Curiosity is a trait found in various individuals throughout history and the present. Curiosity constantly keeps your mind active instead of passive, helps your mind observe new ideas, opens doors to new possibilities that were hidden behind the shadow of normal life, and can overall change your character. Individuals like Albert Einstein, Thomas Jefferson, Stephen Hawking, and Leonardo Da Vinci were just a few of the many people who not only benefited from curiosity, but left an indelible mark on history. The narrator of “Boiling Point,” Jose Andres, illustrates the ideal image of a character full of curiosity. Jose Andres developed a passion for cooking by watching his parents prepare meals throughout his childhood, each cooking on different days (his mother on weekdays and his father barbecuing on weekends). Jose mainly focuses on what he learned from watching his father grill his special dish (paella) for the community on weekends. The narrator explains that paella is a rice dish cooked in a large, shallow pan with two hands. The protagonist often uses his childhood to remember the various settings in which his father cooked paella. For example, Jose remembers the day his father was cooking for a fundraiser at his school. Jose remembers his first culinary experience as a time of excitement: “When I was eleven or twelve, I was old enough and eager to start helping my father with his Sunday meals” (Gose 14), in which he helped his father collect the necessary material. At the same time Jose was always eager to do more, by the age of fourteen he was able to make fire like an expert. The narrator mentions various lessons learned from his father such as, s... half of paper...... (I never get tired of eating it.) I find food tastes better when I'm hungry. Also, I have to admit that I'm a picky eater, which sometimes hinders my mom to cook different types of food. Perhaps the best thing about being a eater is avoiding the difficulties of preparing the meal, especially when you know it creates mess in the kitchen. A kitchen in the house keeps a mother satisfied and busy confirm by admitting that my mother spends much of her time in the kitchen not because she is forced to, but simply because it is her passion. Even though I cause various disasters in the kitchen, my mother always likes to have a partner to help her. Plus, being a picky eater doesn't stop me from topping the meal she prepares. More importantly, as long as passion is an active ingredient, it makes everything taste better.