I just noticed this from a YouTuber I follow. He’s an Italian gentleman now living in Australia who has worked as a chef and a cooking instructor. I’ve learned some great recipes from him- his cooking videos are a pretty informative resource.
He’s an insistent purist, so I knew it’d be a deservedly good takedown of an infamously horrid recipe. He goes after Jack pretty hard, hitting him on everything- the quality/pronunciation/proportion of his ingredients, his ring, the recipe and cooking method itself, his plating presentation, the pretentiousness of his cooking utensils, the way he eats, and his stroke-rambling. He calls out Jack’s Audible.com sponsor, saying that they should be ashamed.
He assertively declares Jack/CWJ “the worst cooking show [I’ve ever seen].” I can’t disagree.
BUT…he also pegs Jack as “such a nice guy” (12:56), and gives him the benefit of the doubt that he can “do better,” while reinforcing his perceived niceness (16:17). Now, he’s obviously misled, but I can’t fault him for not being caught up on Jack lore. I’m also excited because he said he’s “going to react to more of these videos to learn more about him.” Hoooo boy, this guy is headed down quite a rabbit hole. Hopefully it results in more Jack reaction content. Godspeed, Vincenzo.