Using live fire to produce consistent high end food in a restaurant is SO INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT!!! I am simply in awe of how easy she makes it look. Admittedly there will be a format now...still hard to learn and master...but imagine how many failed attempts and iterations the original chefs went through to get it right? Just amazing.
Saw a short doc on Firedoor, an Australian restaurant that ALSO cooks everything over live fire; even the salads get charred. So yeah, definitely becoming a format, definitely takes supreme skill
I'm very impressed by the recent content BA has put out providing glimpses into cooking from industry perspectives. Excited and hoping this content continues!
Agree. After the staff shakeup a few years ago, this is definitely the approach to take vs forcing those (boring, I'm sorry) new staff members on us with zero chemistry.
The guy with the big beard at the end is Seth Stowaway. He's the owner of Osito and also a really great metal musician. I've known him for 20 years and he's one of the coolest guys I've ever met.
I really like how whole kitchen is not pure stress like many other places. No rushing, no shifts that starts at 5 o clock in a morning, and yet everything is done.
It's also entirely sustained by rich clients. Don't get me wrong, it's cool and everything, but this simply isn't sustainable in most parts of the country. Also let's see if this place is open in 5 years. Concept restaurants open and close ALL THE TIME.
I was thinking exactly the same, this woman deserves her own show. It's very difficult to be entertaining and informative at the same time and it seems something very natural for her
All the meals featured here were super creative and delicious looking. A lot of places I’ve seen with Michelin stars have ostentatious dishes that seem to be a caricature of fine dining. These dishes are fancy, yes, but not pretentious; you can tell by the way each ingredient is utilized that the chef/culinary director isn’t just following an archetype, but creating something new. Very classy, would love to eat here.
To each their own of course but to me it looks a bit crowded and lost. There isn't a cohesion in the dishes or a style to the restaurant, I also have to wonder why do they want to use fire to cook everything when their execution and dish style doesn't really seem to warrant it. Seems a bit more like "fire is cool"... But all in all, liked the way they handled staff meal, and hope they do well, cos even if I don't personally get it doesnt mean I wish them anything but success.
@@krono965 That’s because this is the restaurant industry and one just follows the other. If you watch restaurant vids you’ll notice cooking with fire is the new sous vide it’s just the trend right now. They just force whatever they are making into a live fire method of cooking. These dishes aren’t designed with this cooking method as the sole approach.
@@romeod7549 Yeah totally, I remember back in 2012-2015 when it was just a handful of places in fine dining pushing live fire. Since Burnt Ends it seems people kind of missed the whole notion that live fire cooking maybe doesn't need to exist in places where it doesn't make sense i.e: Cities. Fäviken and Asador Etxebarri were after all located in remote places. The logic of transporting all that wood just to be burnt in a city, that already feeds itself on electricty is a mindboggling idea. Guess the idea of time and place went over the heads of many cooks.
@@krono965 Everything in moderation I suppose. I agree a whole restaurant based on the wood fire in the city is a little backwards, but imo you gotta have at least a small station with some sort of live fire for dishes that just shine when cooked that way.
Fire restaurants are so innovative due to the complexity of controlling that dang fire all day. I couldn’t imagine running a business with something that has a mind of its own as your main source of heat. Props to these folks big THYME.
I'm thankful for all the chefs/cooks out there. It's a good thing that cooking is their passion because there are people like me who have no idea how to cook.
I love this. I do this during the summer in the garden. I have a hearth under a shelter. So I build fires under stands and cook in all kinds of ways. It is such a wonderful way of cooking. Every kind of cooking benefits. Try using a wok over a fire. The flavours that build in the food is stunning.
Sarah has great energy and she's very enthusiastic, such a wonderful, skilled and passionate person. I'm a big duck fan and have just found a few ideas to play with now. Using live fire is very unique. Thanks BA for making that video.
this place and the crew here are all so cool and amazing, really a must-try if you're in SF! been dining with them since they were doing pop-ups and love their new restaurant space :)
@@EdwinLopez-iz8mm lmfao are you under the impression that the head chefs in the kitchen do every single thing? Because thats just ignorant. Go ahead and become a su chef at a high-end restaurant if you think its so easy.
you guys should do a video about mochiko in cincinatti, super cool combined bakery during the day, ramen shop at night. the head chef erik bentz is an absolute master of the craft
Food is all in how you present it. I was watching a video of someone with a go-pro who was a fire line cook and everyone just wanted to talk about how the food was burnt and looked terrible. Ive found that you can make anyone have different opinions about the same dish just by the type of video presentation. When you see that people have reasons and know exactly why they are doing what they're doing, people dont question it nearly as much.
