It's an integral part of the business. On the other hand, there is something to be said for experience. If you don't have an educated palate, you can't cook. It takes a long time to understand flavor. Food is a chemistry , and it has to be right.
Young chefs are impatient.
Too many want to go out on their own too soon. They want to run a kitchen. You can be brilliant with computers, but with cooking, there are too many ingredients for a younger chef to understand them all. And cooking is alive. You will not be charged to look for stories, only to retrieve one.