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you know what I don't love your

ex-boyfriend the walk back from that

store oh come on it's not that far it's

not the distance it's walking past every

known contestant of Britain's Next Top

Model while I look like this you're

being dramatic you're made for the

Streets of London yeah it's a good job

because I don't have a

choice

mayy got three steaks two lamb

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chops St

Stella yeah the waiters are getting

stressed out there how behind are we um

we're good I'll step it

up look I'm trusting you to bring your

best self to this job no you're you're

right I'm sorry I'll pull it

back we need one hbook guys come on we

need to speed it up come minut can you

put this here

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please

have you spoken to chase not really so

that's a yes I texted him in a moment of

weakness Stella well now he's ghosting

me which is a whole new loss was his

loss you've got to leave it behind

you why does no one prepare you for this

this is the kind of stuff they should

teach you about in high school not Jane

Austin and triangles well in Jane's

defense she was a romantic expert of

Swords how is it possible to have your

whole life mapped out and then boom your

fiance leaves you your parents say

you're too shelter to reach your full

potential and then you move halfway

across the

world to a place where everything is

trying to kill you apparently stop

complaining we're in Notting Hill it's

the ultimate romantic place yes I know H

Grant Julia Roberts Etc London is the

best city in the world if you're going

to have to have a fresh start well at

least it's here aren't you glad we got

meshed up as pimp Pals all those years

ago

huh you are

yes I don't

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know how do these people manage to avoid

life's disasters okay glass half empty

enough I need you to keep it together

long enough to make the restaurant a

success then you can run back off to the

mighty USA if my parents will have me

this is what they wanted you to do

explore Adventure broaden your

horizons and the right you're never

going to be the kind of Chef you're

capable of being if you stay in your

comfort zone okay

Mom on a serious note and speaking of

parents might have their vow and yours

coming up are you throwing them a party

yeah at the Rooftop

will you ker you don't even have to ask

I'd also love to officially announce you

as head chef of silver at the event if

that's what you

decide look if you don't think you can

commit to this long term by then you're

going to have to find a replacement ouch

are you giving me a deadline it's just

business you know I love you yeah I get

it you're one of London's hottest

restauranter for a reason cheers to that

cheers how we feeling Chef good how many

covers tonight well it's Saturday night

M this is Prime real estate so we're

looking at full

capacity this is my new shiny Venture

you're a chefing legend and tonight I

need you to take it up a not

we Chef you're the chef I'm just your

biggest cheerleader a you're so cute

right so me yes so today I was

thinking evening sir how can I help

evening um can I have a glass of

whatever similia recommends can indeed

inside or out uh outside please thank

you

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three scops two stakes and one Lobster

please

yes we're not doing Fusion here swap out

the Thai Basil for regular basil please

on it where's my halit on

it

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bab this

please hey thank

you

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great work today thank you

Chef there's a man out there that wants

to speak to the chef a man how my

serious I think he's a Critic I

recognize his face but I can't put a

name to it well what do I even say to

him just go say hi thank him for coming

hope you enjoyed the meal well we didn't

get many critics out in the middle of

Montana just be cheerful positive

personable shouldn't be too hard for

you and give me

that I'm saving you from

yourself

hey how was your face is it good yeah

you're

welcome tall

dark

um

okay great to meet you

Chef did you enjoy your food I most

certainly did and i' like to put a face

to a

talent I was surprised when the quality

changed halfway through

though sorry the starter was amazing

inspired the main was anticlimactic and

the dessert well I have no idea what

happened to

that oh well if you couldn't tell from

my accent I'm not from around here new

kitchen new environment you can take a

while to greas of Wheels where are you

from Montana and what brings you to the

UK um I'm not really sure that's any of

your business I'm just curious wait

you're a Critic right not a biographer

yeah but people are usually more

forthcoming about giving information for

a review well it doesn't sound like it'

be a very good review anyway so well

what about your normal style can you

tell me anything about that so many

questions it's my job wait are you

flirting with me absolutely not well

then I don't have any interest telling

you anything more about my life I hope

you enjoyed onethird of your

meal

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hey X this is seriously cool

