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Leftovers just got legendary: How Action Bronson is cooking up genius ideas with AI

From turkey stir-fries to cranberry vinaigrette, Meta AI is his new secret ingredient.

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Action Bronson helps prepare meals

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days—from our phones to our social media feeds—and it’s now making its way into the kitchen. Chef, rapper, and TV personality Action Bronson is tapping into this growing trend, using Meta AI to turn holiday leftovers into creative new dishes. It’s a fresh way of looking at food, and Bronson is showing how technology can help us rethink what’s possible in the kitchen.

Friendsgiving reimagined

Celebrating both Friendsgiving and Thanksgiving can sometimes feel like a culinary marathon, with dishes often overlapping between gatherings. Bronson’s advice for making Friendsgiving distinct? Add your personal twist to the classics.

"It’s all about taking what you know and love and adding a little spice."

— @ActionBronson

For Bronson, creativity starts with tradition—but it doesn’t end there. With the help of Meta AI, built into his Ray-Ban glasses, he’s reworking holiday staples in unexpected ways.

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Using AI to brainstorm in real-time, Bronson turned leftover turkey and green beans into a flavorful sausage stir-fry, topped with pickled onions—a detail suggested by the AI itself.

"I asked Meta to look at my Friendsgiving leftovers and give me some inspiration—that’s how we dreamt up a delicious sausage green bean stir fry."

— @ActionBronson

A new kind of sous chef

What makes AI in the kitchen so intriguing is how it goes beyond simply following recipes or taking voice commands. Bronson describes Meta AI as a creative partner, one that doesn’t just respond but actively contributes ideas.

The AI in Bronson’s glasses can analyze what’s in his fridge, suggest combinations, and even offer finishing touches like garnishes or seasoning tweaks. “It can look at what I’m slicing and dicing on the chopping block and give me crazy ideas in real-time,” he explained. "The technology really knows how to take what’s familiar and elevate it, which is exactly what I do in the kitchen."

One standout moment? “I thought it was pretty cool that Meta AI basically suggested a spin on a dish I was already thinking of,” Bronson added. The tool doesn’t just follow instructions; it collaborates, enhancing the creative process.

A pair of Ray-Ban / Meta AI glassesA pair of Ray-Ban / Meta AI glassesMeta

How AI is changing the way we cook

Bronson’s experience highlights a broader trend: AI isn’t just helping people with complex tasks or problem-solving; it’s showing up in everyday moments, like deciding what to do with leftovers. While traditional kitchen tools help with execution, Meta AI brings an element of creativity, sparking new ways to think about food.

"It’s not just about cooking; it’s about creating something that blows your mind."

— @ActionBronson

The technology is still new, but Bronson sees potential for AI to become a staple in kitchens everywhere. From reducing food waste to inspiring new flavor combinations, AI offers a way to rethink how we approach cooking. “I do enjoy that you have a useful tool at your immediate disposal—all you have to do is ask,” Bronson said. He also shared that he used Meta AI to create dishes for both reimagined Thanksgiving leftovers and game-day celebrations, and both were so successful that he’d recreate them again.

More than just leftovers

For Bronson, using AI in the kitchen isn’t just about convenience—it’s about pushing creative boundaries. It’s the same ethos that drives his approach to food, music, and fashion. “Meta AI has my back in the kitchen, and it’s helping me create things that blow my mind,” he said.

As the holidays approach, AI is showing that it’s not just a tool for professionals—it’s something anyone can use to simplify seasonal planning or elevate their meals.

This season, whether you're reworking Friendsgiving leftovers or experimenting with new recipes, technology like Meta AI might just be the creative partner you didn’t know you needed.


Categories are great for some things: biology, herbs, and spices, for example.

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But bodies? Well, putting bodies into categories just gets weird. There are around 300 million people in America, but only 12 or so standard sizes for clothing: extra-extra-small through 5x.


That's why designer Mallorie Dunn is onto something with her belief — people have different bodies and sizing isn't catching up.

Dunn has found that the majority of clothing sizes stop at an extra-large, yet the majority of women in America are over that. "And that just doesn't make sense," she says.

All images via Smart Glamor, used with permission.

Human spice rack, only, a LOT more variations of flava. ;)



That's why she started a project around her clothing label, Smart Glamour, to document the bodies of models according to their sizes — and to show how one size can look very different on different bodies.

In pursuit of creating a fashion environment that's kinder to all bodies, Dunn has dedicated herself to educating consumers about sizing.

First, she found 60 people of 12 different sizes and took their pictures.

Then, she put five women at a time in the same size of skirt and shirt to show how diversely beautiful human bodies are and to prove that everyone looks different in clothes no matter what size they have on.

She hoped to show people that 12 sizes don't even come close to capturing the beauty of the human form.

All these models are wearing the same size ... but do they look the same?

"No matter what size you are that's not what dictates your worth or your beauty."

