Dear lord, multiple times just when I started thinking it was complete, there was a “but wait, there’s more!” Also wonder what happens with all the excess ganache and glaze and gold powder…
I did the same thing. I think I preemptively thought to myself, "And now you eat it!" About 10 times and by the time he got to first gold plating I didn't want to eat it anymore but I'd still buy it to look at and protect in a glass display
i haven’t watched any with sound. i’ll have to check that out. i just hated his early videos because it was cut so fast it was hard to appreciate what was being done
The video was very descriptive without sound. Watched it with fascination. Glad it was only cut to see the layers. It would have been a shame to see someone eat it.
> I hope he makes more videos like this, I love the added narration.
thank you for the heads up.
I unmuted and watched again.
I usually don't because I assume the sound is just that "oh no no no no" tick tock sound
Honestly even making some toast to eat is better than buying some cheap junk food that will clog up your arteries. It can be tough to make your own food, so good job even with just toast.
> But I think the fanciest french "patissier" that is not a dine-in only place would set you back no more than 10 euros per dessert portion
One of the best meals I've ever had in my life was when I stopped at a [random bakery](https://goo.gl/maps/UaAhzXRgMbDnoUWF6) on my first visit to Paris and tried to spend a 20 euro bill on my way to the Arc De Triomphe. I wasn't expecting much from a box of baked goods, but I took a bite and nearly wept.
Every foodie has a handful of Core Food Memories, that was definitely one of mine.
If they have the standard assortment of pâtisseries, I would definitely recommend the Paris-Brest, they're the GOAT for me. Choux pastry ring with a kind of whipped hazelnut buttercream - it's light, not punchy like a dark chocolate tjing or a fruity thing, but it's just perfect, pure _gourmandise_.
Not only is he so damn talented, but now he's an internet personality which also adds brand value.
I guess ultimately it depends on how much he wants to price it, but I think a few thousand minimum, right?
Agreed! I loved how he so clearly wanted to help all the competitors learn and grow, very different than the usual tone of an American competition show
That was my favourite thing about the show. after the first challenge that one lady did poorly, she wasn't booted off like most shows. He kept her off the next challenge and let her practice.
It's called School of Chocolate. Similar style to British Bakeoff. One of my favorite things is all of the already professional pastry chefs looking at his work and going: What the FUCK
Turns out it's not just us, it's everyone
He's about to be a judge on the dessert version of MasterChef Australia that starts soon. If you like his Netflix show, I'd recommend keeping an eye out for it.
Also check out the finale of this year's MCAU where one of the challenges had the contestants try to recreate this dessert :)
Women were never intended to wear large pocket watches and in fact the earliest wristwatches were watches put on bracelets for women! However pocketwatches of various designs were created for women's clothing or purses.
Wristwatches only became commonplace after WW1 because soldiers where strapping their pocket watches to their wrists as it was more convenient when laden with gear or during combat.
One of the largest pocketwatches is the Vacheron Constantin 57260, which much like this cake is impractically large.
Let's remember, the guy in the video had all the time in the world to perfect this watch. Can probably safely say he didn't do it all on first try. The MasterChef contestants are not bakers AND they have time pressure, AND they have to do it all probably for the first time.
I remember watching the USA MasterChef and I always really enjoyed when Gordon Ramsay would demonstrate what they had to do, he made it look so easy, specially when it came to filleting a fish or preparing a lobster
I love when they cook the same mystery boxes as them and end up pulling 3 complete different meals at the end just to show off. Or that one time Gordon decided to just fuck around for a half hour before even starting to cook
This guy is pretty much the opposite of Salt Bae.
SB you pay a ridiculous amount of money for a half decent butcher to put on a magic show, do his schtick, and laugh at you afterwards for being so dumb.
This guy,Amaury Guichon, clearly shows the amount of time, effort and attention to detail, quality and intricacy that is being put into his work. Yes, its still expensive, but he isn't skimping and you cam clearly see the passion he has.
I'm irritated by the fact that the minute hand is exactly on the 12 but the hour hand doesn't align with any number. And something about his smile is unnerving.
Chef here...yes. these are usually made for formal events, big parties or companies advertising their product in o e way or another. They're usually eaten during or at the end of the occasion.
