4 Levels of Quesadilla: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2022
- We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur John, home cook Alejandro, and executive chef Saul Montiel from Cantina Rooftop - to make us their best quesadilla recipe. Once each level of chef had presented their cheesy creation, we asked expert food scientist Rose to explain the choices each made along the way - both good and bad. Which quesadilla are you ripping and dipping first?
Keep up with Chef Saul on Instagram at @chefsaulmontiel and @CantinaRooftop
Alejandro is on Instagram at @mralexalba
Follow John at @johndlopresto
Rose is on Instagram at @rosemarytrout_foodscience
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I want to say THANK YOU 🙏🏻 to all of you! YOU ALL make me better chef and person. You have no idea 💡 how much happiness come to my life every time I read your comments. 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍😍 and remember one taco at day keeps the doctor away 😂😂😂😂😃😃😃😃
Love you chef YOU MAKE MY DAY BETTER
But what if I want more than one taco a day?
We love you Chef Saul 😊😊😊
Chef Saul, you’re sweetheart, we love you!!
Thanks Chef. You have no idea how much you and the other cooks/chefs (at all levels) help us improve our lives and recipe knowledge. This was one of my favourite episodes ever!
I love John because he is unapologetically level 1.
For sure but feels weird to see him at level one and not just home made level. Every Mexican growing up just made them like he did.
@@3laws292 I have never used oil on my quesadillas... But aside of that yes, it could be.
John is absolutely the way I make quesadillas at home. 💯
I like John's quesadillas the best. We make ours just like he does!
@@belaytriks every comal is different I guess
The fact that Saul isn't a comedian is a shame.
i can see him doing stand up comedy while cooking stuff , that would be awesome xD
@@winterhear I would pay to attend Chef Saul's gastro-comedy hour.
Yeah but if he was a comedian he wouldn’t be a chef 😢
I love Saul, he's great.
Maybe I should become a chef!
Alejandro was the perfect middle ground between John and Saul.
He's pretty easy on the eyes too!
He felt a LITTLE bit like Saul and John had been fused in a teleporter accident. Which ended up being great
Saul's recipe is amazing, with exotic ingredients from Mexican culture and all the science behind it seems to be the healthiest. But it is very light in this combination of fresh cheese and tomatoes...
"Ao pastore" is one of the combinations with the most intense flavor (lamb meat is incredible) and Alessandro's recipe by far must be the best one....
And made an actual mexican dish too (usually only Saul make them), we call that a "gringa", because it is made with flour tortilla instead of corn, and it is really good.
@@fortalbrz "al pastor", "Alejandro"***
Chef Saul is delightful and heartwarming beyond words. Jon's recipe is the one I'm capable of actually following.
I would only recommend NOT buying those tortillas, they're bland and tasteless. Pass by your local latinx market and got some more homemade tortillas.
Jon doesn’t put effort
@@wolficeir sue me it’s a quesadilla
@@poisontaco55 and? I’m right, he’s lazy
@@wolficeir it’s just a weird thing to diss someone about
"I should be a chef."
LVL 3 Chef and a deadpan snarky comedian. Love Chef Saul.
Emily: Ketchup
Stephen: Cheesecake
Penny: Booze
King: Fish Sauce
John: SUPERMARKET
Also Daniel : peanut butter
Frank: Fine I'll do it myself
@@angelxperia97 Frank: That's how you do the *insert ANYTHING*.
@@Zedd... you forgot blackberries
Hey Penny's vodka in pie crust is a game changer!
I would love Saul's tortillas and salsa with the level 2 chef's filling. John's is totally something I make as a snack for movie night though LOL
I am with you I am saving this for one day try if it taste as pastor.
He has a restaurant lol
I´m salivating just thinking about it
Gay dude is rocking the only recipe we all would use.
