THOUGH WE’VE BEEN FACEBOOK FRIENDS FOR A WHILE, I didn’t meet pastry chef Pichet Ong until recently when I visited his new restaurant Village Tart during opening week in February. I was starstruck as I’d only read about Pichet in magazines – when I used to read magazines – and passively knew about his days via the Facebook newsfeed.
In my latest Stupidly Simple Snacks video, Pichet and I make parmesan popcorn and chocolate-covered corn flakes for the camera on my Macbook. It’s been a somewhat surreal experience collaborating with the mastermind of glitter-frosted cupcakes. Not only did we cook together on camera, we also just launched his blog, Confessions of a Sugarholic, and have big plans to further his education in social media. Last year, I was plotting to profile Pichet for a food article; 365 days later, he’s a guest star on Amy Blogs Chow, a small food blog by a girl outta Brooklyn. Anything is possible. amy • april 1, 2010
Follow Pichet on Twitter @pichetong
WHAT YOU NEED Parmesan Popcorn 1 bag popcorn | 1/2 stick melted butter | 1/2 cup grated parmesan | salt & pepper • Chocolate-Covered Corn Flakes 2 cups corn flakes | 1 cup dark chocolate | 2 tablespoons oil | salt
MUSIC Passion Pit • Little Secrets
Jessica Lee Binder
Amy, you’re too cute. You could sell used cars. =)
Apr 28, 2010 @ 9:53 am
jess
this is like, my favorite all time video. i loveeeee this song too!! i didnt realize this was THE pichet ong. i went to spot in st. marks and was like, hm. pichet. and then i remembered your video!!
May 24, 2010 @ 7:37 pm
tian
hi! pichet is quite adorable in the vid heh
whats the purpose of adding the veg oil in the choc when the choc already has a high amt of cocoa butter
Jul 13, 2010 @ 6:18 pm