4 Levels of Tostadas: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur Emily, home cook Daniel, and professional chef Saul Montiel from Cantina Rooftop - to prepare us their take on tostadas. Once each level of chef had presented their creation, we asked expert food scientist Rose to explain the choices they made along the way - both good and bad. Which of their crunchy creations looks most mouthwatering to you?
Chef Saul is on Instagram at @chefsaulmontiel
Follow Emily at @emilyslamduncan
Find Daniel at @iamdanielvictor
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4 Levels of Tostadas: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious 
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Level 1: Quarantined American trying new things.
Level 2: Enthusiastic home cook trying to level up.
Level 3: Emperor Itzcoatl of the Aztec’s personal chef.
Jajajaja so true 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 dawg straight up.
Daniel is only there because of his looks
but it says 4 lvl?
I think Emily is Candadian actually, I think I remember in the episode where she switched recipes with Frank she had Canadian flags in her kitchen. Could be wrong tho
"We smash the garlic like its coronavirus" - Saul 2020
most pure person ever
10:30
According to US coronavirus response, it's like no crushing at all. :(
@@hyperactvehuman Still falling for the CNN garbage I see.
RedRoseSeptember22 bruh 200,000 people are dead it’s not a news channel that made her think that
Sistar J. Love ah yes, just like vampires
Can we just appreciate that Saul took time out of his schedule to do this video either after his restaurant closed in the evening or early in the morning before it opened? I know it probably didn’t take long to do, but it was a kind gesture in this pandemic.
And he gets paid to do so
Well, the other two also took time out of their schedule, they have jobs as well. They're all appreciated :))
Probably was closed due to the pandemic my guy lol
It's also probably fun to reach strangers to teach, & get free advertising too.
And get a cut too! I wish all of them the best from all this money they get from Epicurious.
“Don’t do this at home. I’m doing this because I’m an expert.”
As he waves the big chef’s knife around in the air. Well played, sir.
Daniel looks like he just came from a Disney channel show
Omg yes 😂😂😂
My name is Daniel from Epicurious and YOU'RE watching Disney Channel!
A Kadri true
I was actually wondering if he's related to Gabrielle. They look like they could be brother and sister.
He looks like a boy Gabriella
My eye twitch when Daniel called tostadas "spanish food"
😣
I scrolled down specifically to find this comment and like it
My mother was Spanish. When we ate tostadas, we weren't eating Spanish food. It was good, but it wasn't Spanish!
¿y qué esperabas de un gringo?
Exactly; I’m surprised there aren’t more comments about this, bothered me so much
Emily trying to cut the tomato : “i’m not good at this learn from someone else”
Saul *waving his knife around* : “don’t do this at home i’m doing it cause i’m an expert”
😂😂
We ve still got Daniel...😊
@@chythanniyaviswanathan6790 Oh, you mean the guy trying to break the tip off his knife, jabbing that chicken in the bowl? That's an idiot move.
Finger on top of the knife had me shaking my head and I'm lvl 1 chef..
Emily's secret ingredient: Ketchup
Lorenzo's secret ingredient: Bacon
Frank's secret ingredient: Salt
Saul's secret ingredient: Lime
Can’t disagree with any of these! They’re all delicious and helpful! My secret is lemon or balsamic or cheese.
Although Lorenzo also loves his butter... You forgot Penny secret ingredient: any alcoholic beverage xD
@@Metzli especially rum
Add another one to Lorenzo! Red pepper flakes ☺️
Nah, Lorenzo likes butter
I think Emily is starting to level up. This is no longer "boil a hotdog" Emily or "burn a hamburger" Emily.
...or "ketchup with French Toast" Emily.
Emily is now a Level 1.5 chef.
Two types of tomato Emily :D
Trevor Pacelli no she’s definitely still a ketchup with French toast person
There's nothing wrong with ketchup on French toast
Oh, cool, another episode of Saul absolutely destroying everyone else in Mexican cuisine
Edit: Wrong cuisine, changed it to right cuisine
I suffer from chronic diarrhea and tourette's
Yesss sirrrrr
Daniel is Latino, too.
@@anshuchoudhary5081 did he not have time to make his own tortillas?
@@anshuchoudhary5081 called it spanish food... brushed it with olive oil🤷♀️
I enjoy Emily so much, she is not pretentious at all and really sharp and honest with what she uses/how she cooks while owning it all the way!