Alejandro made his take on a quesadilla/taco we have here in Mexico, that is called "gringa", (that literally means, someone from the U.S., culloquially) because it is made white flour tortilla, since we use mainly corn tortillas... but is still a mexican dish... Saul made a traditional quesadilla, he combined the ingredients in a high class way, but still traditional... we do not combine them.... pumpkin flower is very traditional for a quesadilla and is so so so delicious, try it, come to mexico, I'll invite you some.
John is the embodiment of the happy level 1 chef.
Ever since Emily started learning how to cook for real, someone else had to step up to be the shameless noob. John delivers, and I'm watching his career with great interest.
His eyebrows though...
With Chef Saul in a video u know it's gotta be great.
He is so kind, so happy. I would eat with him.
@@youdeservethis i misread that as "i would eat him". LOL
@@ahuatltelicza7874 with the salsa he made, I might!🤣
@@youdeservethis dam 😂
I’m really liking the level 2 chef here. I hope we get more of him.
Me too. I really like his energy and explanation
Yes his recipe made me want to try that tonight and he’s so sweet and adorable! I would be down with this exact lineup again
As Mexican, I can say that is worst pastor meat in the world haha. Cilantro is like basil, you don't boil it for 4 hours it will quickly lose it's flavor. Plus pastor is made like kebab meat, it's not supposed to be cooked like that at all. He made a lot of rookie mistakes IMO.
@@RaeL31 you want cilantro to lose its flavour. (i have the soap gene)
Saul's recipe is amazing, with exotic ingredients from Mexican culture and all the science behind it seems to be the healthiest. But it is very light in this combination of fresh cheese and tomatoes...
"Ao pastore" is one of the combinations with the most intense flavor (lamb meat is incredible) and Alejandro's recipe by far must be the best one....
Love Saul, one of the few "mexican" chefs in American media that actually cooks mexican food
I went to Cantina a couple years ago, the food he cooks tastes just as good as it looks too
why the quotes around mexican, he quite literally is mexican
@@sorayareynaga2529 fr
@@sorayareynaga2529 they used that in reference to the second part not the first. As in, other chefs in Mexican, American, media cooking aren't authentic
Chef saul: "they told to eat a little bit healthy, so i put a little bit of watercress"
My heart: "yes, chef! I feel you."
Haha - I do that all the time.
I mean, watercress is literally the healthiest vegetable there is
*I watch level 3 to be wowed, level 2 to get better at cooking and level 1 to feel good about myself* 🙃
I think that's exactly what Epicurious plans on. 😊
🤣
Level 3 here is so authentic, I would normally do what he does except making my own cheese.
Saul my beloved. Loving the level 2 chef too I hope he comes back!!
Remember when Chef Saul first appeared in the show? He was so tense in front of the camera! It felt like he has stagefright, but now, he's an angel in the lens!
🤩👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏻😃😃
@TXJiangui i think it's the burrito video
Saul is a wonderful chef with a charming demeanor...a pleasure to watch.
John with major Emily energy when he’s talking about how easy it is buying your own salsa and guacamole
Epicurious is so thoughtful to showcase the authentic flavours of Quesadilla by having Mexican Homecook & Expert ✨
John is the most relatable one ! 😂 He is like "I can buy everything in supermarket except Time. So, imma save my time from not making queso fresco & grinding salsa" I think it's my first time seeing Alejandro. He was so calm & lovely 🥰. And here comes our Mexican Masterchef Mr. Saul ! 🤣 Comedians should be thankful cuz Saul became a Chef or else they would have been jobless right now. Uncle jalapeño, Cousin of tomato, vegetable family 😂.. And our Queen, Rosemary 👑 I would love to have her as my teacher 😍. Lots of love to cast & crew ❤️
I say that by this moment americans are like Saul's ingredients. They all could have a mexican cousin hahaha!
Greetings from Mexico!
@@sergiobejaranolangarica4761 Oh yes ! Lots of love from India 🇮🇳❤️🇲🇽
@@theoutsiderspost4982 Quesadilla is a Mexican dish, not from American, Latin or Latin-American cuisine.
@@priyashreiya1080 does alejandro have insta or twitter ? I don't see it in the description
@@-chenlanying5818 I don't know too.
