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Chapter One

Ian stood back, chewing on his botto him to ju the knife a tiny bit But this was about letting go He was the chef de cuisine, the Head Chef, and the chef de cuisine did not worry about training the new commis

That was the job of the chef de partie, and Isabella was a fantastic line chef Technically, she was one of his chefs de tournant, which h to work all the various kitchen stations She dove into each of Ian’s new recipes and creations with auests

But she also had as She’d trained two other commis who had come into Ian’s kitchen, but this one was different

A gentle hand landed on Ian’s shoulder, and he twisted to find his sous chef, Sean, soing to do great”

Ian gave a little sigh and rolled his eyes at hiht

But it was Wade Addams’s first day as a juniorthe first he’d hired as a server nearly four years ago when he opened Wade had suffered through a rough childhood, so Ian understood all too well, but he’d flourished at Rialto Ian had watched the young man’s confidence soar as he excelled at his job and became friends with everyone in the restaurant

And in the evenings when the restaurant was quiet, Ian and Wade had bonded over a love of cooking They swapped recipes and talked about new ideas and techniques

Ian kneas only a reed that he was ready toand into the kitchen

Today, he was beginning his forer, the pantry chef It wasn’t exactly an exciting position, since the garde er was responsible for only cold dishes such as salads, but Ian had added a special duck pâté to the ive Wade a little variety

“Of course he is He’s already a great cook without the for,” Ian said stiffly, as if anyone could doubt Wade’s skills