOfficial Fun way to die....
      I'm in

  • @kristiansantosa2997
    @kristiansantosa2997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +665

    "Flavour is subjective but the technique is not, either it's right or it's wrong"
    Well said, thanks for the golden nugget Thomas.

    • @gabrielforsberg8744
      @gabrielforsberg8744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Spoken like a true professional!

    • @scenczyk1429
      @scenczyk1429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That hit home for me. A mantra to love and die by

    • @tinaperez7393
      @tinaperez7393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Except that he was saying it can't just be technically excellent it should and needs to be delicious too.

  • @Leenie-oe5xq
    @Leenie-oe5xq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I felt like he’s a Filipino bc of his view about the coconut, and his accent and his look ☺️

    • @PamelaMortel
      @PamelaMortel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m Filipino and I agree!

  • @tayyebamohsin7668
    @tayyebamohsin7668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I really appreciate this guys innovation and skills! The desert looks amazing.

  • @mothafuckinanarchist5392
    @mothafuckinanarchist5392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8519

    Yo dawg, I heard you like coconut. So we put coconut on your coconut to make it look like a coconut so you can eat coconut on your coconut to reinforce the flavor of coconut.
    Edit: I can't believe this got so many likes. Thank you so much!

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Visit the dark and mystical youtuber named "share his vision" he will guide and light the way. You will understand once you arrive at his channel

    • @baadshahkingofking31
      @baadshahkingofking31 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      coconut-ception.

    • @artoriasabysswalker5133
      @artoriasabysswalker5133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That's a lot of coconut lol

    • @keiahnigbruder1453
      @keiahnigbruder1453 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha

    • @GRofD2
      @GRofD2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Man I am still laughing 🤣🤣🤣

  • @NinisCooking
    @NinisCooking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    Love the look of the chef at 1:30 to the camera, meaning "you sure you want to let her keep going?..." 😂

    • @sriwidiani5068
      @sriwidiani5068 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He suddenly felt like jim in the office 😂

  • @chaplainpayne778
    @chaplainpayne778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is probably the first dish I have seen online that I really want to taste 😋

  • @catherineclinchardhoriuchi2023
    @catherineclinchardhoriuchi2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    passionate chef so delicately creative and skillfully educated soft spoken too ,....when tears come to your eyes...well that is marvelous....that is just marvelous

  • @dumpyji
    @dumpyji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    This chef is amazing but so young.. my respect bro

  • @DazzChannel
    @DazzChannel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    crazy amount of work going into a single dish, a lot of people don't realise this and wonder why prices are high, where you're dining, the work that goes behind that plate of food, and the service.

    • @alexandresobreiramartins9461
      @alexandresobreiramartins9461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah, I have a friend who keeps measuring these things in terms of the price of the ingredients, as if the work that goes not only making the actual dish, but the time and experience that are required to conceptualize it were worth nothing. But then again, that's very common. Most people think intellectual work is not real work.

    • @alexandresobreiramartins9461
      @alexandresobreiramartins9461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I have a friend who keeps measuring these things in terms of the price of the ingredients, as if the work that goes not only making the actual dish, but the time and experience that are required to conceptualize it were worth nothing. But then again, that's very common. Most people think intellectual work is not real work.

    • @alexandresobreiramartins9461
      @alexandresobreiramartins9461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I have a friend who keeps measuring these things in terms of the price of the ingredients, as if the work that goes not only making the actual dish, but the time and experience that are required to conceptualize it were worth nothing. But then again, that's very common. Most people think intellectual work is not real work.

    • @IamInYoureHead
      @IamInYoureHead 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is not much work going into this. It looks like it, but Bavarois is very easy to make. The chocolate you just melt... Most of the things are just preparation, I'm sure he can do this off camera in just about 5 minutes. The Coconut balls are just sitting in the freezer, probably makes them once a week.

    • @KittyWuKittyWu
      @KittyWuKittyWu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jorick: Not much work? It took him a week to figure out the balance of the flavoring. And since he works at a place with three Michelin stars I guess he has to change the dessert quite a lot. These guys have to stay innovative on a fast level. And well... preparation is also work, isn’t it?

  • @summertimehigh9134
    @summertimehigh9134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    *Delicately eating my Ramen Noodles like it's a 5 star exquisite dish *

  • @henryreese7236
    @henryreese7236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1707

    "I wanted it to taste like a coconut, I wanted it to look like a coconut"
    How about, just eat the coconut

    • @timk8869
      @timk8869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      i would like to see how u try and eat the flesh of a coconut with a spoon whilst not doing a mess and using massive strenght whilst confinde in a tight dress or smoking or whatever people wear to such occasions

    • @timk8869
      @timk8869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Pepe Le Pew silver also isnt hard so have fun eating with a bending spoon

    • @dauntlesskjcm4780
      @dauntlesskjcm4780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      youll eat a hard coconut brown shell?