"They told me to eat healthy, so I'm going to put a little water cress" 😂
I could never get roasted veggies as sweet as Saul
Wish there is an episode where Rose (Level 4) also cooks along with other 3 levels cooks and follows a scientific recipe
Yeah that and let Rose try food from all three cooks
That'd be a different show.
People had requested that for so long now 😭
YES!
@@Figs3 i mean not really, the title says "4 Levels" & we only get 3 per video
Alejandro is so chill while still being informative with his cooking and ingredients, I feel like John's version is me on a weeknight, Alejandro's version is mine on a relaxing weekend, and Saul's would be the type I would pay to try at a restaurant at least once.
Him making that cheese looked surprisingly simple..... I guess I'm gonna have to try to make cheese now. Thanks!
Making cheese that is meant to be eaten fresh (like Mozz) really is simple it just requires ingredients that aren't exactly sold at the convenience store
it is easy, but (sometimes) take time!!
@@Outwardpd like Rennet!
queso fresco is sooooo easy to make and it's always so good. I'm vegan now and I have other ferments but they're not as fast an easy to make as queso fresco. I hope you enjoy your cooking
@@3laws292 I always love comments sections like these. Everyone is so nice and friendly. Nobody's gonna be mad about food! It just makes everybody wanna eat, lol. : )
idk if alejandro has ever been on epicurious (i’m not an avid watcher of this channel, only this series occasionally and i’ve never seen him before), but i’d love to see more of him, he seems very skilled and very pleasant :)
i think he's new.
I've seen him before in their videos. I don't recall which vid right now. He is great.
Saul's recipe is amazing, with exotic ingredients from Mexican culture and all the science behind it seems to be the healthiest. But it is very light in this combination of fresh cheese and tomatoes...
"Ao pastore" is one of the combinations with the most intense flavor (lamb meat is incredible) and Alejandro's recipe by far must be the best one....
@@fortalbrz how does this relate to the comment though?
@@xeecstasy3183 I'm agreeing that chef Alejandro is good, and adding that his receipt is even better that Sauls... That was not clear? Kkkkk
i had the best quesadilla the other day using Saul’s cheese trick, chipotle chicken, and a fried shell
When I saw the word quesadilla, I knew Saul was going to be there (I was praying). His recipes are so delicious!
I saw the thumbnail and I seriously said to myself “if Saul is not level 3 I’m leaving” 🤣
"This is just incredible. Maybe I should become a chef." I love Saul
Great to see Chef saul, and him coming through with a vegetarian recipe god bless him
Well that’s the most authentic of what a quesadilla is (Alejandro’s is also called sincronizada because it has meat). I never thought of quesadillas being vegetarian but I guess they are
@@Fr0zzer Las Quesadillas de Champiñon o de Flor de Calabaza cuentan como vegetarianas
Mushroom or Pumpkin Flower Quesadillas counts as vegetarian
This is what most people eat regularly here in Mexico, just throw some refried beans and some agua fresca and you're good to go
I am here for Saul but I can appreciate John’s less than 15 minute quesadilla.
I would pay $25 for Saul’s quesadilla.
Saul's quesadilla is lame, pls come to mexico and get the real thing, a quesadilla here costs between 2 and 5 USD larger and infinitely more delicious.
Saul. King of my cooking heart. Healer of my wandering culinary soul.
Chef Saul: "What else you want? What else you want!"
Me: YOU!
He makes some of the most incredible food in this channel with vigour, humour, charm and a whole lot of positivity!
"roast them (veggies) because you want them to be sweet...like the Chef" haha!! Chef Saul is mad vibes! Love him
Saul is so funny he said am going to remove the vegetables, the cousin🍅 the neice🧅, the nephew, the uncle 🌶
🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣
It's comedy gold , I like him, he is so funny
That was my favorite part! Lol
'Maybe I should become a professional chef!' 😆Love Saul so much. He's so witty, sarcastic, intelligent & talented.