Emily is definitely improving.
She is level 1.5.
I feel like Saul is the kinda guy that if you knew him, and asked him to teach you how to make something, he'd be extremely excited to show you and try your attempt at it.
Does anybody else feel that saul got a lot more confidence. Cause I'm Lovingggg itt.
I think being in his own kitchen rather than a test kitchen or a sound stage like he normally is in these videos just ups his confidence to insane heights. And I am totally hear for it.
Justin Clowater yes I agree
He just became more well with the camera. I thought that he was kinda afraid of it
@@acoolgirl7221 Him being more comfartable on camera was probably helped by the fact that he was in his kitchen
He was so much more at ease in this video. I don't know if he's just gotten used to being in front of the camera, or he was "at home", but this Saul is best Saul. I loved him in this video.
*sees they made a tostada video*
Me: PLEASE BE SAUL PLEASE BE SAUL WE NEED SAUL
Hahahaha you were probably like they Better Call Saul
I got super excited because I KNEW it had to Saul 😄. About to get some yummy, authentic, homeland, Level 100 “my moms” recipe 🤤.
I know! I cheered when I saw Saul.
Saul is just the goddamn best
me too
“We smash garlic like coronavirus”
*ah yes I see a man of culture*
Smash the goddamn garlic like it was COVID-19 😂
I like how each level is perfect in its own way
Level 1: it is perfect because it shows what a real home cooked meal should be like
Level 2: is perfect because it shows how a little bit of knowledge can improve your meal by miles
Level 3: because it is supposed to be culinary perfection and it is perfection
Let’s be real, we should only ever have Saul as the lvl 3 chef for all future Latin food episodes
Agreed
He is a star. But we like a newbies in here.
You mean Mexican food. Latin food is very different than Mexican food.
I agree yes , but I would also like to see him try a take on other foods too .
Seriously - I'm always disappointed when they do "Mexican" food on here, until Saul saves the day 😂
Saul is a treasure. Absolutely golden every time he's on.
-Emily is my girllll now and always, I relate to her on so many levels
-Level 2 guy (who’s name I forget🤷🏼♀️) I still don’t forgive for putting blackberries in his grilled cheese
-Saul is a freakin’ MASTER at Latin cuisine and I love his confidence
Daniel has to go. He isn't even as good as the other level 2 cooks
BLACKBERRY GRILLED CHEESE :( #NeverForget
First blackberry grilled cheese, now he's calling Mexican food, Spanish food. How many seals must be broken until he unlocks the gates of hell??? 😂😂
@@LadyVader33 i have tried his recipes they work better than the level 3 chefs...also he is way hotter than the other chefs....If u dont like him , well i cant force u to have good taste..
@@ashimabandekar4237 Not this one. I'm Mexican, born and raised... Saul's tostada's is the only real Mexican tostada... And tostadas de aguachile are delicious. Come to Mexico. Some place in the pacific, you will find that kind of tostada.
can we just take a minute to appreciate that Rose's hair and lipstick are ALWAYS on point?
Hehe, Saul's whole demeanor is so confident in this it's awesome. His mom would be proud!
💕🖤💝🧡🖤
Natalie 19 [f.u.с.к мe] ТАР 0N МY РIC reportes 🤣
Is it just me or has Emily really improved from her ketchup days?
Tho, sometimes her knife work makes me fear for her safety.
At the very least, she's at a Level 1.5 by this point. I would honestly pick her tostada over Daniel's.
omg. I really feel like you're right
I was looking through the comments for a comment like this. She can be taught knife skills, but seeing her use more than just ketchup for any type of food...that’s growth ☺️
Yessss, I thought this also!!! 👍🏽
Where does Saul get his limes? Mine never have that much juice
Just roll the lime like he did so the pulp inside pops and more juice comes out
I adore Saul 🇲🇽 he is absolutely amazing and funny haha, my dream is going to his restaurant ✨
I recently went after my dream and started my own cooking channel. I would love to share my easy and delicious recipes with you.👩🏻🍳🥰 Bless you Diana!
"It just needs to have a second with all those seasonings in it, so they can get married, you know? Fall in love, make flavor babies?"
What Emily lacks in her cooking , she makes up for it in humor . thats why she's one of my favorite on this show . haha
Emily is definitely improving.
She is level 1.5.
