Shadowing Practice: The Biggest Buffet in America… Is It Worth It? 🇺🇸 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today we're trying all the food at the biggest buffet in America and this place is something else.
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Now this is my idea of literal heaven.
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We're in Pennsylvania's Amish country and we've come here for one reason, to visit Shady Maple Smorgasbord, the biggest buffet in America.
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This place is absolutely enormous, we're talking a 200 foot long buffet packed with Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, American comfort food, freshly grilled meats,
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endless desserts and more food than we could even imagine
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and of course it's all you can eat i am the corn boy
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but with this much choice where do you even begin we're
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about to find out let's eat right now you guys have
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been suggesting this one to us for a really long time
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and we finally made it and i won't lie we are exhausted today
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so very excited about a good feed we literally got back from the road trip through virginia
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and tennessee yesterday long drive home like a 10 -hour drive home
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and we haven't eaten anything yet today yeah so um
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and it's absolutely popping off it is rammed this is the
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biggest car park i've ever seen for a restaurant yeah
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and this place feeds something like 1500 to 2000 people a day i don't even know what to expect
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but i'm excited we're about to find out now i absolutely love a buffet.
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Alex however isn't as big of a fan I would say.
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That's usually because we go to breakfast buffets though.
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Those are the best kinds.
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No like eggs and bacon not
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so much for me whereas this I mean there's just
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so much food including some traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dishes
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that we need to try like a chicken pot pie with big noodles in it
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and things like that so we'll see what's going on.
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My question is how are they serving this for $21?
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Yes.
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That's insane.
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Or you can eat $21 a piece.
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So I'm a little bit concerned, but we shall see.
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Love the little maple leaf. So good.
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Well, and this building is massive.
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Like, I don't think we're ready for how big this is.
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Look at that chandelier in there.
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September menu features.
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Now they do three servings a day.
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You have breakfast, then lunch is 12 till 3 30 so we're in
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that window and then they have a dinner each day
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which is on like a different and they have a special night yeah
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so each night steak night
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or yeah oh my gosh now just before we pop inside
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look at this little arrangement this is a little bit fancy a little fountain display
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doesn't
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that warm your soul on the way in for a 21
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buffet i'm getting like really home comfort vibes already like everyone's sort of turning up
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and they're gonna have a good feed like i'm i'm loving it oh my goodness it's freaking massive
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and this is just a lobby people aren't even eating in here it's like we're in a hotel
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or something wow okay there's a gift shop guys visit our
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huge gift shop we're gonna go there after how are you
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good how are you good thank you we've never been here before um thank you
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so much for coming in thank you for having us can we just do for two please sure
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and were you looking for a booth
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or a table booth would be great yeah
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and do you have your yellow ticket oh no where do we get
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that sorry sure no that's fine great question go here
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so yeah so check out um they will check you out they'll answer some questions
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and then if you're looking for a booth then you would come here
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and then i'll see you at your booth
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and then i'll go over any questions you may have in addition to
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that amazing okay cool thank you hello sorry i went to
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the wrong place uh can we do two uh for the buffet please thank you very much
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and where are you from london how comes
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and would you hear us on youtube yes yeah you guys
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are the biggest buffet in america right we're just like a
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couple from france oh really well you must get people come from all over
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because this place is known as the biggest buffet in america
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right london australia switzerland i don't know like five different five different places in one week
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so word gets around about this place then huh okay
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so what do we need to try i personally like the
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fried chicken fried chicken um my partner likes the beef brisket
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okay as far as the desserts It's the carrot cake and the lemon corn.
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Oh, okay.
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Sounds good.
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All right.
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Thank you.
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I got him now.
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Thank you.
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And then if you want to go ahead and follow me, I'll leave you to a quick survey.
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Okay, great.
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Yeah.
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I have booth number 12.
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Okay.
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I have to make sure you remember that.
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Yep.
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The other thing you want to make sure you remember
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while you're dining with us it's a yellow ticket here you want to make sure
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that remains spaced up while you're dining here okay
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when you're completely finished ready to leave yellow ticket you would
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turn upside down i recommend i like the beef brisket okay she said that at the counter too right okay
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everything okay cool everything's good okay um but just just help yourself
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and then we do have a gift shop downstairs yeah we'll check
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that out on the way out yeah too there's a lot Okay, well our lovely server Crystal just showed us to our seat.
