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She lives in Massachusetts with her cat, Puppy, and dog, Major. She's a Zenyatta main who'd rather be playing D.Va.","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/nicole-carpenter"}]}},"raw_content":"There\u2019s no need for an alarm clock in the Philadelphia Fusion team house. The smell of sizzling pork winds through the house's hallways and slips under closed doors. Bacon popping on the stove mimics the beep beep beeping of an alarm clock, a more pleasant sound to raise the Overwatch League players from bed. Chef Heidi Marsh is in the kitchen by 9am on the team\u2019s \u201coff\u201d days and much earlier on game days. For the past three months, Marsh has been cooking 10 meals a week\u2014breakfast\/lunch and dinner\u2014for Philadelphia\u2019s 12 Overwatch League players, plus the team\u2019s Los Angeles\u2013based staff\u2014Joona \u201cFragi\u201d Laine, Philadelphia\u2019s Finnish tank player, counts as two players, though, Marsh said. Fusion team manager Roston Yoo told me that the team thinks of its first season in the Overwatch League as two periods: before Heidi (BH) and after Heidi (AH). Not only does her presence impact the team, but the Fusion staff, too. Before Marsh arrived, Yoo was responsible for providing meals for the team, on top of his other duties as a team manager. He was stressed, and that made the team stressed. Morale has shifted for the better since Marsh joined the organization, he said. Her presence as part of the organization is important beyond just stuffing bellies full of food. It\u2019s part of a larger movement in esports that emphasizes lifestyle outside the game. Video via Nicole Carpenter Related: Philadelphia Fusion shoot down London Spitfire again As the Philadelphia Fusion team chef, Marsh\u2019s day starts well before the first meal of the day is served; for lunch at noon, Marsh is at the supermarket at 8:30am. On game days, it\u2019s earlier. The day\u2019s menu is already set by the time we reach the supermarket: hoisin ginger beef and rosemary ranch chicken skewers with a side of bacon herb quinoa for lunch, and cajun-spiced baby back ribs with green beans and potatoes for dinner. Marsh does one big shop in the morning, though she often has to make a few smaller trips for forgotten ingredients. I do a lot of research on global cuisine.\u201cI do a lot of research on global cuisine, but at the same time try to make dishes that are simple and approachable for the guys,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to overcomplicate the menu and often times I will avoid using ingredients that I know they won\u2019t find favorable. There are some picky eaters, and there are some team members that will eat just about anything.\u201d Philadelphia has one of the more international rosters, bringing together 12 players from nine different countries\u2014four players from South Korea and one each from Israel, Russia, Sweden, France, Finland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Spain. It\u2019s a lot of different palettes to placate, with a lot of different cultural customs around eating. Photo by Robert Paul via Blizzard Entertainment Everything starts in the produce aisle. It\u2019s the area of the supermarket where Marsh must abide by the seasons. And that keeps her flexible and open to new ideas. Her philosophy on cooking encompasses learning from any situation she\u2019s thrown into. On our trip to the supermarket, the green beans looked off\u2014pale green and coated in a slimy liquid. But with a decision on the fly, Marsh decides to head over to the grocery store down the street to check their produce. (The green beans there do look much fresher.) She\u2019s trying to feed the Fusion guys three to five pounds of vegetables each day. On a request from the players, the team wants to eat healthier foods. They\u2019re after \u201chot summer bods,\u201d Marsh said, laughing. But just plopping a salad down on the table isn\u2019t an option, most of the time. \u201cI served salad a few times and no one touched it,\u201d Marsh said. She\u2019s got to be creative with the vegetables\u2014one strategy is to add bacon. Everyone loves bacon. I feel like I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.Not one player is awake when we arrive at the Fusion house (a literal mansion) around 10am after the shopping trip. It\u2019s a little later than Heidi likes to start prep, but she\u2019s got a slow reporter (me) peppering her with