1.25
This video should only be of Saul. I don’t care about the other tostadas, I’m trying to get that agua Chile recipe
It's sad that the level 1 tostada was actually more authentic than the level 2, disappointing
@@diannel7664 authentic to what? Taco Bell? Authentic Mexican food is much more likely to use shredded chicken than ground beef
@@andrewthezeppo that's exactly my point - even without the shredded chicken, at least level 1's somewhat resembles something I'd get if I ordered at a cenaduría, which isn't true for level 2. When I think of tostadas, I think of a fried tortilla topped with refried beans (not whole), shredded beef or chicken, shredded lettuce or finely shredded cabbage, sliced radishes, pickled onions, crema, cotija cheese, blended salsa, and avocado slices. It's so easy to not screw this up, and yet level 2 managed to do that. His flavor pairings and food textures work more as a chicken salad if anything.
@@andrewthezeppo Second level hasn't anything authentic in it. At least the first had everything we expect in any garnacha as Dianne said
Saul reminds me of my dad. Idk why but Mexican/Hispanic dads love teaching their kids new things and always make it fun with a joke or two.
Saul is back. Yay . Please continue putting Saul he is amazing
Can we have a few episodes that’s like...
three level 1 chefs in one episode
three level 2 chefs in one episode
three level 3 chefs in one episode
And each episode, they cook a certain dish in their own unique ways?
Edited to make it clearer. Pardon my erroneous phrasing from before :)
Omg that would be amazing
Level 1: Cheesecake, Ketchup, Whatever he can find
Level 2: A god and two other guys
Level 3: *Goes back in time and invents cooking*
I read that wrong and was like isn't that already what they're doing lol
Thats a great idea truly
@@BigTuna-xs8ic me too!
"Awesome *spanish* food"
*Ah that good ol spanish colonialism*
He's also the dude who put black berries on his grilled cheese. i dont think he has the expertise enough to be a lvl2 chef tbh.
Hey hey hey, whoa whoa whoa! Spanish people know the difference between Mexican and Spanish food! I'm not sure what this guy's background is, but my grandma was Spanish and learned to make Mexican tortillas from friends. I grew up knowing which was which, but we ate it all. Maybe he's Spanish, maybe he's not. Maybe his mom just liked to cook. :)
@@oaklandcookie Im jealous rn
@@TheEpicnesscontained did you see his chocolate cake? He knows his think. Also i dont think fruit on grilled cheese is the worst since cheese boards are basically cured meat cheese and fruit
@@mr.random4292 Yeah its not the worst. but its not what you would expect of a level two grilled cheese. a level two is basically supposed to be the best iteration of the food just short of actual professionally trained cooking. my point is that his cooking is not enough to warrant him being in lvl two since this example, the fruit in grilled cheese and other episodes have shown us hes not on the same caliber as some of the other lvl two chefs like lorenzo, beth, julia or gabrielle. hes more experienced than emily but his skills and overall knowledge is not of a level 2.
I had covid back in May and my mom made Saul's version but hella spicy, like so spicy that i can only feel the heat. I lost my taste and smell. So i ate a lot and was so worth it
The level 3 chef's accent blew the competition away from the start
Lol I've had some terrible Mexican food in Mexico. Don't assume someone can cook based on their accent.
Leslie Givens stfu
@@leslyrivas947 no.
Leslie Givens he owns a restaurant, and a good one im sure he knows how to cook
@@karlapoof7115 She didn't mention anything about him owning a restaurant. She was just stereotyping him based on his accent, which is not only racist but dumb as hell.
"We smash the garlic like it's coronavirus" 😂
10:30
I love him
I fell out my chair 🤣🤣🤣
This is how I will smash my garlic forever more. I also loved Emily's Flavor Babies.
I laughed so freaking hard
Saul's tostada... those shrimp & the addition of fresh cucumber & radishes - just wonderful.
Chef waving that enormous knife as he says "don't do this at home, I'm an expert" is such a mood!
I love how happy saul always looks when presenting his food. you can tell he really loves his job
Finally, we got another episode with my man Saul
Yessir
Bring back Saul! He’s really entertaining and the recipe was sophisticated but doable. I’ll definitely try this one when I want to impress guests
Emily with the deconstructed ketchup, she's evolving!!!!
Level 3: hello I invented Mexico
Lmaooooooo
But he did though.
Yes, but Frank invented Pangea.
chicken2jail *known universe
Right?!
see "4 levels of tostadas"
me in the inside
"LET SAUL BE HE-"
sees saul
*"LETS GOOOOOOOO"*
Saul: We smash the garlic like it is Corona virus!
