I Cooked Against A Michelin Star Chef 

So humble, I love to see the old guard respect other talent.

So I’m actually an employee for JG and he really is such a sweet guy! Incredibly talented and humble! Great chef!

That's how our generation was brought up in Europe, its called having respect and being a gentleman .

Easy to say that for cameras

5:27 nha dude my homie was ready to kill when he said "WHERE IS THE CHEF?" 💀 I heard him uppercase for some reason.

He seems like a true gentleman even though he doesn’t have to be.

That's a cool story right there

What a nice change from temperamental, badly- behaved (albeit talented) chefs

@@judymiller323 you can just say Gordon Ramsey lmao

Am the 1k like🙃

I'm not gonna lie, when I think of a French Michelin star chef, I picture a pretentious person with big ego but this chef was the exact opposite. What a great man, he deserves all of his success. Even made a point to say his kitchen was a team effort. On a side note, I have never seen a grilled steak that perfectly cooked - looked like a reverse sear. Will be using egg whites on my steak in the future

He's probably a different man when service starts or he has a head chef who is the bad cop.

In all high end restaurants, everyone has a switch we turn on. Especially with him doing 450 a night... That's an insane amount. I used to do that for lunch on a mountain side years ago.

don't know if it was just for the video but i have to agree

​@@vivago727 i somehow doubt its only for the video. Jean has the star(s) he doesnt need to prove anything to anyone anymore. If anything he is just happy to share his knowledge to the younger generation

I think its really cool to see new talent and older talent competing in this fashion.

Im a regular hood dude doing food reviews on my RU-vid channel 😈

Could not agree more. Chef Jean seemed really positive and the fact he has someone with for 10 years is a testament to his character in this business.

You can tell he's having fun with this. Always nice to see when people really enjoy what they do.

Yeah that's because you haven't seen him working. The man is a highly decorated french chef, no doubt he's fucking ruthless.

The best chefs are like that. Forged on the anvil of their craft for years, they have no room for pretense. Pure.

Well...he's not working, and Josh is not an employee at his kitchen.

it's just French bro

I’m so trying that, 100% 🫠no comments, imma change that

Really bro specially when chefs are supposed to be brutal and not caring lol he’s the best person to learn from

​@@thelordcollects1439 he's been at it for 50 year and probably does very little in terms of actual service these days. He wouldn't be the same with 450 checks coming in.

@@thelordcollects1439 he’s not volatile towards his mentees then all is good

can you let me know if he ever actually adds his dish to the menu

I had the honour of meeting JG once, back when I still a relative n00b at the chef game. He was so kind and encouraging to a know nothing kid just trying to make his way in the restaurant game. He's been one of my culinary heroes since that day, and seeing this video was just so inspiring. I'm retired now (I left the chef life in my 40's for my other passion, IT work), but I still remember, and admire JG. I was totally fanboi-ing during the whole video.

I feel like the hallmark of a true master is knowing that there's always more to learn, and actively seeking new knowledge and skills every day.

Gosh he seems so incredible genuine and so eager to mentor and encourage other people! I love that he doesn't seem annoyed or threatened at all and is just happy to cook with other people. You're so lucky to work with him!

@@helgijonsson3537 Absolutely!! The minute we stop striving to learn something new, is the minute we have given up on life.

Thank you!!!

I love jean but i can see him turn cutthroa tho, look at when joshua joked about the chicken stock

@@emilhansson216 I kind of understand him : he invited him in his kitchen, and he thought his "invité" was treated poorly. In France it is a massive misstep to do that kind of stuff, so he was ready to give the responsible of this mess a very stern talking to

Exactly. But i can all but guarantee you if Josh was workin for him it would be high-stress and intense, like in pretty much any kitchen.

Great vibe, zero pretentiousness

he couldn't have done it for so long without an incredible passion 🔥

really felt that when he took out the torch and excitedly said "ill be the fire guy" ❤

Caliber? Mr.W has a long way to go, to be on any level with Mr.G.

Ya he was about to destroy a mans day because of that, but snapped back to being super nice when Josh said “no, I’m just kidding, I’m just kidding!”

@@Rottwiler44 You have to know Josh knew what his reaction would be and made sure to keep the leg pulling succinct

Time stamp? Nvm: 5:24

That might have been the best part lmao

for real

Josh is making a literal fortune on RU-vid and has been for quite a while. He easily makes far more than the Michelin chef ever thought of.

@@signalfire6691 Are you dumb?

@@signalfire6691 baseless

@@signalfire6691 And how do you know this? bet youve done no research at all lmao

@@thog7653 It's very easy to look up what RU-vidrs make for their online content. Josh is easily a millionaire. What do you think is paying for his camera crew (very highly talented) and traveling? I'm not dissing him, but he has no reason to be nervous around a world class chef - he's in the same category himself, obviously.

Bla bla bla...bs It's all about $

@@EGOCOGITOSUM Wow, what a negative attitude.

Loved this video! Jean George seems like such a lovely man. I would love to go to his restaurant one day.

And, well, cook!! It sure was fun to watch!!

@@EGOCOGITOSUM how to tell us you're poor without saying you're poor, stop thinking about money all them bruv

You know when you play games with kids and let them win. Then there becomes a time when you do everything you can to win, and can’t? It’s good to see a veteran chef in great shape!

this! the whole world in a steak!!

I was kinda baffled by his German family name, but it makes sense with your comment.

Slightly out of his element only because he was in someone else's kitchen. Mad respect for both of them.

i dont even think he tried to cut incredibly fast, it seemed very chill

lol some kid at my camp thingy kept saying how (apparently) trash i was at cooking (im pretty good btw but not like a mitchelin star chef lol) and bro literally burnt SCRAMBLED EGGS

Yeah for sure! There's a j kenji Lopez alt reddit AMA video where someone asked him about eating with the queen, Bourdain and ramsay - and he said he'd eat ramsay & the queen. He explained that it wasn't just a TV character, ramsay actually believes you have to abuse people to push them far enough. A mutual friend actually had ramsay throw a pot of boiling hot sauce at them. It definitely seems like ramsay has moved away from the abusiveness, but still believes you have to push people hard. But yeah it's so toxic and unnecessary, we're finally getting past that idea you need to scream at and beat your employees to be successful

Facts

Yup, cooking is the best dating tactic out there

Believe in yourself! Dont be afraid to try new things and to mess up. Obviously I am sure there are some more "naturally" talented cooks, but if you spend enough time reading, watching and practicing new techniques and ingredients, improvements will come fast. Maybe you wont be a Michelin Star chef, but having the mentality for learning what truly is good food and why it is good is very crucial. The industry is super hard and most of the time it is not about quality, but how many customers you can serve. Which can be completely fine if you have the excellence and fines of a world renown chef. I am not amazing at cooking, just ok to be completely honest, however I have seen an amazing improvement in my skills by simply just going and learning. New ingredients, cultures, how the locals use it and possibly (if there is something) how would a more well known chef utilize it.

LOL it couldn't be more obvious that was your first "high end" experience. Grow up & experience what real culinary art has to offer