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I am completely blown away and a bit taken aback by how welcoming this place is,
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how friendly, it's like they treat you like family.
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Yeah, I feel like, literally feel like family and we've been here five minutes.
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It's insane. So friendly.
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So, so nice.
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And I did read online that there's like a no tipping thing here.
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Yeah, they're really straight on that.
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Yeah, so you would pay the price, you pay before you come in, and then you get the yellow ticket, but there's no tipping, which I don't know why that is.
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Particularly with us being in America, that's an unusual thing.
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We're so used to the tipping culture here now, that for them to say strictly no tipping is a completely different concept.
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But the level of customer service and how friendly these people are already, for us to notice it that extreme, that quickly, very impressed.
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If the food is as good as the customer service, we might be on to a winner here.
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Let's go and get some food.
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Oh my goodness, it's huge.
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It goes all the way down there.
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What?
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It is grand in here as well.
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Like, the amount of people.
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There is so much food.
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Oh my goodness, pizza.
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Pizza.
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Burger toppings.
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Look at all the burger toppings.
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What is that?
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Drinks.
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Condiments.
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That's all condiments there's another whole condiment section up there as well i've never seen a bucket of cholula like
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that before there's
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so much of it that's look at the baby rays whoa i'm a bit overwhelmed i don't even know where to begin.
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There's pizza, there's burgers.
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Oh look, Oktoberfest features.
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Okay, we've made it all the way down to the end.
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We're going to start at one end and work our way up because there is so much to get through.
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The fried chicken, are we kidding?
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We're going to have to give that a go.
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Look at that.
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And the meatballs right next to them.
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Look at those.
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They look really good.
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They look so good.
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Piece of fried chicken.
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Wow.
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Give that a go.
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Should we split that?
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It's a big piece.
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Is that a lasagna over there?
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Kind of want to try those meatballs too.
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Baked cod, fried shrimp.
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Is that, what is that, crab?
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Crab gratin.
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Oh, my word.
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Beef lasagna.
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Can we give that a little go?
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Yeah.
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Now, they do have a food waste policy where they say, like, please only take what you can eat
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so we won't go too heavy too quickly let's just get
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a plate each give it a little go what do we have chicken tenders chicken gravy get tenders
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and gravy what is filling yeah guys what is filling what is what does this what is
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that are they chicken croquettes oh my word
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and then our famous roast beef so we need to try
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that too get that and that looks great wow okay
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and then included in the price are all your drinks as well
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and they've literally got like coffee stations they've got all the
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syrups yeah they have pumpkin spice syrup up there that's crazy
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get whatever coffee you want they're all spoons what is going on here it's a whole grill
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so they've got like this like philly cheesesteak on there
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and like hot dogs and sausages all right now we are going to split a plate
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because we want to try loads of different things and
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if we got a plate each we just get all the same stuff yeah
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so we're just going to split cutlery in here right
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so we went for the fried chicken mashed potato beef lasagna meatball
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and then the beef yeah it says our famous beef
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so i kind of want to try that first look at
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that all falling apart but they are making everything under the sun up there there's
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so much food it's going to take us a while
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that's good it's a good taste of home seriously look at you you're going to like
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that like sunday beef that beef is really good seriously that's very nice
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good old sundae right immediately transported to my nan's house on sunday i know it's great oh i love
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that the mash looks a little creamy sort of soft for me i could just have plates
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and plates of that it's pretty good that's
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so good We've only had the beef and the mash and I'm freaking out already.
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Right, now this fried chicken...
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It looks like some of the breast fried chicken I've ever seen, to be honest.
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It looks incredible.
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Some of the breast fried chicken.
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I see what you did there.
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Flavour.
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Yeah.
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Well, let's not waste any time.
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Oh, my word.
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Oh, my word.
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Pretty good piece.
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That's so good.
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Beef is better for me, though.
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Well, yeah.
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She's in our element now.
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There's lasagna on there.
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What are you waiting for?