Me: DEAD!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I love Saul! Best Level 3 chef EVER!
It was nice of Frank to give Daniel some flakes from his backyard salt mine.
Usually I am very interested in what everyone is doing, this time I was only interested in Saul. Just seeing all the different things he did was so cool. Cooking shrimp in acid alone is exciting.
We use this technique for different things in Mexico! I was amazed by how thinly he sliced his Chile Serrano
It's just ceviche, but it is pretty exciting :)
Everything seems nice here for some reason and I don’t know why
Cooking shrimp in acid alone automatically gives you a level 3 lol
@@oaklandcookie Ceviche and aguachile are different. They are both cooked in acid and can be placed in a tostada, but they are not the same. Aguachile MUST be with serrano (unlike ceviche) no tomatoes mixed directly with he shrimp (unlike ceviche), etc, etc.
" We smash the garlic like it is the corona virus"
-Saul 2020
I only want Saul and Emily always. They make me so happy.
“Im doing this because im an expert” as he waves knife in the air
Muffin btw lol gotta love saul
Because he is an expert
That's how you know he's an expert.
level 1 and 3 chef: 720p
level 2: _480p_
Saul is so pure! We love him!!!!!!
This is literally my replacement for the BA test kitchen LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
The way she cuts her vegetables makes me really uncomfortable, like she about to cut her finger off
"Learn from someone else." -Emily
trust me it could be way worse, theres a youtube channel called kaye's cooking. she is probably the worst chef you will ever see and the way she cuts is genuinely stressful the entire time. i dunno how many videos she has cut herself in but theres a few, but whenever she cooks something is just terrible, and no its not fake its real. she seems like the sweetest woman, but the way she cooks is just cursed.
@@Celticshade send me the link of her channel
IMIHBTM ruclips.net/channel/UCEEmgAo0xP-2sz_vcjCwqnA heres the link to her newer channel
IMIHBTM ruclips.net/channel/UCeKWgImK1RAD9IGjWZqxmIw heres the link to her older channel, she hasnt posted to this one in over a year but she basically just continued on with her videos on a new channel for some reason. Same content either way.
All three of these I'd eat. It's nearly impossible to mess up a Tostada lmao.
Agreed
Right? Heck, even homemade retried beans and cheese (optional) with salista 👌🏼🤤
The second one just needed beans.
Why do we put lettuce or cabbage as a topping on everything? I have a gas issue. My mom would give me "sal de uvas" but it's nasty so I eat, stew celery, and just recently I got celery seeds.
@@ivetterodriguez1994 I love sal de uvas!
What Saul did to the shrimp is a cooking technique we call kinilaw in the Philippines, usually with cubed fish and vinegar or citrus fruits. There's also the kilawin, where goat meat, beef, pork, chicken, and carabao meat are prepared in a similar way. Unlike kinilaw, kilawin are cooked (boiled, grilled or both).
Looking for a comment about Frank and a possible joke of him trying to grow his own corn field first 😂
Surely he means Mexican, not Spanish... right?
I hope! But it's very ignorant
IKR!!!!
He's the dude who put black berries in his grilled cheese. don't expect much from him.
Repeat with me American Kids: Mexico and Spain it's not the same. We are brother, I loved them, and it's an amazing country. But we are like thousands km and a bloody ocean apart
Alvaro Martinez americans don’t know kilometers
My mom would throw her chancla at Level 1 and 2 sooooo hard. My boy Saul crushing it as always!
"We smash this garlic like coronavirus" LOOOOOOL
I love Saul. He's so wholesome and my favorite level 3 cook :).
Saul got EVERY LAST DROP out of that lime in one squeeze!
I'm sometimes a little sad when it's not Chef Frank BUT I love Chef Saul! I'm excited!!
saul fits perfectly in this series.
i legit yelled “yes” when i saw Chef Saul. 😂
"Flavorbabies" is all I'm taking away from this... and its amazing 👏
"Smash it like coronavirus" Saul 2020
Great advice.
10:30
Behind the scenes: Blueberry tostadas vs ketchup tostadas
YOU BROUGHT MY MANS SAUL BACK!!!!
Saul has his own RUclips channel!!!
you dont know how happy I am at seeing Emily again!!
