Chef Priyanka Naik's Muse, a seal she calls 'Chunky', acted as the assistant everyone asks if she has: it broke down her San Francisco weekend (will-call pickup at Pier 80, a canceled dinner), researched Burmese restaurants and booked Teakwood on OpenTable with her approval, helped pick her Portola festival outfit while she traveled cross-country, and later confirmed she had walked 20,000+ steps.