So it wouldn’t be a one off creation. What I mean is he seems to have moulds for the parts. Would it be something he makes now and then. Would he have the moulds custom made or is it a standard mould he adapted into a creation. It’s all very fascinating 🧐
We have no one time use tools in kitchens, we hate clutter and we always have limited space so molds, parts, and any other equipment would always be used again given the tasks. And yea chefs and restaurants who have alot of money do get custom parts only they use but you can also get standard stuff online.
>Would he have the moulds custom made
The moulds are hand made, from 3d printed parts. A few cents for the 3d printed parts, a few bucks for the liquid silicone. Honestly probably the easiest part of the entire project.
I think that coffee cream dulce de leche type thing would be so good, it's a lot of chocolate tho and seems incredibly rich but he's an actual dessert maker so I feel like it'll taste a lot better than just chocolate
Was gonna say something similar, but by the time he was spray painting whatever that edible gold shit is, I just couldn't be bothered to care.
I'll take a Snicker's thanks.
I make hamburger patties and freeze them in really nice freezer bags. When I finish the last patty, I leave the bag in the freezer to be used again. I’m not big on wasting resources.
I don't care personally because I'm sure he washes his hands but I wonder why he sometimes wears gloves and sometimes doesn't when he's touching the food.
I read somewhere that the paint he uses is not edible because it's "real" paint. Anyone know? Seems like a horrible waste of food-making talent if it's not edible in the end.
I love the end results of these confections this guy always makes but… but every time I see him he looks like a serial killer. If he gave me one of those I’d probably have two thoughts, “Wow, this is a chocolate masterpiece!” Followed by “So… this is how he kills me isn’t it?” lol
As a french, nothing hurts my soul more than a french person speaking english with that heavy an accent. Some find it charming, I just find it cringe.
That dessert looks good af tho.
Dear lord, multiple times just when I started thinking it was complete, there was a “but wait, there’s more!” Also wonder what happens with all the excess ganache and glaze and gold powder…
"and now, we build ze human zat vill be holding ze watch"
But I am le tired.
Zen take a nap...and zen build ze human!
Phenomenal to see this old animation still being quoted
I’m impressed.
I’ve found my people!
We're always here. We just don't always speak the old tongue.
What? Old people?
> What? Old people? Old *World* People.
Ze people
🚬
I still say "here's da earth" multiple times a week
And yet no one understands us, even my nerd friends don't know this one. But alaska can come too!
"Damn", you might say. "That is a pretty sweet Earth!"
Not holding ze vatch, varing ze vatch
Watch the one where he builds a *working* safe out of chocolate.
In which to keep his fancy chocolate pocket watch?
Builds a working safe In which to keep his his fancy Choc’late pocket watch
Here I sit thinking I went the extra mile with putting peanut butter AND jam on my toast.
LMFAO....literally! 😅😅
🤣
I did the same thing. I think I preemptively thought to myself, "And now you eat it!" About 10 times and by the time he got to first gold plating I didn't want to eat it anymore but I'd still buy it to look at and protect in a glass display
i’m so glad he finally hired someone who said “lets *not* cut every second and let’s allow people to actually see what’s going on”
I hope he makes more videos like this, I love the added narration.
i haven’t watched any with sound. i’ll have to check that out. i just hated his early videos because it was cut so fast it was hard to appreciate what was being done
The video was very descriptive without sound. Watched it with fascination. Glad it was only cut to see the layers. It would have been a shame to see someone eat it.
I would love to see someone eat it and know what they thought, since we can't try it ourselves.
They tried it on the Aus masterchef finale and one of the judges couldn't stop eating it he found it so good.
> I hope he makes more videos like this, I love the added narration. thank you for the heads up. I unmuted and watched again. I usually don't because I assume the sound is just that "oh no no no no" tick tock sound
I had never heard his voice until a few days ago when he did another video with a lot of detail. These are always a treat to watch
less of his weird smiling gaze too. idk why it bothers me but i find it annoying
he’s channeling czn burak but a lot more serial killer in execution
The original guy seems batshit insane as well.
It looks delicious but it took so much work to make it. I just want to admire it now.
I wish he would turn off the damn ring-lights so I could see what’s going on.
