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>>> BREAKFAST CEREAL IS NOT JUST FOR KIDS, ESPECIALLY IF IT
USED TO MAKE DELICIOUS FRENCH
TOAST AT WATSON'S COUNTER IN
BALLARD.
BALLARD.
BALLARD. CEREAL FRENCH TOAST IS A
POPULAR BRUNCH ITEM AND WE
CANNOT RESIST BRINGING IT TO
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. THE
YOU. THE OWNER, JAMES LIN, AGREE TO
SHOW US HOW IT'S DONE.
HE DID NOT RIDE ALONE TODAY.
>> THIS IS WATSON.
THE NAMESAKE.
THE NAMESAKE. >> YOU DON'T COPE WITH WATSON
AT THE RESTAURANT.
>> I DON'T.
THE HEALTH CODE DOES NOT PERMIT
ME TO PICK
>> BUT YOU ARE AT "NEW DAY" NOW
SO YOU GET TO DO WHATEVER YOU
WANT A SODA'S WATSON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
FRENCH TOAST IS SOMETHING
EVERYBODY LIKES, I THINK.
>> THEY SHOULD.
>> THEY SHOULD.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT.
IF YOU DON'T, WHAT'S UP WITH
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? YOURS IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE WERE
USING CEREAL.
USING CEREAL. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YEAR WE HAVE FRUITY PEBBLES AND
I'M USING THAT AS A CRUST.
IT'S KIND OF FAR FROM THE
TRADITIONAL STYLE FRENCH TOAST
IN THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT
OF EGG.
OF EGG.
OF EGG. OUR BATTER GIVES A LOT OF
MOISTURE TO THE BREAD AND THE
CEREAL SERVES AS A CRUNCHY AND
SWEET CRUST.
SWEET CRUST. >> CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE BUT
SOFT ON THE INSIDE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. INTENTIONALLY 820 DIFFERENT
BREADS TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. >>
ONE. >> WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME.
>> I TRY BUT YOU DID NOT PICK
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> THAT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT.
PEOPLE DO THEIR FRENCH TOAST
MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AT HOME BUT
YOU SETTLED ON ONE KIND OF
BREAD.
BREAD.
BREAD. >>
BREAD. >> THIS IS WHOLE-WHEAT CIDER
BREAD.
BREAD.
BREAD. >>
BREAD. >> WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR AS
YOU READ THROUGH THESE
DIFFERENT BREADS.
DIFFERENT BREADS. >> WE WERE LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING SAVORY THAT WOULD
BALANCE OUT THE SWEETNESS
BECAUSE ANY CONSUMER WOULD BE
FULL OF SUGAR.
SOMETHING TO BALANCE THAT OUT
AND GIVE IT A NICE COMPLEXITY.
>> DID YOU TRY DIFFERENT CEREAL
AS WELL ?
AS WELL ?
AS WELL ? >> WE TRIED 10 OR 15 DIFFERENT
CEREALS.
CEREALS.
CEREALS. A LOT OF THE CHOCOLATE ONES
KIND OF LOSE THE CHOCOLATEY
NEST AFTER A WHILE.
>> WERE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT
WORKED WELL ?
>> WE TRIED PEANUT BUTTER
CRUNCH AND REGULAR CAP'N
CRUNCH.
CRUNCH.
CRUNCH. AND YOU WILL SEE SOON BUT
CRUSHING ALL OF IT TO ORDER IS
NOT THE MOST FUN.
WE DO THIS AND FROSTED FLAKES
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> I'M GOING TO WORK AS YOUR
ASSISTANT.
ASSISTANT. >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. VICE VERSA.
VICE VERSA. I'M GOING TO BASICALLY DO
NOTHING.
NOTHING.
NOTHING. IT'S A VERY SIMPLE DISH.
ALL IT REQUIRES ARE SOME GLOVES.
YOU NEED THAT.
YOU SHOULD GET ALL THAT SUGAR
POWDER ON YOUR HANDS.
>> I'VE BEEN PETTING WATSON.
HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL EAT THIS
FRENCH TOAST AND THEY MAY NOT
WANT THAT.
WANT THAT. OKAY I HAVE GLOVES.
WHAT DO I DO NOW ?
>> GET IN THERE AND CRUSH ALL
THAT SURREAL.