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21 dollars how are they making any money i mean it's pretty good
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so far we're only scratching the surface where there's a lot
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more food to go back for there's pizza there's burgers there's
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a whole grill station you get philly cheesesteak up there this fried chicken is insane
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and you've got every dip under the sun for it you
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can get some cholula you can get some sweet baby rays
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right lasagna now han is something of a lasagna connoisseur she does make a fantastic lasagna at home
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so this is going to be the real test no fresh
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they're good too how are they doing this like to find
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somewhere that's consistently good across the board is impressive it's so good especially when they're making so many different dishes Right, meatball.
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It's got like a sweet, almost like a mix between a tomato and a barbecue sauce.
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Yeah, got like a glaze going on.
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That was a good reaction.
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That's good as well.
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Are we five for five?
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That is a fantastic meatball.
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Five for five on the first plate?
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Now guys, I won't lie to you.
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When we look this place up, there are people in our comments that have been telling us, because we have family in pennsylvania
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that have been telling us to come to shady maple for
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a really long time like it's one of the places that we see come up in the comments quite a lot
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we looked up online the pictures don't look great the pictures they take of the food don't look great
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but first impressions of being here
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that's a phenomenal meatball whatever they've got on there a little bit of
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that beef too it's double down i don't think they have
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to worry about their waste policy no what was this like so good
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yeah right yeah a good lasagna i don't think these guys are doing themselves justice online
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but then maybe they just don't need to no they've obviously
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got a very loyal following yeah there's a lot of people
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in here he's busy i will say the demographic is largely like older generation it does feel a little like that
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but i mean good for you yeah for 21 dollars eat
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your heart out i'd be in here once a week
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but like you can go up there
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and get a burger like a proper angus
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and they're not small either no and they're made to water
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and fries and that'd be one of the six dishes you eat for your 21 dollars exactly right whereas
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if you went to like when we go to like chilies
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or somewhere like that you're going to pay more than that for like
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one meal so i mean there's like people are eating good yeah it's you know and that meatball is gone
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in terms of the american restaurants that we've tried up until this point
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dare i say it shady maple is winning for me well we've only had one plate like there's
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so much more to go and the fact
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that this is 21 came to 49 .54 after tax which is 37 pounds and 53 pounds
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so the two of us are both eating all you can eat for less than 20 pounds each
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it's pretty good round two i'm so excited
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please only take what you can finish no wastage i'm not
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spoilt for choice work i'm like that's cheese sauce yeah
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that whole thing is just cheese sauce they've got chili they've got chili
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smells good too i can smell
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that chain from here look you can put it in one
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of these we'll get one then that's like everyone's got their
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chili around the campfire give the chili a go smells was
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so good maybe pot of chili shrimp lobster salad chow chow
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tuna salad potato salad then you've got all your dressings look
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and then a whole salad bar yeah i mean even that there's
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so much stuff there crazy i mean look how far down
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the line goes just keeps going all the way down there you've got eggs shredded cheese
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and then this is the octoberfest features this one here
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fried pickles cheese stuffed pretzels fried pork chops oh my gosh
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and what is that oh kibasa bobby's favorite
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so we tried these in boston was fantastic
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but that's with sauerkraut they've got jacket potatoes down there like
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a baked potato yeah oh worm you could put your chili
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on the jacket potato that's what i'm gonna do oh my words they look really good right now look at
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that yeah they look amazing look at that pizza he just said that
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that is smoked for 24 hours yeah they're doing it properly
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right alex has gone back to get some more food i'm
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going to indulge in my chili see now a jacket potato
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like this is such a british thing like in the uk
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if you want an easy dinner
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and like comfort food it's a good old jacket potato with chili or baked beans and cheese
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so this is a taste of home for me
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oh my gosh yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum Alex better hurry up,
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because this is going to be gone by the time he gets back. That is so good.
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I don't know how they're doing this.
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Literally everything is a 10 out of 10.
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You can't fault it.
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What have you got popped off?
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Did I get a new one?
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Yeah.
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So they just replaced it?
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They bring over a new cutlery, yeah.
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I was just thinking I definitely left my cutlery on the old plate.
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Right, first off, we need to talk about this.
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Really?
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Because it's so delicious.
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I mean, it's actually quite hard to find a baked potato here.
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Right, in the US, and that's what I just said.