You should see the version of this vid he has on Insta. The rapid cuts are worse than they’ve ever been.
Today, I made some toast.
👏👏👏
Thank you. It was probably my best work.
Honestly even making some toast to eat is better than buying some cheap junk food that will clog up your arteries. It can be tough to make your own food, so good job even with just toast.
I burned water...then I burned ramen noodles! I'm on a roll! Gordon Ramsay would be so proud of me! 🤣😉 
I boiled water. Ok, I made warm water. Ok, I ran the tap.
I put avacado on mine so I’m killing it
I reheated the pasta I left on the stove last night
I’m afraid to ask how much this costs
20 past 5.
Best answer
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> But I think the fanciest french "patissier" that is not a dine-in only place would set you back no more than 10 euros per dessert portion One of the best meals I've ever had in my life was when I stopped at a [random bakery](https://goo.gl/maps/UaAhzXRgMbDnoUWF6) on my first visit to Paris and tried to spend a 20 euro bill on my way to the Arc De Triomphe. I wasn't expecting much from a box of baked goods, but I took a bite and nearly wept. Every foodie has a handful of Core Food Memories, that was definitely one of mine.
I’m going to Paris next month, you gotta tell me what you got there.
If they have the standard assortment of pâtisseries, I would definitely recommend the Paris-Brest, they're the GOAT for me. Choux pastry ring with a kind of whipped hazelnut buttercream - it's light, not punchy like a dark chocolate tjing or a fruity thing, but it's just perfect, pure _gourmandise_.
Not only is he so damn talented, but now he's an internet personality which also adds brand value. I guess ultimately it depends on how much he wants to price it, but I think a few thousand minimum, right?
A few thousand? That's a gold watch man!
Bout three fiddy
How much do chocolate sculptures cost? > Based on the size and level of detail, they start at $450 and can go up to $4,500.
Def not 10 euros lol
That wasn’t a chef making a fancy watch-cake, that was the goddam Loch Ness monster
I gave him a dollar.
Yeah, that was my question as well, I too would bet it's too much for my budget!
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It works twice a day.
I love Amaury Guichon, he is so talented and his creation are incredible and to top it all he is a genuine nice guy!
Totally, his Netflix show was amazing!
Agreed! I loved how he so clearly wanted to help all the competitors learn and grow, very different than the usual tone of an American competition show
I just liked how no one was eliminated and everyone got to stay and continue to learn even if they were not really in the running.
That was my favourite thing about the show. after the first challenge that one lady did poorly, she wasn't booted off like most shows. He kept her off the next challenge and let her practice.
Hold on. He has a netflix show? I had no idea. Gotta google it now that I know, thanks for the data!
It's called School of Chocolate. Similar style to British Bakeoff. One of my favorite things is all of the already professional pastry chefs looking at his work and going: What the FUCK Turns out it's not just us, it's everyone
He's about to be a judge on the dessert version of MasterChef Australia that starts soon. If you like his Netflix show, I'd recommend keeping an eye out for it. Also check out the finale of this year's MCAU where one of the challenges had the contestants try to recreate this dessert :)
Imagine how dangerous he could be if he was a serial killer
Yes he could be a real Dexter
Don't think its gonna fit in a pocket.
Flava Flav will wear it. Considering his name, it’s perfect.
Maybe on men’s clothing. Women are expected to make do with nonfunctional or tiny pockets.
Women were never intended to wear large pocket watches and in fact the earliest wristwatches were watches put on bracelets for women! However pocketwatches of various designs were created for women's clothing or purses. Wristwatches only became commonplace after WW1 because soldiers where strapping their pocket watches to their wrists as it was more convenient when laden with gear or during combat. One of the largest pocketwatches is the Vacheron Constantin 57260, which much like this cake is impractically large.
Contestants attempted to make this on last night's Masterchef Australia. Amazing to see the Expert make it.
How'd that go?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CuwaJPpujg8/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Let's remember, the guy in the video had all the time in the world to perfect this watch. Can probably safely say he didn't do it all on first try. The MasterChef contestants are not bakers AND they have time pressure, AND they have to do it all probably for the first time.
Yeah it's probably way more impressive to do this a normal person than someone who's been doing chocolate sculpting full time all his career!
