TOUGH COOKS :SATIRE WEB SERIES ON PREVENTING GASLIGHTING IN THE WORK PLACE

Tough Cooks is a darkly comedic, emotionally charged satire web series that dares to tackle one of the most insidious challenges in modern workplaces: gaslighting. Set within the high-pressure kitchen of a fictionalized Willy’s Mexican Grill, the series blends surreal storytelling, absurdist comedy, and real-life commentary into a 13-episode episodic saga.
Each 15-minute episode follows two beleaguered line cooks—Antonio and Chioke—as they navigate the chaotic, manipulative antics of a shadowy district manager known only as Adam. Based on creator Antonio Douglas’s own experiences working in food service, Tough Cooks serves up sharp satire with a therapeutic twist, dramatizing real workplace incidents through a heightened, fictional lens.