I have to say, she did such a great job in explaining every detail regarding her job. I really wish that she would open her own restaurant in the near future.
You can tell she is a top tier chef, using everything, attention to details. This is what fine dining is trying to be. Thomas keller style almost who imo is what a restaurant should be.
ha Sarah is adorable. My daughter 16 and loves her basketball team and always say "Dad I've been short my whole life" as if she was once tall for a summer and went back down in height . I don't know why, but it cracks me up every time. @16:50
With the greatest empathy and sincerity- her job is perfect for a creative ADHD personality! The need to able to combine artistry, energy and skills is off the chart!
When the craft becomes art. Amazing restaurant, the food is a little too complex for my peasant taste, but I can bet it's delicious. Love the real fire, being an accomplished pyromaniac myself. It just makes everything better.
Everything about this is absolutely spectacular, would love to try this place. Just not crazy about eating brain, i’m sure the noodles will taste just as good without potential prions.
Of all the things I could say about this, it's to quote "I've been short my whole life" 🤣 I hear you! But I love how much you put into every little detail, how much passion goes into cresting the dishes. But what I also really love is that you cook a good quality, decent meal for your staff. I've worked in varying hospitality venues (granted, nothing as special as this!) But we either got nothing and had to provide our own, (ok, many companies are like this, but working in hospitality its a bit different), ow what you are given is the lowest of the low. Like breaded and deep fried "meatballs" soaked in uncooked and unseasoned tinned tomatoes served over mushy pasta.
so crazy too see a chef you've worked with on a big publication. my last memory of chef sarah was her spazzing on me for having a burger off the grill station. never stepped foot in the kitchen for her again.
In our restaurant we just use a Live fire for burgers, steaks, fish and chickens and is such an incredibly good challenge to keep the pace, specially in rush hours. Can't imagine doing everything on live fire !
Great demo & lesson, she’s a great teacher/demonstrator! However, not the voice I thought the Chef was going to have when he showed up. He’s built a great restaurant, beautifully prepared & developed food!
nice knife by the way, since i was so traumatized by working with live fire and all the heat involved i left and started working on japanese restaurants on the cold section. Tojiro is also my choice, i have a full Tojiro set. Japanese knifes are the best ones
Wow ..❤❤❤❤❤ wow...❤❤❤ wow❤❤❤ COMPLIMENTI ! ! ! Difficulty livell it's just impossible...I love this girl , woman ......unstoppable today ,with this music it's perfectly ! ! !
Доброго дня! А можете информацию по вентиляции над столом с огнем написать, какой расход воздуха, какой вентилятор, высоту подвеса зонта, размеры его и стола, какая система очистки установлена?
To cook meat to temperature using live fire without a lot of waste is a master skill. Very risky for a restaurant to do that, especially in a competitive city like San Francisco where it's expensive to run a restaurant out of.
i've felt so seen lately with the amount of women you guys have showcased in the kitchen. i see these women and i stive to be better myself. thank you.
Using live fire to produce consistent high end food in a restaurant is SO INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT!!! I am simply in awe of how easy she makes it look. Admittedly there will be a format now...still hard to learn and master...but imagine how many failed attempts and iterations the original chefs went through to get it right? Just amazing.
She makes it look easy becuase someone else does it for her
Saw a short doc on Firedoor, an Australian restaurant that ALSO cooks everything over live fire; even the salads get charred. So yeah, definitely becoming a format, definitely takes supreme skill
Japanese do it as well. Although it's more with coals
@@EdwinLopez-iz8mm No, she does the cooking and has the knowledge where the heat is best. That dude "just" maintains the fire.
@@GameFuMaster
日本人が料理に使用するのは石炭ではなく木炭です😅
She is such a natural teacher. Explains everything so calmly and detailed. Also, great job with the filming and editing!
agreed she would really have an awesome channel!
I'm very impressed by the recent content BA has put out providing glimpses into cooking from industry perspectives. Excited and hoping this content continues!
I agree with this. There have been a couple of brilliant videos recently.
its called paid PR by restaurants.
@@influxus and to be honest, this is good PR rather than reels or Instagram influencers going and taking cramp or mediocre photos.
Agree. After the staff shakeup a few years ago, this is definitely the approach to take vs forcing those (boring, I'm sorry) new staff members on us with zero chemistry.
