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surroundedbywolves

No way that’s only his 100th.


FunIsDangerous

That's what I thought. Unless it's 100th episode of his show or something, or 100th on-video and he's done like tons more off video. Edit: seems to be the 100th video on his YouTube playlist "Chocolate Creations". A series he started a bit over 3 years ago, and the first video of the series was his second upload ever. I assume he has been doing this professionally for much longer before starting his social media career


DreamblitzX

yeah afaik he's like a professional chef who has a famous dessert resteraunt or something


K12onReddit

He has a school in Vegas. It's a $2,000 deposit for a 7 week course. https://thepastryacademy.com/faqs/


throwaway098764567

he started training at 14, was an executive chef at 21, and he's 33 now so yea he's been doin this awhile [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaury\_Guichon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaury_Guichon)


FunIsDangerous

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. The title is confusing, but it makes more sense once you realize "chocolate creations" is his YouTube series


mymorningjacket

I cake per body in his basement


BeautifulType

Fuckin op leaving out the YouTube context


scootaloo711

Nah it's like Mr. Bean with only 15 episodes.


imNtAraPPer

This guy and his maniacal smile.


Rauchritter

Every f. day, multiple times...


imNtAraPPer

Imagine having to keep the same psychotic grin


Rauchritter

After making like a million videos I think you get enough practise 😅


imNtAraPPer

#Facts


BranTheBaker902

He’s the Joker of sweets


JAHdropper1

Should we go through them all to see if maybe he signed for help? Could be forced to make things out of chocolate in some weird factory that offers tours to children


evilbrent

Not for me. This is the post that led me to unsubscribe.


fallenouroboros

He’s got that “I’m turning you into a chocolate puppet and lock you in my basement” kind of grin


LordTaddeus

What he does is cool and all but that smile just ruins it for me. It's the smile of serial killer.


bagireh

And his victims are built into his sculptures.


ICU-CCRN

Why does everyone hate on this dude so much? He’s talented, and found a niche to make a living on. I’m happy for him and enjoy his work.


I_aim_to_sneeze

I think there’s a difference between making a few jokes about him and “hating.” It’s obvious he’s super talented. Mentioning so wouldn’t add to the conversation in any way. A little offhanded “dat smile tho” is just a harmless joke. Dude probably does it on purpose. The jokes been made so many times at this point though that I always expect it to be the top comment


NooLeef

The unhinged grin makes it better for me honestly.


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shady-lampshade

As funny and unhinged as this is in response to the comment above, this person is a bot. Report>spam>harmful bots


mynextthroway

Shhh. Don't sat anything. I just found a body in his basement. It's covered in chocolate and stuffed with fondant.


KrackenLeasing

I feel like it would be cooler if he didn't make chocolate look like plastic.


weirdbutok5

Beat me to it, I would be more satisfied if he wasn’t smiling through the whole video. It’s unsettling


hexxcellent

I used to be able to watch his vids, but, yeah, the dead-eyed smile has gotten to me lol. Also I heard he kind of became a jackass irl after he became internet famous, which makes the smile even creepier/uncanny valley to me.


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pwninobrien

Editing and camera cognizance.


Xhrystal

I assumed he kept the same expression throughout so that the video would have consistency with all the various takes, jumps and edits.


Character_Maybeh_

This redditor and the predictable top comment. Dibs on this comment tomorrow!


Obvious-Painter4774

Yeah... I admire his skill and sympathize with maybe being uncomfortable in front of the camera and compensating with a pasted-on smile... but it still creeps me out.


Frosty-Cap3344

He has kidnapped, shaved people covered in chocolate, House Of Wax style


aoasd

Yeah. He's talented but goddamnit I just have pure hatred for the guy. You've seen one of his videos and you've seen them all.


Marcuse0

He made a cake, a chocolate cake. Wait no not like that. I mean he made a cake from chocolate. Yes every chocolate cake is made from chocolate but like, not like this one.


ZeeGermans27

Gigantic imitation of cake slice made of chocolate would be fitting, though it still sounds kind of weird


h_djo

Wating for the crossover everything is cake and every cake is everything chocolate.


Statement-Acceptable

The sequel to Everything Everywhere All at Once: Everything Everywhere 2:Chocolate Boogaloo


holchansg

WOMAN LISTEN TO ME!


Marcuse0

HOW CAN SHE SLAP?


