$500 vs $16 Steak Dinner: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious

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Published 2019-12-19

Expert chef Frank and home cook Lorenzo are swapping their recipes and ingredients, just for your viewing pleasure. We gave Lorenzo $500 worth of ingredients and Frank's notebook to make the best steak dinner he could (with a quick assist from food scientist Rose!) On the other side, Frank received $16 worth of goods and tried to improvise his way up to gourmet. Who achieved the most impressive results under these mixed up circumstances?

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All Comments (21)

@chelly_yhm7951 4 years ago

Frank was so sweet to Lorenzo. "Your seasoning is wonderful," imagine hearing that from a professional chef.
@yanniey3888 4 years ago

The pro chef kinda die inside when the ingredient swapped.
@anlexaify 2 years ago

Lorenzo: is a home cook Also Lorenzo: cuts onions without looking like a pro
@lovingmemories8902 2 years ago

I’M SO GLAD TO SEE THEM ACTUALLY EAT EACH OTHER’S FOOD! Makes more sense this way!
@500_ 4 years ago

"And if everything goes wrong, just drink the wine at the end"
@Spyke7ful 4 years ago

Frank: Gives you history of food Lorenzo: Stitch laugh
@Shaunicus. 1 year ago

The home cook is such a cheery guy. His positivity is infectious
@nemock 1 year ago

It's really hard to choose a favorite chef in this series, but Frank is always educational and entertaining.
@nash4179 4 years ago

lorenzo: “it looks like someone went to the forest and went nuts” frank: “how’d u know”
@francescagrunderson7578 4 years ago

lorenzo looking at frank’s ingredients is me looking at my life choices: wtf
@theprousteffect9717 1 year ago

No man, I could never do a show like this. I'd want instruction every step of the way because I'd be so afraid of not making the most out of those expensive ingredients.
@MrJCV1605 1 year ago

Lorenzo and Frank is easily my favourite combination for this channel. Great chemistry, Lorenzo always comes good with Frank’s ingredients and Frank always adds his own twist to make the dish way better.
@turk7648 4 years ago

Lorenzo: *Mental Breakdown* Frank: So anyway that’s why beef is called beef
@maximumdosage 4 years ago

Frank just sounds depressed having his ingredients taken away from him.
@Cyril29a 1 year ago

Lorenzo has become my favourite. He is so unpretentious it makes all his videos better.
@marshaltito7369 1 year ago

I love how kind, positive and selfless both of these chefs are. Lorenzo seems like he would do his best to make the people around him laugh. Frank is a professional chef and clearly knows what he's doing and what he can change. Yet, their interactions are nothing but respect and admiration for each other. Great video.
@sicaz527 4 years ago

So this is why depression is such a big issue in the world, this guy has all the happiness.
@anarkyanimal 4 years ago

Lorezo: tries to do recipe perfectly Frank: “So this is what Lorenzo was gonna do. We’re not doing that”
@saltyfishface4618 1 year ago

Coming back to this episode, it's so cool seeing how Lorenzo's developed and progressed in his cooking skills and even presentation. He's arguably the best Home Cook in the series by this point
@koishi5935 1 year ago

Still coming back to this video ages later. Lorenzo and Frank are just perfect foils to each other's personalities. The most delightful pair ever.