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Cooking fascinates me. Ok, let’s be honest, food fascinates me. Cooking is the means to get to the food. Though, I do enjoy cooking. The process engages a different form of creativity from my usual writing.
To some degree, cooking and writing a similar. They both have a basic framework of rules to understand and follow. Though, in both mediums, once you understand the rules, you can start experimenting. This is where the fun begins.
Because I love food, I also love watching cooking shows. Lately, I discovered Selena + Chef on HBO MAX. It’s a delightful quarantine friendly show where pop-music icon Selena Gomez invites famous chefs to teach her how to cook over Zoom.
At the beginning of the series, Selena has no idea what she’s doing. She almost slices a finger off in one early episode. She persists and does get much better (even if she still uses dry measuring cups for liquids after ten episodes).
Selena wants to understand cooking so she can entertain her friends and family. It’s a means to presenting them with something exciting (and delicious).
Selena’s show is similar to another cooking favorite: The Chef Show. Based on the movie by the same name, Jon Favreau and chef Roy Choi strive to create culinary masterpieces. Jon, famous for basically creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe and The Mandalorian…
