Since coming to the Core Mindy has embraced the experimental nature of the Mechanics, working on molecular gastronomy has been her main focus but she has not neglected some of her other culinary passions. She has also engaged a team of engineers to develop her a cane delivery system using drones and rail gun technology to ensure she has the correct cane for every situation.
Her Food wizardry has also allowed her to build relationships with her team-mates; upon discovering that Foundry Demons ate minerals she and fellow mechanic Mira Lemma worked to bring fine dining to the Foundry Demon community, experimenting with different combinations to create flavour profiles and bio-chemical responses in those that consume them. This experimentation also opened up Mindy's eye to using small amounts of the minerals in more traditional food for the other visitors to her eateries.
Mindy also helped the newly alternated PolkaDot Patterson recreate the lost pimento sandwich recipe from their original universe and the two bonded over the experience, Mindy quickly became a guide for Alto introducing her to the core and its residents, showing her around the pillars and introducing her to the rest of the team.
Mindy worked with Jolene Willowtree to source plant based ingredients for her cooking and the two have become friends as the two older members of the team, this group was joined by Christian Combs when they joined the Mechanics and the three of them can often be seen at post game parties enjoying each others company as their younger teammates party the night away.
Personal Life
Mindy is married to Bertrand, they met at culinary school in Paris. He sometimes says it was "love at first bite" and everyone groans, Bertrand helps run Mindy's eateries whilst she is playing Blaseball and is a proficient pastry chef in his own right. The Kugel's have three children, Elise runs a coffee shop and artisan bakery in Seattle whilst the youngest two Bertrand Jr and Sienna have accompanied their parents to the core. Sienna has, under her mothers tutelage, taken up sculpture inspired by the aesthetics of the Core, her pieces are large welded metal structures which can be found in the Kugel family eateries and public places in the Core.
