$151 vs $19 Fried Chicken Sandwich: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious

Pro chef Esther Choi, owner of Mŏkbar in New York and home cook Lorenzo are swapping ingredients and hitting the kitchen. We set Lorenzo up with all of the supplies he’d need to make Chef Esther’s out-of-this-world $151 fried chicken sandwich while sending his more modest $19 worth of ingredients back the other direction. While Esther was working her magic, food scientist Rose dialed in to assist her old friend Lorenzo with a few questions he had along her way. Watch and find out whose chicken sandwich is worth clucking over.

Follow Chef Esther on Instagram at @choibites & @mokbar_nyc
Rose is on Instagram at @rosemarytrout_foodscience
Keep up with Lorenzo at @rollinabenzo


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$151 vs $19 Fried Chicken Sandwich: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious

[mikecascone]

Out of every home cook they decided to give Lorenzo a blow torch, kudos.

[FakhriaNoori]

“It’s spicy but it’s not hot.. it’s interesting because.. oh.. I’m wrong..”
-Lorenzo

[sadreality]

Ive been watching all these videos just to watch Chef Ester cook, the fact that she makes everything from scratch and doesn’t waste anything shows u how much she loves food and cooking .

[jkuhl]

Esther: Cooking requires patience
Lorenzo: I AM A MAD SCIENTIST MUA HAHAHAHAHAHA

[RaiOuArt]

Me: "that chicken doesn't fit onto the bun"
Esther: *doubles the chicken*

[sealdew]

Lorenzo playing with the blowtorch is the most lorenzo thing ever

[BOREDOM]

I love Ester's respect for all quality of ingredients. High end or affordable, it doesn't matter. She'll make the most of whatever is in front of her. She's so talented and respectable.

[YazTheHomegirl]

Esther is SO informative & confident in the kitchen. You can tell her expertise come from not only her technical training but also her family kitchen. And Lorenzo really enjoys himself in the kitchen! Such an entertaining duo! Loved this and I can't wait to try her cucumber kimchi recipe!

[zolaxx]

YAAASSS More of Esther, please!! We need more of the Pros being really creative with the provided ingredients rather than adding a bunch of stuff. It’s more educational and entertaining this way. Kudos to Chef Esther!

[markdamaniac]

Loved that this pro chef used the ingredients she was given and went in different directions with them, rather than adding stuff like others have done. Thats how it should be done!

[kristianstevens]

I can’t tell if Lorenzo is super happy, high, or insane
Whatever it is, he is by far the best person on this channel

[Yogripper]

Lorenzo reminds me of that dad whose kids say is embarrassing but all their friends think is cool.

[peterflom]

Lorenzo is such a delight.

Cooking gives him joy, we can tell

[colthuhn]

I really like Esther, good personality, good cook, and used Lorenzo's ingredients, staying true. Great add!

[TheBest]

Esther is an actual artist i love her 😭 can we make her make her own youtube channel?

[dan]

i like this duo. lorenzo's personality is so fitting for a show. and esther's execution and attitude to cooking is good too. they make a great combo. and the sandwiches look so goood.

[tixzame]

Lorenzo: “It’s spicy but it’s not hot.... well I’m wrong”

This had me dying 🤣🤣🤣

[jordanvaldez]

I love how Esther's Recipe respected all the ingredients she used throughout the cooking, that red oil topping was a pleasant unexpected surprise.

[ggc]

Esther is so insane with how she utilizes the full potential of all the ingredients. Absolutely remarkable chef!

[maryrosa]

Lorenzo made me laugh so much, he's very funny, been watching these shows back to back and I love all the home cooks.