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Three years ago, BA’s Claire Saffitz started
re-creating snack foods on YouTube. And you
guys, uh, got into it. We went behind the scenes
of her breakout series, GOURMET MAKES,
and learned a few things that surprised even usEPISODE 39
“Girl Scout Cookies”
AIR DATE
March 17, 2020
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Too Easy for ClaireEditors are
always at work in
the background.
Filming continues even
when things get loud,
like the whir of a
blender or the clang
of a stockpot.DAN SIEGEL
director
and No. 1 Claire
wranglerKEVIN DYNIA
director of cinematography
and pro
wrestling superfanCLAIRE SAFFITZ
host
and patron saint of
perseverance4 Things You Don’t See OnscreenCLAIRE’S COFFEE
It’s hidden behind
the stack of
cookie boxes. One
time she wedged
it into a jelly
bean container.BURRITOS!
This crew takes
their lunch break
seriously. People
gotta eat
something other
than cookies.The Gourmet
Makes Museum
Some of Claire’s makeshift tools are
on display by the video team’s
offices: the Mentos-drying “torture
device” made of toothpicks in a
foam board, molds for Oreos, and
now, a hand-painted Girl Scout
sash with a patch, “Cookie Diva,”
that she made for this episode.
Watch this episode
at bonappetit.com
/gourmetmakesmmTHE DOWNTIME
While the dough
is chilling, the
crew plans what
kitchen tool they’d
use in a zombie
apocalypse.CULINARY
ASSISTANTS
They’re standing on
the sidelines, ready
to grab some
cornstarch at a
moment’s notice.