Hotel Survival - with George Egg

[chrisjrudd]

Ace. Beats the hell out of (and more courteous than) my jugged kipper in a kettle.

[sbjennings99]

Totally Awesome Informational Video!!!

[thirteenfingers]

Great vid. :)

Is that an Opinel #7 I see?. Got one myself - lovely knife.

The lock is an issue tho - stupidly it's seen as a fixed blade knife in (UK) law so only legally carryable "with good reason" - may be an issue if you're ever in a position where you're liable to being searched... train and underground stations especially.

On the safe side, get something with a spring to hold it open like you see on swiss army knives. I like the Le Tiers "Compact" but it's not as cheap as the Opinel.

[georgeegg2]

@thirteenfingers . What a bizarre coincidence. The day before I got your message/comment I was in Sarlat in the Dordoigne region of France and my son and I were buying him his first Opinel knife, which if course you can buy in France with no problems. And then, when I checked my emails the next day I had a comment form you, all about Opinel knives. How absurdly coincidental.

G

[thirteenfingers]

@georgeegg2 Funny how that works. :)

Lucky lad. Which one did he get?

I've been a few places where they sell Opinel knives around here (Manchester and Lake District) but they all have size 6 and up which have the locking ring and the tiny keyring one, which is tiny. The thing I don't seem to be able to find so easily is the size 5 which is small enough to count as a legal pocket knife (and being non-locking you don't fall foul of the STUPID rule against locks for everyday carry).

[TheFay1998]

coooooooooooooool

[LittleHairyApe]

Iron Chef meets hotel iron.

[wombocombo]

could i please know what song is at the beginning?

[wombocombo]

LOVE the face you make when the pasta boiled over hahaha!

[MayoPie]

Crème fraiche!

[NoMoreCinnamonRolls]

This is why I'm afraid to use hotel coffee pots.

[sifupintado]

i hope your planning to hike at least five miles after eating all that oi.

[WildernessSurvival1]

it must tast like coffee am i right

[MaryNAdam]

too much effort..

[wickedsounz]

Ingenious.

[xzyza2000]

For me I will rather buy food from outside the hotel. I tried it once when I had a vacation in the Philippines; Me and my family buy fried chicken at a cheap roadside eatery and rice. Plus cola from a variety store beside the hotel( cheap indeed). We can had a full meal without blowing your cash!!

[alchemist10101]

I am going to try this as a meal, tonight. Though I have access to a full kitchen, I am going to attempt to recreate your method in hopes of better understanding it so I can adapt it.

[Solero78]

why the eggs!?!?!

[TheMsjuliad]

Love it! Living in a hotel now and exploring food options.

[libbylang29]

I heard this guy on NPR. I'm so impressed!

[xxcrazyponyloverxx]

This is so amazing!

[jaredmstein]

I didn't catch what was in the bag at first; I thought you were making your own tortellini pasta! Fresh muffins alone would be worth all the trouble. I wonder if you had grabbed a bit of tin foil to place over between flips would have helped.

I noticed that you used fresh parmesan in a block, not a bag. So often fresh parmesan alone can make a meal worth eating.

[cksc422]

Why the raw egg yolk?

[cemadh]

Had to watch after listening to NPR on October 9, 2010. Enjoyed it!

Keep them coming George!!

[cellisingram]

I'd love to be the food critic for George: "Companion and I quite enjoyed the pasta primavera straight off the trouser press, but the fish--supposedly fresh from the hotel aquarium--tasted dull with an underarm aftertaste! Only two stars."

[nelsongg347]

Thanks George!! I had fun listening to you on NPR on my way home in my car radio. I couldn't wait to get home to see your video here on Youtube. I love cooking, I love having fun and this was a mix of both, haha.

[justsayingnoTV]

It seems crazy to do all this, but for some people with food allergies that have to travel, this is what has to be done.

Seriously!

[justsayingnoTV]

Dude! Just split the muffins in half and then cook the split sides! It'll be done.

[BeingLolaStar]

This video is AMAZING!. Not gonna lie, I want to try this really badly.

[lyricslover12]

GEOGE "EGG" LMAO

[givemeahugNOW]

ACTUALLY GENIUS!

Sooo LOL - Glad he cleaned a bit though first....!

[JONESY07790044202]

This man is my Lecturer at University and this video is pure genius!

[trkdrvr40821]

One more, hear you on The Splendid Table as well, put some foil on that iron before you do the pancakes. :-)

[cmeyerowitz]

Heard about you on The Splendid Table - NPR. You are hilarious. looking forward to the pancakes!!!

[5610winston]

I'll try that on my next trip!

[ReikaiDemon]

To be honest, this looks more like Les Stroud than Bear Grylls meets the Naked Chef meets Ray Mears. Plus, Bear Grylls is a damn phony anyways.

[StrawberryCoke]

I've warmed up cookies with my laptop fan before.