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I said, like, this is the UK, right?
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Simple and easy.
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I kind of want a little...
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Did you butter it?
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Yep.
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I haven't had a baked potato in the time that we've been here.
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It's been a while.
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It's so good.
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And this would be dinner for us.
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Yeah.
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One night a week, right?
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It's a taste of home.
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It is phenomenal.
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Isn't it? Do you know what?
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I'd be happy to admit I didn't have much confidence coming into this.
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No, I thought this was going to be bad.
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I thought this was going to be bad.
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It's blowing me away.
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So far, let me talk you through what I've got here.
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Yeah, what the hell have you got?
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I popped off, alright?
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Now, chicken pot pie.
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Not the way that we would traditionally be used to it.
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Yeah, where's the pastry?
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This has got like big pasta sheets in it, I think, almost like a lasagna, I think.
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So we have chicken pot pie, that's one of the chicken dumplings.
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Oh my gosh.
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I got peas because I love peas.
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Yeah, Alex loves peas.
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There's no other reason for that, I like peas.
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I want to try the filling, so I got some of the...
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Okay, some of that filling that we want.
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It doesn't sound great, but we call it stuffing, so maybe it's the sound, like, is it a cousin of stuffing?
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Maybe be um dried corn oh right in it goes yeah give
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that a go it's corn it's just cool yeah okay good though what's that butternut squash oh i love butternut squash
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oh that's good it's got like cinnamon on it try that right now
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right now go on get that in your face take it over there We've got it all going on over here.
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It is a bit like random though, isn't it?
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It's like you can have a bit of everything.
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Like we've had a bit of roast beef and a chilli and Jackie and we've got some of this stuff.
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It's a bit like...
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Oh, that cinnamon is so good.
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Right.
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Let me get back in there.
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And we've got mac and cheese.
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Yeah, try that too.
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It looks a little thick for me.
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I do love mac and cheese.
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You do.
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Is it good?
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I'm just tucking into your baked potato over here as well.
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I'm filming Hannah and just like stealing her food with my spare hand.
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The baked potato is great.
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I want to give this a go.
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Chicken dumpling?
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Yeah.
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Er, not dumpling.
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Chicken...
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No. Croquette.
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Chicken croquette.
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Well done.
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That's right.
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Oh, little ASMR.
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Can you hear that, guys?
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Oh!
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Okay.
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Okay, and I'm not too sure on the inside of that.
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It's interesting.
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They've given me reason to trust them at this point.
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Yeah, I know.
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not really my thing looks a little dry does it need
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um gravy on it they've got all the gravy options under the sun out there
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so yeah yeah go back in for your chili isn't this
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isn't this fun look here we go a bit of mac
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and cheese that little go see i don't care for that
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i am willing to go on record and say
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that i believe mac and cheese is one of the most overrated things
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on planet earth now don't take the don't listen to me
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it's not it don't the two don't mesh i don't get it it's cheese
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and it's pasta it doesn't i'd rather have a tomato
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and basil sauce let me get back in there on
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that baked potato you got there i need my mac
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and cheese lovers to rally with me in the comments nope
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right please can we tell alex off in the comments don't lie to yourselves
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because that who doesn't like a mac and cheese Please.
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I just said to Alex, we didn't get any footage of the plates of food before we ate them.
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This is something we do struggle with quite a bit, to be honest.
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We just got a bit too excited.
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Chicken pot pie?
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Oh yeah, give that a go.
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It looks more like a creamy, herby chicken lasagna to me.
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No. Oh.
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Uh -uh.
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Oh.
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We were doing really well until then, no. Have a drink.
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Annoyingly, that's one of their signature dishes.
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that's not good okay
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so the chicken pot pie is a firm no maybe it's
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just a bit of a surprise to the system it tastes like chicken soup
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if you had like soggy bread in it i've got to
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try it now you might like it it doesn't look the best i'm not gonna lie you dropped half of that
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was that intentional that's horrendous it's not great wash it down with some filling I don't want that, is I?
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I don't know what's in this.
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It just looks like mush.
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This is the filling.
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This could go horribly.
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Once you get your head around the texture of that, the flavour of it is actually really good.
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Don't know what's in it.
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Oh, perfect.
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It's good though.