THAT SURREAL. >> HOLD ON.
YOU SEEM TO HAVE LOST MY
ABILITY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE MY
THUMB IS.
THUMB IS.
THUMB IS. CRUNCH UP THE SERIAL.
>> CRUNCH IT UP AND GET IT AS
FINE AS YOU CAN.
>> IS THAT HOW YOU DO IN THE
RESTAURANT?
RESTAURANT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> FRUITY PEBBLES COMING YOUR
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. >>
WAY. >> WILL YOU DO THAT I WILL PUT
SOME BUTTER IN THE PAN.
>> LET ME TELL YOU THIS IS LIKE
THERAPY.
THERAPY.
THERAPY. YOU SHOULD DO THIS AT HOME.
I'M GETTING A GIANT AROMA OF
FRUITY PEBBLES.
FRUITY PEBBLES. THERE'S A LOT OF AROMA COMING
OFF THE CEREAL.
>> WE WENT WITH MULTI-MEAL
INSTEAD OF THE LEGITIMATE
FRUITY PEBBLES BECAUSE THERE
WERE ALLERGENS IN THE ACTUAL
FRUITY PEBBLES.
FRUITY PEBBLES. >> REALLY?
>> REALLY? I'M GLAD YOU GOT THIS DOWN TO A
SCIENCE.
SCIENCE.
SCIENCE. THE CHICKEN ON THE TABLE LOOKS
PRETTY GOOD TOO.
>> THESE ARE KOREAN STYLE
CHICKEN WINGS.
CHICKEN WINGS. IT'S A GOCHUJANG BASED SAUCE.
>> I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS.
>> IT'S A KOREAN RED PEPPER.
A LITTLE SPICY AND SAVORY AND
TANGY.
TANGY.
TANGY. ALL OF IT'S GOING ON.
WITH MY HERITAGE, IT'S A
THROWBACK.
THROWBACK. AND ALSO CHICKEN WINGS ARE MY
FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD.
>> AND ONCE AGAIN, EVERYBODY
LOVES CHICKEN WINGS.
AS THEY SHOULD.
MOST PEOPLE UNLESS THEY ARE
VEGAN OR SOMETHING ELSE THEN
THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
>> GRABBED THIS GUY.
I WILL DO THE FIRST ONE AND
MAKE IT EASY TO GIVE YOU AN
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. >>
IDEA. >> SHOULD I KEEP BREAKING THE
SUB ?
SUB ?
SUB ? >>
SUB ? >> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. AS FINE AS YOU CAN GET IT, THE
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. I
BETTER. I GRAB ON THE OUTSIDE HERE.
DIP IT AND GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT
OF A SQUEEZE JUST TO ABSORB A
LOT OF THAT LIQUID.
I WILL TAKE OVER YOUR SPACE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. GIVE IT A LITTLE SHAKE.
FLIP IT.
FLIP IT.
FLIP IT. CRUNCH IT OVER.
YOU REALLY WANTED TO STICK.
>> WATSON IS LIKE, WHO ARE YOU?
SUCH A GOOD BOY.
HAVE YOU HAD FRUITY PEBBLES
TOAST FOR WATSON ?
>> OH GOSH, NO.
I'M TOO AFRAID TO SERVE HIM
ANYTHING WITH SUGAR.
IT MIGHT KILL HIM.
>> YOU DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT
TO HURT WATSON OR KILL WATSON.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. SQUEEZE.
SQUEEZE.
SQUEEZE. SQUEEZE, SQUEEZE.
SQUEEZE, SQUEEZE. AM I DOING THAT PROPERLY.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. >> INTO THE FRUITY PEBBLES.
LET'S TURN IT OVER.
>> YOU REALLY WANT TO GET IT
CRESTED.
CRESTED.
CRESTED. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE DO.
WE DO.
WE DO. I
WE DO. I LIKE THAT ON JUST ABOUT
ANYTHING I AM CRESTING.
NOW INTO THE PAN.
>> INTO THE PAN.
>> AND THE PAN IS PRETTY HOT ?
>> MEDIUM, MEDIUM HIGH HEAT.
>> DO YOU LIKE THE CAST-IRON?
>> I LIKE CAST-IRON BECAUSE IT
WILL HEAT MORE EVENLY.
