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>> anthony: what is going on here? >> nathan: this is the kind of sick thing we do. we wondered, could you can bread? by god, you can. this is rum babas, which is a bread, in the sense it uses yeast. >> anthony: yes. >> nathan: and we canned them. and now watch what happens when we open it up. [ laughter ] isnt that awesome? >> anthony: thats really good. and how long will it stay in there? >> nathan: nine months. >> anthony: so i could have perfectly fresh bread in nine months if i just pop the...

Perfectly fresh bread in nine months if i just pop the top on that thing? you know, jaded cooks and chefs like me, they still find their certain unknowables or things that cause them to pause in the kitchen and gaze with wonder, at the magic of something like bread. arent you afraid that in some way youre doing satans work here by quantifying magic? food is a very romantic thing. its usually experienced at best, in an emotional way -- >> nathan: absolutely. >> anthony: -- by explaining it. >> na...

Sick thing we do. we wondered, could you can bread? by god, you can. this is rum babas, which is a bread, in the sense it uses yeast. >> anthony: yes. nathan: and we canned them. and now watch what happens when we open it up. [ laughter ] isnt that awesome? >> anthony: thats really good. and how long will it stay in there? >> nathan: nine months. >> anthony: so i could have perfectly fresh bread in nine months if i just pop the top on that thing? you know, jaded cooks and chefs like me, they sti...

Here by quantifying magic? food is a very romantic thing. its usually experienced at best, in an emotional way -- >> nathan: absolutely. >> anthony: -- by explaining it. >> nathan: absolutely, its emotional. absolutely it can be art, but knowing how to do it right, to me doesnt diminish that. ♪ >> anthony: across the water from my hotel in the puget sound, just outside the city limits, the wilderness opens up and its beautiful. ♪ ♪ lord of fire in the sky getting level, neon devil ♪ ♪ ...

That thing? you know, jaded cooks and chefs like me, they still find their certain unknowables or things that cause them to pause in the kitchen and gaze with wonder, at the magic of something like bread. arent you afraid that in some way youre doing satans work here by quantifying magic? food is a very romantic thing. its usually experienced at best, in an emotional way -- >> nathan: absolutely. >> anthony: by explaining it -- >> nathan: absolutely, its emotional. absolutely it can be art, but ...

Like me, they still find their uncertain unknowables or things that cause them to pause in the kitchen and gaze with wonder at the magic of something like bread. are you afraid that in some way youre doing satans work by quantifying magic? food is a very romantic thing. its experienced in an emotional way by explaining it. >> absolutely. its emotional. absolutely, it can be art. knowing how to do it right, to me, doesnt diminish that. across the water from my hotel in the puget sound just outsid...