WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:03.208 - We're going to meet up with an old old friend of mine 00:00:03.208 --> 00:00:08.154 who is now a successful restauranteur here in Los Angeles. 00:00:08.154 --> 00:00:11.985 Kris has alerted us to some of the hottest pad thai spots 00:00:11.985 --> 00:00:12.890 in the city. 00:00:12.890 --> 00:00:14.005 - Pad thai tour. 00:00:14.005 --> 00:00:15.352 - Yeah, we're on the pad thai tour. 00:00:15.352 --> 00:00:19.944 (upbeat music) 00:00:24.668 --> 00:00:27.495 Your food is very different 00:00:27.495 --> 00:00:29.260 than like standard American thai food. 00:00:29.260 --> 00:00:31.141 So what is it about it that's different? 00:00:31.141 --> 00:00:32.791 What have you done differently? 00:00:32.791 --> 00:00:34.596 - The only goalI really have with the food 00:00:34.596 --> 00:00:36.709 is to make it as delicious as possible. 00:00:36.709 --> 00:00:39.797 90% of the time that amounts to making it 00:00:39.797 --> 00:00:41.562 in the most traditional way. 00:00:41.562 --> 00:00:43.721 It's been boiled down to just like the essence. 00:00:43.721 --> 00:00:44.650 There are certain things 00:00:44.650 --> 00:00:46.136 about the process that I'll do different 00:00:46.136 --> 00:00:48.179 because I think it makes a better end product. 00:00:48.179 --> 00:00:51.569 - Is there a specific order in which you put spices together 00:00:51.569 --> 00:00:53.754 that can alter the intensity 00:00:53.754 --> 00:00:55.952 as opposed to just having, like too much of something? 00:00:55.952 --> 00:00:58.999 - I don't usually try to get too technical with our food 00:00:58.999 --> 00:01:01.624 and what we do, but I would break down pad thai 00:01:01.624 --> 00:01:03.018 into like four or five things. 00:01:03.018 --> 00:01:07.290 Technique, meaning how you work the ingredients in the wok. 00:01:07.290 --> 00:01:08.126 The seasoning. 00:01:08.126 --> 00:01:11.121 The quality of the noodles, is it too soft, is it chewy. 00:01:11.121 --> 00:01:13.397 The fourth thing is just like, how amped it is. 00:01:13.397 --> 00:01:15.951 It's supposed to have this trifecta of 00:01:15.951 --> 00:01:18.946 kind of tart, kind of salty, kind of sweet, 00:01:18.946 --> 00:01:20.455 but where it's all in balance. 00:01:20.455 --> 00:01:21.291 - I'm hungry now. 00:01:21.291 --> 00:01:22.684 I'm straight-up hungry. 00:01:22.684 --> 00:01:23.729 Can we follow you into the kitchen? 00:01:23.729 --> 00:01:24.612 - Yeah. 00:01:24.612 --> 00:01:25.424 - Let's do it. 00:01:27.294 --> 00:01:28.652 - We're going to make the most basic, 00:01:28.652 --> 00:01:31.601 kind of elemental, no frills pad thai. 00:01:31.601 --> 00:01:33.853 - Guess who gets the basic one ready? 00:01:33.853 --> 00:01:35.107 - Steven. 00:01:35.107 --> 00:01:36.384 - This guy. 00:01:36.384 --> 00:01:37.800 Oh yeah. 00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:39.332 - We're going to throw in the noodles 00:01:39.332 --> 00:01:42.003 and then we put in, this is basically tofu, 00:01:42.003 --> 00:01:43.535 and sweet radish. 00:01:43.535 --> 00:01:46.275 This is essentially a basic pad thai. 00:01:46.275 --> 00:01:49.758 Now we're going to do one that's sort of not as basic. 00:01:49.758 --> 00:01:50.813 It's a little more decadent. 00:01:50.813 --> 00:01:52.761 - [Colin] What should we call this one? 00:01:52.761 --> 00:01:54.293 - [Freddie] So I've come up with the Mandy Moore 00:01:54.293 --> 00:01:55.245 for the basic one. 00:01:55.245 --> 00:01:57.916 And I think for this one we can step it up to Britney. 00:01:57.916 --> 00:01:59.332 - You guys wanna go try these? 00:01:59.332 --> 00:02:00.214 - Yeah! 00:02:00.214 --> 00:02:01.515 Let's try some Mandy. 