Heather Sperling, Grant Achatz's girlfriend, commiserates with me on best and worst parts of dating a chef: "The worst part is how completely screwed your sleep schedule is....the best is how wonderful and random our home fridge is. The secret to the sleep thing is the midnight to 1:30 A.M. disco nap. He comes home at 2 A.M. Late night snacks we are good at. I heat up the Japanese rice cooker and he brings home fresh fish."