    • @harryharold1049
      @harryharold1049 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timk8869 I just slam the coconut on hard surface and water will start flowing out

    • @timk8869
      @timk8869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@harryharold1049 i dare u to do it in a restaurant where even the bread costs 200bucks

  • @apocalypticpioneers2116
    @apocalypticpioneers2116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    I love listening to this guy talk about his creation, he's got a real passion behind his craft.

  • @mindseye4914
    @mindseye4914 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Man this chef is insane!! Wow....that thing looked so good!

  • @ritvijpatankar731
    @ritvijpatankar731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you are passionate about your work!!!!!! Wow. The Chef is inspiring!!!

  • @samanthagwinn2830
    @samanthagwinn2830 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for showing us how to make it. I opened up a dessert shoppe in Coconut Creek Florida called The Cocoanut. This is my top seller. Keep posting these so I can expand my menu.

  • @wing3789
    @wing3789 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Watching how sophisticated this dessert is makes me tear up a little. We can only imagine how much hard work he has put in to get to this point.

  • @KillerKingKevin
    @KillerKingKevin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +724

    Alright fine, I'll accept your Shokugeki. Give me all your coconuts if you lose!

    • @stellarstarvibe
      @stellarstarvibe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Do you have any idea when season 4 airs? I want to watch it so bad

    • @plushnet
      @plushnet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This year i think.

    • @stellarstarvibe
      @stellarstarvibe 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@plushnet thanks, that would be awesome.

    • @valentinonguyen4609
      @valentinonguyen4609 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ayyy

    • @GRIMM2197
      @GRIMM2197 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      KillerKingKevin 😂😂😂

  • @jewilbandola2889
    @jewilbandola2889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Right off the bat, the first time I see Thomas I have a hunch that his a Filipino. So proud of him.

    • @ENTP247
      @ENTP247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jewil Bandola he is not a philipino dumb ass

    • @robertdeligero2926
      @robertdeligero2926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ENTP247 he is. he's raised in the Philippines and went to the united states.

    • @Doflaminguard
      @Doflaminguard 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why dafuq do filipinos always say they are proud of being filipino if they saw successful filipinos?

    • @Doflaminguard
      @Doflaminguard 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Burn Mcneel why would bmyou be proud of yourself? They dont even know each other

  • @Marisol1711
    @Marisol1711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    - So how much coconut should we put in this desert?
    Chef Thomas: yes

  • @sasakiumiquema9608
    @sasakiumiquema9608 5 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Damn the dessert is as charming as the chef

  • @DerfalS23
    @DerfalS23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    No wonder that kind of desert costs so much. Although I'll still devour that desert like a hungry trash panda.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Part of the reason high end restaurants are so expensive is the sheer amount of each chef's time that goes into it. Which is not to say the chef's are well paid.
      TBH I'd stuff my face with the grocery store version too.

    • @frozencloudzzful
      @frozencloudzzful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Tom Silverheart yeah, and rent, equipment costs, research costs. Chefs like this guy usualy work 13h a day+

    • @jessebishop2268
      @jessebishop2268 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Tom Silverheart if only that were always the case. I worked at a two star restaurant for about 6 months where we had 5 chefs maximum at any given time

    • @commentcopbadge6665
      @commentcopbadge6665 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What else do you think the chef would expect you to do to it?

    • @tacocatseven
      @tacocatseven 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jesse Bishop there’s other employees at a restaurant besides chefs.

  • @lezgetreal8534
    @lezgetreal8534 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m truly impressed with this intriguing recipe!!! Excellent job!!!

  • @renlyyohanisrampi7350
    @renlyyohanisrampi7350 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    just my mind formulating all the flavors together... so amazing!

  • @salabhsg
    @salabhsg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    As a Keralite, i approve this coconut delicacy.

    • @indiranair8236
      @indiranair8236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But it's really expensive.

    • @SKA1M0
      @SKA1M0 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nandhini Nair 😂 was thinking the same

    • @nishchaysrivastava6251
      @nishchaysrivastava6251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Indira Nair it’s a 3 Michelin star dessert, what do you expect

    • @stijnmeenderink985
      @stijnmeenderink985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indira Nair $140 for 4 courses thats reasonable

    • @Tomxai
      @Tomxai 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is Keralite?

  • @BrunoAlbouze
    @BrunoAlbouze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    Bravo!

