Can we have a whole “Chef Melissa” series? I love her energy and she’s an amazing chef!

dang, this chef is a machine. i know most of the stuff is quick, but this level of time management and juggling four different items is insane.

Best episode of faster than delivery ever! She's clearly been a line cook! On lock!

I love that you guys allow “overtime”. One of my mom’s biggest pet peeves about cooking shows is that they’re timed and she always says, “Food should be enjoyed, not rushed,” and this is definitely more enjoyable!!

As someone lives in Seattle, the mac salad is pretty rare, but everything else is spot on. Sticky rice, charred marinated chicken thighs, super simple cabbage salad with a creamy sesame dressing, and a very soy forward teriyaki sauce. That said, if you want a killer mac salad in Seattle, check out Ma'ono. Great mac salad, super spicy fried chicken.

I don't know many places in Seattle Teriyaki Land that serve macaroni salad by default or as an option. That added unnecessary time leeching. It is usually chicken, rice, and iceburg/cabbage/carrot salad.

gotta admit Chef Melissa here able to maintain her cooking directions relatively calm, soothing, and pleasant during the rush. Props to her and the shooting crews for producing this vid !!!!

I love this challenge. She made look like a walk in the park. Chris and Andy you have some competition. I think there should be a head to head faster than delivery

I became a fan when she started making the sauce with no measurement, eyeballing everything. The skills ! ㅠ..ㅠ

I already love Melissa, and now she’s out here repping Seattle and our teriyaki. Now I know what I want for lunch.

For people confused about why this is a Seattle thing/what Seattle teriyaki is, here's an explanation. The marinade for the chicken is usually sugar and/or mirin, garlic, ginger and soy sauce. It's based on Japanese fish glazes, and to be honest this version may well have origins in Hawaii or outside Washington. Either way, the prep and marinade can now be found in most states. What makes Seattle Teriyaki (it's actually more common in suburbs and small/mid sized towns in Western Washington these days than Seattle proper) distinctive are the sides and variety of marinated meats. A legit Washington teriyaki restaurant will serve white rice (usually 2 scoops), marinated meat and salad (mostly iceberg lettuce with a sugar/vinegar/mayo/sesame oil dressing). The salad is key because it's really the only part that is pretty much exclusively found in the Pacific Northwest and a lot of out of staters think it's gross. In a way Seattle Teriyaki is symbolic of Washington because it is unfamiliar to newcomers to the state, and increasingly not trendy enough to survive in downtown Seattle. So it's often most beloved by suburban and rural/semi rural people who grew up in Washington. Props to this chef for including it in it's traditional form when it's easier to modify or replace the dressing for larger audiences! Another thing, some people in the comments are saying mac salad isn't a Seattle Teriyaki thing too. I disagree. Seattle Teriyaki was invented by a Japanese immigrant and mostly spread and developed by Korean immigrants (this is why the marinades for red meats often are vaguely similar to Korean marinades). That said, I have seen places that incorporate Vietnamese and Polynesian flavors because of the background of owners and cooks. In my opinion as a Washingtonian, as long as a restaurant offers the rice/mayo salad/meat combo in some capacity innovation and any additional cultural influences are an important part of the evolution and tradition of Seattle Teriyaki. So adding mac salad actually totally makes sense even if it isn't common. What makes Seattle Teriyaki so awesome is it's diverse and dynamic immigration-driven background and the love/pride that it's created in people of races and ethnicities in Washington. Anyway, there's my crazy teriyaki rant for nyone who's made it this far. Thank you for the video chef Miranda!

I love her attitude towards cooking. You can really tell she loves it and hear her smiling when talking.

She is authentic! its been a while i gave a thumbs up for Bon Appe´tit video (Since the apocalypse).

She really looks like she knows what she’s doing. Really calm and collected and entertaining

Melissa definitely won that one. Her dish was much more appealing and looked so so good.😋

Melissa rocking the M’s jersey is a sign that we have a good season ahead of us! MY OH MY!

I love that KZfaq decided to run the Candy man iPhone commercial only 6 times during this video.

I’m digging these “Beat delivery” videos. Always learn something. Thanks BA!

Melissa is for sure becoming one of my favorite chefs on the channel. More content with her please!!! Would love to see more Filipino food!

Before I start watching, I'm going to guess delivery is going to take...30 minutes

I love this chef so much! She brings a smile to my face ever time I tune in to her videos :)

The talent. THE TALENT

I use my instant pot for rice all the time! I actually use my mini sized instant pot way more than the big one. It’s impossible to mess it up. I use jasmine rice. Use a 1-1 rice to water ratio. Pressure cook it for 5 minutes. Let it set or “natural release” for 10 minutes, and then release the rest of the pressure. Turns out perfect every single time. I cannot mess it up. And trust me when I say I’m prone to messing things up.

I wish they included recipes in the description

The fact that she started with raw rice, raw pasta and raw chicken and 0 prep, this woman is straight up lightning!⚡️

Thank you. I moved out of the Seattle area a few years back and I have been missing this. Going to give it a try on my own now.

took me a little bit to start watching the new chefs but theyre personalities are absolutely incredible. good on BA for actually taking steps to correct what they have done wrong in the past. Chrissy, Harold , DeVonn, Melissa, Lana, Samantha, Susan, & whoever I'm missing have more than shown why they deserve to be on display. Keep on being amazing yall!

Seeing a filipino chef on Bon Appetit is AMAZING!!!!

Best addition to BA ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Using Kewpie Mayo is the move great job Melissa

Compare this "Faster than Delivery" and the other with Andy's Episode. You can tell who is actually working in a restaurant kitchen. They are much more comfortable under the time pressure than Andy was. He was pure chaos.