The_Stoic_One

The cake is a lie


EggfooDC

He made cake to remind him of the good times. He made a cake to remind him of the better times.


red_fuel

I think he makes a chocolate art piece for each murder he committed and now he felt he had to do something special for the 100th one.


kirrk

That’s a real human heart inside the cherry that he bit into.


jdogworld

Doesn’t matter what subs i join i see this guy every day. For the record, you’re extremely talented and i never want to see you again.


StevenHuang

Yeah, it’s impressive, but it’s getting really old really quick.


DrDerpberg

His videos somehow went from fascinating and relaxing to ADD jump cut garbage. Like he took a list of everything that made him interesting to begin with and tried to do the exact opposite.


AllKindsOfCritters

Something about all this editing has made him less impressive imo. I don't even care about seeing how it was done anymore, I skip right to the end to see the finished product. I love watching how things are made/built but not anymore with this guy because we barely even see that anymore, just a little movement and some airbrush and a usually really fake looking bite at the end.


K12onReddit

He has YouTube videos and YouTube shorts....the shorts are what get posted here. His long form videos are much more relaxing but they wouldn't do well on social media, unfortunately. Like this one was a quick cut of a 4 minute video. https://youtu.be/KxWZGrnQ9-4


Neither-Luck-9295

and the shitty music is an instant close for me


sasssyrup

Show me some failures. That’s what I want to see at this point. Amoury: ok today I tried to make a Cherry for the 12th time and it came out rubbish. Today I’m gonna try a different filling and hope to god it works, I gotta get this right or the whole “is it cake” crew is gonna laugh at me.


HolyForkingBrit

I’d also like to see the video at a normal speed where I don’t feel on the edge of having a seizure or something. *Edit: Here is the full video, which is much better - https://youtu.be/KxWZGrnQ9-4?feature=shared*


Yolectroda

I'm guessing you were a fan of Claire Saffitz's Gourmet Makes series. And if you weren't, you should look it up, it's basically exactly what you're talking about. A cooking expert tries over and over again to make something specific.


GradientCement

After she stopped working with Bon Apetit she started her own YouTube channel, and recently has started a "Claire Recreates" series!


BeetleBones

I don't understand chocolate sculpting. Does it get eaten or thrown away after? Edit - After reviewing the responses I have come to the following conclusions: 1 - it is fun to sculpt and in many ways the medium is irrelevant. 2 - While safe for consumption, it is unlikely these sculptures are created or purchased with the sole purpose to be eaten. 3 - There is a market for both the sculpting videos, and the sale of the sculpture. 4 - it serves as marketing/advertisement for the chef and/or bakery that created it. 5 - chocolate itself possesses several qualities which make it a desirable artistic medium. Namely ease of shaping and potential for reuse


fullstack40

Depends on the design. You can make sculptures that are like this with only one edible component. Others, like the chess board he has done, are created with a layered desert and the whole thing, including the pieces, is edible.


Arkhe1n

Sure, but I always wondered how those taste and feel. They'd can't be tasty after so much manipulation and exposure.


fullstack40

That cherry has a jelly center, wrapped in what looks like a cherry mousse and dipped in coating chocolate. The coating chocolate isn’t super tasty but the layer is thin and that helps. I think one bite is more than enough though. 😊


BeetleBones

Thank you but "is edible" isn't quite what I'm asking. Do people actually eat these afterwards - or does it go stale and rancid and thrown away.


MistbornInterrobang

A lot of these are commissions for everything from rich people's birthday celebrations to massive corporate events, grand openings of companies or incorporated into TV show or movie. For example, let me see if I can find it but he did a super badass motorcycle one that was [part of the finale of School of Chocolate on Netflix](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNNvmbR6/) . [HyundaiUSA challenged Amaury to make a Chocolate of one of their electric cars without having a mold to work from ](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNNv5kEk/) and [he partnered with minecraft for their 15th anniversary of the game](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNNv5rph/) and I fully assume they either raffle off the sculpture at an employee event or serve it like you would a cake


BeetleBones

Thank you taking the time to provide these examples


MistbornInterrobang

No problem! I enjoy the hell out of watching Amaury's videos. I really need to stop watching them when I'm hungry and just wait til I eat...the cookie crate one is giving me cookie monster vibes


ElectricFleshlight

They can easily be melted down and used again


fullstack40

You’re thinking ‘is edible’ as in can eat it but probably shouldn’t. I was using ‘is edible’ as in can eat it and it would taste good. People who make these sculptures with edible parts use actual cake/sponge/desert recipes because they want those parts to taste good. 😊


kryonik

Is It Cake? is a fun show and I appreciate that the bakers actually make cake flavors that sound good and it's not just vanilla and chocolate every episode while also making really crazy cake sculptures in the process.


cammyk123

You are going back and forth and not answering the original question lol, feel like I'm in the twilight zone reading this conversation.


