Meet Alex, a first-year engineering student at the University of Waterloo who has lived off campus for the first time and is still adjusting to the responsibilities of cooking and grocery shopping. Balancing late-night study sessions and co-op preparations has left them with little time to plan meals, leading to moments of intense hunger. When not buried in textbooks, Alex enjoys exploring local restaurants and sharing culinary adventures with friends, often dreaming of a future where they master their kitchen skills.