Two-Michelin-Starred Minibar Is One of the Most Theatrical Restaurants in the World - Mise En Place
Minibar was opened by José Andrés 20 years ago, and has since earned two Michelin stars through it’s avant-garde dishes. The restaurant’s chefs make all dishes in front of each guest, including monkfish, maize butterflies, wagyu aburi, strawberry milk, and more.
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Credits:
Producer: Daniel Geneen
Directors: Daniel Geneen, Murilo Ferreira
Camera: Murilo Ferreira, Nick Mazzocchi
Editor: Howie Burbidge
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Supervising Producer: Stefania Orrù
Audience Development: Terri Ciccone, Frances Dumlao, Avery Dalal
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Thank you Eater for joining my incredible team at minibar!! Doing unbelievable work to push the boundaries in this kitchen every day...
One of my favorite restaurants in the world chef!
Chef! You are the best
We had the best time filming with your team! Thanks for letting us share your story.
I’ve had the pleasure of eating at a few of your establishments, as I live in the DC area. And knowing that you do so much to bring food and sustenance to those in need the world over, makes me feel like I’m helping a little bit. Thank you. You’re an outstanding humanitarian and chef.
fantastic stuff
Eater never disappoints. Seems like their content has been getting better over time.
Thanks for watching!
@@eater your content is criminally good, it's not fair. My best wishes to the team, please stay authentic always
Whats you end goal
wrrr
I cannot express the amount of respect and admiration I have for these chefs. This is love for one's work and creativity of the next level. Good luck to all of them for everything there is to come. Such passion should be saluted.
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these people seem so chill despite under immense pressure..sign of good management really.
Jesus christ you people are gullible. Every single kitchen that operated at this level is a very toxic environment. They are just putting on a show.
Indeed I feel their stress just watching vid!
When we passed by DC over a year ago we spent an evening at barmini, the bar they briefly mentioned in the video. We really recommend it. The cocktails are excellent, with a similar level of creativity and theatrical touch as you see in the video on minibar. And it's cheaper and easier to book! It's very interesting how some of the elements of elBulli's philosophy has been imported and changed to adapt to the American contemporary scene.
What an amazing group of chefs. not only for the amazing food they make, but to do it right in front of the eaters so they can see the art and the intense labor that is the preparation. i know i couldnt do my job if someone was watching me the whole time. Good on jose andres for setting up this restaurant so these chefs can show off their art.
looks like all the chefs are real young too. the training sounds real tough, but taking chances on new folks is awesome
I love that he's nowhere to be seen during this piece. Looks like he trusts his staff completely. Markings of strong leadership.
It’s always nice to remember the whole team of staff is important but this place takes that even further. Everyone really has to be on point in front of guests
Eater done did it again! Love this video. Minibar is one of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to. Glad to see all the chefs in the back getting some recognition.
Doesn't appeal to me, but must respect all the talent and motivation of such young chefs.
This feels like a real life challenge from food wars. The head chef has a vision and wants it done perfectly!
WAOW FOOD!! JUST LIKE MUH ANIME!!11
ayyy shokugeki
@@muffinconsumer4431 dude shut up that anime is the reason why I started cooking
@@thedumpsterfire4909 Thank you for your anecdote, I’ll file it away for later 🚮
now we just need exploding clothes
I worked in one of jose andres kitchens and all the cooking staff there always push. The energy and the focus is all there with everyone. One of my favorite kitchens i worked in, in all my years of cooking.
