American TikTok star Kalani Ghost Hunter teams up with Scots chef Dean Banks to go lobster fishing
dailyrecord.co.ukViral American food reviewer Kalani Ghost Hunter was all at sea when Scots celebrity chef Dean Banks took him lobster fishing for a new video premiering tonight on YouTube – where Dean reveals for the first time the secrets of his iconic crustacean dish.The pair first met when Kalani reviewed Dean’s flagship St Andrews restaurant Haar earlier this year, when the US influencer said his signature lobster dish was “life-changing” and went to meet the chef the next day to tell him in person.They stayed in touch and became friends, so with Kalani and his wife Sav back in Scotland filming more food reviews, Dean invited him back to St Andrews to go out with his local lobster fisherman, then follow the catch from boat to kitchen to plate.Kalani, 26, from Mount Juliet near Nashville, told The Record: “The wild thing is Dean taught me on camera how to cook his signature lobster dish, which he has never revealed before.“That was a surprise and kind of a big deal for me – I didn’t expect he would let me show that.“So this video on my YouTube channel does have a real educational element too as well as the entertainment of seeing us out on the boat and stuff.“Going behind the scenes with a guy like Dean and cooking his iconic dish with him in his kitchen was a once in a lifetime experience – seeing the intensity and passion that goes into food at that level.“I know I am very lucky, most people don’t get to see that up close.
So this video has some really special stuff in it.“Dean made sure he showed me the humane way to kill lobster before cooking of course – that’s important.”Dean Banks said: “Kalani and Sav and I really hit it off when we met up after he’d been to Haar for dinner a few months back.“People love his reviews and
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