Series synopsis
Gourmet Makes is an American documentary television series that premiered on YouTube on July 18, 2017. It stars Claire Saffitz.
Pastry chef Claire “Half-Sour” Saffitz attempts to make gourmet versions of popular snacks and desserts without the hard-to-pronounce chemical ingredients.
Premise
Pastry chef Claire “Half-Sour” Saffitz attempts to make gourmet versions of popular snacks and desserts without the hard-to-pronounce chemical ingredients.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Claire Saffitz as Herself
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 45 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 45 | July 18, 2017 | May 29, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pastry Chef Attempts to Make a Gourmet Twinkie Bon Appetit's Senior Food Editor and pastry chef Claire Saffitz attempts to make a gourmet Twinkie without the hard-to-pronounce chemical ingredients. The first test is Genoise cake, an Italian sponge cake. For the creamy filling, Claire uses 7 minute frosting. The second test is yellow cake and buttercream filling. Next comes chiffon cake, a light cake that uses vegetable oil. Finally, with some help from Test Kitchen Manager Brad Leone, Claire decides to "Frankenstein" the recipe. |
July 18, 2017 |
| 2 |
Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Gushers Do you gush with curiosity over little, chewable sugar blobs filled with goo? Claire Saffitz deconstructs and improves one of our favorite childhood candies - Gourmet Gushers! |
December 20, 2017 |
| 3 |
Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Cheetos You love Cheetos. But do you know how to make them? Pastry chef Claire Saffitz goes on a 3-day experiment to make and improve on Gourmet Cheetos! |
March 21, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YouTube |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 18, 2017 |
| Last aired | May 29, 2020 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | continue |