wrr
Wow that looks like an amazing Restaurant the perfection they do in every dish is so special never seen a restaurant like this you have raise the bar for any restaurant who wants to compete
Wow what a masterpiece of a clip. I feel privileged being able to watch this. Its like seeing art, science, creativity and food coming together to create a wonderful dining experience. Thank you Eater and the team at Minibar for this :)
a privelege to watch pretentious food and a subpar experience, amazing
wrrr
So glad I got to take a look inside this kitchen. Minibar has been on my bucket list for years. I hope I get to go one day 🤞🏾
Looks like an enjoyable outstanding culinary experience! The quality of ingredients, the harmony of flavours, the mastery of techniques & the personality of the chefs expressed through their cuisine says it all! Can’t wait to dine there😘🎉
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The amount of work that goes into this menu is insane
They have really difficult techniques there. Just looking at it make me nervous
It’s so inspiring watching professional chefs pushing their skill boundaries in the search for greatness! 👏👏
This series never disappoints, love every episode. But this one really really hit. I never comment on anything but this one drove me to comment. Incredibly unique techniques, in a unique setting, for a unique experience. Love that the head chef addresses how hard it is to make it in that kitchen, that 2 month period, the ego bruising, love it. Great series, great episode, great restaurant.
Love the experiential aspect of this dining set-up.
It’s like a Broadway show beautiful extravagant inspirational timing has to be perfect. Just fabulous thank you chefs, all your time and energy
Wow! This episode was absolutely incredible, and now im going to research more about this place and style. Phenomenal!
What I liked about this Restaurant (from the video, I have never visited it) is the amount of focus these chefs need to do their best. It's like they are at another mental plane where nothing else registers except making and presenting the best food there can be
A lot of creativity and work here. Crazy.
I will never understand the obsession of fine dining chefs have with foam. Everything else looks amazing
Unlike the dude who basically just dunked half his menu in liquid nitrogen, I actually respect this. It probably wouldn't be for me, but it seems so well thought out and cohesive.
Wow, I´m blown away! Could look at this for hours. I would love to dine there sometimes. Thx guys for this video
the person speaking to the dinner guests has such a nice voice! very engaging and entertaining without being too much.
To be told by a chef at this level that there are machines to execute your job and reply "nah I'd rather do it by hands tho" is the biggest cooking flex I have ever heard. You gotta be an absolute monster to say this. I'm not so much into this kind of cuisine, but I'd dine there for sure!!!
Absolutely amazing.
As a fellow from where José Andrés is born, it's really nice to see one of his restaurants on here!
Where? in Catalonia?
Only been to Barmini which was amazing. Can't wait to check out the Minibar side of the house!
Love this video. I wish there was a way for the chefs here to teach an interactive online course in molecular gastronomy for the home chef. Love the idea of the beef consume egg, but would have no clue how to make it. 😮
I gotta come check this place out next time I'm on the East Coast. Love the passion I see here. I bet it tastes so good!
You have inspired my niece Sophia and her husband Paul from D.C. to open an amazing Columbian restaurant called ''Parche'' in downtown Oakland California!!! You're a legend.
"The Menu" vibes
Find a new movie
This is so tired. The movie is a commentary on these places so they’re all vaguely similar to it. We get it.
@@mohnjayer yes chef 🫡😤
It’s actually a great place to work. I love it there.
Chew, don’t eat.
The amount of effort and detail in every dish that you'll devour in just minutes is money well spent.
Love these videos! Keep them coming!
I am just speechless then concept and technique is just astonishing
“2 month rule” …. I love that. I know exactly what that is as I am a chef too. 😆.
Best cooking series on KZhead 💯
hi. just wondering if the courses are enough to get full on? i'm asking because i went to dinner at a restaurant in SF that had several bite-sized courses that were beautifully plated, and i appreciated all the effort the chef and team put in, but i left feeling very hungry. i paid pretty much for the meal.
This might be your best episode yet
This place looks like a ton of fun! Hope I can make it there one day to taste it all!
Wow, the attention to detail is really crazy!!
it's like being a chef and a safari tour guide all in one
so funny
Looooove the interactive element of this place!
Oh lord that strawberry dessert looks so good!!
The DC content is incredible. There are so many unique experiences there.
What a beautiful orchestration.