appreciation from the Ice Queen herself

must be doing something right what's the

emergency Theo Hastings review of new

restaurant bar Sila Notting Hill oops

this was perhaps the most intriguing

meal I've had recently

a chef that showed real promise and left

me wholeheartedly disappointed that this

quality wasn't maintained I'd recommend

it in a heartbeat for the setting that

maybe this Chef needs more time to find

their full potential watch this space

though it could be a new Hot Spot in

London when this restaurant and Chef

pairing find their Rhythm what is

everyone's obsession with my

potential one thing I've always been

able to rely on is my ability to cook

even when my short-lived attempt at

running my own business failed at least

I knew it was nothing to do with the

food so what happened last

night Chase texted me Stella he didn't

want to miss the chance to chat to him

and did you chat to him all right delete

his number get off this is ridiculous

just delete it no I'm not stop it hi Mom

hi Dad just remind me how old you both

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are

so how are you finding London love

yeah it's nice just nice nice is a

positive adjective yeah it's not really

in anything adjective it's not home and

the restaurant yep that's doing great we

had some more like it my boss is sat

right next to me oh excuse me let me get

this

okay I don't know how she does it yeah

well we brought her up to work hard but

she does take it to a different level

how many restaurants is that now uh

three restaurants four bars and she

manages them all herself it's crazy well

we do try and help out where we can but

we have been just a little bit

distracted by a celebration of our own

oh Rebecca told me The Vow renewals has

she asked you if your K yeah you bet and

I to thank you guys for being so

welcoming since I got here it's

our pleasure and we know how excited

Rebecca's been that you're going to move

here I'm not sure how she feels about it

now guess who that was what like out of

everyone in the world London the king

haha very funny it was Theo Hastings who

Stella sorry what does he want a

meeting with you

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tomorrow

damn

it hey excuse me did you just hi I'm

sorry I'm

looking okay you got this farm girl

takes a London

subway oh I'm so so sorry

I'm

down we

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go

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sorry

God that's

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over hi hi um I'm here for meeting with

Theo

Hastings

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okay

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thanks for coming Miss Martins my office

is just this way you can have

one miss

Marin please take a

seat

so you're probably wondering why I asked

to have a meeting I don't enjoy being

dragged through the city not even the

nice Parts not even the nice Parts okay

well I'll make this less painful for you

than the journey in and I'll cut to the

chase is everything okay oh yeah um I

just uh never

mind I have a proposition immediately

terrifying are you always is pessimistic

it's really quite thrilling please

continue I'm having a bit of a slow run

my USP is putting new Talent on the map

and I keep getting beaten to the

punch

USP I need a new tactic nurture new

Talent so no one can pip me to it pip

you sorry English ISM um so no one gets

there before me I think you need a new

job but please

elaborate basically I need to put

someone new into the culinary

Stratosphere to save my job my boss has

pretty much told me I'm as good as gone

if I

don't when I came into the restaurant

the other day I thought I struck

gold

silver sorry the restaurant is called

Silver oh a comedian too h no just a

chef and unfortunately not the person

you need but you had so much potential

if you can just keep it consistent look

I'm not not here for any more criticism

I'm just in the UK long enough to show

that I can broaden my horizons and then

I'm going back to the States what about

the restaurant it's Rebecca's restaurant

I tried to open my own restaurant and I

failed miserably hence the broadening of

Horizons more importantly she can get a

new Chef what does she want to do that

this is how it went down beex had a head

chef and he got a better offer at the

last minute she called me at a time when

I needed a live shakeup and now I've got

two weeks to decide if I want to stay

and commit or if my best friend's got to

find someone to replace me for her

parents party and then deal with

whatever decision I make is probably the

wrong

one one meal if not for your sake then

Rebecca's it's a win-win if you stay

it's publicity for you and her and if

you go then well it's just publicity for

whoever Rebecca decides to bring on

board

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he just won't give up I'm confused

