4 Levels of Tacos: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

We challenged chefs of three different levels - an amateur, a home cook and a professional chef - to make their versions of tacos. And then we brought in a food scientist to review their work. Which taco was the best?



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[myhaunadarnae]

i love how happy he was about the limes makes the taco stand up😭😭

[connorbraun]

level 1 chef: does literally anything
level 2 & 3 chefs: Now see, we don't actually want to do that because. . .

[renato]

Lorenzo and Kelvin: *Battle to the death in the quest for the ultimate taco perfection*
John: Makes a salad

[bizzlemypickle]

Lorenzo was so funny when he laughed at himself when he put the limes on the taco.

[Soochy_]

Watching how happy Lorenzo got when he used the lime wedges to stabilize the taco, made me really happy lol

[areit]

“Now, we’re going to make our veggie mixture...”

It’s a salad, John. You made a salad.

[wowzerspotato]

Lorenzo's laugh when he uses the limes to prop up his taco is the purest thing I've ever heard

[bichen-up-ur]

Me: Expecting Saul as lvl 3
"Hi, I'm Calvin"
Me: *imposter*

[skwee]

lorenzo getting happy about holding the taco with the lime gives me life
7:12

[Alice-ibcz]

Lorenzo:
*:)*

Lorenzo using a lime as a wedge for the taco:
*:D*

[sarahnite]

"They will ignite like a ball of fire." You can just tell he's speaking from experience LMAO

[Xx_JwVibez_xX]

Level 0: “So first we go to Taco Bell”

[superomelet]

Level 1: Literally whatever falls into his shopping cart becomes a taco
Level 2: Actual, reasonable taco maker
Level 3: "While you were partying, I studied the taco."

[Vino_Lino]

Lorenzo should get his own show where he teaches people that don‘t cook how to make easy, quick but fancy and tasty food. I think we would be the best guy for that kind of show..

[gerrr]

it should have been 4 people instead of 3, amateur, home cook, pro chef, and expert pro taco guy from the taco cart that will make you a real street taco.

[mysterywanders]

Level 1: what's a skillet?
Level 2: I cook every night and love hosting parties!
Level 3: I hunt and gather my own food, I actually started this recipe 34 years ago

[rachelgascon]

I completely died over those big cucumber chunks! 😂

[juanpixeneize]

level 1: i like my tacos from taco bell
level 2: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
level 3: so i personally like to grow my own Mexico at home

[thea_jpeg]

The level 1 chef is the embodiment of when teachers draw something and say " I'm not an artist "

[bethhelminiak]

Emily, Lorenzo, and Frank are my faves - they always make me giggle and have interesting ideas