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But Kady had had the last laugh because she’d turned Onions into a three-star restaurant People came from all over the world to eat at her tables If a diplomat, jet-setter, or even an in-the-know tourist visited the eastern seaboard, he made sure he went to Kady’s Place, as it was affectionately known

And what made the food world especially envious was that Kady had done it her way She’d been deter people to her food, not to the restaurant itself Today, Onions was still in need of refurbishing; it was tiny, seating only twenty-five people at once, and it accepted no reservations Nor did it have a menu People came and stood in line and waited until a table was eht

Debbie would never forget the video on the six o’clock news that sees soin line outside Onions, talking to the king of sory tourists and locals, while Secret Service er

Now, as Debbie looked at Kady in her wedding dress, she saw only her talented, pretty friend Besides being an extraordinary cook, Kady had one of the most beautiful faces she’d ever seen As far as Debbie knew, Kady had no idea how to apply mascara, but then why should she when she had lashes that thick and that black? And long, thick hair so dark and shiny you could almost apply your lipstick in its reflection “Good diet,” Kady always said, tongue in cheek, whenever anyone said she was pretty

Although her face was exceptionally pretty, Kady had what the fashion ure problem”

Kady was about five feet two inches tall, had a size twelve top and bottom and a size four waist In school she’d alorn her chef’s coat, a long, double-breasted jacket that went al her waist, so she looked like a pretty face set atop a burrito It wasn’t until a school Halloween party, when Kady had shown up dressed as a streetwalker, that anyone had seen her little waist—and had seen her exaggerated hourglass figure After that night several of the male students had made passes at Kady, but later, after she’d corrected their soufflés and crepes, they left her alone “Gets the that she aiting for a

And now she’d found hieous son of the ho owned Onions, the woman who had so very wisely hired Kady It was rumored that when Kady refused to allow the President of the United States into her restaurant ahead of a family of tourists fro salts But later, after Mrs Nor Mrs Norman and Kady for such a wonderfulthe extravagant bill for the white truffles Kady had ordered without one co her mouth shut had probably taken five years off Mrs Norman’s life

“You can’t wear that dress, that’s for sure,” Jane said in a no-nonsense way “Actually, you can’t be seen in any of these” As she spoke she glared at the saleswo, and let’s go to lunch”

“I’ve heard of a new place about twenty an, but Jane halted her

“Don’t even try Our Kady will eat nowhere except at an Ah for her, isn’t that right, Miss Picky?”

Kady laughed as she struggled out of the voluood, simple food It is what it is”

“Ha! You just don’t like anyone else’s cooking, that’s what Coo”

Debbie was bewildered at the way Jane bossed Kady around, for to her, Kady was a bit of a celebrity, at least she was in the food world, since she was always being raphy,” as Kady called theht-conscious society”