questions while she works. (My words, not hers.) The thing about working with the Fusion is that, while there is a set schedule for meal times, there\u2019s a lot of flexibility, especially on the team\u2019s off days. \u201cIt\u2019s not a big deal if we don\u2019t eat right at noon,\u201d Marsh says after I apologize for slowing her down. Back in Minneapolis, where Marsh worked as executive chef at multiple restaurants, including the popular Hi-Lo Diner, she could be working up to 80 hours per week. Being a personal chef for the Overwatch League is a nice change of pace. She\u2019s busy, that\u2019s for sure\u2014but her entire life doesn\u2019t revolve around work. A friend recommended her for the job after she picked up and moved to Los Angeles (at first, she thought she\u2019d be cooking for a soccer team). Marsh wasn\u2019t an esports enthusiast before she joined Fusion, but she is now. She often cheers on the team at home when she\u2019s not working, and always has the Overwatch League on while prepping dinner on game days. Fusion players start piling into the kitchen from their respective bedrooms around 11am, some grab juice and coffee, while others convene in the attached living area to watch Overwatch VODs or Fortnite streams on Twitch. Marsh cheerfully greets each player as they stumble, bleary-eyed, into the kitchen in search of sustenance. Fusion support player Joe \u201cJoemeister\u201d Gramano stops to ask Marsh if she\u2019s still willing to help him learn to cook on Friday. \u201cYep,\u201d she responds. \u201cRavioli. Joe\u2019s Italian.\u201d They\u2019ll roll the dough for the dumplings by hand. \u201cI see a lot of Joe,\u201d Marsh says. He gets up early for coffee. She\u2019s still getting to know the other players on the team, after only being part of the Fusion family for three months. Josue \u201cEqo\u201d Corona is a typical Gemini, Marsh told me. Choi \u201cHotba\u201d Hong-jun eats a ton of ramen, she laughed. Photo via Nicole Carpenter But she\u2019s making an effort to spend time with the guys. The other night, she hung by the Fusion\u2019s pool and had a heart-to-heart with Isaac \u201cBoombox\u201d Charles. She sees some of herself in him, she said. They talked about their lives before Overwatch; how they both questioned what they were doing in life, both learning to code as an alternative. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m exactly where I\u2019m supposed to be,\u201d Marsh said. The same goes for Boombox. Marsh thinks it\u2019s the bacon that helps the guys get out of bed after those long nights. There\u2019s bacon in the herbed quinoa, a truth Marsh tells the team repeatedly, a way to goad the guys into trying a new grain. \u201cQuinoa is a brain food,\u201d Marsh says, reminding the players they have a game tomorrow. The menu is heavier, which is something Marsh plans for on off days. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to guys to feel heavy on game days,\u201d she says. On those days, she\u2019ll cook a lighter breakfast and pack snacks\u2014like sub sandwiches and hummus\u2014for the team to take with them to Blizzard Arena. Dinner after games is usually a celebratory affair for Marsh, whether the team wins or loses. \u201cWe\u2019re all winners regardless,\u201d Marsh says. \u201cWe\u2019re all special flowers.\u201d She\u2019s thinking prime rib for the guys after their next game against Houston Outlaws, which they did end up winning. By the time Marsh is loading up the grill with the skewers, the Philadelphia team has swarmed the kitchen. We\u2019re a little past the scheduled noon lunch time, thanks to Marsh\u2019s inexperienced sous chef. (Again, that\u2019s all me.) The players don\u2019t seem to mind. Most of them won\u2019t boot up Overwatch until after lunch\u2014though for them, I guess it\u2019s breakfast. The team wakes up as a community and spends a few hours together outside of the game before practice. \u201cIt\u2019s an advantage for the team to have set meal times where they can sit down together, enjoy a nice meal, socialize, and build camaraderie,\u201d Marsh said. And that\u2019s an advantage for Philadelphia Fusion. Photo via Nicole Carpenter \u201cMore than 50 percent of our previous stress has been taken away after Heidi\u2019s arrival,\u201d Yoo said. \u201cWe live like a family now.