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Potato wedge, some peas.
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Shout out to the peas.
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Just one of the most universal, you know, you can put peas in any and everything.
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What is that?
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A sweet potato?
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No, it's just a potato wedge.
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Oh.
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Good.
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I told you though, from this plate, I think the butternut squash is the winner.
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Wow.
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The butternut squash is fantastic.
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I think I have to agree.
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But I like the dried corn too, mix all that together.
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Get some peas on there.
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We're going to avoid the mac and cheese because...
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We don't.
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Round three.
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This might be the final round before the showstopper.
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Yeah.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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She's the nicest lady ever.
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right the showstopper is all of the desserts and baked goods
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but we're going to get one final plate
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so many dessert options you're not even ready no it's ridiculous
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so this is one of the grill stations
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and then on the board above it tells you what they're doing
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so this is carved ham how do you say
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that kill that's the kielbasa kielbasa smoked beef brisket and smoky cheesesteak with or without onions.
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I mean the cheesesteak is here, look.
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It looks so good and they're just putting it in baguettes, like what?
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I know.
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Oh my word.
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Now at this end we've got the fried chicken again but we've got ham balls, barbecue chicken, which is instead of the fried it's like drumsticks in barbecue sauce,
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hot wings, barbecue wings, fried shrimp, then you've got the cod, so much food.
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And then on the grill too we've got corn fritters potato cakes beef hot dogs
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and black angus steak burgers well i might need to get
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a burger do you think yeah i kind of want to try the potato cake too
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because they've got them on the grill there we have to
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get something from the grill section hi can i get a burger please thank you london yes thank you
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and then can i get the potato cake thank you very much.
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Thank you so much.
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Do you want a corn fritter?
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Oh yeah, we'll try the corn fritter too, yeah.
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That's right.
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Thank you.
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Thank you so much.
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Thank you.
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Burger toppings.
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Oh yeah, now you can have some fun.
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Yeah.
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Can I just say it again?
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It's the community feel in here.
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It's just like everything.
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They are the kindest people.
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He was like, do you want a corn fritter as well?
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Sure.
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Now this is my idea of literal heaven.
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What, the sauce bar?
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I love, I literally love my sauces so much.
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Let's put on a few pickles on your burger okay oh
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yeah sauce your bun you've been it before score this place
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isn't real i've just got a burger now i've gone from
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beef i've gone to a chili i feel like you should
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get a slice of pizza too at this point baked potato
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and i've got a burger yeah why not oh she's off
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come on i mean we've got to try the pizza right
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it's got to be done welcome back welcome back welcome back
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to booth number 12 round three They're going to have to roll us out of here.
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It needs so much food.
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OK.
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Good face.
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Ooh, crunchy.
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Good little pizza.
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Yeah.
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It's delicious.
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Yeah?
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Nothing too fancy, but it does the job.
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Right now, I've lost my knife and fork again, and this time I haven't got a new one yet.
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So, spoon it is.
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We have a potato cake and a corn...
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I've never had a corn fritter before is
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that it's like a corn pancake yeah what is
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that just like crushed i feel like i feel like this
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needs something on it for it to look a little bit lame it does a little bit
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so i apologize if i'm supposed to have this i'd imagine like you put some gravy on that
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or something yeah what do we put on the corn fritters
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yeah what that's true actually what's the maybe some apple sauce
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oh now am i biased because
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i am the corn boy no one is more obsessed with
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corn on the cob than alex he loves corn my auntie makes these like corn ribs
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and he goes through mounds of them like literally mountains they are
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so good i'll give you guys the recipe the corn ribs
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so you guys you know the movie interstellar well that's our favorite movie
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and in that movie there's such a shortage of food
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that all they can eat is corn they have like corn
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souffle corn fritters corn soup corn ribs corn on the cob
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sounds like a pretty good life to me you're not even
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i don't mind it do you know what this corn fritter
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is maybe my favorite thing of the day this man prefers corn on the cob than mac
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and cheese yeah that's a crime that's a no -brainer no that's a crime no
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because i tell you what corn on the club you can diversify it
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so right okay you can choose your seasonings You could dip it in something, you could roll it in a little butter.
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There are a thousand ways to do corn.
