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INTERVIEW WITH A CHEF

August 21, 2025

Name: Leo Laurent

Location: Santa Monica, California

Details: The head chef in a prominent French restaurant

Conducted by Alexander Lee

QUESTIONS

1. What's the most peculiar thing you've done on a Tuesday?

I don't keep track of days like that.


2. Do you believe in a power nap?

I don't have that luxury - I cook through exhaustion.


3. How do you feel about socks?

Socks? Well, how can one feel about socks?


4. Ever had a dance battle with an inanimate object?

If a dead crab counts as inanimate, then yes.


5. What's your strategy for dealing with Mondays?

I'm off on Mondays.


6. Do you think cheese is a food group?

Dairy is a food group - cheese is dairy. An essential flavor enhancer.


7. How often do you reorganize your thoughts?

I get lost in the moment, and everything runs on instinct. No time for thoughts - it's the job at hand that matters.


8. What's your favorite way to procrastinate?

I taste sauces.


9. Ever talked to a plant? What did it say?

I've screamed at stubborn herbs - does that make me crazy?


10. Do you have a secret talent for weird things?

I have a knack for unusual food pairings.


11. How do you define "adventure"?

Anything outside the kitchen.


12. What's the last thing you googled out of curiosity?

Bruce Lee - I think he's still alive. 


13. Do you believe in luck?

I believe in blessings.


14. How do you handle things that are "too real"?

Cho 'em up and eat 'em.


15. What's your go-to excuse for weird behavior?

"I was only experimenting."


16. Do you collect anything odd?

Ashamed to say, but yes - vintage adult magazines.


17. How do you feel about pineapple on pizza?

A mortal sin.


18. What's the most spontaneous thing you've done?

It was in the bedroom - we'll skip the details. But there was an elderly lady and a snooker ball involved. I'm French.


19. Do you have a ritual for calming down?

I eat someone else's cooking.


20. If you could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, what would it be?

I'm not a sport person, but tennis is not too bad. I think it's already an Olympic sport.

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