Cooking with the Lights Off

I do not go into the kitchen very much these days. We have a chef de cuisine who was promoted to that role during the pandemic, mostly because “restaurant” operations have become rather complex. Not to mention childcare and all of that. I do not have the bandwidth to actually cook right now. At all. But I would be lying if I said it was only because of time management issues. It is really hard to feel passionate and excited to cook during this time. The reason that many of us cook is that instant gratification from pleasing others. In