Ooh I’ve been waiting for you guys to do a video on this place. Great job as always! Looking forward to that Inn and Little Washington video… :)
That monk fish dish looks incredible!
I love these videos. A treat each time
To think that Jose Andres is not only creating these experiences of elevated cuisine but also finds time to feed people around the world during natural and man-made disasters. The world is a better place because of Chef Andres.
Bucket list item. Thanks for the show
12:37 I love this server lady's energy and her presentation of the dishes! Totally elevates the dining experience.
She was the best part. Everybody else seems dead inside.
It's amazing how much impact El Bully has had on the restaurant business.
This is a dope concept.
I think the chef may have mixed up dish's name at some point - 'Toad in the Hole' is sausages in yorkshire pudding batter, the dish her recipe is based on is called 'Eggs in the basket'.
Ya I thought this too, that's not what toad in the hole is
I’m going to have to watch this multiple times to dissect the wizardry happening here. I’ve never seen such avant-garde food in all my life!
Go work in a restaurant
McDonald’s is a restaurant
McDonald’s is a restaurant
Is cool to have an amazing meal and get to tell the chef how good their food is..
Love the age and diversity of the staff. That alone pulls me.
This was so inspiring you’re truly amazing
the flat bottomed taco is so cool (on top of all the other cool things in this vid!)
Love these background stories and insights, love the nice little ideas to make simple food more exciting and enjoyable. Hate people saying "end result" all the time. It's redundant as each and every result comes at the very end. And god beware their dehydrator breaks down which they seem to need for every dish.
Those butterfly crackers and mushroo leaves are kinda blowing my mind
It’s literally like a symphony. Art in motion!
WOW what an incredible team!
this kind of resto usually dispose crap tons of ingredient (perfectly good ingredient) *scrap to rubish, cuz its not pefect cube shape
The Strawberry Milk dish is stunning!
That has to be the most relaxed open kitchen I’ve ever seen.
This video reminds me of the Hundred Foot Journey, one of my favorite movies. How food feeds you. Soul? Or innovation... innovation... innovation.
What a team !
Wow getting major The Menu vibes.
I Just wanna know what they do with the rest of cut food. They could serve whole tofu or use for two servings.
Love the concept!
Monkfish and its liver is one of the greatest tasting fish ever. Incredible.
Every dish looks like art.
That egg yolk consome w the steak like so fire 🤩
The menu vibes there
We do this as well!! I thought it was a niche thing haha but good to see more restaurants doing it :)
Nice, where are you located
@@InvestedCard33 in new Zealand mate
I feel like Jamie from "Sorted Food" should show his friends this video especially the "Strawberry Milk" dessert. Because it's basically a classier homemade chef version of the TikTok trend of a fruit roll up filled with ice cream.
This looks like The Menu, except with less killing 🤣 Edit: 10:42 yep, just like The Menu
I was thinking exactly the same! They must have eaten here before writing that movie
Now whenever I see these videos and hear they say “yes, chef!”, I think of the movie: the Menu. 🙃
Edible art! 😮
I enjoy this series solely due to the fact that I can eat and watch them make food at the same time lmao.
Genius, edible, art! 💝
The technique and attention to detail is beyond inspiring as a career chef. I mean damn, at this point Eater ought as well hit Alinea and French Laundry with these quality videos!
This is like The Menu IRL.
One day i wanna try Michelin level food Great vid!
Brad?
Wow this is outstanding!
I would totally go here if given the chance 🍀
Another gem from Eater.
It’s funny, I went maybe 5-7 years ago, and I think the entire menu was different from what is shown. Incredible how much work they do, every day and for the menu as a whole.
The passion these chefs have for their craft is how we should all feel about our work everyday, I’m in the wrong job ha
Wow ... This would definitely be a bucket list place to go if I lived in America. How much is an experience here?
The food is so incredible
Wow! Thank you!
*I'd love to go there someday.*
My favorite meal experience so far
Looks great,definitely trying it