Chef Charming by Ellerbe Lyn

Author:Ellerbe, Lyn [Ellerbe, Lyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-03-30T06:00:00+00:00

Sweet Desserts, Don’t Desert Me

Wednesday morning Rori and Jessica worked on their project. Chef was letting them do their presentation on Thursday since Rori would be missing Friday’s class. They had indeed settled on Italian food and were doing four dishes: two in the northern style and two in the more traditional southern style. Rori was in charge of the report and shopping for the ingredients. She also wanted to be solely in charge of one dish, so she chose Savoiardi, known to most Americans as ladyfingers. Baking had been her favorite part of the class so far, and she didn’t feel she could conquer the more difficult tiramisu, which used ladyfingers soaked in espresso. Jess was doing a polenta dish, preferred by many to pasta in the north, and they were working together on a traditional pizza from the southern region and a fish soup, popular at Christmastime.

The report and presentation were easy to accomplish and Jess made a detailed list of ingredients for Rori. Volunteering to do the shopping was another way to keep her mind off the studio, art show, and Chef Marcus. Jessica was not fooled one bit. Shopping meant she didn’t have to be the one to meet with the chef to go over their dishes.

“Finally. Desserts!” John and Calvin exclaimed as they rushed into Wednesday’s class, running late due to packing up their dorm apartment. Calvin was a Residence Hall Director and John was his roommate. Calvin was getting married later in the summer and his wife, Sally, would be moving in.

“The place should smell much better next year,” Calvin had deadpanned during one of their after class coffee trips last week.

“Okay, class,” Marcus called for their attention. “Tonight is our last night of cooking. We’re going out with everyone’s favorites – desserts.” There were cheers and groans of delights. The lab already smelled heavenly, Chef having begun some dishes to sample earlier in the day.

“At your stations you will find three recipes. Choose one to prepare,” he continued. “For those taking this class for credit, this will count as a test grade, so I will not be assisting you as much as I normally do. You should all have mastered the skills required.”

He saw looks of panic from several of the less confident students, including Aurora. Seeking to encourage her, he added, “I promise. It will be very, very easy. I know you all will be shocked to know, I’m not really a mean guy.”

Why is he looking at me? Rori thought. Am I that obvious?

The Watkins, Jess and the boys, and even the two moms exchanged knowing looks. “Oh yes, dear,” the matron whispered to her husband, “You’re definitely correct. They are head over heels.”

Chef made his way around the classroom during the course of the evening. He stopped at Jessica and Rori’s station and swiped a finger full of their cheese cake filling,

“Delicious,” he said licking his lips. “Good job. Any problems with the spring pan?”

“No,” Jessica answered for Rori as she watched her roommate be mesmerized at the chef’s simple gesture.

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