Jacques La Merde, The Instagram Chef Turns Junk Food Into Exquisite-looking Fine Dining
Next time you're at a high-end restaurant working your way through the delicate and refined morsels on your plate, check that you're not actually forking your way through some Pop Tarts and corn dogs in disguise.
Chef Jacques La Merde (not his real name) has been mocking the culture of expensive haute cuisine by turning everyday junk food, like mini-pizza bagels, Cheetos, Miracle Whip, the aforementioned Pop Tarts and corn dogs and many other products, into fine dining.
Le Merde artfully arranges the food on the plate so it looks deceptively like Michelin-star winning cuisine, disguising its processed and lowly origins. You can check out some of his creations below, where he a lists the ingredients in the captions.
And follow him on Instagram for more culinary trickery. Dorito soil, anyone?
BROS BROS BROS!!!! HOLLA AT US IF UR LOOKING TO GET THE MEAT SWEATS 2NITE!!! THIS IS A DUO OF POGOS W/ MARBLE CHEEZE SLICES, HONEY HAM ROSETTES, SPONGEBOB SQRPANTS ZOODLES AND MUSTARD TEARS!!!! #meatsweats #pogos #soigné #foodporn #theartofplating #truecooks #gastroart #hipsterfoodies #plateswagger #honeyham #innovation #chefsofig #finedining #foodart
3 DAYS IN A BUS TUB FULL OF FORBIDDEN RICE AND OUR PACO JET JUST CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD !!!!! SUPER SOIGNÉ SPEC TONIGHT FT. FILET O FISH VALUE MEAL !!!! FRENCH FRY PUREE, WARM BREADED FISH SLAB, TARTAR SAUCE SPHERES AND COLESLAW ASH!!!! #imlovinit #filetofish #gastroart #moleculargastronomy #nextlevel #soigné #theartofplating #plateswagger #flavorbomb #cheflife #innovate #chefsofig #foodart
TOO MUCH FERNET AFTER SERVICE LAST NIGHT !!!! HANDS SO SHAKEY I DROPPED MY FAVE TWEEZERS IN THE NITROGEN AND THEY SHATTERED EVRYWHERE. TWICE!!!! THANK JESUS 4 ALKASELTZRR!!!! DUNKINDONUTS MUNCHKINS, BIRTHDAY CAKE OREO SOIL, SNICKERS HACHÉ, SHAMROCK SHAKE FLUID GEL!!! ALMOST 4GOT MOOSETRACKS ICE CREAM QUENELLE!!!! #cheflife #pastrycheflife #americarunsondunkin #gastroart #theartofplating #hipsterfoodies #truecooks #oreos #moosetracks #shamrockshake #seasonal #tweezerproblems #soigné #plateswagger #fernetisthedevil #butitsdelicious!!!!
RU PLANNING ON LISTENING TO PHIL COLLINS AND CRYING ALL NIGHT? Y NOT SIT AT THE BAR AND EAT THIS INSTEAD??? HOSTESS CUPCAKE W/ RAINBOW DUNK-A-ROOS, YOGURT RAISINS, SOME NIBZ AND STRBUCKS MOCHA FRAP CAVIAR. TINY MINT AND A PIECE OF FANCY MOSS! #allthesingladies #foodporn #valentinesmenu #soigné #cheflife #chefsofig #truechefs #gastroart #wildchefs #dunkaroos #cupcakes #yogurtraisins #pastrychefsofig #phil4ever #thatmosstho
1567 COVERS LAST NIGHT AND OUR POS WENT DOWN AT 5:45. BROS! I WAS SWEATIN BALLS!!! 3 HRS OF SLEEP AND BACK AT IT !!! #YOLO!!!! 2NITES SPEC = HAWAIIAN BAGEL BITES, CHEETOS, BABY CARROT + RANCH PURÉE, SMALL VEGETABLES AND CHIPOTLE OIL #foodporn #onthemenu2nite #chefsofig #wildchefs #chefshare #theartofplating #gastroart #hipsterfoodies #truecooks #bagelbites #aloha
WHATS UP GUYS. CRAZY BRUNCH SERVICE TODAY BUT JOSE IS RUNNING THAT SHIZ SO I AM WORKING ON 2NITES SPECIAL. HAY BAKED HOT POCKETS W/ HIDDEN VALLEY BACON RANCH SPHERES AND A PUREE OF ZOODLES (WHOLE WHEAT). #foodporn #instafood #chefsofig #wildchefs #hotpockets #ranchspheres #saturdaynightfever
RASPBERRY POPTART PARFAIT W/ VANILLA SNACKPACK + GRAPE CRUSH SCENTED GEL AND ENHANCED W/ MIKE N IKES, CRY BABIES AND FRUITY MENTOS. #foodporn #chefsofig #wildchefs #theartofplating #pastrychefsofig #instafood #gastroart #soigné #poptarts #thefreshmaker #ithoughtiwasyoursnackpack
??? IF U LUV GUMMI DINOS BROS. PURPLE GOGURT CREMA W/ CHOPPED UP CREAMSICLE AND POWERADE GEL #getsome #foodporn #chefsofig #pastychefsofig #gastroart #truecooks #hipsterfoodies #dessert #chefstalk #theartofplating #gogurt #cheflife #myhardcorecheflife #dinosaurs #thatsafreakintrexbros
tartar of hand cut hot rod, @eatnomiku egg yolk, "intense pickle" Doritos soil #chefsofig #wildchefs #tartar #doritos #foodporn #instafood
BAD NEWS BROS! JOSE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT IN THE MEAT GRINDER SO NO HOUSEMADE CHARCUTERIE BOARD 2NITE. GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE SENT HIM TO ST. CHRISTOPHERS W/ A ROLL OF DUCT TAPE AND A FIFTH OF JAEGER AND HES GOING TO BE OKAY! IMITATION CRABMEAT COMPLIMENTED BY SAUCISSE VIENNA, CREAMED STYLE CORN, BBQ POTATO CHIPS, COCKTAIL SAUCE AND OLD BAY. CURLY PARSLEY ON FLEEK!!! #foodporn #imitationcrab #cheflife #chefsofig #hipsterfoodies #theartofplating #gastroart #seafood #wildchefs #truecooks #getwellsoonjose
SOMETIMES PPL COME AT ME W/ "BRO, HOW DO U KEEP IT SO TIGHT AND SO SOIGNÉ?!!!" AND MY SECRET IS TO JUST ALWAYS COOK FROM THE HEART, BE REAL AND TAKE INSPO FROM NATURE. I CALL THIS DISH "BUGS ON A STICK" B/C THE CRAISINS R THE "BUGS" AND THE CHEEZE WHIZ/CELERY IS THE "STICK." ALSO CELERY SODA CAVIAR, GRAHAM CRKR SOIL, CANOLA OIL PWDR + KALE SHREDS. #foodporn #chefsofig #foodgasm #wildchefs #theartofplating #soigné #truecooks #gastroart #hipsterfoodies #cheflife #nextlevel #bereal