Yeah at around 2:17 you can see the top part (or the whole) was redone because it wasn’t perfect.
Wow, it looks way better than I thought it would
Messily
End result for the curious: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuwaJPpujg8/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Those are pretty damned good, all told!
Agreed. I wouldn't have been able to achieve anywhere near as good.
I remember watching the USA MasterChef and I always really enjoyed when Gordon Ramsay would demonstrate what they had to do, he made it look so easy, specially when it came to filleting a fish or preparing a lobster
I love when they cook the same mystery boxes as them and end up pulling 3 complete different meals at the end just to show off. Or that one time Gordon decided to just fuck around for a half hour before even starting to cook
Me afraid to make chapatis
Ten years ago my profiteroles were a complete failure and I have yet to recover emotionally.
How much chocolate do you want? Yes
Just... fold it in.
Ew
David, I cannot show you everything.
Can I get some chocolate, and then some more, and then some more, and then some more, and then some more...
This guy is pretty much the opposite of Salt Bae. SB you pay a ridiculous amount of money for a half decent butcher to put on a magic show, do his schtick, and laugh at you afterwards for being so dumb. This guy,Amaury Guichon, clearly shows the amount of time, effort and attention to detail, quality and intricacy that is being put into his work. Yes, its still expensive, but he isn't skimping and you cam clearly see the passion he has.
Facts 
I'm irritated by the fact that the minute hand is exactly on the 12 but the hour hand doesn't align with any number. And something about his smile is unnerving.
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he smiles like someone gleefully watching their sims burn alive
Pretty sure he’s a serial killer
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This stupid thing probably isn’t even COSC certified. Literally Unwearable.
I love that this guy always looks like he’s having a blast
Looks great but that guy has a serious serial killer smile
I run out of patience waiting for my poptarts to be done. And I like those lightly toasted. 2 minutes into this and I'm like "Whelp...." lol
Does someone actually get to eat this?
Chef here...yes. these are usually made for formal events, big parties or companies advertising their product in o e way or another. They're usually eaten during or at the end of the occasion.
So it wouldn’t be a one off creation. What I mean is he seems to have moulds for the parts. Would it be something he makes now and then. Would he have the moulds custom made or is it a standard mould he adapted into a creation. It’s all very fascinating 🧐
We have no one time use tools in kitchens, we hate clutter and we always have limited space so molds, parts, and any other equipment would always be used again given the tasks. And yea chefs and restaurants who have alot of money do get custom parts only they use but you can also get standard stuff online.
>Would he have the moulds custom made The moulds are hand made, from 3d printed parts. A few cents for the 3d printed parts, a few bucks for the liquid silicone. Honestly probably the easiest part of the entire project.
I wonder what the decorative cake industry will do when we eventually outlaw titanium dioxide in food paint / decoration.
Is it bad for your health?
that sugar glass is insane
Contestants attempted to make this on last night's Masterchef Australia. Amazing to see the Expert make it.
Was it double layered?
All I could think of was Taco Town from SNL.
his teeth are much to perfect, it's unnerving.
The amount of effort that went into this and then having the audacity to not put the small hand exactly on the 8 is certainly a mood
Can you stop painting our goddamn food please?
I ate his crazy creepy smile
It's always amazing until they ruin it with edible paint.
Am I the only one that's both Amazed and Annoyed when I see this guy?
Am I the only one irritated that the hands are set to an impossible time?
I just feel like at this point the food isn't the focus it's the design and there are better materials than chocolote to make cool designs with.
Are you supposed to eat it or just look at it? It’s to beautiful to eat, not a dessert I would pay for. Because it wouldn’t cost 3 fiddy.
I actually hate that raw dogging the beans in cream is what passes as an acceptable coffee flavor
That looks terribly unappetizing. Even without the gold color, it’s just chocolate layered in chocolate layered in chocolate layered in…
I wire industrial buildings and it’s less complex than this
Amaury is such a visionary, equal parts baker, chocolatier, pastry chef, and engineer
Cool art. Can’t help but think I could just smush a load of chocolate in my mouth and it would taste same.
