Using DBIx::Class, I found a solution to my issue, thankfully. But I'm sure there has to be a nicer way.
my $record = $schema->resultset("food")->create({name=>"bacon"});
How would I turn this record into a simple hashref instead of having to make this call right after.
my record = $schema->resultset("food")->search({name=>"bacon"})->hashref_array();
Ideally I want to be able to write a code snippet as simple as
{record=> $record}
instead of
{record => {name => $record->name, $record->food_id, ...}}
This would drive me insane with a table that has alot more columns.