You can take the act of eating away from a foodie, but you cannot rob him of food camaraderie and table stories and memories made around a plate. Roger Ebert, the legendary film critic, has not been able to chew or speak for over four years, which makes his new cookbook a marvel of the spirit (here).
… and yet I wonder about the realistic benefits of crawling into a “nap pod” at work. There could be lowered stress, increased focus and new heights of productivity – all good things, but unproven. What is cold, hard fact is that there would be snoring, drooling and the occasional attempt to flip over which would result in bashing my head or falling out of said pod in a compromising position. Worth it?