Honestly level 1 started off a bit iffy with all the ready made ingredients but the end result was quite nice looking for the amount of time put into it. I also liked level 2 because somehow, I felt that it was made with love. And level 3, no contest, is pure food art.
Perfect explanation! 😂😂😍
What time did level 1 put into it lol? Heat pan, put tortilla in pan, add cheese and chicken, pour sauces into bowls. It's gonna look like that no matter who makes it.
Omggg!!! Saul's quesadilla is just exactly the way is meant to be (or closest you'll ever get outside Mexico) we need a Chicharrón and Tinga too 🤤❤️ hats off...
Alejandro is just so nice ! Saul is my all time favorite tho .
Saul’s sense of humor is so lovely
Saul said "Its the Mexican cousin of the Mozzarella" for anyone wondering.
😂
queso oaxaca
Level 1 and 2: *using utensils to lift tortilla*
Saul: *his fingertips being 1mm away from searing off*
I love chef Saul. He's soo much fun! Hope to see him more.
Saul always seems like he's having a fantastic time, I love it.
He's braindead
Chef Saul uses traditional ingredients, but makes them fancy. No truffle oil, no duck, just the ingredients he grew up with. Saul is the best!
Saul has appeared more frequently, which I love. He really deserves the spotlight.
Saw quesadilla and in the title and jumped off my seat screaming "CHEF SAUL FINALLY!" Please do more content with him.
Same here.
I love Frank& Saul ❤
I freaking LOVE Saul, he always makes everything better.
Saul was cracking me up! 🤣 pulled out the whole family tree in this video!
Seeing Chef Saul so passionate about food is so amazing
Better have Saul for level 3
WOOHOO
@@selganor1464 lmaoo
John, at this point, is a level .5 chef. Every video I see of him he just BUYS everything and then assembles lol.
Hahah fr
Pretty much. I wonder when will be the day that he actually makes something from scratch.
@@gameexpert2011 He made banana bread from scratch lol. And he technically made the lasagne from scratch too.
Im pretty sure even the level 1 chefs are quite skilled chefs and could easily go for level 2 anytime, but have to play the level 1 part and buy everything premade.
Saul is the best chef in this format, love it
I would watch a whole series if Saul have a cooking show. He's awesome.
Saul: I don't want to put anything on top of my quesadilla.
Also Saul: puts the entire fridge worth of ingredients on top of his quesadilla
Dang! I looked up Cantina Rooftop's menu, but I don't see Chef Saul's quesadilla on there! :( It looks so fresh and delicious! Also charmed beyond belief how he spoke about the salsa ingredients as a family - _the cousin, the niece, the nephew, the Uncle Jalapeño..._ XD
I just looked and the quesadilla is the first thing on the menu :)
@@Janelegant There are quesadillas on the menu, yes. But not _this_ one.
@@alysoffoxdale what you see is of course not on menu. that's a trade secret.
I think if someone would ask him about the flor de calabaza quesadilla, he'd make it. He said in another video someone wanted to try the torta he made I think that's what he made, but he cooked it for them.
All three of these chefs were delightful to watch!
I love that there was a few minutes where the John scenes was him still talking up his store bought guacamole, salsa, and sour creme. I love this series, such great personalities
I’ve already fallen in love with level 2 chef
Which chef will be relegated to Level One for the longest: John or the Queen of Ketchup?
Chef Saul is a god. Absolutely love everything he does and he’s got such a huge personality. Great fun to watch him work his magic.
Immadealty when I saw the vid In my notifications I'm like Saul is for sure gonna be in it.
Saul made me want to make that cheese. love the chefs who make it look so simple
They are all perfect and what great personalities all the chefs have. Surprised that Saul didn't add manteca to cook his tortilla.
Saul is world treasure. Keep him safe at any costs!
Look out Frank, you got some competition. Saul is slowly winning my heart.
I wanna see Saul and Frank cooking together. The talk while deciding the dish would be hilarious.