"Smash garlic like carona virus " 😂😂
saul feels like family and i love him 🥺
The way Saul squeeze his lime is so satisfying
Here I want "hi I'm Saul" as his introduction
Daniel's kitchen looks dope... Well organised.... Emily too got a very well decorated kitchen..
I dig the dog kettle
@@athosbirra627 Thanks!
Emily Duncan WE LOVE U KETCHUP QUEEN !!!!!!!!
@@EmilyDuncan 😯OMG.. I love your simplicity Emily❤️💐
Alot of love and good wishes to you from India ❤️❤️
@@EmilyDuncan what is the big thing near your sink?
Idk why I laughed so hard when he dropped the spoon “perfection” 😂 could watch him all day!
Saul comes and I'm already smiling
No one:
An expert: Flailing a knife around “I’m doin this because I’m an expert”
And the ketchup, Emily??? Where's the ketchup, Emily??? The ketchup???!!!
The level 3 chef was awsome!
I love Saul. His food always looks so good, I love how fresh it is
Yay, Emily. I've missed her! I swearrrr, if there's ketchup...
Shes cosplaying as ketchup in this ep
Call it a shell one more time...
@@FrinxYell she did give a shout out though. "Ohhh, Emily ketchup. Emily tomato...I get it." 😂
I would literally be happiest with Emily's. I love refried beans, even canned ones.
I'm Mexican, and basically, Emily did a great job! For me, tostadas de tinga or cochinita need refried beans.
They are even better when you fry them again in olive oil. Get them nice and crispy 🤤
@@albmejia92 lard or chorizo tastes best to me and just mash the beans with the thing you use for mashing potatos.
Emily, I'm so proud of ya!
Saul ain't playing.
I really like the more sequential editing in this video, where it focuses more on each chef's process, rather than the parallel edits that compare and contrast the processes. I feel like I can keep track of what they are doing a lot easier.
Spanish food is from Spain.... Tostada is a MEXICAN DISH/MEXICAN FOOD, from Mexico where we speak Spanish !!!! 🤦🏻♀️
Chef Saúl as usual representing with pride 🇲🇽
i hate when people say spanish instead of Hispanic 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Vane Sama pure ignorance
LOL, I was going to say the same thing
no one cares.
Rookie Cookie that just shows how ignorant you are.
In addition mexico has around 68 native languages still spoken to this day. They don't need to invent a new language.
That level 3 guy was using a tortilla presser just like the one in my house!
Looks identical to the one my mom's used since I was little 😂 need me one of those, clearly they last forever
Even indian people use it to make big traditional potato chips, called Aloo Papad. I have it too! Nostalgic af.
@@DrVaisriv Ikr, also for making rotis and stuff like that!
@@DrVaisriv very interesting, I've only seen them used for making tortillas, I did not know there were other uses!
@@litcheelicious2414 yessss! My aunt makes roti in it.
Love Saul! Hes back!!
I just love Saul - the more he's on, the cuter he gets! I've made his burritos and everything else and it was fab. I cannot wait to try this!
Emily's chopping has improved
She's improved a lot overall. Not a single hint of ketchup in this dish!
She is working on it. Our girl is growing
Emily, it's not a shel, that thing itself it's a tostada 🤦🏽♀️
and I love Saul, it would've been a sin to not invite Saul for this one
Emily, Lorenzo, Frank, Keith, Anthony and Saul are the tribes which make the series gold
I am so proud of Emily learning how to cook over this series! The way she knows the difference in tomatoes is so awesome
As soon you see the level 3 chef, you know who's gonna be the best
of course. they are professional chefs
@@coops9591 I don't think u get the joke
Nib Cowling where was the joke
@@coops9591 the comment told it
But was Saul's mom proud of his Echiladas?
He's still alive and appears bruise-free, so he must have done alright.
I want an episode with Saul vs his mom 🥰
Saul is amazing. Love his energy!
Level 4: Mexican grandma
He reminded me of my abuelita
This is one of those times where Saul raises to Mexican grandma level... His grandma must be proud.
Level 5 you mean
every time saul mentions his mom, my heart went 💖💖💖💖💖💖
I love how Saul can use simple elements and make them look so amazing
(I am reviewing 8:06 over and over again, Daniel with these hands could cook me and I would still say thank you)
This is so satisfying I love the level 3 chef since I found him in 4 levels of the burritos a long time ago. I'm so glad his art of food never disappoints me.
Saul continues to be a fantastic chef