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Three hours have passed, Alex is still speaking about the corn, so I'm going to indulge in the burger.
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A little bit more on that.
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You're actually joking right now.
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The guy said, do you want a corn fritter?
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I'm really glad he did.
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OK, so we have got the beef burger that our lovely gentleman brought up to us.
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Cheese in there, pickles and a bit of ketchup.
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Can't go wrong.
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this is like in the uk you're at a festival you're out
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and you've got the burger truck yeah this is the burger truck burger big fan
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try the corn fritter you won't regret it i promise take your spoon see what you're freaking out about
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that's disgusting no have a day off no don't even lie to yourself what is
505
that it's phenomenal it's like a pancake with corn in it it's great that's awful that's oh guys
506
if you come to show you maple do not get
507
that no the corn boy approved that's right no will you stop
508
you're still eating the corner love it also i just realized
509
i've had my sunglasses on my head the whole time didn't mean to do
510
that i just genuinely forget that they're up there is so I don't lose them.
511
And then 20 minutes later, I remember they're there.
512
Anyway, potato cake?
513
It's not going to be the corn, though, is it?
514
OK, so that is, like, soft bubble and squeak.
515
Oh, OK.
516
Nice.
517
A little too salty for me, though.
518
It's very salty.
519
It's time.
520
And we're running out of time.
521
It's 20 past three now.
522
I know.
523
We've only got ten minutes left.
524
Better get going.
525
Oh, my goodness that apple crisp looks so good you know me
526
if it's got apples in it
527
if it's an apple dessert i mean what do we have
528
here roasted apples roasted apples try a couple of those we've
529
got the peach crisp at the back we've got apple dumplings
530
and then cherry cobbler cherry cobbler well i mean we'll just there's not much left of that
531
but we'll take a tiny little uh we'll give it a
532
go we'll take a tiny little piece just to give it
533
a give it a whirl that'll do we don't need to be greedy right
534
and then we have an ice cream machine
535
so you've got your soft serve vanilla and chocolate
536
and then all your toppings oh my are they marshmallows marshmallow reese's chocolate oreo chocolate chips
537
and then you've got all your drizzles and things here so like caramel raspberry
538
there's a marshmallows like look this is marshmallow what oh my god
539
and then these are all the pies Look at the pies.
540
Boston cream.
541
That's like a yellowy sponge.
542
I've not seen one like that before.
543
Chocolate cream, coconut custard, peach, cherry, apple.
544
The pecan is gone.
545
That must be a good one.
546
Blueberry.
547
What is shoe fly?
548
Never heard of that before.
549
No, me neither.
550
What on earth do we have here?
551
What are all these at the top?
552
These puddings, look.
553
No, this is insane.
554
What are these? cotton candy pudding i'm gonna have to try
555
that i don't even know what to call
556
that like it's not it's not like a move it's not ice cream what is
557
that i don't know we'll try it a little bit of
558
fruit you've got fruit salad sugar -free jello a little bit
559
of pineapple worm okay now sadly i can't actually indulge in any of the desserts
560
and baked goods because of my peanut and tree nut allergy um
561
but i just thought i'd mention it because
562
if you do have an allergy they're great here
563
and they just gave me this sheet of paper
564
which says my allergy and it tells me all the things on it
565
that i can't have unfortunately cakes pies any baked goods
566
and the sunday bar toppings are off the cards for me
567
so alex is going to indulge
568
and i'm just going to spectate then i guess it's dinner for six for one i take it we're saving
569
that thing's the end because what is
570
that candy floss pudding it does have the consistency of like
571
a mousse right yeah what did you just try the apple uh apple crisp it's an apple crumble
572
i feel like you need some custard or ice cream See, because Han can't take part, now it's just me and you guys.
573
How's your week going?
574
Cherry cobbler.
575
Now, if you guys have been to Shady Maple, I know for a fact that there's going to be things that we've missed.
576
So you're going to let us know what they are.
577
But I think we've covered a lot of the bases today.
578
I think we have.
579
Anyway, a little cherry cobbler.
580
Not me, literally just sat here, devastated that I can't try this right now.
581
Prefer the apple.
582
Still good, though.