I’ve had chicken teriyaki (in Seattle) countless times and have never seen mac salad. I need to find the right take out spots.....

I wish we got mac salad with every order of Teri in Seattle. Not all that common sadly.

Also gonna echo the ???? of other Seattlelites on the Mac Salad, I don't hate the idea of it, but I associate it with Hawaii or Pac Island places not the hole in the wall Seattle/Suburb Strip mall places. Personally I prefer katsu to Teriyaki though or get a half and half combo.

I LOVE THIS CHEF!!!!!!!!

She’s not overtime if the delivery hasn’t arrived yet!

Sitting here on my deck eating Seattle teriyaki while watching this 👀. Mac salad is not a compulsory delivery side but an add on, though all places have it. What is in front of me is: a standard styrofoam delivery clamshell container filled with rice, topped with two huge slabs of grilled chicken breast that is smothered in that incredible sweet sticky teriyaki sauce. Iceberg/carrot/cabbage salad with that equally incredible salad dressing (really, it’s so good!). This is absolutely my comfort food. Best of all, my local joint sells big squeeze bottles of their teriyaki sauce for $5. It’s a staple condiment in my kitchen!

Hi, in Hawaii, we add ginger, garlic, and sliced green onions and we marinate as long as possible and we do not thicken the remaining marinade as the flavor penetrates the chicken, pork, or beef.

Nice job. I'd pick Melissa's.

Melissa, yours looks so much better! I have to totally make this now! This reminds me of being in high school, when I first tried chicken teriyaki!

Ichiro is one of my favs forever but Yusei Kikuchi is my boy right now

As a native Seattleite I have never realized that our chicken teriyaki is different

Everything But the Bagel Seasoning? Finally a chef on BA I can actually relate to. lmao. MORE MELISSA OR WE RIOT.

wow just watched todays gmm where they used everything season then right to this what the chance

Everything makes her giggle. Everything.

Ayyy love seeing a Washingtonian do this :) If anyone is ever near Whatcom County in western WA, you HAVE to go to Hana Teriyaki. Wonderful hot & spicy chicken, and even more wonderful portion sizes! I miss being in that area so I could eat there whenever I wanted😭

love melissa sm! but i’ve been missing the other fil-am chefs too. hope to see them soon.

Melissa is awesome!

Now THIS is a chef! Look at her gooooooo 🔥

i’ve never seen her before but she’s nice i love her

We love her

Teriyaki Chicken legit is one of the most Seattle dishes ever and I'm so glad you chose to do this dish. Classic. It looks just like how it's supposed to and I can't wait to try to make it.

I never had mac salad with Seattle chicken teriyaki. I sure miss this dish. It was my comfort food!

1:43 me and my last brain cell

1:43 she said right wice 😅 I miss Seattle chicken teriyaki!!

i love her energy sooo much!

Silver swan ftw!

seattle loves u Melissa you are holding it down for us so hard

I would love to have this recipe written out…can’t find anything online to try to replicate this!

Love the cabbage salad idea

And now.... I'm starving and haven't even gotten out of bed yet..

Melissa is so dang cute! More videos with her please! I love her vibe.

PLEASE POST RECIPE I WANNA TRY ATE MELISSA'S CHICKEN TERIYAKI :P

Can you put up a recipe for this one please? Thanks!

The realest / chillest human ever 💕

I don't know if I'm just hittin the wrong spots or what, but I live in Seattle and I've NEVER gotten mac salad with my teriyaki! I'm jealous man lol

finally a chef that calls out why kewpie is different than typical mayo ... the MSG

I've been to at least 100 teriyaki restaurants in the puget sound region and I've never once heard of having macaroni salad included.

Yooo we need more Melissa videos for sure y'all!

why would i watch this when im fasting, im drooling for real :(

I was born and raised in Washington. Almost no places serves mac salads with Teriyaki

Like others, I’ve never seen the Mac salad, and the salad is always iceberg. Don’t get me wrong, I love some Hawaii Mac salad. Even in Portland, the teriyaki isn’t quite the same or as good. To me, Nasai Teriyaki on University Ave is the best. Always with four fried gyozas. Last thing, if you are craving teriyaki, Trader Joes frozen teriyaki is as close to Seattle as I’ve had. Its all I can get here in the east coast.

Love the Faster than Delivery episodes 👍

Crunchy tangy cabbage salad yes!

this easy tf lol I make chicken teriyaki every night

She’s adorable

Melissa hands down you won this!

Melissa is such a delight!!! 💕 Probably very similar to this dish!

I didn’t even know other types of teriyaki existed since I’ve only ever had seattle teriyaki lol

this lady is really cool.

You should’ve had your camera guy test it with you!

Yessssss I love her😍😍😍 gooo!!!

ate's cooking for us again! :D

1. Kewpie for life 2. GRIFFEY. DUH

Tip: Use an Electric Kettle to speed up the process of boiling water.

i have nevvvvver seen the mac salad as someone whos lived in Seattle my whole life

CHef Melissa rockin the silver swan soy sauce!!

Incredibly impressed that it was not that much overtime.

I love Kewpie Mayo!

Everything but the bagel ommmmg be still my heart roooooofl 💘💘 love love love!!

why are all the new ppl so happy

Need to know her favorite teriyaki place(s) in Seattle!!

Love her ! ❤

We need follow up versions with the chef’s recipe for these dishes.

Man she is adorable 😊

Love the jersey

I love chicken teriyaki!

Love the M’s. Griffey is a hero.

Melissa is my new fav on Bon A.

As a Seattle-born Mariners fan, if your favorite player isn't Ichiro, then you're not a fan in my eyes.