Welcome to the messiest episode yet of 'You're Not Special,' where we're diving fork-first into the desperate, depraved, and sometimes delicious world of restaurant romance. Because nothing says 'true love' quite like making out by the dumpsters on your smoke break.

Plus, hear our hosts' most cringe-worthy tales of workplace romance gone wrong,

Whether you're currently living the dream of dating your coworker or nursing the hangover of a post-shift romance gone wrong, this episode promises to be spicier than the chef's secret sauce.

Warning: This episode may cause flashbacks to your own restaurant relationships. Side effects include spontaneous eye-rolling, nervous laughter, and the sudden urge to transfer to another location.

Pairs well with: A bottle of wine and your ex's new schedule request."

Would you like me to make it even more sarcastic or dial it back a notch?

Step into the flame-kissed world of Conquistador de Pantalones (aka 'Pants'), the chef who never met a fire he didn't like or a knife he couldn't twirl. In this scorching episode of 'You're Not Special,' we're turning up the heat with the industry's favorite tattooed troublemaker.

Join us as Pants explains why chefs are the perfect blend of pyromania and precision, turning what most people's mothers warned them about (playing with knives and fire) into a legitimate career choice. From kitchen war stories to culinary confessions, this episode is hotter than a salamander on Saturday night.

Featured burns include:

• Why chefs are just professional psychopaths with better knife skills
• The truth about kitchen tattoos: merit badges or warning signs?
• How to turn pyromania into a paycheck
• Why the best chefs are just grown-up kids who never stopped playing with fire

Warning: This episode contains explicit language, questionable life choices, and enough fire-related puns to set off your smoke detector. Listener discretion (and a fire extinguisher) is advised.

Ever wonder how restaurant pros handle those mornings-after-closing-shift nightmares, the 'still-tipsy-from-last-night' opens, or those supernatural days when everything just clicks? In this spicy episode of 'You're Not Special,' Dr. Sizzle and Erin serve up the unfiltered truth about working through the three altered states of restaurant life.

From hangover hacks that would make a medical student blush to superhuman service stories that defy explanation, we're dishing out the real strategies for surviving (and sometimes thriving) through every state of consciousness the industry throws at you.

Whether you're reading this with sunglasses on indoors, still wearing last night's eyeliner, or riding that inexplicable wave of invincibility, this episode is your essential guide to navigating the altered states of restaurant life. Plus, hear our hosts' most epic stories of triumph (and disaster) from each state of being.

Warning: This episode pairs well with Gatorade, breakfast burritos, and a strong cup of coffee. Side effects may include uncontrollable nodding and saying 'I've been there' out loud.