For real, it may help the general public appreciate the workers at these types of establishments more.
The guy with the big beard at the end is Seth Stowaway. He's the owner of Osito and also a really great metal musician. I've known him for 20 years and he's one of the coolest guys I've ever met.
"I feel nothing anymore" - Every line cook after a Saturday night service.
Amen
I felt that one
Seriously😅😂😅
No room for feelings on the line..
I always use the phrase “just keep swimming” during big rushes, but I do believe she was referring to her heat tolerance
I really like how whole kitchen is not pure stress like many other places. No rushing, no shifts that starts at 5 o clock in a morning, and yet everything is done.
I guess it also helps that they only do dinner, and not doing something like an 8-hour session with the pot trying to make the perfect ramen broth
They also didn’t show the service which is where most of the real stress is
It's also entirely sustained by rich clients. Don't get me wrong, it's cool and everything, but this simply isn't sustainable in most parts of the country. Also let's see if this place is open in 5 years. Concept restaurants open and close ALL THE TIME.
@@RickR69 well they got a star, so they'll probably be fine
@@SigmaChirality Go ahead and look up how many michelin rated restaurants have closed.
She's a really good presenter: articulate, friendly and clear. Excellent video.
Same as Obamna
Respect to this lady for working with fires while rocking a fringe - my excessive sweating could never
😊😮😢😅
It's one thing to be good at what you do, it's another thing altogether to be able to communicate it as well as this. Bravo.
I was thinking exactly the same, this woman deserves her own show. It's very difficult to be entertaining and informative at the same time and it seems something very natural for her
Shame she has horrid upward inflection
Please film more of this content. It’s so important to show people the effort that is put into their food. Unfortunately I feel like it can be lost.
I really like the new content BA is putting out. I had stopped keeping up with their videos but these Sous Chef videos are great!
It's great that they've shifted to profiling other restaurants, they know that the kitchen cast they have leftover is uninspiring.
@@ihatekpeng w
"PLATING IN FIVE. I LOVE YOU ALL!"
"WE LOVE YOU TOO CHEF!"
Her vibe is IMMACULATE, love her.
It transfers to the food too
All the meals featured here were super creative and delicious looking. A lot of places I’ve seen with Michelin stars have ostentatious dishes that seem to be a caricature of fine dining. These dishes are fancy, yes, but not pretentious; you can tell by the way each ingredient is utilized that the chef/culinary director isn’t just following an archetype, but creating something new. Very classy, would love to eat here.
To each their own of course but to me it looks a bit crowded and lost. There isn't a cohesion in the dishes or a style to the restaurant, I also have to wonder why do they want to use fire to cook everything when their execution and dish style doesn't really seem to warrant it. Seems a bit more like "fire is cool"... But all in all, liked the way they handled staff meal, and hope they do well, cos even if I don't personally get it doesnt mean I wish them anything but success.
@@krono965 That’s because this is the restaurant industry and one just follows the other. If you watch restaurant vids you’ll notice cooking with fire is the new sous vide it’s just the trend right now. They just force whatever they are making into a live fire method of cooking. These dishes aren’t designed with this cooking method as the sole approach.
@@romeod7549 Yeah totally, I remember back in 2012-2015 when it was just a handful of places in fine dining pushing live fire. Since Burnt Ends it seems people kind of missed the whole notion that live fire cooking maybe doesn't need to exist in places where it doesn't make sense i.e: Cities. Fäviken and Asador Etxebarri were after all located in remote places. The logic of transporting all that wood just to be burnt in a city, that already feeds itself on electricty is a mindboggling idea. Guess the idea of time and place went over the heads of many cooks.
That’s because you have poor taste and are probably really simple minded
@@krono965 Everything in moderation I suppose. I agree a whole restaurant based on the wood fire in the city is a little backwards, but imo you gotta have at least a small station with some sort of live fire for dishes that just shine when cooked that way.
She is on her game! Very impressive and inspiring!
looks like she made pancit for the staff meal! love how this resto uses every part of the bird
Omg I am in love with her spirit! What a beautiful soul and a beautiful woman. Truly an angel upon this earth.
I love how the family meal was highlighted.
You can really tell she loves what she does. This was a great watch!
Fire restaurants are so innovative due to the complexity of controlling that dang fire all day. I couldn’t imagine running a business with something that has a mind of its own as your main source of heat. Props to these folks big THYME.
They’re not innovative. They are all just doing what everyone else is. I’ve seen maybe 50 vidz of restaurants that only cook with live fire.