00:02:01.515 --> 00:02:03.474 - [Colin] If I'm just ordering pad thai to get a feel 00:02:03.474 --> 00:02:05.773 for the restaurant, this is how I want it. 00:02:05.773 --> 00:02:07.746 - Pad thai has always been like, 00:02:07.746 --> 00:02:09.140 a Chinese restaurant serves it 00:02:09.140 --> 00:02:10.695 because people demand it so much. 00:02:10.695 --> 00:02:11.763 But then I order that, 00:02:11.763 --> 00:02:14.410 and it's super mushy and wet. 00:02:14.410 --> 00:02:16.941 - You can't have wet pad thai, that is not a good look. 00:02:16.941 --> 00:02:19.704 If it's sort of smoky and the noodles are cooked 00:02:19.704 --> 00:02:21.283 but kind of chewy still, 00:02:21.283 --> 00:02:22.630 then I've done my job. 00:02:22.630 --> 00:02:23.907 - Colin, when you eat food, 00:02:23.907 --> 00:02:27.320 it both makes it look appetizing and very unappetizing. 00:02:27.320 --> 00:02:28.357 (laughs) 00:02:28.357 --> 00:02:29.572 I don't know how you do it. 00:02:29.572 --> 00:02:31.732 - It's like that thing, dance like no one's watching 00:02:31.732 --> 00:02:33.816 or whatever, it's like eat like no one's watching. 00:02:34.146 --> 00:02:37.026 So with the Britney, you want to get some of the eggy part, 00:02:37.026 --> 00:02:38.163 get some shrimp. 00:02:38.883 --> 00:02:40.207 - That Britney though. 00:02:40.207 --> 00:02:41.432 - That's amped up. 00:02:41.484 --> 00:02:43.829 - [Freddie] I like both, but I think I like the Mandy. 00:02:43.829 --> 00:02:45.199 - I'm feeling Steven today. 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:46.638 - It's kind of Steven today. 00:02:46.638 --> 00:02:47.799 A little basic. 00:02:47.799 --> 00:02:50.237 - This is our pork toro kho my yang. 00:02:50.237 --> 00:02:52.606 So that basically means I've grilled pig neck. 00:02:52.606 --> 00:02:54.579 - Wow, that's tender. 00:02:54.579 --> 00:02:57.574 - I brought out this beer because the other component 00:02:57.574 --> 00:03:00.291 of this dish is essentially the drink that goes with it. 00:03:00.291 --> 00:03:01.731 - Cheers! 00:03:03.681 --> 00:03:05.283 - So we're gonna go check out some other thai restaurants 00:03:05.283 --> 00:03:06.305 that Kris enjoys. 00:03:06.305 --> 00:03:08.093 I think what we should do at each restaurant 00:03:08.093 --> 00:03:10.577 is get their pad thai and then also get 00:03:10.577 --> 00:03:12.458 like a specialty item off their menu 00:03:12.458 --> 00:03:15.151 that is their like thing that you think is really awesome 00:03:15.151 --> 00:03:16.126 at that spot. 00:03:16.126 --> 00:03:19.284 - Let's go to Lacha Somtom, the papaya salad place. 00:03:19.284 --> 00:03:20.561 - So we're headed to Thai Town, 00:03:20.561 --> 00:03:21.988 one of my favorite places in LA. 00:03:25.109 --> 00:03:27.059 Kris had just informed me 00:03:27.059 --> 00:03:28.824 that he gets carsick really easily. 00:03:28.824 --> 00:03:30.194 - So this is gonna be fun. 00:03:30.194 --> 00:03:33.050 - We had the Mandy and the Britney at your spot, 00:03:33.050 --> 00:03:35.256 so we're on the search for the Lady Gaga at the next spot. 00:03:35.256 --> 00:03:38.454 - I'm pretty confident we can find the Lady Gaga today. 00:03:48.776 --> 00:03:50.308 - Let's dig in, alright. 00:03:50.308 --> 00:03:52.212 - That's pretty good, oh my god. 00:03:52.212 --> 00:03:54.047 - It's so different from your pad thai. 00:03:54.047 --> 00:03:55.486 - Yeah I like Kris' noodle better. 00:03:55.486 --> 00:03:56.732 - [Steven] I can see that. 00:03:56.732 --> 00:03:58.705 The meat is super crispy. 00:03:58.705 --> 00:04:00.586 I kind of like that better. 00:04:00.586 --> 00:04:03.140 - Now Chris does this make you want to call the paparazzi? 00:04:03.140 --> 00:04:05.253 Or are you crazy in love? 00:04:05.253 --> 00:04:07.413 - I think we should taste the other one first. 00:04:07.413 --> 00:04:08.713 - And then judge? 00:04:08.713 --> 00:04:10.927 - We've only been here for like five minutes by the way. 00:04:10.927 --> 00:04:11.856 Look at this. 00:04:11.856 --> 00:04:14.155 We need to emphasize that over and over again. 00:04:14.155 --> 00:04:16.796 Colin is a monster on a sailboat. 00:04:16.941 --> 00:04:18.997 - [Colin] This is the crab pad thai. 00:04:19.212 --> 00:04:20.419 Oh man that crab omelette. 00:04:20.419 --> 00:04:22.648 - Wow, it's like so many different flavors. 