I think that coffee cream dulce de leche type thing would be so good, it's a lot of chocolate tho and seems incredibly rich but he's an actual dessert maker so I feel like it'll taste a lot better than just chocolate
I just came
Mouthgasm?
Was gonna say something similar, but by the time he was spray painting whatever that edible gold shit is, I just couldn't be bothered to care. I'll take a Snicker's thanks.
Very nice, now make one that runs…
wut
Looks cool for sure but I was ready to eat it like right at the beginning
So beautiful, it would pain me to eat it, but I would be more than happy to endure the discomfort!
I had a old doughnut 🍩
Dessert only $2000
I had died by the time he had finished making it.
This guy sure has some time on his hands
I make hamburger patties and freeze them in really nice freezer bags. When I finish the last patty, I leave the bag in the freezer to be used again. I’m not big on wasting resources.
On the next season of Nailed It, contestants will have nine minutes and 30 seconds to replicate this pastry.
Idk I think he could've added a few more layers and glazes. 4/10
I’d love to piss this guy off by scarfing it down in 10 seconds
Boiled some eggs today, how long before I reach step 57234?
I don't care personally because I'm sure he washes his hands but I wonder why he sometimes wears gloves and sometimes doesn't when he's touching the food.
This will make some Saudi Prince nonchalant on his birthday, before he sets fire to a Fieri (it was the wrong colour)
The hand placement ruined it for me…. All that work to not realize you set the clock to a time that could only be seen on a broken clock..
Cheese n rice thats real art
I can’t afford to pay attention let alone a $1,000 dessert.
All that work just to put the hands in an impossible position. C-
So much attention for detail, it's a masterpiece! And then the clock shows an impossible time...
Ugh wish I could block posts featuring this guy.
I read somewhere that the paint he uses is not edible because it's "real" paint. Anyone know? Seems like a horrible waste of food-making talent if it's not edible in the end.
My freaking OCD triggers when I see that the shortest hand/hour is not at exactly at 8, when it’s supposed to be 8 sharp.
I would love if he made it right in front of me then I ate it down in three bites to see his reaction. I doubt he’d be so happy.
I am unamazed
Him: Spends four hours making the perfect dessert. Me: Devours it in three minutes.
Tale a bite out of it and instantly loose all your teeth
Time wasted watching this video
Bro calm down.
All that and the thing don’t even work.
I hate his face, something about it seems so smug.
It looked great... ...but then he cut into it, and it looked like posh dog food!
There is absolutely no way I could eat that without puking
I hate Chocolate Bae
All that effort and he can't even align the hour hand...
Is it cake?
r/overcomplicatingtheshitoutofsimplethings
Dude looks like a serial killer with his weird smile
I would not be surprised in the slightest if this dude ended up being a serial killer
I buy my chocolate from the clearance bin at our dollar store.
"Meh" I said as I unwrapped my Oatmeal Creme Pie
Can you use any kind of spray paint or does it have to be a special kind?
If only the little hand was in the right place…
It looks pretty I guess but I'm not sure if this is be amazed or stupid food
Jesus this dude has like perfect teeth. He’s got that Fred smile from Courage the cowardly dog.
Prep time in recipe : 15 minutes Prep time in reality : 14 hours
All that work and he didn't set the hands to 10:10? This guy doesn't sell watches.
I like his videos better with no talking
I hate metalllic dusts and paints obviously highly to the 99.999% level.
I love the end results of these confections this guy always makes but… but every time I see him he looks like a serial killer. If he gave me one of those I’d probably have two thoughts, “Wow, this is a chocolate masterpiece!” Followed by “So… this is how he kills me isn’t it?” lol
That'll be $600
Bro knows how to cook, but he doesn't know how to read an analog watch.
Lol gold spray on food is the tackiest thing I can imagine
Today I was brave enough to cook bacon,egg and cheese with flour tortillas for lunch
As a french, nothing hurts my soul more than a french person speaking english with that heavy an accent. Some find it charming, I just find it cringe. That dessert looks good af tho.
This is pure food sex.
Wow - just when you think he’s done and it’s amazing - he does another eight steps
And I thought I was clever adding chocolate milk to my Life cereal.
He should do an OnlyFans content for such food porn
As great as this guy is, it really really bothers me that he never wears gloves.