Cache Coherence in the Kitchen: On the Latency of Mise en Place
This article is based on the latest industry practices and data, last updated in April 2026. In my decade of consulting for high-performance teams, I've consistently found that the most elegant systems principles are mirrored in the most mundane tasks. Here, I explore the profound conceptual parallels between the computer science concept of cache coherence and the culinary discipline of mise en place. This isn't just a clever metaphor; it's a rigorous framework for analyzing and optimizing any c