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

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-qvim]

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.

[JamieR]

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

[GPuga-ibng]

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

[Fast_Dinero]

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

[rubab.junaid]

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

[McQuokka]

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.

[ErinRaciell]

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

[mickeythedogo]

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

[TheAnibox]

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

[kristiansantosa]

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

[alitkarna]

Legend says the chef still trying to reinforce the coconut

[Galya]

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

[Zbramix]

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

[farahnaz]

The chefs personality though, such a gentleman.

[michiko]

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.

[apocalypticpioneers]

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

[BassssicBasssssssss]

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

[JM-tumg]

“Once he killed 3 coconuts with a fooking pencil”

[NinisCooking]

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

[mindseye]

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