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Somewhat Lucid
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Plans menus and prepares meals in restaurants or institutional kitchens.
Cooking is creativity + taste + culture. Algorithms can optimize recipes and costs; they can't replace culinary judgment and innovation. The human premium for chef-driven cuisine is real—people eat at Michelin-starred restaurants because of the chef's taste, not because the food is nutritionally optimal. But 90% of food service is mediocre chain restaurants, not fine dining. Prep cooks, line cooks, and short-order cooks are at higher risk from robotics (burger flippers, fry stations) than chefs are. Your job survives if you're creative; it disappears if you're just following recipes.