09:00

　　I start to organize all of the recipes that need to be tested today. I compile a list of ingredients that need to be shopped for, and hopefully have done any advance preparations so that work will proceed smoothly when my assistant arrives.

　　我开始整理今天需要检验的所有食谱。我把需要购买的食材列了个单子，并希望能预先完成一些准备工作。这样在我的助手到达后，工作就能进展得比较顺利。

　　10:00

　　My assistant arrives, and will do a lot of the hands-on work of the recipe testing, with my guidance and advice. We discuss a game plan for the day, including discussing each recipe and any snags we might see arising during the day. She goes shopping for the ingredients.

　　我的助手来了，她在我的引导和指点下将会实际动手检验食谱。我们讨论了今天的行动计划，包括每道食谱以及任何今天可能遇到的困难。然后她外出购买食材。

　　10:30

　　While my assistant is out shopping, I continue working in my office, maybe going through a rough transcript of an interview with the chef (of the current cookbook project), polishing it into a final version.

　　在我的助手外出购物时，我继续在办公室里工作，也许会检查一遍采访厨师长（正在进行的这个烹饪书项目的厨师长）的粗略脚本，修改润色，敲定最终版本。