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Start with Cheap And Healthy Meals For The Week, Done In 1 Hour (11 min, Joshua Weissman), then How I Cook 20 Healthy Meals in 1 HOUR (13 min, Brian Lagerstrom). All 95 lessons here are free, from the teachers' own official uploads. You'll need meal prep containers, chafing dish set, food labels and a few more basics (about $155 of kit). The book to keep beside you: Restaurant Success by the Numbers by Roger Fields.

What you'll need

• Meal prep containers: Portion and sell meals.
• Chafing dish set: Keep catered food hot.
• Food labels: Ingredients and dates.
• Insulated food carrier: Deliver hot and safe.

Lessons

• Cheap And Healthy Meals For The Week, Done In 1 Hour (11 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• How I Cook 20 Healthy Meals in 1 HOUR (13 min, Brian Lagerstrom, Intermediate)
• I Tried Unknown Fast Food Restaurants (22 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• I Tried Every Viral Restaurant in America (25 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• I Tried The Weirdest Restaurants in America (30 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• Making Chicken Alfredo Faster Than A Restaurant | But Faster (8 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• The Best Soul Food in NYC is on Staten Island | On The Line (16 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Trying Everything on the Menu at an Iconic NYC Restaurant (Ft Claire Saffitz) (24 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• I Tried Every Chain Restaurant Burger In America (15 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• I Tried The #1 Restaurant in America (30 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• Making Fried Rice Faster Than A Restaurant | But Faster (8 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• Making Orange Chicken Faster Than A Restaurant | But Faster (9 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• Real Restaurant's Served these Nightmares (29 min, How To Drink, Intermediate)
• Why Salads Always Taste Better At Restaurants | Techniquely with Lan Lam (9 min, America's Test Kitchen, Intermediate)
• I Survived 24 Hours At The World’s Loneliest Restaurant (8 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• Making Sushi Faster Than A Restaurant | But Faster (10 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• NYC’s Best New Restaurant is Reimagining Filipino Cuisine | On The Line (17 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• The Best New Restaurant in the Country is in New Orleans | On The Line (17 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• A Day at NYC’s Most Exciting Mexican Restaurant | On The Line (14 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• How One of NYC's Best Soul Food Restaurants Makes Turkey & Gravy | Made to Order (16 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Making Steak Tacos Faster Than A Restaurant | But Faster (8 min, Joshua Weissman, Intermediate)
• Restaurant Secrets for Perfect Chicken Parmesan (10 min, Brian Lagerstrom, Intermediate)
• This Restaurant is NYC’s Hardest Reservation | On The Line (17 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• This Women-Led Restaurant Has Kept Its Michelin Star for 11 Years | On The Line (15 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Trying Everything on the Menu at an Iconic NYC Dim Sum Restaurant | One of Everything (23 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Why These Pork Tacos Beat the Restaurant Version (26 min, Brian Lagerstrom, Intermediate)
• 24 Hours at a Michelin-Rated Restaurant, From Ingredients To Dinner Service (13 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• A Day With A Line Cook At Brooklyn's Hottest Chinese Restaurant | On The Line (17 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Is This America's Best New Restaurant? | On The Line (17 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Pro Chefs Review Restaurant Scenes In Movies | Test Kitchen Talks (15 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• We Put 11 Cameras In NYC's Busiest Brunch Restaurant (15 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• 10 Cheap Restaurant Tools Home Cooks Are Missing Out On (20 min, Brian Lagerstrom, Intermediate)
• A Day at Fallow, London's Hottest Restaurant | On The Line (27 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• A Day At One of NYC's Most Exclusive Italian Restaurants | On The Line (13 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Restaurant Level French Pepper Steak (Steak au Poivre) (13 min, Brian Lagerstrom, Intermediate)
• Trying Everything on the Menu at NYC’s Most Famous Burger Restaurant (14 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• A Day at One of NYC's Best Venezuelan Restaurants | On The Line (11 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• A Day at The Oldest Restaurant In Brooklyn | On The Line (17 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• A Day with the Saucier At One of New Orleans’s Oldest Restaurants | On the Line (13 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Hand-Making 480 Desserts Each Night at a 2 Michelin Star Restaurant | On The Line (17 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Inside NYC’s Only Michelin Star Indian Restaurant | On The Line (14 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Pro Chefs Share Their Top Restaurant Kitchen Tips | Test Kitchen Talks (11 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• The 90-Year-Old Italian Grandma Running an Iconic NYC Restaurant (11 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• The Former NOMA Chefs’ Wild New Restaurant | On The Line (20 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Trying Everything on the Menu at One of NYC’s Best Indian Restaurants (33 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• We Put 12 Cameras in A Tiny Restaurant Kitchen on Friday Night (12 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• We Put 19 Cameras in a Michelin-Starred Restaurant (12 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Working A Shift At An Iconic Philly Cheesesteak Restaurant (16 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• A Day at NYC’s Most Exciting French Restaurant | On The Line (17 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Crispy Fried Shrimp That's Better Than a Restaurant | ATK Classes (11 min, America's Test Kitchen, Intermediate)
• How a New Hawai'i Restaurant is Celebrating Island Flavors | On The Line (15 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• How To Start A Home Bakery Business STEP-BY-STEP Starter Guide | Start A Food Business (20 min, Wilson K Lee - How To Open A Restaurant / F&B Shop, Beginner)
• A Day at LA’s Hottest Japanese Restaurant Breaking Down a 137lb Tuna | On The Line (19 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• How One NYC Butcher Serves Thousands of Restaurants Every Day | On The Line (21 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Inside NYC’s Only 3 Michelin Star Korean Restaurant | On The Line (15 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Brooklyn’s Most Eccentric Pizza Maker Has a New Restaurant | On The Line (19 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• NYC’s Best New Steakhouse is a Seafood Restaurant | On The Line (20 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• The Michelin Star Restaurant in an NYC Subway Station | On The Line (18 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• This is NYC's Best New Indian Restaurant | On The Line (15 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)
• Why This Restaurant Cheeseburger Beats Anything You Could Make At Home (13 min, Bon Appétit, Intermediate)

Books on Meal Prep, Catering & Food Trucks

1. Restaurant Success by the Numbers by Roger Fields - View on Amazon
2. The Professional Chef by Culinary Institute of America. - View on Amazon