Professional chef instructor Frank Proto and home cook extraordinaire Emily are trading Fettuccine Alfredo recipes and hitting the kitchen for a cheesy showdown. We sent Emily an eye-popping $1,425 worth of supplies – everything she’d need to make Frank’s decadent recipe, cheese wheel and all. Meanwhile, a modest $13 worth of ingredients was sent back the other way for Frank to finesse into something elevated in his style. Food scientist Rose dialed in to assist our dear Emily with a few questions she had along the way. Which Fettuccine Alfredo has you saying “Molto bene?”
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC368WO9e4BWuPYAeSIuaUsg
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Rose is on Instagram at @rosemarytrout_foodscience
Director: Cory Cavin
Director of Photography: Joel Kingsbury
Editor: Morgan Dopp
Talent: Frank Proto
Talent: Emily Duncan
Sr. Culinary Director: Kelly Janke
Producer: Isabel Alcantara
Culinary Producer: Yekaterina Boytsova
Culinary Associate Producer: Jessica Do
Line Producer: Jennifer McGinity
Associate Producer: Alicia Aswat
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Colton Huynh
Audio: Rachel Suffian
Production Assistant: Kayla Zimmerman
Post Production Supervisor: Stephanie Cardone
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Graphics, Animation, VFX: Léa Kichler
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45 Comments
Yes Frank. Nonnas around the world ARE weeping after seeing what you made of an Alfredo😢
As an Italian.. guys, "Alfredo Fettuccine" is not a real dish, it's American industrial food and by the way, the last dude named Alfredo probably died 50 years ago
I would have just cut decent pie slice wedge off the top.
8:31 Franks reaction was amazing
Food Network!!!!!! Cooking Channel!!!!!! Are you seriously NOT going to make this a series??? Idiots. Get this out to the masses.
This was the most hilarious cooking episode 😂 The look of confusion at the glance of the wheel of cheese
Rosemary was my teacher at Drexel hospitality wonderful lady. And the cheft frank actually cooks for the students he made some of the best chicken i tasted in my life.
My mouth dropped when I saw $1,425. THEY WENT TOO FAR WITH THIS ONE!!!
Lol one is American Alfredo and the one is real Italian Alfredo lol. True Alfredo is butter Parmesan and noodles. That's it. Our American version is definitely not where near the same recipe 🤣
the costs on these are stupid
Does frank have a cooking show?
I ate more fettuccine alfredo and drank less water than I have in my entire life.
If you know you know
I actually don't like the sound of Frank's dish, using the parm in various places. It sounds like the end result will be very salty…
one wheel of cheese………ONE WHEEL OF FLEPING CHEESE………for the price of 1400 FLEPING DOLLARS……………..i have no words😶
Frank cheated and used a bunch of stuff that Emily did not buy for the dish.
Cook pasta with oil ???
Poor guy bought a $1400 wheel of cheese, his first time buying one, and didn’t even get to open the wheel 🙁 he seemed sad about it too
I dont get how you can spend $1425 on Fettuccine Alfredo……..
I dont think that $1400 wheel of cheese would taste any better than a $140 cheese…….
Like your not even using 99/100 of it, so buying the amount ur gonna use would cost way less….
I bet I can ea tthat tho?
He was my culinary teacherr
8:00
Why did I smell garlic???
when Americans will understand that fettucine alfredo is not an Italian dish (I'm Italian)
Am I the only one that is confused bc he’s a pro chef but only seasoned the chicken with salt…🤣
Emily is gold! 🥇
I think both ingredients would cost ya 14k in this econony.
Dude I didn't even know cheese could cost 1400$!
xd
Its not $1400 if they dont use the entire 80lbs
4:01 "most people throw the rind away" frank most people can't afford the rind let alone the entire wheel
The cream was chunky?!?!🤢
Probably shouldn't listen to a guy frying pasta..
Fettuccine Alfredo!?
An American food but with Italian ingredients 😂
serious question here, why?… Why don't you ever want to break your pasta? Some people prefer smaller pasta, i don't get it
love both of them!!!!!
Emily literally trying to respect the chees just puts a smile on my face😂😂😂😂😂
If you haven't seen it, look up "agt always want more parmesan audition". You'll thank me later
She did a great job even without the parsley and garlic. She did need a little color in there, but I didn't see any provided for her. His wasn't Alfredo 😢. He said so himself. She definitely won this one. 💯 😊
Listen to me carefully: Let the nonas cry.
Who ever is using shaker Parmigiana needs to leave
“Make nonas proud” adds salt to the pasta dough… 😢
12:05 "I'm going to take some of my … cheese" I can tell he really loves the parmesan in a can XD
Had to come here cause tik tok boy took too long (more than 30 seconds)
How do I join.
i could do that.