Who do you think has spent more of their lives in restaurants? A professional chef? Egon Ronay? If you consider the proportion of days-in-a-life spent in the realms of the menu, the man above is a contender.

Who do you think has spent more of their lives in restaurants? A professional chef? Egon Ronay? If you consider the proportion of days-in-a-life spent in the realms of the menu, the man above is a contender.
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