00:04:22.648 --> 00:04:24.389 Coming together. 00:04:24.389 --> 00:04:25.782 - I'm in love with the crab. 00:04:25.782 --> 00:04:27.895 - Papaya salad coming up. 00:04:27.895 --> 00:04:28.917 - What? 00:04:28.917 --> 00:04:30.473 That is not what I was expecting. 00:04:30.473 --> 00:04:32.168 I'm going all fingers. 00:04:32.168 --> 00:04:33.491 They're basically french fries. 00:04:33.491 --> 00:04:35.279 - An onion rings vibe, but it's less heavy. 00:04:35.949 --> 00:04:39.316 - This is a version with marinaded raw blue crab. 00:04:39.316 --> 00:04:42.218 You basically just suck the meat and the juice out of it. 00:04:42.218 --> 00:04:43.409 - [Freddie] I eat crabs all the time, 00:04:43.409 --> 00:04:44.988 I've never had raw crab. 00:04:44.988 --> 00:04:47.194 It's a totally different experience. 00:04:47.194 --> 00:04:49.353 - Usually if you have cooked crab you've gotta 00:04:49.353 --> 00:04:50.677 like pick it out and eat it. 00:04:50.677 --> 00:04:52.743 This is just like coming out at me. 00:04:52.743 --> 00:04:54.322 I feel like an animal eating this, 00:04:54.322 --> 00:04:55.669 and it feels so good. 00:04:55.669 --> 00:04:58.896 - [Freddie] The crab omelette one was Beyonce. 00:04:58.896 --> 00:05:01.358 She is like super iconic 00:05:01.358 --> 00:05:04.005 and it gives me more like that comfort feeling 00:05:04.005 --> 00:05:05.792 as opposed to like super crazy out there. 00:05:05.792 --> 00:05:08.474 - I think we found our Gaga and our Beyonce. 00:05:08.758 --> 00:05:11.242 - I'm not asleep yet, I'm just getting sleepy. 00:05:11.242 --> 00:05:14.488 Oh man, I get caught sleeping in every video. 00:05:18.619 --> 00:05:20.569 - We're here at the last stop, this is Pailin. 00:05:20.569 --> 00:05:21.683 We're gonna have pad thai 00:05:21.683 --> 00:05:23.100 and we're gonna have khao soi, 00:05:23.100 --> 00:05:24.725 which is curried noodles. 00:05:24.725 --> 00:05:26.884 - Oh yeah, this looks promising. 00:05:26.884 --> 00:05:28.301 Who is it, Freddie? 00:05:28.301 --> 00:05:30.483 - I wanna say, Ciara. 00:05:30.483 --> 00:05:31.737 It's got the moves. 00:05:33.230 --> 00:05:35.807 - It's a Mariah to me, it's full of flair 00:05:35.807 --> 00:05:38.222 but like also knows the basics really well. 00:05:38.222 --> 00:05:39.685 - I didn't know that pad thai 00:05:39.685 --> 00:05:41.380 could have so many different styles. 00:05:41.380 --> 00:05:42.920 - Should we try those noodles? 00:05:42.920 --> 00:05:45.891 I've been eyeing this guy from the beginning. 00:05:48.361 --> 00:05:49.815 - [Freddie] This is my favorite thing. 00:05:49.815 --> 00:05:50.929 - [Colin] Yeah this is so good. 00:05:50.929 --> 00:05:51.997 Doesn't this seem like something you'd eat 00:05:51.997 --> 00:05:53.391 on a cold wintry night? 00:05:53.391 --> 00:05:54.528 - Are you eating off your lap? 00:05:54.528 --> 00:05:55.550 - Maybe. 00:05:55.550 --> 00:05:56.897 - I'm gonna explode right now. 00:05:56.897 --> 00:05:59.845 - Yeah he was saying that we gotta try the Northern sausage 00:05:59.845 --> 00:06:01.424 and I already ordered it. 00:06:01.424 --> 00:06:04.118 So hopefully it'll come out in a quick second. 00:06:04.118 --> 00:06:05.488 - Whoa! 00:06:05.488 --> 00:06:07.827 I think my stomach just made room. 00:06:10.015 --> 00:06:11.385 - That's some crazy sausage. 00:06:11.385 --> 00:06:12.778 - That's a great way to end the day, right here. 00:06:12.778 --> 00:06:14.891 - Thank you Chris, for having us. 00:06:14.891 --> 00:06:16.597 Thai food is more than pad thai. 00:06:16.597 --> 00:06:19.058 I already knew that, but now that's been reinforced. 00:06:19.058 --> 00:06:20.637 - My mind has been expanded, 00:06:20.637 --> 00:06:24.532 and I know like the go-tos and what to get. 00:06:24.723 --> 00:06:27.431 - I think I'm realizing now that I was very ignorant 00:06:27.431 --> 00:06:30.305 with thai food, and like anything thai related. 00:06:30.729 --> 00:06:32.865 I just got taken to school by Kris today. 00:06:32.865 --> 00:06:33.997 Peace.