The Chef Show, Netflix's buddy cooking show starring chef Roy Choi and Hollywood actor/director Jon Favreau, is the kind of show that both makes you hungry in the first five minutes and actually inspires you to cook. The friends met on the set of Chef, a movie in which Jon starred and Roy served as supervisor, and the two call this project an excuse to hang out and cook together again.
They just finished their third installment and once you've binged it, I know you'll be good and hungry. Here's a breakdown of the restaurants the two pals ate at, along with some recipes inspired by the meals they cooked on the show.
Episode 1: Wolfgang Puck
Roy and Jon met up with legendary chef Wolfgang Puck who gave Jon a hard time for not being able to "properly" make an omelette. He also showed the pair how he makes a few different delicious looking cuts of meat. Here are some copycat recipes.
Episode 2: Border Grill
If you're craving fresh and delicious Mexican food, this may not be the episode for you...because they make it look SO good. Roy and Jon visit Border Grill in Las Vegas where they make sweet potato and black bean tacos, two different types of ceviche and other delicious recipes.
Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger make another hilarious duo so this is a super fun one to watch.
Episode 3: Best Friend
Each episode gets more delicious than the last because during this one, Jon visits Roy's restaurant Best Friend in Las Vegas. He shows off some unique dishes like Dynamite Rice, while also doing some that are pretty self explanatory like elote. As he points out, one of the dishes is just "grilled fish" and another is "hot dog" (though it's actually called an LA Street Dog in the credits). Basically, it's not hard to follow but it's all DELICIOUS looking.
Episode 4: Pasta A La Raimi
In episode four, Roy and Jon team up with director Sam Raimi to make so many delicious carb-filled dishes, you'll forget you've ever heard the word keto. This episode is fun because Sam shares his recipe for "Pasta a la Raimi," and although we can't exactly recreate it, we shared some copycat recipes below.
Episode 5: Wexler's Deli
This episode is instant comfort. The pair go into Wexler's Deli in Los Angeles and learn all about how to make everything from lox to matzo ball soup. Roy even makes his own massive pastrami and lox sandwich. You'll want to rewind and watch over and over again.
Episode 6: Extra Helpings
This episode was a little bit different and included some bits you haven't seen in other episodes. Roy and Jon spend a lotttt of time learning about delicious and briny artichokes from Chef Daniele Uditi before making a chocolate olive oil cake with Sprinkles Cupcakes co-founder Candace Nelson.
Get the recipe: Olive Oil Cake
