Lights, Camera, Cook! by Charise Mericle Harper

Author:Charise Mericle Harper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Tuesday

Chapter 21

hef Nancy shook her head and pointed to the door. Tate grumbled, turned around, and trudged out of the room. This was strike two. She’d already sent him back once to change his wrinkly shirt, and now he was going again, this time to comb his hair. The field trip challenges were important—the judges would be there, everything had to be perfect, or at least as close as she could get. Oliver walked into the room. Chef Nancy smiled. He didn’t need any fashion help. Oliver always wore a pressed button-down shirt.

While everyone ate breakfast, Chef Nancy gave them a rundown of the schedule for the day.

“Chefs, this is a big day: our first field trip challenge! First off, there’ll be interviews in the interview room. They’ll be brief, so no worries. And then when everyone’s done, we’ll make our way to the van and depart for the secret destination.”

The word secret made everyone instantly start talking. Chef Nancy had to wait, and then wave, to get their attention again.

“Chef Gary and Chef Aimee will meet us at the destination and explain your challenge.” Chef Nancy handed everyone a piece of paper. “This is a list of the ingredients that will be available to you at the . . . destination. After breakfast you will have an opportunity to go to the pantry and select three items you would like to bring with you that are not on this list. Please do not pick a main protein. If needed, those will be provided for you.”

There were lots of questions.

“Can we bring blue cheese?”

Chef Nancy nodded.

“Dates?”

She nodded again.

“Puff pastry?”

She nodded again. And then after five more times of nodding, once each for wonton skins, pickles, truffle salt, candied ginger, and ancho chili peppers, she pointed to a large cooler on wheels.

“All your special items will go into this cooler. If they can’t come, I will let you know.”

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As always, the pantry was well-stocked. There was a wide assortment of fruits, vegetables, and spices, as well as basic cooking supplies like oils, dairy items, and staples. It had everything a chef could want. Rae stopped and looked around. Usually she had to rush, but today she could take her time. There was even time to talk.

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