Grilling wasn't particularly popular on TikTok, so Mancuso jokingly named himself the âCEO of Steak.â Picture: YouTube.com What is it like having your cooking skills roasted by Gordon Ramsay on TikTok? Just ask these guys By The Washington Post By Travis M. Andrews Sonny Hurrell has been cooking professionally for 17 years, first in kitchens around the world and then as private chef in Aspen, Colorado. When the pandemic began, he found himself lacking work, he said: "No one wanted me in their house." Though he had been trying to get a YouTube channel off the ground, "it was crickets." He transitioned to TikTok and soon became one of its biggest food stars, earning more than 3.7 million followers.