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  • Hey guys, salut, this is Alex.

  • So, happy New Year! I hope you are all well.

  • Welcome to this two-part episode of the New York Flog.

  • I thought, "What could be better than starting the year

  • with a challenge?"

  • [music: Last Time by Professor Xv]

  • You know what guys, uh, tonight I don't wanna go out.

  • I really don't wanna go out.

  • I just wanna spend quality time with you, cooking.

  • There's a place for cooking, but the thing is,

  • the last time I went out to buy some grocery store it was

  • at Whole Foods, and I've been horrified by the prices,

  • I mean, so expensive!

  • So much, in fact, that I did some searching online.

  • Check this out.

  • So I've been looking for cheap super market and I found this one,

  • Trader's Joe

  • and they say, "Why is Trader's Joe so cheap? A bag of quinoa is $9.99 at Whole Food,

  • $4.99 at Trader's Joe."

  • So I said basically, we have a deal.

  • I'm gonna go there, I'm gonna get some food, and we're

  • gonna cook something nice.

  • I hope I can make it under $10, but if not,

  • I will definitely try to make it under $20,

  • and if it doesn't work, I'm gonna keep it under $50.

  • And if it doesn't work, I'll just...

  • No no no no no,

  • seriously, I'm gonna keep it as cheap as possible.

  • The problem is that

  • [opens empty cabinets]

  • emptiness!

  • There is no cooking utensil, no pans, no saucepan,

  • no spatulas, nothing!

  • So luckily for us, I asked the guy downstairs if we could

  • get some proper cooking stuff.

  • And he says yes.

  • Wait

  • He literally just gave me that!

  • Lid, second lid, saucepan, pot, spatulas, tweezers, oh

  • it's gonna be some fine dining experience!

  • Maybe not.

  • More spatulas, I don't know how many fish we're gonna flip, but yeah.

  • Oooh,

  • at least one knife,

  • two knobs, 'cuz without them, we're basically f****d up.

  • [clears throat]

  • So I guess we are all set to cook tonight,

  • all we need is a few ingredients.

  • It's easy.

  • [music: Don't Worry by Professor Xv]

  • Just so you know, I don't build recipes ahead.

  • I try to make flavor combination when I'm in the shop,

  • and then the recipes, or I mean rough versions, start building themselves.

  • [music: Last Time by Professor Xv]

  • Thanks, but no thanks. [music: Last Time by Professor Xv]

  • [music: Last Time by Professor Xv]

  • Ha ha ha! [music: Last Time by Professor Xv]

  • [music: Last Time by Professor Xv]

  • Right guys, there's a change of plan, so,

  • it's way too late to start cooking, it's now 10:30 PM.

  • But still, I can reveal everything that is in my bag now

  • and do some kind of a Trader's Joe food haul.

  • Good.

  • One apple,

  • a banana,

  • some nacho cheese tortilla,

  • a sweet onion,

  • a pear,

  • a green squash,

  • shredded cabbage and carrots,

  • green onions,

  • chicken broth,

  • whole wheat pizza dough,

  • butter,

  • mozzarella cheese sticks,

  • ginger cider,

  • coconut milk,

  • cinnamon stuff,

  • dark chocolate covered almonds,

  • dried cranberry.

  • Ahem, and now I have a challenge for you guys.

  • Two questions, the first one:

  • What is the total budget? and the second one,

  • do you have any ideas of uh, my menu?

  • I'm gonna cook something stunning, so that is my promise

  • for the next part of this vlog.

  • Catch you next time guys, bye bye, salut!

  • [music: Don't Worry by Professor Xv]

Hey guys, salut, this is Alex.

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