>> I LOST A PIECE A NEW NOT
GOING TO LIKE THAT.
>> JUST S'MORE SHOULD.
>> IT'S COVERED UP.
NO ONE WILL KNOW.
>> LET'S TAKE SOME EXTRA BUTTER
THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO
BUTTER IT AGAIN.
MAKE IT NICE AND EASY.
>> WHILE THIS IS COOKING, TELL
ME ABOUT THE OTHER DISHES YOU
SERVE THAT ARE POPULAR.
>> I WOULD SAY ONE OF OUR MOST
UNDERRATED DISHES IS AN EGG
BENEDICT.
BENEDICT.
BENEDICT. WE DO IT KOREAN-STYLE PORK
BELLY AND SET OF HAM.
>> THAT IS MY FAVORITE MEAL
MAYBE EVER.
MAYBE EVER. I'M HEADING YOUR WAY.
SPEAK WE CAN'T MAKE OUR
HOLIDAYS PER ORDER.
>> CHICKEN AND WAFFLES?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR ONES.
>> WHAT ABOUT THIS ?
>> THIS IS MARINATED KOREAN-
STYLE SHORTLY.
STYLE SHORTLY. PROBABLY THE MOST TRADITIONAL
DISH WE HAVE.
THAT IS THE LOCO MOCO.
RICE.
RICE.
RICE. WE
RICE. WE MAKE OUR OWN MEAT.
WE MAKE OUR OWN PATTIES AND
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. WE
HOUSE. WE FIGHT WITH GRAVY AND A FRIED
EGG ON TOP.
>> I'M OVERCOME WITH JOY AT
LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES.
LET'S PRETEND WE ARE MAKING
THIS AT HOME.
HOW LONG ON EACH SIDE ?
>> PROBABLY ABOUT 2 1/2 MINUTES.
JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
WE NOTICE IF YOU BOTHER TOO
MUCH ALL THE CEREAL WILL FALL
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. SPATULA.
SPATULA.
SPATULA. HAND, TONGS, WHATEVER.
USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 2 1/2
MINUTES EACH SIDE.
LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> GENTLY OVER.
>> GIVE IT A NICE LITTLE FLIP.
>> AND THEN.
WE HAVE A FINISHED PIECE OVER
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. SHALL WE SHOW EVERYBODY HOW WE
TOP THAT OFF?
DO WE WANT THIS PLAYED IT?
>> I HAVE AN EXTRA ONE HERE.
>> THIS ONE HAS STUFF ON IT.
>> I WILL GIVE THIS TO YOU.
>> I MADE A BIT OF A MESS.
LET ME GET THE CRUMBS OUT OF
THE WAY SO THIS LOOKS PRETTY
WHEN WE ARE DONE.
THERE WE GO.
FINISHED WITH THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'VE BEEN TOLD YOU ARE A
WHIPPED CREAM EXPERT.
>> I THINK THE LAST TIME I DID
THIS I SHOT THE WHIP CREAM INTO
THE AUDIENCE WE USED TO HAVE.
>> VERY NICE.
I WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE DO IT.
>> PLEASE DO.
WATSON, DON'T BE AFRAID.
>> I DO RIGHT FINGER AND PINKY
AND GIVE IT A GENTLE SQUEEZE TO
MAKE A NICE BASE AND THEN I MAKE
A BIG OLD TOWER.
>> LOOK AT THAT TOWER.
DO I JUST USE ONE PIECE?
>> THAT WAS ONE FULL ORDER.
THAT IS ONE ORDER.
AND WE DO HALF ORDERS TOO.
>> NOT ON TOP.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANY CHANCE
OF ME GETTING THIS RIGHT.
>> NICE.
>> NICE.
>> NICE. >> WAITS, I'M NOT DONE YET.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> BEAUTIFUL. >> THAT'S IT FOR ME.
TONIGHT, EVERYONE.
TONIGHT, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS WAS SO FUN.
JAMES IS SHARING HIS RECIPE FOR
CEREAL FRENCH TOAST . GO TO OUR
WEBSITE AND WE WILL HAVE IT FOR
YOU THERE.
YOU THERE. GOODBYE, WATSON.
GOODBYE, WATSON. THANK YOU BOTH IT.