\u201d You can see that decreased stress in Fusion\u2019s performance in the Overwatch League. Sure, it\u2019s not the only factor by far, but Marsh wasn\u2019t around for the entirety of the Overwatch League\u2019s first stage, where Fusion finished in the bottom half of the pack. Compare that to their 7-3 record and third place finish in stage two. The Overwatch League\u2019s schedule is grueling, with players participating in stage matches twice a week; each game needs to be sufficiently prepared for over the week ahead of time. Taking one less thing off the team\u2019s figurative plate allows them time to do what they do best (play Overwatch) while maintaining balance in their lives. Player health is still somewhat of a radical notion in esports. Teams are just now recognizing that players can\u2019t simply grind their games for 12 hours straight, seven days a week. The line between play and work has been blurred, but structural decisions like the ones Philadelphia is making are important in keeping players healthy and focused. \u201cPhiladelphia Fusion\u2019s philosophy is a lot about family,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cWe respect each other. We learn from each other. 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She lives in Massachusetts with her cat, Puppy, and dog, Major. She's a Zenyatta main who'd rather be playing D.Va.","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/nicole-carpenter"}]}},"raw_content":"There\u2019s no need for an alarm clock in the Philadelphia Fusion team house. The smell of sizzling pork winds through the house's hallways and slips under closed doors. Bacon popping on the stove mimics the beep beep beeping of an alarm clock, a more pleasant sound to raise the Overwatch League players from bed. Chef Heidi Marsh is in the kitchen by 9am on the team\u2019s \u201coff\u201d days and much earlier on game days. For the past three months, Marsh has been cooking 10 meals a week\u2014breakfast\/lunch and dinner\u2014for Philadelphia\u2019s 12 Overwatch League players, plus the team\u2019s Los Angeles\u2013based staff\u2014Joona \u201cFragi\u201d Laine, Philadelphia\u2019s Finnish tank player, counts as two players, though, Marsh said. Fusion team manager Roston Yoo told me that the team thinks of its first season in the Overwatch League as two periods: before Heidi (BH) and after Heidi (AH). Not only does her presence impact the team, but the Fusion staff, too. Before Marsh arrived, Yoo was responsible for providing meals for the team, on top of his other duties as a team manager. He was stressed, and that made the team stressed. Morale has shifted for the better since Marsh joined the organization, he said. Her presence as part of the organization is important beyond just stuffing bellies full of food. It\u2019s part of a larger movement in esports that emphasizes lifestyle outside the game. Video via Nicole Carpenter Related: Philadelphia Fusion shoot down London Spitfire again As the Philadelphia Fusion team chef, Marsh\u2019s day starts well before the first meal of the day is served; for lunch at noon, Marsh is at the supermarket at 8:30am. On game days, it\u2019s earlier. The day\u2019s menu is already set by the time we reach the supermarket: hoisin ginger beef and rosemary ranch chicken skewers with a side of bacon herb quinoa for lunch, and cajun-spiced baby back ribs with green beans and potatoes for dinner. Marsh does one big shop in the morning, though she often has to make a few smaller trips for forgotten ingredients. I do a lot of research on global cuisine.\u201cI do a lot of research on global cuisine, but at the same time try to make dishes that are simple and approachable for the guys,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to overcomplicate the menu and often times I will avoid using ingredients that I know they won\u2019t find favorable. There are some picky eaters, and there are some team members that will eat just about anything.\u201d Philadelphia has one of the more international rosters, bringing together 12 players from nine different countries\u2014four players from South Korea and one each from Israel, Russia, Sweden, France, Finland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Spain. It\u2019s a lot of different palettes to placate, with a lot of different cultural customs around eating. Photo by Robert Paul via Blizzard Entertainment Everything starts in the produce aisle. It\u2019s the area of the supermarket where Marsh must abide by the seasons. And that keeps her flexible and open to new ideas. Her philosophy on cooking encompasses learning from any situation she\u2019s thrown into. On our trip