[ZoolanderDZ]

This video is genius! Just happen to stumble across it, think I'm going to check out some of your other videos and subscribe! Thanks for the cool video! You need a TV show or something! Keep it up!

[Rathlin45]

wow!

[mylittleparrot]

Brilliant, Mr. Egg. Absolutely brilliant! As for why not eat out, well many is the time we have pulled into a motel too late for the restaurant or even fast food. This gives us an option!

[WatchBear]

I pronounce you honorary Swabian! :-)

You know how to save money.

[clanrat]

I loved the video but the music levels start and end are way to hot compared to the rest of the material

[Warburt0n]

Brilliant!!!!!

[TSDT]

MacGuyver meets Wolfgang Puck. I like it!

[paperpetals]

Nice job! My old flat-mates used to cook Super-noodles and boil eggs in the hall's kettles but that was just a sort of bizarre laziness; this is much more inventive and impressive.

[kaiban42]

nice.

kudos on the choice of music. Fanfare Ciocarlia. Not many people know about them.

[Pjeroff]

does any1 know or can confirm the name of the song / author ? thanks

[kaiban42]

Fanfare Ciocarlia.

It's a gypsy brass band from Romania that plays their own style of music. like eastern european jazz.

[fireguyspro]

What is the name of the piece of music????

[mob451]

I just vomitted in my mouth thinking about eating something off a motel bathroom counter....

[basiliosz]

The counter he washed and wiped first thing in the video?

[mob451]

@basiliosz Yeah that makes everything all right...

[mob451]

@basiliosz Yes

[colossusbeam]

haha that was made of win

[NicleT]

Great video. Isn't the music of Boban Markovic Orkestar in the opening and closing?

[matthewcashmore]

total genius :-)

[MadWatchStudios]

absolutely brilliant

[blackwidow1417]

brilliant! loved it

[CVScam]

I have toasted bread and reheated pizza with a blow dryer before.

[joshc96]

Fantastic! Looking forward to more. By the way, what is the music you're using?  Catchy and quite fitting for the vid!

[1971emily]

Excellent.  People really need to combat the prices at hotels for the food! The rooms are expensive enough.

[bobobodkins]

Hilarious!!

[jin455]

you sir, are genius.

but i am worried about the kettle, haven't got bits of tortellini has it? how you planning to make a cuppa later??

[NitroNein]

i wouldnt put my fingers near the iron

btw did you eat a raw egg? :o

[LaPistolerina]

That was awesome!

[marceloyanez111]

genius never would have thought of using the iron

[mediaczar]

Pure culinary genius. Torn between showing this to all my friends and not showing them but pretending it was MY idea.

[warlowl]

Crookers?!

[WiLLGT09]

I love this. you should do a video series of these - in each hotel you travel to, try to devise a recipe with the amenities you find there.

[kinggimped]

Brilliant!

[stuartsharples]

Well done George shame about the next guests cuppa though! If you stayed at our place you wouldn't have as much fun, full cooking facilities in every room plus outside BBQ and Paella cooker finca-avellana

[soupnazi75]

As someone who travels a lot for business, this is GENIUS. PURE GENIUS! I can always find a supermarket, but the question is, how can you cook? well - this answers everything :)

I actually used the iron for making toast today. It's all about the 'can do' attitude!

LOVED IT!

[Gartez]

that is absolutly amazing

hats off to the chef

[CARTOONFAN1983]

this video is RIDICULOUS! Why would anyone do this? Spend all that money on ingredients. For the price you could just eat out!

[georgeegg2]

Because it's funny.

[psyentific]

you've obviously never been stuck in a hotel for a week.

[stationstops]

That was cool.

However, I have a strict rule about eating biscuits made in the toilet.

[TSMontana]

This video is entertaining and informative. Was the kettle able to be used again after your preparation?

[georgeegg2]

yes it was. that evening I had a cup of tea and it tasted just fine.

[ryuujinusa]

Pure genius.

[miyadv]

kettle iron and a light, who needs a restaurant.

[grongle]

very resourceful. hmm, i wonder if one can cook bacon using the trouser press?

[georgeegg2]

the trouser press is a bit too cool, but it just about warms a naan bread through - watch this space to see me do it!

[MrBrotato]

I think I'll just let the restaurant do the cooking.

[stillmisbehaving]

hilarious, and handy...

you're a genius

x

[SnowBuoy]

So will you be putting this on your resume? item # 5: "did a little cheffing at the old PP"

very creative

best regards

[Paddylennox]

George, you lovely man.

I am so going to do that.

All the best Paddy Lennox

[Nobbyplancton]

Excellent Mr Egg..(not a review of a Birmingham eatery) but cooking in hotel rooms instead of trying to smoke a spliff without getting a visit from the night porter is such a great thing for a touring comedian to do. Top marks, and YUM YUM !

[sophistokatz]

You're soo bloody clever...AND tasty mate!! And very nifty...I see your days of being in a bedroom band have evolved to hotel room chefing... ;)) BRiLLiaNT!