FRENCH CHEF REVIEWS OUR COOKING | Sorted Food

AD | What better challenge for the boys than taking on one of the most respected cuisines in the world?!

Today we’ve challenged our 3 normals to work together to create a 3 course meal using the very best of French produce. And they’ll need to pair each course with delicious French wine! But they won’t be going in blind - they have to trust the knowledge Jamie picked up on his recent trip to Paris with Taste France.

As if that isn't enough, their attempts will be reviewed by French chef Franck Pontais, and Ebbers and he have French Cuisine skills badges to give away…

Can the normals do it?! Watch to find out!

If you'd like to find out more about Chef Franck follow him on Instagram here: @franckpontais

[georkost]

I really like how his criticism is so constructive and gentle. He was very kind and respectful! I love it! And I'd like to taste all of them :) Great video!

[mydogeatspuke]

Having a chef who specialises in the cuisine you're cooking tell you that they'd pay big money for your meal in a restaurant is an incredible compliment.

[tinkerbinker]

I feel like Chef Pontais is an absolutely amazing teacher-- he was gentle and kind, but had a good sense of humor! And an excellent sense of when to stop ribbing Mike, and give him some gentle encouragement.
I would absolutely love to see him return in a future video.

All the normals did fantastic, but Jamie really pulled through on the leadership!

[MeganSin]

I love when you get the guest judges. I would love to see franck back for another battle (maybe using the 1914 cookbook?)

[starryskies]

Jamie absolutely smashed this one out of the park and deserved every moment of praise. Of course he had the benefit of going to France, but there was no guarantee he would put it into practise in such a wonderful way. Bravo!

[kateh]

I’m incredibly impressed with Jamie during this vid.

[skunkcabbages]

I worked for a classically trained french chef, he was allot nicer than his reputation would have you believe. I found that if I did exactly what he told me I was golden if you never cut corners or got lazy he would never never get angry even if it didn’t turn out the way he expected

[emrahaliova]

Wonderful episode. Love the serious constructed criticism of chef Franck, not too easy on the guys but also fair and helpful. I vote for him coming more often on the show. Would love to see him cook and share some lovely ideas for a homecook. Maybe even a friendly chef vs chef against ebbers? 2 dishes, one french one british dish so no one has home turf advantage.

Cheers, keep on being awesome guys!

[jong]

I just love seeing all these different chefs come by and different cuisines,
It really is a journey with you guys :)

[rosabmariana]

Props to whoever edited this video, because they did a wonderful job combining the footage from France with the stuff you shot at the studio.

[iabbervocium]

I feel like Jamie has improved so much lately. His presence in the kitchen is more organized and professional than ever before. Loved this episode!

[bakadraco]

I felt Ben’s pain when Barry used a metal whisk on that nonstick pan 😂

[zartesiempre]

Chef Franck terrifying Mike throughout the whole video is hilarious.

Still spent most of the video crushing on Ebbers though, I think I have a problem :')

[PokhrajRoy.]

Quote of the Day: “I never seen anything like it in my life, but I think it’s something.”

[MrCharlieBucket]

Chef Franck was such a great guest! He brought the precise palette, but also clearly a love of food and of sharing French cuisine. I think it made the normals actually work together, which was nice to see!

[thomasandrewclifford]

I love it when Jay gets compliments from chefs, he always gets a look on his face that says "I have to keep my mouth closed, good things are happening"

[alicemaggio]

I would like to see some lessons on plating. Jamie seems to do wonderful dishes and always falls short on plating. I think that's an issue with a lot of people, so that's why I'd like to see, not just one but several lessons going forward. I really enjoyed this episode as I felt the guest chef was extremely helpful, encouraging, and kind which was nice to see as the guys had to be nervous (but didn't show it too much). Congratulations to Jamie! You deserve it.

[valliarlette]

This was an admirable episode. Great work from everyone, and your guest was both intelligent and elegant.

[maplestoryPigBoneSoup]

I loved the video concept with a specific cuisine like this! Maybe there could be a collab with Koreanenglishman who always shares Korean cuisine to friends and people in the uk. Later they could come on to sorted as guest judges for a Korean cuisine cook off with Gabie Kook (Josh’s wife) invited along as well as she was second place in Masterchef Korea and is always helping the team prepare Korean food for guests!

[freshparsnips]

its always a little hard to watch the outside chefs come in and judge, especially if they aren't used to the kind of banter you guys do on a regular basis, but this one was really fun to watch because he seemed to just roll with everything lol (not all of them are difficult, its just the awkwardness that comes with it sometimes)