Happy new year, I wish you all —

I wish us all the best for the year to come.

To be honest, I've been thinking a lot about

whether to post, or not post, this video,

but in the end, I feel like you guys deserve to know what's going on

on this channel.

So I...uhhhh —

the pressure is on. Okay!

I created this youtube channel on March 15 of year 2013.

Since then, I've been uploading more than 320-ish videos,

in which I have put basically my heart and my soul, in order to make them

good, educational content.

They might be crispy, and fun, and light-hearted and silly on the outside,

but hopefully inside, they are...

... juicy!

... genuine, they are...

... juicy!

... meaningful.

Now if my goal is basically the same that it was six years ago,

basically bringing inspiration and confidence to you guys as cooks.

On the other hand, my production game is much, much more demanding.

I film way more, write, research, meet, experiment, camera work, sound work...

yeah I know it sounds like I'm complaining, but it's quite the opposite in fact.

I love making these big, bold, substantial episodes.

But, I guess one of the cons of always trying to up, up, up my game

is that I basically need more, more, more time to make these episodes.

And that just...

leads us to the... decision that I have taken.

So starting right now, starting in 2020,

I decided to focus mainly on big series, on the content in which I feel

like I can make a difference.

So I'm talking about series like the mozzarella series, the ramen series,

in fact, the very first exciting series is coming this saturday,

the first episode at least —

here's a sneak peek.

[clap]

[classical music, excited, dramatic, fast, complex]

[laughs]

So this is very exciting. But I guess, this also comes

with a little... side dish. [suspenseful music]

I won't be allocating any time for... less substantial episodes.

So there will be series uploaded every week,

and then there will be periods of silence, or of... more quiet time,

I will keep, you know, informing you — with posts, or behind-the-scenes stories

on instagram or on youtube, or... or even on twitter as well.

This is like, something experimental, something I've been thinking about,

something some people might be pleased with,

something some people might not give a f—[clap],

this is something the algorithm on youtube might not be super okay with, but —

just remember that I'm not doing this because I want to stop,

it's quite the opposite in fact.

I want this adventure to remain genuine,

and... meaningful...

Anways, I think you get my point now; remember that it's always a great pleasure

to have you with me on these adventures, to read your comments,

to read your messages —

I'm... always happy to turn on the camera, and I want it to remain the same.

That's what I want.

And that's why I'm sharing this with you as well.

So I guess we'll see us this Saturday... maybe in a less dramatic, like, setup —

but hopefully with the same... spirit. [clap]

Take care, bye bye.

Salut!