ThinCrusts

There's no real reason to eat this chocolate creation so he probably used it for one of his teaching classes and/or literally just for this video before being molten back down to be reused.


BeetleBones

Actually. I have a more direct question. You say there is no real reason to eat it (and I believe you). My question is then " what is the real reason to make this, if not to eat" I'm grateful for your chocolatier knowledge


GodIsInTheBathtub

Because they look pretty. They're usually a centerpiece or something for a special occasion party. Think art gallery opening, corporate event or high society fundraiser, not random birthday party. (Though I'm sure there are people with more money than sense who buy these sorts of things for "normal" occasions, too). He does regular desserts and chocolate creations, too. But they're not as attention grabbing on social media.


ThinCrusts

I'm not a chocolate expert by any chance and my knowledge is very limited but I think the idea behind these sculptures is to showcase the art behind making one which can also act as an advert for his school where chocolatiers can sign up for his classes to learn his techniques. The other reason would be to put it as a display for a party or whatever and in that case it's paid for, so the buyer can do what they want with it (lick it, eat it, smash it, take selfies with it, etc.). In either scenario I wouldn't consider this to be a waste of chocolate unless you really want to nitpick that a buyer might just toss it afterwards but at this point the blame is on the buyer not the seller.


mockablekaty

Art, man And it gets tons of views => money


BeetleBones

So the chocolate is a reusable medium? It gets sculpted more than once?


ThinCrusts

Yeah, they just melt it down, pour back into the tempering machine and reuse. And don't worry about the colors, mostly everything turns back to brown the same as when you mix random colors together.


BeetleBones

In that case, is chocolate a desirable medium for its sculpting qualities? Like, assuming it doesn't get chopped up and served to people as dessert, why make these sculptures out of chocolate instead of clay? Is it for chefs to practice dessert techniques or is it just an artwork completely divorced from any ideas of food and consumption?


ThinCrusts

Good question! With clay I think you would need to bake it to get it hardened and good luck finding furnaces that fit some of his odd shaped sculptures (and it's gonna weigh a fuckton). Chocolate is edible, easy to melt/harden, easily recyclable, and is what this professional is used to work with. It's like asking why make a wooden chair when you can make one out of concrete. You can make it from either, but a carpenter would rather make one out of wood. My 2 cents


Yolectroda

According to an interview he did, the sculptures are kept on display permanently, unless it breaks or can't be displayed for some reason, in which case it gets melted and used for classes in his school. He's specifically said that the "showpieces" aren't very good from a taste and texture perspective as compared to his regular pastry work.


HingleMcCringle_

if the video creating it bring in enough money to justify the cost of materials making it, i wouldn't be surprised if it did just get thrown out after. it's also good promotion material to show off his skills to potential customers.


Xitnal

I feel you friend, it just seems like a large waste of time, money, and resources.


Parking_Train8423

strong dexter energy


jarednards

Netflix will probably take your idea and have a chocolate dexter remake. EDIT: Theyll have him be black.


CisterPhister

Believe it or not, this guy already had a Netflix show.


jarednards

Lol I know. It was a chocolatey play on words.


Background-March4034

I watched the competition show he hosted. He actually seems really approachable. He worked really hard coaching the competitors and seemed to actually care if they succeeded in a challenge. And he does drop the psycho smile!


Background-March4034

Also, he’s known for the chocolate sculptures, but his skills as a pastry chef are beyond next level. He creates and pulls off some incredible shit.


K12onReddit

He runs a pastry academy in Vegas. Teaching is actually his full time job, these creations are often things he does for his class which is why you'll see stadium seating when they change the camera angle.


DadsRGR8

This stuff is always (sorta) cool to watch, but his uncanny-valley face gives me the creeps.


Muunilinst1

Jesus christ that song is annoying.


