Everybody can cook. Feat Chef José Andrés @chefjoseandres
Summary
Chef José Andrés pulls a can of beans and a fork from his pocket to prove his point: everybody can cook. His argument? Opening a can counts. Boiling water counts. Even biting into an apple is cooking, he insists, because "it's anything that allows you to eat." Kareem pushes back hard, but José's logic is relentless. Letting a strawberry ripen? That's God cooking. Forgetting food in the fridge until it molds? Still cooking, just poorly. The debate spirals until José hands Kareem the beans to open on the train. "If you open it, you're cooking," he declares. Kareem cracks it open, takes a bite, and admits defeat. He just cooked. On the subway. Where you're not supposed to eat.
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So, what's your take? Everybody can cook. 100% disagree. I can't cook.
You're wrong. Let me make my point. How am I making your point? You can't—I can't cook.
You can cook. No, I can't.
You can. Do you use a microwave? Do I use a microwave? No, I don't own a microwave.
Do you open a can? I've opened a can. I've been known to open. Opening a can is cooking.
Do you bite into the apple? Yes, that's eating.
No, that's cooking. So cooking—it's anything that allows you to eat. Letting a strawberry ripen on the plant in a way, that's cooking. That's letting God cook.
Okay. But somebody cooking. Yeah, he's cooking. Let him cook. Everybody can cook. When you forget something in your fridge that starts developing green things, that's cooking, too.
No, that's not cooking. That's mold. Uh, correct. But you've been cooking in the process.
No, you haven't been cooking. You cannot eat it anymore. But that's cooking. Cooking is when you are able to feed somebody. Doesn't have to be heating.
Okay. Okay. Okay. I—I see. I still disagree. Okay. Can you boil water? Yes, I can boil water.
That's cooking. No, that is not cooking.
It is cooking. Because boiling water is a very simple principle. Is there a difference between a chef and the person who boils water? Are you a chef? No, I'm a cook.
Oh, okay. That's why I'm an expert on cooking. What's the difference between a chef and a cook? A chef knows what to do in a kitchen. And a cook is just boiling water. A chef is clueless. Okay. He only cooks.
A chef directs others to cook. Oh, a chef is a director. A director. Maybe he doesn't know how to play the flute, but he can direct the many musicians. That's the difference between a chef and a cook.
Oh, what? Beans. Wait, why do you have beans in your pocket? Because I knew I was coming to see you. I think I have a fork.
Oh, yeah. You have a fork on you? Because I always have—always keep that fang on you. I love this.
Can I have a bite? Open the bottle. Oh my God. If you open it, you're cooking. You're proving me right.
No. Okay. I—I just cooked.
Yeah, I just cooked. Holy. Yeah. You like it spicy?
I like it spicy. Clear of the closing doors, please. M so good in the subway. I prove to you that I'm right. I—you know what? I agree with you. You just cooked.
I just cooked. I ate beans on the train. Are we supposed to eat in the train?