to the supermarket, the green beans looked off\u2014pale green and coated in a slimy liquid. But with a decision on the fly, Marsh decides to head over to the grocery store down the street to check their produce. (The green beans there do look much fresher.) She\u2019s trying to feed the Fusion guys three to five pounds of vegetables each day. On a request from the players, the team wants to eat healthier foods. They\u2019re after \u201chot summer bods,\u201d Marsh said, laughing. But just plopping a salad down on the table isn\u2019t an option, most of the time. \u201cI served salad a few times and no one touched it,\u201d Marsh said. She\u2019s got to be creative with the vegetables\u2014one strategy is to add bacon. Everyone loves bacon. I feel like I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.Not one player is awake when we arrive at the Fusion house (a literal mansion) around 10am after the shopping trip. It\u2019s a little later than Heidi likes to start prep, but she\u2019s got a slow reporter (me) peppering her with questions while she works. (My words, not hers.) The thing about working with the Fusion is that, while there is a set schedule for meal times, there\u2019s a lot of flexibility, especially on the team\u2019s off days. \u201cIt\u2019s not a big deal if we don\u2019t eat right at noon,\u201d Marsh says after I apologize for slowing her down. Back in Minneapolis, where Marsh worked as executive chef at multiple restaurants, including the popular Hi-Lo Diner, she could be working up to 80 hours per week. Being a personal chef for the Overwatch League is a nice change of pace. She\u2019s busy, that\u2019s for sure\u2014but her entire life doesn\u2019t revolve around work. A friend recommended her for the job after she picked up and moved to Los Angeles (at first, she thought she\u2019d be cooking for a soccer team). Marsh wasn\u2019t an esports enthusiast before she joined Fusion, but she is now. She often cheers on the team at home when she\u2019s not working, and always has the Overwatch League on while prepping dinner on game days. Fusion players start piling into the kitchen from their respective bedrooms around 11am, some grab juice and coffee, while others convene in the attached living area to watch Overwatch VODs or Fortnite streams on Twitch. Marsh cheerfully greets each player as they stumble, bleary-eyed, into the kitchen in search of sustenance. Fusion support player Joe \u201cJoemeister\u201d Gramano stops to ask Marsh if she\u2019s still willing to help him learn to cook on Friday. \u201cYep,\u201d she responds. \u201cRavioli. Joe\u2019s Italian.\u201d They\u2019ll roll the dough for the dumplings by hand. \u201cI see a lot of Joe,\u201d Marsh says. He gets up early for coffee. She\u2019s still getting to know the other players on the team, after only being part of the Fusion family for three months. Josue \u201cEqo\u201d Corona is a typical Gemini, Marsh told me. Choi \u201cHotba\u201d Hong-jun eats a ton of ramen, she laughed. Photo via Nicole Carpenter But she\u2019s making an effort to spend time with the guys. The other night, she hung by the Fusion\u2019s pool and had a heart-to-heart with Isaac \u201cBoombox\u201d Charles. She sees some of herself in him, she said. They talked about their lives before Overwatch; how they both questioned what they were doing in life, both learning to code as an alternative. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m exactly where I\u2019m supposed to be,\u201d Marsh said. The same goes for Boombox. Marsh thinks it\u2019s the bacon that helps the guys get out of bed after those long nights. There\u2019s bacon in the herbed quinoa, a truth Marsh tells the team repeatedly, a way to goad the guys into trying a new grain. \u201cQuinoa is a brain food,\u201d Marsh says, reminding the players they have a game tomorrow. The menu is heavier, which is something Marsh plans for on off days. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to guys to feel heavy on game days,\u201d she says. On those days, she\u2019ll cook a lighter breakfast and pack snacks\u2014like sub sandwiches and hummus\u2014for the team to take with them to Blizzard Arena. Dinner after games is usually a celebratory affair for Marsh, whether the team wins or loses. \u201cWe\u2019re all winners regardless,\u201d Marsh says. \u201cWe\u2019re all special flowers.