  • @triptychlux
    @triptychlux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    marco p. w. said best chefs always have three things in common and one of those was that the chef knows the actual artist is the nature. it really shows

  • @prasun911
    @prasun911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's like a racecar version of a coconut,
    deconstructed & amplified, I love it

  • @Loopmootin
    @Loopmootin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +642

    I hate when people say bs like, it's so expensive, i could eat this in 3 bites, i'd rather have a huge piece of pie or half the price etc etc...
    They've completely misunderstood the whole freaking concept of food like this..
    Eating a dessert like this should be an experience in itself, not just satisfying your sweet tooth on a Wednesday evening *sigh*

    • @PhantomSINGH10
      @PhantomSINGH10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I hate ur face but you're right, it doesn't just go for desserts either, all food should b an experience

    • @cry9297
      @cry9297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Its food you eat after you've already eaten
      It's not about being full, it's about the flavour

    • @icecreamcake5381
      @icecreamcake5381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And it's part of a full-course meal so...

    • @williamf8316
      @williamf8316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's so expensive..i could eat this cake in 3 or 4 bites...ugh

    • @RobotWaffles
      @RobotWaffles 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Well I respect the work put into the dessert but I rather buy something else. Unless I was rich or had a good amount of money then I wouldn't mind buying these.

  • @damienlahoz
    @damienlahoz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Amazing. When i first saw it i thought he had steamed or pressure cooked the cocunut to be able to slice through it. Well done. Id love to try this

    • @MultiGreatNinja
      @MultiGreatNinja 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      just use a machete that's what we use here in tropical country with a lot of coconut.

    • @lizaking25
      @lizaking25 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @LagiNaLangAko23 no, i think they meant they'd originally seen the dessert and (because the craftsmanship was so uncanny) thought that the constructed segment of coconut mousse and chocolate was an actual segment of a dried coconut, which they'd steamed until tender. Lol his way is wayyy better! 😆

  • @dashinarnie
    @dashinarnie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Chef is amazing. Love the details and the process he explained. The girl just blew it. Should have got another person for the show

  • @thoesdielen4703
    @thoesdielen4703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The way some high end cooks move there hands its so trained and delicate

  • @Silverspy97
    @Silverspy97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    That's a work of passion right there. An incredible amount of detail is going into these deserts.

    • @animaladam5
      @animaladam5 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      People like this don’t use the word passion like that, passion is already know. Do you say I love you to every girl you meet? Just stop, the persons working at a 3 michelin restaurant, passion was know a long time ago.

    • @Silverspy97
      @Silverspy97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@animaladam5 Definition as it applies to this case: intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. This whole video is a great example of what passion and a drive to excel can do to a talented person. In this case, without passion, his motivation to create new pastries as complex and at such high level would be lost. So no, you're wrong. Passion is very much the foundational motivator and enabler of his gift. And it's visibly demonstrated by the complexity of this one dish alone.

    • @cris_here
      @cris_here 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andrew F. desserts*

    • @MrWilmaDickfitt
      @MrWilmaDickfitt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@animaladam5 This guy would know, he has a passion for leaving useless comments.

  • @evindz3996
    @evindz3996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    If u count how many times he said coconut 🥥 ur a god .

    • @TheNuggzt3r
      @TheNuggzt3r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      I'm bored and I want to become a god...
      He said it 36 times, she said it 6 times.
      He once said it in a way that was hard to understand...that confused me and I might be off by 1. My boredom and my desire to become a god is not big enough to watch it all over again just to make sure^^

    • @raindropsr9892
      @raindropsr9892 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@TheNuggzt3r not all heroes wear capes

    • @dirtdiv3r
      @dirtdiv3r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it amazes me how small your requirements are to become an all-powerful supernatural being.

    • @TheNuggzt3r
      @TheNuggzt3r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dirtdiv3r Yeah...kind of stupid, I know. But the sad thing is that I was the only 1 trying^^

    • @DivestedEntity
      @DivestedEntity 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheNuggzt3r 😮😭😭😭😭

  • @ThisBraveHeart
    @ThisBraveHeart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just imagine how delicious that kitchen smells!😍😍😍

  • @Fallkhar
    @Fallkhar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Flavour is subjective, but the technique is not."
    Wow, that's a pretty good quote, to be honest.

    • @underated17
      @underated17 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But technically even a technique could be subjective since the technique changes the flavour sometimes. Just being funny!

  • @Cunt143
    @Cunt143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2224

    She wants to taste him, not the coconut

    • @rayakoth
      @rayakoth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +229

      replace "not the" with "and his" and we have a winner :)

    • @Csucsnya
      @Csucsnya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Can't blame her

    • @Z.O.1991
      @Z.O.1991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      MISTAAAAAA!!!!!