@@romeod7549 salty 😂😂😂
@@staylucky4727 Facts 💯
I guess you never heard of BBQ, They are not doing anything new .
Emissions must be crazy at this place. Hopefully the ventilation is on point so that the team stays healthy.
I'm thankful for all the chefs/cooks out there. It's a good thing that cooking is their passion because there are people like me who have no idea how to cook.
I love this. I do this during the summer in the garden. I have a hearth under a shelter. So I build fires under stands and cook in all kinds of ways. It is such a wonderful way of cooking. Every kind of cooking benefits. Try using a wok over a fire. The flavours that build in the food is stunning.
It's so cool how chefs have come to know the nuances of burning different types of wood
Love seeing a familiar face on here! Chef Sarah is the best, learned a lot working with her! ❤
She is incredibly talented, hard working, humorous. love her
I hate how easy she makes everything look! Amazing chef!
Open fire is one of the best ways to cook your food. And have that wow factor for your audience.
Using fire to cook… it’s sooooo hard. The skill and focus needed… Much Respect!
Please do more of this series. It's very enjoyable and nice to watch
I love it. There's a chef in Australia doing the same thing. I would love to have that kitchen as my outdoor kitchen.
Sarah has great energy and she's very enthusiastic, such a wonderful, skilled and passionate person. I'm a big duck fan and have just found a few ideas to play with now.
Using live fire is very unique. Thanks BA for making that video.
this place and the crew here are all so cool and amazing, really a must-try if you're in SF! been dining with them since they were doing pop-ups and love their new restaurant space :)
I really want to go here!
Remember she said it she needs to make sure everyone is doing what they need for her to do things and even then she is just watching
@@EdwinLopez-iz8mm lmfao are you under the impression that the head chefs in the kitchen do every single thing? Because thats just ignorant. Go ahead and become a su chef at a high-end restaurant if you think its so easy.
@@EdwinLopez-iz8mm What do you expect her to do?
"I feel nothing anymore" is the most Sous Chef thing ever
She's such an adorable badass
My God this is who I’ll have working for my restaurant, someone who loves what they do!
I am so impressed by Sarah. She has so much knowledge!
Great job explaining and going through your everyday Sarah! Very interesting.
Awesome! Live-fire cooking is how it started and never fails...
This is impressive.
And Sarah is going places.
you guys should do a video about mochiko in cincinatti, super cool combined bakery during the day, ramen shop at night. the head chef erik bentz is an absolute master of the craft
I second this!!
Agreed. Also best burger ever
Dang, it's the sempai!
Don't, the line doesn't need to be any longer
Food is all in how you present it. I was watching a video of someone with a go-pro who was a fire line cook and everyone just wanted to talk about how the food was burnt and looked terrible. Ive found that you can make anyone have different opinions about the same dish just by the type of video presentation. When you see that people have reasons and know exactly why they are doing what they're doing, people dont question it nearly as much.
Sarah your a rockstar killer leadership skills. Your passion and skills show and sky's the limit. Proud of you boo!
Absolutely love what you guys' are doing in the kitchen. No wonder you have a star.
Thanks for sharing your world
This woman is an absolute delight.
She is absolutely perfect and the food looks like one of a kind
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
I have to say, she did such a great job in explaining every detail regarding her job. I really wish that she would open her own restaurant in the near future.
This girl is amazing. All the best wishes to her
Huge respect For her and the team
You can tell she is a top tier chef, using everything, attention to details. This is what fine dining is trying to be. Thomas keller style almost who imo is what a restaurant should be.
I watched this twice because I am fascinated with a restaurant kitchen that uses only firewood. Amazing!
Creativity abounds. Great job Chef Sarah.
the chef is great at explaining steps and techniques
Osito looks like a definite bucket list must😋 🔥. Sarah is amazing! 👏🧑🍳
I love that this is not adding premade stuff to premade other stuff and calling it content.
ha Sarah is adorable. My daughter 16 and loves her basketball team and always say "Dad I've been short my whole life" as if she was once tall for a summer and went back down in height . I don't know why, but it cracks me up every time. @16:50
that smoking isssss fiiiiiirrrrrre. amaaaazing. thank you SETH!!!
Whoever you fired, or employed, or whatever changes were made, they have worked out great.
love her personality! Mabuhay!
With the greatest empathy and sincerity- her job is perfect for a creative ADHD personality! The need to able to combine artistry, energy and skills is off the chart!
