4 Levels of Potato Salad: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur Emily, home cook Julie, and professional chef Joe Pace from the Institute of Culinary Education - to whip us up a fresh batch of potato salad. After each of them had presented their creation, we asked food scientist Rose to review their work. Which dish looks most delish?


Emily is on Instagram at @emilyslamduncan
Follow Julie at @jb2960
Find Rose on Instagram at @rosemarytrout_foodscience

Follow the Institute of Culinary Education here! @iceculinary



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[davidmelgar]

Julie is such a delight; I love how she always has a story to tell, from her mom here to visiting Italy to nutmeg from Jamaica. She really combines life, places, and people in her cooking

[bagelhoe]

Professional chef: "You'd be a fool to use any other potato."
Emily: "Look at mee, such a professional.. "

whoever edited this, kudos to you

[ashliestarling]

See THIS is why we ask "who made the potato salad?" at gatherings.

[JamesJackson-lqow]

Emily may be a level 1 chef, but she’s a level 3 in our hearts.

[tonyl]

Frank: To begin, we need to find the right soil to grow our potatoes. We'll finish filming the dish in 3 months.

[amnathegrande]

"I follow the internet."

_I see you're a woman of culture as well._

[OneinEmilyon]

The world isn’t ready for Beth or Lorenzos potato salads.

[kirstysoutham]

Where did Emily come from? How did Epicurious find her? She is a gift.

[PRXDVENOM]

Level 1: Hi I’m a level 1 chef.

Level 2: Hi I am a level 2 chef.

Level 3: Since beyond the wrath of where the sun shone, I have created sacred delicacy’s of flavour in sacred lands far far away. All tastes of this planet of idiocy’s, I stand where god has never before, having all tastes in experience. I withhold mastery of it all. My sacred flavourful hand crafted delicacy’s have been passed down through centuries, having all food in my heavenly pallets of noble tastes, as the gift were my birth right, this is wrought upon me. Only the most royal of people may taste my creations of life, above god and this world. I, your level 3 chef have ascended to the pinnacle of beings. I have consumed god and satan themselves, with my flavourful power, pray I do not consume you.

[boyanacholakova]

I would eat anything Julie gives me because she just has that aura around her

[FMSeba]

Emily is getting more and more sassier each video. It seems like she knows she's untouchable lmao

[AJayTwo]

Joe: Potatoes
Me: Yes
Joe: Brussels Sprouts
Me: What?
Joe: Apples
Me: Stop.

[chewleonni]

Lvl3: You'll be a fool to use other potatoes.
Emily: (in a singing tone) Look at me, such a professional. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[kamehameha]

"I cut them into sixths because I like saying that and I like fractions." Julie is my spirit animal

[jillpatel]

"I choose a dill pickle because all other pickles are garbage, fight me."
- Emily
OMG I'M SHE'S HILARIOUS

[iliketowatch]

Julie: Cooking lessons with stories and techniques anyone can do

[jasonb]

Joe: it’s called a quick cure
Frank: what is this “quick” that you speak of?

[aliciarice]

Beth, Julia and Lorenzo are my favorite. They already remind me of my mom and grandma's (especially Julia) cooking. Like I would love to eat their plate in most of these videos.

[NoxiousBlueCloud]

"I'm like the pokemon master but I'm collecting condiments in this series." - Emily Ketchum 2020

[amachii_art]

Julie is such a dear. I’m getting flutters whenever she cooks on an episode.