    • @professionalcommenter
      @professionalcommenter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      They were both into each other.

    • @DaniMrtini
      @DaniMrtini 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He is a coconut

  • @helioszxc
    @helioszxc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +716

    "Pretend that coconut killed your dog" ahhaha wtf xD

    • @helioszxc
      @helioszxc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @LagiNaLangAko23 Actually, coconuts kill more people than pit bulls...thats really dark

    • @rikokenz
      @rikokenz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      that is john wick reference XD

    • @poodlescone9700
      @poodlescone9700 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      John Wick that coconut.

    • @yenshamay291
      @yenshamay291 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @LagiNaLangAko23 that's my grandma is telling us to stay away from coconut trees. lol!

    • @defaltmarkowicz527
      @defaltmarkowicz527 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      JahJah John Wick is shooked

  • @Missemaritza
    @Missemaritza 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow !! He needs his own show 😭 this was so nice to watch!

  • @Barley_runner
    @Barley_runner 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ended on a GREAT note - looks impeccable!

  • @Pres4Bevz
    @Pres4Bevz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is absolutely beautiful to watch. I can only imagine the taste journey this takes you on. I love the idea of freezing coconut water and shredding it. Thats amazing. Well done chef. Brilliantly executed

  • @nuclearbreadstick6891
    @nuclearbreadstick6891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "how many times"
    "a week" honestly a mood

  • @therealmonkfromtibet
    @therealmonkfromtibet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I guess it wasn't just the coconut that was moist.

  • @bernardfoster6848
    @bernardfoster6848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My next dessert is a study in sugar.
    Granulated sugar infused with caster sugar dusted with confectioners sugar, lined with pearl sugar and then accented with sanding sugar served on a bed of cane sugar that's been poached in demerara sugar and water and finally coated with bruleed turbinado sugar.

  • @juliansammy1
    @juliansammy1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was in my recommended for like a week and I've finally decided to watch it.

  • @CarmyFern
    @CarmyFern 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It takes creativity to be a chef! This young man is on his way!!! Congrats!!!

  • @karadizon4299
    @karadizon4299 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a beautiful delicious dessert which looks like an art piece made by an handsome pastry chef.

  • @BigDH28
    @BigDH28 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! That dessert looks incredible! I wish I could taste it so bad! 😋👍

  • @Roger3eme
    @Roger3eme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Simply amazing!!! Such a passionate guy and his creation is a true piece of art.

  • @GolfTube
    @GolfTube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I get the feeling this chef is trying to really reinforce the flavor of coconut

  • @hungreyquinn7653
    @hungreyquinn7653 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    really loves how he explains everything

  • @angelcross9966
    @angelcross9966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful..wish I could tear over it myself.

  • @FlyWithShubham
    @FlyWithShubham 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is actual art. Unbelievably beautiful

  • @MrDamo34
    @MrDamo34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I woke op the other night and felt like a quick snack. I threw together one of these, ate it and went back to bed. Was delicious.

    • @JoseFlores-nb5cl
      @JoseFlores-nb5cl 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice , congrats

    • @jackhill800
      @jackhill800 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Then you woke up for real, right?

    • @MrDamo34
      @MrDamo34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nico Romero Yes

    • @friendlyenemy4654
      @friendlyenemy4654 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahaha

    • @Othusdragonreviews
      @Othusdragonreviews 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You went back to bed at the night of the following day, didnt you?

  • @hemaleite6331
    @hemaleite6331 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🤩 very creative. I love coconuts. Desert is the reason why I go out for dinner!

  • @gspkmr
    @gspkmr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For a moment I thought those were the real coconut wedges! and was thinking how the hell he got it so perfect coconuts as I come from coconut land in India. Real talent! 👏👏👏

  • @edhuet9804
    @edhuet9804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Chef Thomas has a very good concept for this coconut dessert. It is like re-inventing the coconut to a higher level in the culinary industry. Thank you Chef !

  • @razonjoanify
    @razonjoanify 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    That’s a beautiful dessert, like great food always does it took me to my childhood and visiting my grandparents in their coconut/ cocoa plantations in the summer (even with the shaved ice machine that I think most Filipino families had) and love the full coconut lamington cubes and using passion fruit as the delicious acid.