"I had a convo with a friend of mine who was like 'Yeah, if I went from a medium to a large, I'd be fine with it, but if I went from a large to an extra-large, that wouldn't be OK' and I was like, 'Why???' And she had no rational reason behind that," Dunn said, describing a conversation we've all either had, started, or heard. "We've been taught forever that the bigger something sounds, the worse that it is."

Dunn's project also shows just how arbitrary and narrow-minded clothing sizes are.

Sizes really are just numbers.

Unlike the images we are presented both in clothing ads and in entertainment and media, human beings aren't, as Dunn remarked, "robots who come out on a conveyor belt ... we're all shaped differently."

The pressure to look one way is obnoxious. And kinda dangerous.

"We've been taught forever that the bigger something sounds, the worse that it is."

There's so much weight — no pun intended — on being the "right" size.

"You put an 'extra' on top of a 'large,' and suddenly it's the end of the world," Dunn said of her experience in fashion sizing. "... And it really doesn't mean anything, it really only means that there's an extra inch of fabric."

One extra inch of fabric.

3 in 4 girls report feeling depressed, guilty, or shameful after just three minutes of leafing through a fashion mag.

But I'd like to imagine a world where everyone can try on clothes and leave the emotional burden of worrying about fit to the clothes.

Instead, let's focus on what looks good on our bodies. Let the clothes handle the emotional roller coaster of not fitting, and you just live your life in the body you've been given.

Dunn, who has worked for fashion houses for her whole career, puts it bluntly: "Clothes are not made for all bodies. ... We shouldn't then think when something doesn't fit us that it's somehow our fault."

Dunn's models also have a group on Facebook where they support each other, compliment each other, and generally lift each other up. Model Stephanie describes it this way: "We see the beauty in one another and help each other to recognize our own beauty at the same time." Fashion leading to body optimism and confidence? Yes, please.

And Dunn herself drives a hard line when it comes to feeling good in the skin you've been given. Her philosophy is this: No matter what size you are, that's not what dictates your worth or your beauty.

Self-worth not based on appearances. That's a category we can all aspire to "fit" into!


This article originally appeared on 07.27.16

Getting ready now takes far less time than it once did.

If you ever find yourself lamenting how long it takes to make yourself look presentable these days, be glad you weren’t alive in 1857. A woman who goes by @sewn.by.ellen describes herself on Instagram as a “fashion historian and historian costumer” recently posted a video captioned “Getting dressed in 1857,” and suffice it to say, the process was much lengthier and more complicated than whatever you have going on these days.

The Swedish content Swedish content creator begins the video wearing “chemise and drawers,” which she describes as the layers that would be closest to her body and washed most frequently.

Next is the corset, which @sewn.by.ellen says “creates the correct shape for the time and also supports the bust and makes my posture so much better.”


If you’re already feeling sweaty, hang in there, we’re just getting started!

​Next comes the “steel crinoline” which is perhaps the most unusual-looking piece of this outfit, given that it looks like a cage more than a garment.

But evidently, the steel crinoline was an improvement for ladies of the day who were used to creating the exaggerated shape afforded by the crinoline with a multitude of petticoats.

“The skirts in the 1850s were large and supported by several petticoats, sometimes up to 7 at once, so when the cage crinoline was introduced in 1856, it was a big relief for women. It’s made out of a connecting series of steel hoops and as you can see, it’s very light and foldable,” she explains.

Then she puts on a petticoat, just one, which fits over the cage crinoline, and then sleeves (the sleeves of the dress are their own separate garments because why not) and then the skirt of the dress and then the bodice followed by a bonnet.

By the end, there is very little flesh showing—pretty much just her face—and she cuts a gigantic, one assumes very fashionable for the time, figure.

The video went viral, having been viewed 5.3 million times. Commenters had a lot of questions, many of them having to do with how to handle the call of nature. “How in the world did they go to the bathroom?” asked suematkins2

“All I can think is by the time I got that all in [sic], I’d need to pee and I feel that would be quite a challenge, but it’s a beautiful outfit. I love the old fashion style!” said shannon_mcbroom.

Other commenters couldn’t help but wonder about how hot the getup might be.

“I’m grateful to live in more casual times. It looks kind of hot and restricting,” wrote cynthiaparbury. “I can’t wrap my head about [sic] women in that day having hot flashes w/ all those layers!” said duggbar

“What about the summer - so many layers of clothes” wrote danielline.philipine.

And then there were those who commented on how long the whole getting dressed process must have taken. “I would be late for work every day,” theghostofmisswillmott said. (Some commenters replied that women likely weren’t heading off to work in these days.)

“Makes you appreciate how easy we have it today in terms of easy-to-wear clothes. I don’t like taking longer than two minutes to get dressed,” said myladyscribbler.

“By the time she finishes she has to put on her nightgown,” said shivashab. “I am from 1850, and I am still getting dressed for work,” quipped sinneahartmusic.

The historically accurate dress was made by hand by the creator who has degrees in fashion studies and museum studies and who says she sews both as a hobby and for work. The video and its popularity serve as a fascinating reminder that having to pull it together to look presentable for your Zoom call when all you want to do is sit around in your pajamas, you know, hypothetically, is really not all that bad.

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