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Got Zoom Fatigue? These Interactive Cooking Demos Offer a Cure
Amid the rise in virtual test kitchens and tastings, the ability to entertain still rules the day.
Illustration: Lilli Carré
Zoom fatigue is palpable—researchers at Stanford have even found it to be a condition that can be clinically diagnosed.
But it’s much less tiring when you’re using the platform to watch the duo behind Dos Hombres mezcal, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, describe the almost mystical way in which their Oaxacan distiller arrives at the liquor’s 84 proof designation. After some technical talk on heat cycles and ABV percentage, Cranston steals the famous line from his Breaking Bad co-star and yells out, “It’s science, bitches!”