Mad respect for this lady. Very talented
She is so charismatic! Love the asian influence in her cookings and the restaurant menu
When the craft becomes art. Amazing restaurant, the food is a little too complex for my peasant taste, but I can bet it's delicious. Love the real fire, being an accomplished pyromaniac myself. It just makes everything better.
Que privilegio poder ir a este restaurante Osito, felicidades
Literally the call of the kitchen “I feel nothing anymore”❤
that fire, makes everything taste richer.
Efective kitchen, super duper amazing vibes
Everything about this is absolutely spectacular, would love to try this place. Just not crazy about eating brain, i’m sure the noodles will taste just as good without potential prions.
Of all the things I could say about this, it's to quote "I've been short my whole life" 🤣 I hear you!
But I love how much you put into every little detail, how much passion goes into cresting the dishes. But what I also really love is that you cook a good quality, decent meal for your staff. I've worked in varying hospitality venues (granted, nothing as special as this!) But we either got nothing and had to provide our own, (ok, many companies are like this, but working in hospitality its a bit different), ow what you are given is the lowest of the low. Like breaded and deep fried "meatballs" soaked in uncooked and unseasoned tinned tomatoes served over mushy pasta.
One word for this video. "Joyful"
It’s a good job I’m meeting a friend for lunch shortly because this has made me immensely hungry.
so crazy too see a chef you've worked with on a big publication. my last memory of chef sarah was her spazzing on me for having a burger off the grill station. never stepped foot in the kitchen for her again.
In our restaurant we just use a Live fire for burgers, steaks, fish and chickens and is such an incredibly good challenge to keep the pace, specially in rush hours. Can't imagine doing everything on live fire !
Great demo & lesson, she’s a great teacher/demonstrator! However, not the voice I thought the Chef was going to have when he showed up. He’s built a great restaurant, beautifully prepared & developed food!
Ive been looking at olen fire cooking concepts for my own house since last summer. Very cool to see...
13:49 she free handed the lid!!! just like Chef Julian Slowik said, "chefs hands, asbestos hands"
nice knife by the way, since i was so traumatized by working with live fire and all the heat involved i left and started working on japanese restaurants on the cold section. Tojiro is also my choice, i have a full Tojiro set. Japanese knifes are the best ones
what plastic wrap are you using on the pate that stays integral at 400 F?
Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.
I really love these series. I wish this one was longer. So interesting!
01:59 "I feel nothing anymore." So deep!!!
What a sweet sweet lady and she is so great at her job too 👏
Any of us can achieve virtue, if by virtue we merely mean the avoidance of the vices that do not attract us.
I was thinking she’s like a Filipina mom in her utilization of the duck and the dashi. And seconds later, low and behold… she is half Pinoy.❤❤❤
Wow ..❤❤❤❤❤ wow...❤❤❤ wow❤❤❤ COMPLIMENTI ! ! ! Difficulty livell it's just impossible...I love this girl , woman ......unstoppable today ,with this music it's perfectly ! ! !
Awesome showcase once again!!! Osito looks like an awesome place to dine!! I'll definitely have to check it out when I'm out west!! Thank You!
A master chef mastering the art of time management, knowledge and skills management , and a great presenter at the same time. 🎉
We need this type of Restaurant in South Africa, due to all the power outages!
"I feel nothing anymore" Same, gurl... same.🤣
man I bet that food is amazing the smokiness of cooking over a fire cant be beat
In my perfect world. I would love to cook every meal like this
Super cool, i really like that concept for a kitchen/restaurant, would definitely be a challenge!
Доброго дня! А можете информацию по вентиляции над столом с огнем написать, какой расход воздуха, какой вентилятор, высоту подвеса зонта, размеры его и стола, какая система очистки установлена?
"We put out over 700 plates a day"
The plates: 1 strawberry, 1/700th of a duck on a nest of pine needles, A spoon with some rosemary on it.
To cook meat to temperature using live fire without a lot of waste is a master skill. Very risky for a restaurant to do that, especially in a competitive city like San Francisco where it's expensive to run a restaurant out of.
She’s amazing, very talented executive chef
mis respeto al sou chef, como quisiera tener una cocina así y una brigada asi de armónico... muy buen video chicos...
i've felt so seen lately with the amount of women you guys have showcased in the kitchen. i see these women and i stive to be better myself. thank you.
All I saw was a hardworking human being incredible at her job. Why do some people always have to bring gender into everything smh
I am knackered just after the 2nd hour. What a legend.
I would love to help out in the kitchen with fire