\u201d She\u2019s thinking prime rib for the guys after their next game against Houston Outlaws, which they did end up winning. By the time Marsh is loading up the grill with the skewers, the Philadelphia team has swarmed the kitchen. We\u2019re a little past the scheduled noon lunch time, thanks to Marsh\u2019s inexperienced sous chef. (Again, that\u2019s all me.) The players don\u2019t seem to mind. Most of them won\u2019t boot up Overwatch until after lunch\u2014though for them, I guess it\u2019s breakfast. The team wakes up as a community and spends a few hours together outside of the game before practice. \u201cIt\u2019s an advantage for the team to have set meal times where they can sit down together, enjoy a nice meal, socialize, and build camaraderie,\u201d Marsh said. And that\u2019s an advantage for Philadelphia Fusion. Photo via Nicole Carpenter \u201cMore than 50 percent of our previous stress has been taken away after Heidi\u2019s arrival,\u201d Yoo said. \u201cWe live like a family now.\u201d You can see that decreased stress in Fusion\u2019s performance in the Overwatch League. Sure, it\u2019s not the only factor by far, but Marsh wasn\u2019t around for the entirety of the Overwatch League\u2019s first stage, where Fusion finished in the bottom half of the pack. Compare that to their 7-3 record and third place finish in stage two. The Overwatch League\u2019s schedule is grueling, with players participating in stage matches twice a week; each game needs to be sufficiently prepared for over the week ahead of time. Taking one less thing off the team\u2019s figurative plate allows them time to do what they do best (play Overwatch) while maintaining balance in their lives. Player health is still somewhat of a radical notion in esports. Teams are just now recognizing that players can\u2019t simply grind their games for 12 hours straight, seven days a week. The line between play and work has been blurred, but structural decisions like the ones Philadelphia is making are important in keeping players healthy and focused. \u201cPhiladelphia Fusion\u2019s philosophy is a lot about family,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cWe respect each other. We learn from each other. 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Rokurou

I feel like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.<\/aside>
Not one player is awake when we arrive at the Fusion house (a literal mansion) around 10am after the shopping trip. It\u2019s a little later than Heidi likes to start prep, but she\u2019s got a slow reporter (me) peppering her with questions while she works. (My words, not hers.) The thing about working with the Fusion is that, while there is a set schedule for meal times, there\u2019s a lot of flexibility, especially on the team\u2019s off days. \u201cIt\u2019s not a big deal if we don\u2019t eat right at noon,\u201d Marsh says after I apologize for slowing her down. Back in Minneapolis, where Marsh worked as executive chef at multiple restaurants, including the popular Hi-Lo Diner, she could be working up to 80 hours per week. Being a personal chef for the Overwatch<\/em> League is a nice change of pace. She\u2019s busy, that\u2019s for sure\u2014but her entire life doesn\u2019t revolve around work. A friend recommended her for the job after she picked up and moved to Los Angeles (at first, she thought she\u2019d be cooking for a soccer team). Marsh wasn\u2019t an esports enthusiast before she joined Fusion, but she is now. She often cheers on the team at home when she\u2019s not working, and always<\/em> has the Overwatch<\/em> League on while prepping dinner on game days. Fusion players start piling into the kitchen from their respective bedrooms around 11am, some grab juice and coffee, while others convene in the attached living area to watch Overwatch<\/em> VODs or Fortnite <\/em>streams on Twitch. Marsh cheerfully greets each player as they stumble, bleary-eyed, into the kitchen in search of sustenance. Fusion support player Joe \u201cJoemeister\u201d Gramano stops to ask Marsh if she\u2019s still willing to help him learn to cook on Friday. \u201cYep,\u201d she responds. \u201cRavioli. Joe\u2019s Italian.\u201d They\u2019ll roll the dough for the dumplings by hand. \u201cI see a lot of Joe,\u201d Marsh says. He gets up early for coffee. She\u2019s still getting to know the other players on the team, after only being part of the Fusion family for three months. Josue \u201cEqo\u201d Corona is a typical Gemini, Marsh told me. Choi \u201cHotba\u201d Hong-jun eats a ton of ramen, she laughed. <\/p>

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