Today’s desk calendar entry:
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Alien Top Chef! 
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I feel seen.
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Been there, done that.
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You should repost on the top chef thread 
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Bartender?
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Raise your hand higher!
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Well, yeah. You of all people! 
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I was loath to think my favorite pastime involved mild poison. 
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Drugs are bad, mmmkay?
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Somehow, this made me think of @Harters 
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I went to a potluck where the guests of honor were all Japanese college students touring the US. As you might imagine, there were a few food items that were not very familiar to them, but what especially baffled them were the tamales. My own Japanese was not good enough to explain to them what they were or how to eat them, but I got somebody else to stop them from trying to cut into the husks. You could see the enlightenment happening in real time!
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Artichokes often cause the same confusion with those unfamiliar with them.
Reminds me of a story my first real boss (ie at my first Big Boy job after college) told me. He grew up in the midwest, and had heard of artichokes but had never seen one. He moved to California for work, and at his first Big Boy job, the boss invited the team out for lunch, and Al saw that artichokes were offered as a side. To him, they were exotic, and he wanted to impress his boss with his sophistication, so he ordered one. He was the only person at the table to order an artichoke. It arrived. Al stared at it. He wondered, “I’m supposed to eat this? HOW?” He discreetly asked a co-worker, and managed to get through lunch with little embarrassment. That came later, back at the office.
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