History WebVideo / GourmetMakes

As May 2020, Claire has decided to not continue her relationship with Condé Nast and has a new You Tube Channel, which you can watch [[https://www.youtube.com/c/ClaireSaffitzxDessertPerson here]].

* CanadaEh: Everyone in the test kitchen goes bananas for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-dressed All Dressed]] Ruffles. Claire declares they're the best thing she's ever eaten (while expressing surprise she never encountered them during the year she spent in Montreal getting her master's at [=McGill=]), and decides to include them among the flavors (flavours?) to recreate. Canada jokes ensue.

* SkunkStripe: The raven-haired Claire has a thick grey streak in the front of her hair. According to her, her roots started to turn grey in her twenties as a result of overworking herself for an extended period of time. Saffitz used to dye it before deciding to embrace it.

''Gourmet Makes'' is a CookingShow on ''[[https://www.bonappetit.com Bon Appétit Magazine's]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BonAppetitDotCom YouTube channel]] in which host Claire "Half-Sour" Saffitz attempts to recreate and elevate foods, particularly junk foods, to the point where they could be considered ''gourmet''. Airing since July 2017, the series has accumulated over 135 million views.

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* PragmaticAdaptation: The Choco Tacos episode became 2 parts long, thanks to the 2020 Global Pandemic.

* TooCleverByHalf: Claire has a tendency to overthink things now and then. While attempting to replicate Ferrero Rocher chocolate, she begins the process to make her own hazelnut filling...before realizing that the filling is just Nutella.

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* DamningWithFaintPraise: During the Doritos episode, Adam tells Claire that he'll be impressed if she can come ''even close'' to something like a Dorito, since they were basically designed in an industrial food lab by a team of scientists and she's one lone professional chef. It's true, but still kind of hurtful.

* DamningWithFaintPraise: During the Doritos episode, Adam tells Claire that he'll be impressed if she can come ''even close'' to something like a Dorito, since they were basically crafted in a lab by a team of food scientists and she's just one lone professional chef. It's true, but still kind of hurtful.

* DamningWithFaintPraise: During the Doritos episode, Adam tells Claire that he'll be impressed if she can come ''even close'' to something like a Dorito, since they were basically crafted in a lab by scientists and she's just one lone professional chef. It's true, but still kind of hurtful.

** The Day Three Curse. While many episodes have their ups and downs, more often than not, anything that can go wrong '''does''' go wrong on day three.

** {{Subverted|Trope}} with the Krispy Kream episode, which was chosen as the easy one, since Claire knows a lot about doughnuts and she deserved a break.

* ZombieApocalypse: Discussed during the Krispy Kream episode, thanks to the "Test Kitchen Zombie Apocalypse Game". The idea is to answer what you take as a weapon from the Test Kitchen to use in a Zombie Apocalypse. Amiel's final answer?

* DudleyDo-RightStopstoHelp: During the ''Ruffles'' and ''Warheads'' episodes, Claire stops the make to help Gaby with something she is craving. It has nothing to do with the make, but it's included as a Test

-->'''Delainy''': You know, Q, in James Bond, the one who has all the technology? You, you need a Q!