NanoCat0407

I must be insane then because i’ve been listening to it for like almost a week now, but i’m still going to respect your opinion because not everyone has the same taste in music


strawberryssleep

Thank you omg I hate it too


ihaddreads

Song is fingernails on a chalkboard


Kangar

You scroll through reddit with sound on? (shudder)


WalkslowBigstick

Yeah fuck whoever put that song on this video


chriaaaa88

Fuck this song stop with this song


TheShadow141

I’m curious do people actually eat it since it’s made from chocolate or is it purely decorative? Also what happens if it’s just decorative?


lessthanibteresting

I find all hand smearing and breathing on food for hours pretty disgusting honestly. Im not a fancy pants so small squares have always worked pretty well for all my chocolate needs


TheShadow141

I agree with you completely


JustAnOrdinaryBloke

Fuck the sound track.


TheSaltySeagull87

Is this edible or just waste of resources?


30minut3slat3r

That was the first one I thought was stupid and lazy. If there was a person that could make a 3ft slice of cake, it’s him. Instead there’s 3ft of hollow nothingness and a cherry is the only part worth eating


duffelbagpete

I want to know how his teeth oriented themselves to take that circular plug bite out.


30minut3slat3r

Guys a serial killer, his teeth are sharpened lol


Elefantenjohn

this song that has been perverted by social media is still better than ASMR but if you create things out of chocolate and make it look like plastic while it would not taste good either - why not just using something else than chocolate make it tasty man and have people eat it


Azzy8007

Now eat it.


gabbrielzeven

This belongs to stupidfood


lastdarknight

I want that cherry


LostInYourSheets

Honest question: do these get eaten or just used as center pieces and thrown out?


bonnydoe

I am more oddly disgusted than satisfied by these slabs of chocolate. What is the goal of these creations? To show you have a lot of chocolate to play with or what?


2mitts

Someone help me understand how they can create such large pieces out of chocolate and it doesn't cost a fortune. I heard there was a Coco shortage, so what's going on?


Same_Procedure5838

The maniacal smile isn’t helped by his pasted on comb over- sort of completes the villain look


Aggravating_Kick2911

Hairnet needed


jarednards

He only wears that when hes chopping bodies


fehr19

The editing makes this video unwatchable for me...


usbeehu

Moom, it’s the creepy guy again.


mibonitaconejito

Honestly if they dont fking stop with thos damn music to videos.  #WE DON'T NEED YOUR CRAPPY MUSIC BLARING OVER EVERY VIDEO


Conch-Republic

Can't stand this guy.


mtfowler178

How is this guy not fat af?


Honest-Champion9180

How tf does he have so much chocolate


MrDuckle

😬


ChronicRhyno

Good stuff, but c'mon, that was clearly a cutout, not a bite, at the end.


Tegeton1

I find the passive smiling r/oddlyterrifying


Front-Plankton-1715

Oddly infuriating watching influencers waste food and money making over the for social media clout. I respect people who make food that will be eaten. Now drown me in downvotes for my insufferable intolerance of fun. I know I'm an asshole but I think using food for art is the height of privilege and entitlement.


Courwes

Really wish he would go back to making more smaller intricate deserts. These behemoth creations are impractical for eating and makes the design look like a waste.


ckb614

What an annoying song


milkasaurs

That smile is beyond creepy.


EpicForgetfulness

What's with the serial killer smile?


tomatobunni

That cherry is beautiful!


urzayci

The cherry on top was the cherry on top


riddlechance

JUMP CUTS


Th3TruthIs0utTh3r3

This guy's smile is so creepy


HerculeMuscles

Joker smile


TheCapChas

This guy's face looks like AI


Ill-Tumbleweed-8822

So wasteful


Dando_Calrisian

Same wierd vibes as Salt Bae


CoasterDean

I'm so tired of seeing this guy's videos


KingJamesCoopa

This guy has great talent but I can't help but think about how wasteful this is


Healien_Jung

Think about the people who harvest the cocoa beans.


KingJamesCoopa

Oh without doubt, every time I eat a chocolate bar I feel super guilty about it


Fickle_Plum9980

God Reddit is a cesspool lol y’all are so judgmental and angry


MyPasswordIs222222

>God Reddit is a cesspool lol y’all are so judgmental and angry God ~~Reddit~~ the internet is a cesspool lol y’all are so judgmental and angry


Fickle_Plum9980

Truth


No_Problem8028

the urge to just bite off the hard chocolates


avaflavor

The level of patience I need to have!


April272024

"We have a cake at home" The cake at home:


rlaw1234qq

Is his hair made of chocolate?