Saúl knows how to cook Mexican food today with his quesadillas and another time with his enchiladas
I am Mexican so I now he did it good
Quesadilla is not authentic Mexican. It is more tex mex American
@@theoutsiderspost4982 it is literally a dish that existed even before the conquerors arrived here, originally it was just some folded tortilla filled with something similar to what Saul did here, Spain then brought the cheese and the quesadilla became what we now know. So no, it isn't a tex-mex food just like burritos aren't tex-mex food too, it's just that everyone is used to America's distortions of those dishes and others that some believe that lie
@@theoutsiderspost4982 the original quesadilla with corn tortilla is mexican, then it was made with wheat is tex mex
@@asophiez5265 No, in the north flour tortillas are more common than corn, therefore more people make quesadillas with flour tortillas than corn. From what i've seen (because thankfully i have never tried them) tex mex quesadillas are different in the sense that americans make them almost like pizzas and use some horrific cheeses for them, but both flour and corn quesadillas are 100% mexican
Saul is amazing, so are his cooking skills, attitude and sense of humou. I'm glad to see another video with him :)
Alejandro's recipe looked great too!
Oh YES, chef Saul!!!
Ok that level 2 chef is gooood.
John's recipe is how I do it !! But I'm actually interested in Alejandro's. It will take time, but if I organise properly it has to be game changer!
First video for me with Alejandro in it, he’s a really cool addition to the group of cooks and chefs in these videos :). Also much love for John and Saul 😃
I appreciate John being real and getting store bought for most ingredients. This is a true level 1 chef 🙏 sometimes in these videos there is barely a difference between level 1 and level 2.
John always reaching a new level of laziness. On the next video will be John just going to a fast food restaurant to buy the food.
And that is why I love him.
He's a real one.
so glad they had saul for this episode
The rotisserie chicken is back for another video!
I was so happy to see Saul again. Please have all three of these guys back for more.
"Sweet, like the chef" I love chef Saul!!! Alejandro and John are cool too.
When Saul said "Maybe I should become a chef"
Saul and Frank are my favorites on this whole show
Three wonderful presentations. John, Alejandro, and Saul. Really very nice, all of them.
I also think Saul should become a chef!
Saul put his entire saulussy into that, love him
Rose's tips for how to use the leftover whey from cheese-making - I had no idea! mind blown - loved this whole vid
The best part of this channel is that it's not a competition to see whose method is better. Each variety is completely valid and appetizing. We need more things like this.
I loved each of these chefs so much, Saul is a special human being and his warmth and humor shone through. Loved how detailed he was in explaining his process! I also really enjoyed them sharing their culture with us
Mmmmmmm chef Saúl never disappoints the flor de calabaza looks so freaked delicious
Saul cracks me up.
When Saul said “they told me to eat healthy” 😂😂
Saul needs his own cooking show right now lol
I want a Saul quesadilla please...the love and passion that he placed into what is typically such a simple dish
I love how the level 3 chefs make everything from scratch
Ooh Saul ... never change my man , do a cooking stand up , that would be a banger for you xD
Chef Saul's humor makes me feel comfortable with food in a way that slowly edges me closer to Level 2 than the Level 1 I was before I started watching these videos.
Thank God its Saul who always makes the Mexican stuff. Still not over the Biryani Episode
Great, now I have to look up the biryani episode to see what cringe you're alluding to.
That level 2 chef….my goodness 💦
The cuts of the level 2 and 3 chefs going in detail about their sauces as John just goes on about his store bought is just amazingly funny!
This is one of the best cooking shows on UA-cam. I love the cast and I've used a lot of ideas in my own cooking.
Someday the Level 1s are gonna competenwith each other, coached by the level 3s, judges by the Level 2s.
My friends and I have come to a great decision. We will date Level 1, we will go steady with Level 2, and we will form a robust, life-long, emotionally charged and healing-the-inner-child relationship with Level 3. Rose stands as our godparent and could actually bless our union when we get married in Spring.
Seen this quesadilla pop up and had no doubt it would be Chef Saul.
Saul is hands down my favorite lvl 3 I think he’s funny too, more Saul please!!