583
I'm having a good time, see what's going on here, see who Mr Pineapple is when he's at home, mmm, right, right, can you hurry up and try this thing,
584
the anticipation is too much, what was it, cotton candy,
585
alright, this is going to be a love or hate I feel like,
586
interesting, it's not bad, the flavour is like pure sugar, this is going to sound terrible but it's not as terrible as it's about to sound,
587
it's like pure sugar mixed with paint, that's kind of how it comes across I don't really know how to portray this
588
that doesn't sound good to me what an unusual thing that's horrendous I mean it doesn't taste bad
589
but like sugar and paint guys do we think that's going to taste nice?
590
I think that sounds horrendous it is like a mousse
591
but it's so thick and like sugary
592
that I can't eat like more than three spoons of that like there's no way I could eat that
593
that's so cool it's really well done isn't it coaching in the palmy days what does this say here
594
born in 1921 and created this that's insane there's
595
so much like history
596
and character in this place it's much more than just like a yeah it's really cool
597
and they have a huge gift shop right yeah yeah look
598
visit our huge oh there's another one there oh my word look at the horses
599
it bears i know look at that what is that like a topiary like a rug or something
600
no topiary is a bush like a tree cutting oh my see what's going on down here oh oh oh it's
601
look how far it goes hang on a minute check out the santa clauses these are actually really nice
602
look at him they're really well made i like
603
that one too anything you could ever want they've got in
604
here i actually really like some of this stuff like look at
605
that little elf yeah it's actually
606
so cute shelf there like making a toy train right i thought i'd lost you
607
and then you appeared yeah look at
608
that now han loves a nutcracker yeah sorry how iconic are
609
they i think they're creepy they're insane let me know no
610
this one i mean how look at his face lounge pants with whoopie pies
611
and stuff on them
612
and there's also a hoodie here in multiple different colors you've
613
got the black one the blue one the gray one sorry
614
but look at the size of this shop like every corner
615
you turn it just keeps going i think it spans the
616
full length under the floor of the yeah restaurant itself right
617
well we're gonna have to call it in a minute
618
or we're gonna get lost in here like this this place
619
is enormous look at all these little guys up there there's so much stuff
620
all right i must say like we said we were a
621
little skeptical about this place very skeptical i think it's good
622
i think it's amazing i think it's good for for 20 bucks a piece
623
or 21 the amount of food you're getting is insane
624
and the variety and the quality of the food
625
and the food was largely i mean there were a couple of misses
626
but the food was largely really really good so
627
if you do find yourself in the area shady maple give it a whirl and we'll see you next time bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Biggest Buffet in America… Is It Worth It? 🇺🇸”. This video has 627 sentences and 5890 words to shadow. The speech runs for 33:56. The speaker talks at a natural 174 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| burger noun | /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ | A hamburger. |
| beef noun | /bif/ | The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| bake verb | /beɪk/ | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| fritter noun | /ˈfɹɪtɚ/ | Synonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan. |
| lasagna noun | /ləˈzæn.jə/ | A flat sheet of pasta. |
| chili noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| pea noun | /piː/ | Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others. |
| buffet noun | /bəˈfeɪ/ | A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought. |
| meatball noun | A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked. | |
| maple noun | /ˈmeɪpl̩/ | Any member of any species of genus Acer, characterized by (usually) palmate, five-lobed leaves and winged seeds, and often grown for syrup or wood |
| dessert noun | /dɪˈzɝt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| grill noun | /ɡɹɪl/ | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pop off verb | To leave and return in a short time. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| blow away verb | To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind. |
| bring over verb | To cause to change allegiance or point of view. |
| bring up to verb | To raise (something) so that it reaches a particular standard or minimum requirement. |
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. |
| double down verb | To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- The fried chicken, are we kidding?
- Can we give that a little go?
- What are you waiting for?
- Are we five for five?
- What have you got popped off?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if i'm supposed to have this i'd imagine |
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been telling |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've come · haven't eaten · i've ever seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are exhausted · is rammed · is known |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 223 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shady /ˈʃeɪdi/, marshmallow /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/, squash /skwɔʃ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: phenomenal /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/, topiary /ˈtoʊpiˌɛəɹi/, demographic /ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/, consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, traditionally /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like corn, potato, burger.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.