Legendary Sushi Chef Masa Invented a New Way to Cook Burgers — Prime Time

On today's episode of Prime Time, Ben and Brent are hanging out with legendary sushi master Masa, at his restaurant Tetsu, in Tribeca.

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[TheUnlocked]

"Only cheese, no condiments."

I like this guy.

[AdityaThakur-vfot]

5:01 he gave it to the guy in the back. Great man

[adriansmith]

I’m a burger purist but I like Masa’s approach because he’s clearly focused on what makes a good burger at its core and not with “improving” the standard burger.

[ybhall]

I love how informal Chef Masa is. You usually don't see this sort of interaction from Japanese chefs. Chef Masa has a great personality.

[eggyrepublic]

"I love burger, I eat it almost once a week"
Americans: that's cute

[iam_tenko]

I just did the smoking process with plastic chopsticks, overall good experience 10/10

[subliminallyinc]

They should call it an iron maiden burger patty

[ayanami]

It makes sense that he doesn’t like condiments. The mans whole life has been dedicated to using the fewest best ingredients, and making them shine. Top quality soy, fish, rice, and wasabi. That’s all he needs.

[hkmf]

Went there Thursday evening and can confirm that the burgers are truly out of this world. Also, the blood orange whiskey cocktail is a delightful surprise and just as enjoyable as the burgers!

[sabrinasgengar]

he definitely came up with that omelet on the spot just to flex

[rubiks]

The intense stare after they laughed at the sous chef chef cut the wonder bread

" *Please don't* "

[goodeffinguy]

Love the way Chef Masa just grabs a fry off of Ben's plate. Haha

[mesozoicera]

"Only cheese! No condiment!" This man is my hero. Everyone always looks at me like a monster when I order plain cheeseburgers.

[eastjm]

Really upset they didn’t put the grilled cheese in the smoker.

[DonutOperator]

Hey where do I get that spikey tiny skillet thing?

[dasoggy]

I really love him. He is so chilled and friendly.

[vahidmoosavian]

I love how they have so much fun doing this. Like the saying "do what you love and you will never work a day in your life".

[johnyrangr]

Oh we'll just get a Michelin starred chef to make grilled cheese...BEST IDEA EVER!

[EnyuZeeMukbang]

Chef Masa sipping on some beer and watching other people enjoy that delicious burger. True legend!

[vincentvalenzuela]

Imagine having Masa, a world renowned respected sushi chef, a master in the art of aesthetic sushi making, a guy whose hands are probably worth millions, and you make him make grilled cheese sandwich with Wonderbread. Lmfao, xD