Cooking & Diet

Eat an entirely plant-based diet for a full 24-hour cycle.

Plate a home-cooked meal so beautifully that you feel compelled to take a photo of it.

Prepare and serve a full breakfast in bed for another person.

Make your own dried fruit, jerky, or herbs using a dehydrator or low oven.

Purchase and cook a meal with a completely unfamiliar raw ingredient.

Make pizza dough, sauce, and toppings from raw ingredients and bake a full pie.

Bake a full fruit or savory pie, including a handmade crust.

Successfully make fresh noodles or pasta from scratch using only flour and eggs.

Bake a multi-layer cake from scratch without using a pre-made box mix.

Successfully prepare handmade sushi rolls or nigiri in your own kitchen.

Successfully churn and freeze a batch of homemade ice cream or gelato.

Successfully temper chocolate and create your own handmade truffles from scratch.

Fully tidy your kitchen cabinets using containers and labels.

Learn to safely and effectively sharpen a kitchen knife using a whetstone or honing rod.

Set up a high-quality water filtration system to remove the 'tap water' taste from your drinks.

Sharpen a knife until it can effortlessly slice through a piece of paper or a tomato skin.

Experience a meal at a Michelin-starred or world-renowned dining establishment.

Prepare a complete meal for a friend, family member, or host a themed dinner event.

Learn to properly butcher a whole chicken or a large cut of meat into separate parts.

Master the preparation of eggs in 3 different styles: poached, scrambled, and omelet.

Grow your own microgreens or sprouts in a jar on your kitchen counter and eat them.

Master a traditional dish from North or South America (e.g., Tacos, Chili, Feijoada).

Master a traditional dish from Europe (e.g., Risotto, Roast, Ratatouille).

Master a traditional dish from Africa (e.g., Tagine, Jollof, Injera).

Sample traditional dishes from 10 different national cuisines. Expand your culinary horizons.

Attend a formal cooking or baking class to learn professional culinary techniques.

Successfully ferment kombucha, kimchi, or pickles using only salt and time.

Successfully scale, gut, and fillet a whole fresh fish.

Host a successful BBQ and master the art of grilling for family and friends.

Catch a fish using manual tools and successfully prepare it for a meal.

Keep at least 3 different culinary herbs alive in your kitchen and use them in your cooking.

Learn to pull a perfect espresso and master basic latte art techniques.

Successfully renovate or organize a kitchen to follow the 'Work Triangle' efficiency rule.

Make a laminated dough (like croissants or puff pastry) with visible, flaky layers.

Successfully meal prep all your lunches and dinners for a full 7-day week in advance.

Bring your own home-cooked lunch to work for 20 days in a single month.

Spend dedicated time studying and tasting the cuisine of a culture fundamentally different from your own.

Successfully prepare a multi-course holiday dinner for 6+ guests.

Avoid all ultra-processed foods for 30 consecutive days.

Go 30 days without drinking a single sweetened carbonated beverage.

Prepare 100% of your meals at home for 30 consecutive days (no takeout).

Eat zero ultra-processed foods for 30 days. If it comes in a box with a long ingredient list, it's banned.