Food Porn.
It's all over the TV and internet. There are literally dozens of shows that feature chef competitions, restaurant make-overs, or in-depth explorations of how a successful restaurant became successful.
The average wage of a "chef" in the US is around 20 thousand dollars a year. We're marginally above minimum wage territory here. It's not really a place that any sane person would aim for.
The cooking shows make it look like everybody in the business is having a great time. They're busy busy busy and they're making money hand over fist.
When you get to the so-called celebrity chefs some of them are indeed making money hand over fist. They've got the restaurant, they've got the TV show, and they've got people lining up to invest in the next franchise.
They've also got half their staff working for free as "interns".
An intern is somebody who works for free because they figure six months of working for a celebrity chef is going to look good on their resume.
Working for free used to be called slavery.
But at least the slave-owners provided room and board.
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