He glanced over at the cute girl and smiled to her even if she wasn't really looking at him and focused on whatever she was stirring. "I'm not entirely convinced I am wasting anything. I mean, have you seen a garbage dump around here? It's not like there's a truck that's picking everything up so where does it go?" Alec lifted a hand and waved it, palm open, in front of the chef a few times without a reaction. "But if you have to know, I'm testing out some theories."