When visiting a Iowa-class WWII battleship, there were no shortage of things that impressed me. The huge guns, and the decades-ahead-of-their-time analog firing computers. Obviously.
But the galley was NOT far behind. From an impossibly tiny space they served 1,700 meals... three times a day... seven days a week.
The logistics of mass food preparation are so wild.
When visiting a Iowa-class WWII battleship, there were no shortage of things that impressed me. The huge guns, and the decades-ahead-of-their-time analog firing computers. Obviously.
But the galley was NOT far behind. From an impossibly tiny space they served 1,700 meals... three times a day... seven days a week.
The logistics of mass food preparation are so wild.
Gift link is here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/dining/agas-houston-uber-...