In 2017, a trade union survey found that 27% of chefs in London admitted to resorting to alcohol to cope with their shifts and 51% admitted to suffering from depression because of the long hours.
So he is an excellent cook and I guess when you get in a relationship with someone, you have to kind of 'up the ante' a bit so he was a really good cook and I needed to impress him with my skills!
Others include Gilbert Pilgram's Zuni in California and St John—a British “nose-to-tail” restaurant that specialises in serving the animal parts that most chefs disdain.