As much as I like seeing Jack called out by someone with actual training, no good chef is going to be wasting time on YouTube with lolcows.
At first I was going to disagree. Yes, being a chef is a strenuous and time-consuming gig (depending on where you are in terms of seniority), but hey, who says you can't have interests/hobbies outside of it? Even if that hobby involves making videos of cooking lolcows? Seems like it'd be a natural fit, considering how culinarily-inclined you are already.
But then I saw this. Oof:
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OMG you guiyz! I'm gonna be making a video where I react to Uncle Roger, who is himself reviewing a recipe from a totally different creator (Vincenzo's Plate)! This is a threesome sure to bring trouble, and things are gonna get real HEATED. Plz like+ suscribe!!"
It honestly reminds me of this:
Again, there's nothing wrong with a hobby. To be fair, Makinson has a lot of videos that focus on different topics/personalities. He makes his own recipe videos, in addition to videos reviewing recipes from Jamie Oliver, Weissman, Epicurious, etc. But the reaction content...
jesus fucking christ is it cringe-inducing. Makinson has a massive hard-on for Uncle Roger, and makes videos of himself reacting to Uncle Roger's *reactions.*
Gives me the sense that he's truly not passionate in his career as a chef. It's a way to pay the bills, and he's proficient at it, sure. But I could see Makinson being one of those guys whose true dream is to be an improv comic or full-time content creator. Wouldn't shock me if he hits open-mic nights after work.
And the soy faces that he uses in a lot of his thumbnails are just infuriating.