Debunking the "Boys Don't Cook" theory (and you need look no further than Jamie Oliver, the Naked Chef to see that cooking dudes are sexy), I now interview nine-year-old Monet, who is not presently naked, but is aspiring to be a chef. Well, uh...at least a cook.
Me: Why do you cook?
Monet: You get rewarded by getting food and testing it before anyone else does, and it's just really fun. You get to measure things. You get a lot of compliments, especially from your mom. When your grandma comes over, you get to cook with her, so you don't waste her time. And if you know how to measure, you can make other things, like Flubber, the thing that I'm holding.
Me: What's your favorite thing to make?
Monet: Um...pancakes.
Me: Why's that?
Monet: I get to make them all the time, so I get to eat them all the time, and I get used to making them.
Me: What else can you make?
Monet: Muffins, bread, pretzels, eggs, cookies, burritos, grilled cheese sandwiches, pizza quesadillas, pizza bagels. And I help with other things. But I can make pancakes all by myself.
Me: What would you like to learn to cook?
Monet: That is a hard question. Hmmm. I'm not really sure. Uh...I think I might want to make candies. Like cotton candy, and that kind of stuff.
There you have it. A real live male cook. Next up, Houdin, another cook of the male persuasion.
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