  • @MrYougotcaught
    @MrYougotcaught 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He's very articulate and precise with his words on exactly how & why it should be done is very....sigh, just WOW! His intelligence, his looks, he's just attractive. I could watch and listen to this guy talk anytime of the day, all day, everyday

  • @savedforh
    @savedforh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are endless recipes one could make with our fruits, vegetables, plants etc

  • @doodle9495
    @doodle9495 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The chef is someone i want as a friend

  • @kristhoperlukemcfadden7620
    @kristhoperlukemcfadden7620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    This is why its expensive to eat in michellin restaurants

    • @AlexDainese
      @AlexDainese 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Because you pay the marketing that tells you what is valuable for people unable to judge.

    • @scoobydoo3322
      @scoobydoo3322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@AlexDainese 😂😂😂 This is what I call wisdom. Great comment.

    • @kurisomething
      @kurisomething 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      pretty sure theres a korean or japanese instant ramen that has earned a michellin star

    • @oreocadbury.6226
      @oreocadbury.6226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kurisomething really?? What brand??

    • @mikestanley4457
      @mikestanley4457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Kuri Something Its a rice noodle and chicken hawker stall in Singapore. They sell a one Michelin Star dish for $1.50 US. Here is the link
      www.cnn.com/travel/article/singapore-cheapest-michelin-star-restaurant/index.html

  • @LWT1331
    @LWT1331 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coconut is one of the most underrated ingredients. It's fantastic in desserts as well as savory.

  • @ditackett
    @ditackett 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow looks awesome. The way she’s looking at him a little drool coming out of that side of her face the “tear”,did lol

  • @mcubananthony088
    @mcubananthony088 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts. There they are standing in a row...”
    You know you sang it. ;)

  • @aeonjoey3d
    @aeonjoey3d 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He's SO RIGHT about Americans and coconut, so many friends say they *HATE* coconut, it's like - have you had young coconut juice? have you had fresh coconut flesh?

  • @smalls9852
    @smalls9852 ปีที่แล้ว

    That looks delicious! What a talented and inventive baker!

  • @DanBrown96
    @DanBrown96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Le Bernardin is our absolute favourite restaurant - and we eat at some incredible restaurants. I recommend the chef’s tasting menu with wine.

  • @MrNSup
    @MrNSup 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That’s a very good point about the negative connotations of coconuts because of other products. Actually took me a little while to get over coconuts tasting like suntan lotion - didn’t actually eat suntan lotion - you get what I mean.

  • @pattysanjose313
    @pattysanjose313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love the chef already 😍 it's love at first sight 😂

  • @mikhaelaleyacocuba8674
    @mikhaelaleyacocuba8674 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can smell my aunt's coconut recipes by watching this😍😍

  • @kurtisb97
    @kurtisb97 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve never wanted to try a dessert more in my life

  • @jp4431
    @jp4431 5 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    1:30 *John Wick wants to know your location*

  • @carolynhuang5488
    @carolynhuang5488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    I love this host! So much better than the INSIDER cringefest

    • @Vanya11_12
      @Vanya11_12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Carolyn Huang INSIDER cringefest!😂😂😂😂 exactly!

    • @ricclee8559
      @ricclee8559 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly, those people are clueless idiots just enjoying tasting food for their job!

    • @Vanya11_12
      @Vanya11_12 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ricc Lee i’m actually jealous that THEY get to do it!

    • @lavenderblue4093
      @lavenderblue4093 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I want to say the same thing! She isn't exaggerating, she asks great questions and it's a calm experience.

    • @commentcopbadge6665
      @commentcopbadge6665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nope. She is no different from every other cringeful food host on YT.

  • @_Washing_Machine_
    @_Washing_Machine_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Take a shot every time something "reinforces the coconut flavour"

  • @kimberleychoudhury3358
    @kimberleychoudhury3358 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great and inspiring ideas with fruit and coconuts NOICE!! Keep up the creative good work

  • @user-zp6nm8op7f
    @user-zp6nm8op7f 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was beautiful and the chef seems like a such a character! Thank you for the video, I really enjoyed it

  • @bollywoodway3312
    @bollywoodway3312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1064

    Here's this $50 dessert
    *I'm already done eating before the server turns his back on me*

    • @donkeyslayer8370
      @donkeyslayer8370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lol

    • @queenbulova5682
      @queenbulova5682 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      His desserts are worth it so much work put in to make me eat coconut, I don't even like coconut.

    • @RobotWaffles
      @RobotWaffles 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I respect his work but i wouldnt buy it because im poor lol

    • @NimbusLights
      @NimbusLights 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel you there, but I think is just part of a full course meal is it not?

    • @zarahrashidi6989
      @zarahrashidi6989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

  • @FaytTheXpert
    @FaytTheXpert 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this looks crazy how you came up with this ideas . also when you need come up with stuff like this every few weeks so your card is fresh !

  • @daves1412
    @daves1412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks fantastic. So well done.