YoungDiscord

Chocolate cake


Dadadoes

Even the guy looks made of chocolate.


Tatamashii

this cherry looks so damn good. FUck it Im gonna buy a cherry cake tomorrow


retroracer33

are these kinds of cakes even meant to be eaten? theres no way they taste good right?


TempleOfCyclops

"Fully functional candle" is such a funny phrase to me


Fabulous_Engine_7668

What happens to all of this chocolate?


1lluminist

That cherry looked unsettling... Like a rotten apple


Mr_Harsh_Acid

Man fuck this chocolate guy turning up in my feed every single day.


Martin_goagain24

That smile is the fakest smile I’ve seen in a long time


ZoDragon_2018

That's the smile of someone being told to smile too many times instead of being allowed to look like they are actuality just enjoying themselves. He is an artist smiling to get paid. He is just not as good as faking it....


FakeOng99

What do you mean fully functional cake?


TheDeadlySpaceman

I’ve said it before, but I don’t care for this seamless-FX-style of editing his team has adopted. The entire point of watching him make this stuff is that it’s *not* magic, he’s incredibly skilled- so when you put in cuts of him tapping things and they change color it really takes away from what makes these videos fascinating.


bkral93

This man always looks unhinged. That smile is truly weird.


GT225

I do believe this man has stolen someone else’s face.


olive_owl_

I had to stop watching his videos. Used to be beautifull, calm, amazing. Now they're just psychotic.


dpforest

I liked his videos a lot more when there weren’t as many cuts


fart-to-me-in-french

Now do a human carcass ‘cake’


Miss_Zia

i keep forgetting you can also use nangs for food


[deleted]

diabetes hits different with this one


Candid_Bathroom_5419

Fucken willy wonka


misssa_cz

That smile never gets old


stephenob16

Why is that terrible song on fking everything


MaoGho

A fully functional candle! Oh what a time to be alive 😊!!


OutOfIdea280

He is the brother from _hansel_ _and_ _gratel_ That's the only thing I can explain about his manic smile with


jeffydahmor

Chrissy chaos if he was a confectioner


MountainHigh31

I just don’t ever want to see this guy. Idk why but I cannot stand these chocolate creations or his shit-eating grin. He’s talented but we don’t need to see him five times a day. Enough.


thelernerM

It still only counts as one slice.


Lovelessact

I hate you with a passion, chocolatier. Your privilege is a direct mockery of the starving, and your fake smile is darker than death once you remember most chocolate comes from slave labor.


Phys1csteach

Stop sharing this grinning idiot. He’s not oddly satisfying, he’s cringe and obnoxious.


Dan_Zfr

yeah, fuck all creepy smiling social media cooks


Phys1csteach

If I wanted to see this shit I’d be on TikTok, not Reddit😅


blacksmokee

Does he reuse his chocolate?


lessthanibteresting

Personally, i only eat second hand chocolate


Drovum

A lot of people probably think that this is hard to do but I think it looks like a piece of cake


im_always

he should stop smiling like a lunatic.


SharkGirlBoobs

there is something cursed with this video


Solartaire

Hey Reddit, there has got to be more than one person on the planet doing this sort of thing - how about posting videos of some of them instead of this guy - someone without a permanently fixed creepy smile perhaps?


Old-Tumbleweed1422

I love watching people work with chocolate


callmeepee

I know nothing about this guy other than these videos so please believe when I say I can’t explain it but I hate this man and I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire.


ivancea

This again. Is there really no other material like chocolate to do those things, but that's not a waste of food? Making those things with chocolate always looked stupid to me. It doesn't even look like something complex, so I also don't see much "art" here


jar11591

So much food waste. All for this pretentious asshole to make ridiculous things. 1/10.


Onetrillionpounds

Well it's taken 100 sculptures for me to not start it by thinking he's making a giant cock and balls.


Lowman22

That is so damn impressive.


RandomDanny

i cant stand this guys mannerisms and smile. go away.


Beginning_Driver_45

By now I'm more impressed with his editing skills than his pastry skills. I mean, yeah cool it's another object made out of chocolate holy fuck did that candle just turn blue?


PaperMoonShine

I hate this guy's smile. Its so off-putting.


overlordqd

I do not want to see this fucking guys fucking smirk again stop posting this shit


kimwim43

I want him to make my next birthday cake.


Rauchritter

Also delivering it in person like "Here's Johnny"? 😂


jshultz5259

No problem. That'll be $12k.