The next zone is where the cooking gets done two parallel lines of countertop, forty-some feet long and just three shoe-lengths apart, with fifteen people pivoting in place between the stovetops and grills on the hot side and the neatly laid-out bins of fixings (sauces, garnishes, seasonings, and the like) on the cold side.

NEWYORKER: Big Med

The videos were shot over a few months last summer and show them eating meals with friends, watching soccer games on TV, cooking with their mothers, and even dating in a war zone.

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