First Class Breakfast on the RMS Titanic

Not gonna lie I was so caught up in the tragic story of Victor Peñasco and María Josefa genuinely tearing up that I forgot I was watching a cooking video until I was reminded of the eggs

Oh man, the postcard thing was a real kick in the stomach. The storytelling from this channel is just top notch.

Violet Jessop, who survived not just the sinking of the Titanic, but also the Olympic and Britannic working as a ladies maid/stewardess - noted in her diaries that American passengers noticeably realized that she was a person who was only trying to make their trip more pleasant - whereas one can infer that the British passengers merely saw her as a servant, not much more.

It would be really cool if the Titanic museums would have a dining area included where you could try some of these recipes.

As a fellow Hispanic, I can say with a degree of certainty, that Victor had a uncanny amount of, "I should have listen to my madre", which was absolutely indescribable.

Max trying to hold composure after saying “small tight buns” was the most wholesome thing I’ve seen

The person trying to comfort the newlywed has my respect. It probably didn't help much, but the effort means a lot.

The Titanic had its own printshop on board. They created the menus, notices, wine lists, stationery/envelopes, etc. The menus were printed via letterpress and some prints used a process called thermography. When it comes to letterpress printing, each character (an individual letter like "a") has to be placed by hand, but each letter is reversed and the words itself had to be arranged in reverse. It doesn't surprise me that one of the menus came out with a spelling error. Either they didn't catch it or they did but were short on either time or paper. On the night of the sinking, it is possible that the printers, Albert and Ernest, were printing the following day's menus. Although it would be at the bottom of the ocean, it's wild to think that a menu exists for a day that never came to many passengers.

That little smile when you said 'Tight Buns', behave yourself Max 🤣

As a Spanish guy myself, I demand a movie of Victor and Josefa: how they got on board, the voyage and the terrible tragedy. There were a total of 10 Spanish passengers, and 7 survived.

Just discovered your channel Max. I'm the owner of a little independent bookshop in the Blue Mountains, NSW Australia. I was doing the September new release order from Simon & Schuster and your book was on their list as an upcoming release. I was intrigued by the book description and have the tendency to look things up that I've not heard of before while doing the orders. So glad I found this. For someone who loves food and history I have been delighted by the several episodes I've watched so far. Thank you for this wonderful way to learn!! Peggy

So sorry to hear about the egg white allergy! My cousin has the same issue, she has transitioned to using duck eggs instead when she wants just eggs. She’s able to find them at the local farmer’s market.

I was so caught up in dogs dying and the tragic love story and postcards I forgot this was cooking😭😭😭 You’re such a compelling story teller and cook.

I so wish Max would read some books for Audible. His storytelling ability is fantastic. I felt the pain of the loss of the Spanish couple.

I can only imagine the thoughts of the people who got off the Titanic at its last port in Ireland 🤯 must have felt like the luckiest humans alive

The story of the Spanish couple is so memorizing. I stopped my breakfast to hear it. This is a story I have never heard until now. Thank you for telling it.

Hearing Pepita's story is so heartbreaking. Victor knowing his fate and telling his wife to live a happy life. I can only imagine how she must have felt seeing him be left behind then just watching the aftermath. Even after getting these fake postcards and knowing he was gone must have broken his mother's heart too. The breakfast looked great. Especially the eggs but I'm sorry you had an allergic reaction. Very interesting that you can have eggs in baking but not just eggs. Wonderful job as always

I am in awe. I have been researching titanic since I was 5. I’m 34. I’ve never known the story of Victor Penasco. Thank you so much. Truly. Also, I love that the salmon looks like little carrots 😂

God, I'm fucking weak... "Dogs died on the titanic" brought me to tears.

This would be a great themed restaurant. A history lesson with each meal. A different one each day of the month.