what's in it for him he seems pretty

desperate to me and he needs to prove

that he can spot new Talent so instead

of chasing after the same chefs as

everyone else he wants to work with us

to review this place so that the success

is basically synonymous with his name

it's a smart move I looked up some of

his old stuff in his prime he put a lot

of places is on the map seems like a

win-win that's what he said so what is

it then I don't know it's just a lot of

pressure and I wanted to keep a low

profile for a while this is the opposite

of what your parents want you to do so

what the restaurant with Chase was a

huge disaster but that's how you learn

get out there into the world push

yourself experience new things I did

tell him I get him a reservation tonight

see that's what I'm talking about well

don't get too excited to the kitchen

too

late yeah it's lovely thank

you thank

you

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service ah thank

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you

how's it looking good I think he seems

to be nodding a lot he can't tell

anything from a nod they seem like

positive nods what are you a body

language expert

now oh he's finished go on go and talk

to him yeah cuz that went so well last

time no time for

whining

fine he's coming

over good evening M

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Martins Miss

Martin really not a fan Stella is fine

Well you certainly did that me

justice

justice that was a compliment so why do

I feel like embracing

myself it's still too

safe

safe that usually means simple but

tasty I asked you this question once

before and you didn't want to answer

what my style is pretty classic white

pants with a white top and a white hat

if I'm feeling fancy very funny not the

right answer not the right

question what inspires you to

cook back home it's all about using

local

ingredients I guess that's why I'm

finding it so hard in the city it just

it feels soulless soulless like don't

get me wrong I love cooking but the

connection's not the same when you're

not cultivating a recipe from start to

to finish London is one of the best

cities for food in the whole world how

can you be lacking inspiration here have

you been out explored I'm not sure that

makes a difference to

you well maybe it's your own

closed-mindedness holding you back

closed-minded well I'm sure you'd be

closed-minded too if your parents

basically kicked you out and why did

they do that because my life fell apart

and they thought if I got some life

experience then I'd be able to piece it

back together again and how's that

working for you

congratulations that's a lot of

questions I just answered no I I think

we can help each other out

here okay I'm

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listening let me introduce you to the

proper London food scene and then you

can make up your own mind with your eyes

wide open and prove to your parents you

actually did give this a shot and in

return you bring your aame to the

kitchen for this party and gives me

enough time to curate the restaurant's

image from my column and I can prove to

my boss I still have an eye for this

alternatively my friend over there can

give me a tour of London so I get to

spend more time with her and less time

with

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you yeah I'm sure she can fit you into

her busy

schedule right fine

but this is strictly about the food and

you write one bad review I only write to

bad review if it's a bad meal hence the

aame those are the

stakes are you

in Mr

Hastings M

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Martins

and then we shook on it a binding

agreement do you think I've made the

right call yeah trust

you having a personal restaurant critic

is no bad thing yeah unless you mess up

which you

won't how are you doing anyway me you've

been dealing with a lot Beck yeah I'm

feeling the pressure too you're managing

the restaurants and the bars

with this party coming up too sometimes

I feel like my brain is coming out of my

ears I'm sorry for not asking you

earlier I've been so focused on my own

problems honestly it's fine I really

have the head space to think about it

that sounds like a pretty bad case of

burnout to me talk more about you please

okay so the plan is for Theo to show me

London through food help me connect with

what I'm cooking something like that

anyway yeah I get that help you open

your mind up to this Unity well if it

helps you out yeah definitely and hey if

you do decide to abandon me at least I

can get a killer new head chefer my

bed's not even cold yet I can't believe

you're thinking of replacing me already

don't make me think about it

then okay mate give me good news there

is some news actually great because I've

got the big bosses pushing for me to

justify your contract great look you

know I don't want to let you go but if

there isn't enough consistent interest

in what you're writing I'm afraid my

hands are

tied I have a plan good I'm all years

there's a new restaurant in noting Hill

and the chef is pretty green when it

comes to high-end food but she's got

something and we've got kind of an

exclusivity deal sounds like an

experiment to me if I pull this off no

one is going to post a story I guarantee

it and the chef agreed my reputation

still holds some

weight what makes him so special well

it's the story that's interesting M

she's American she's brokenhearted and

she's forced to leave the US by her

parents to the challenge of a totally

new food scene people are going to love

it I swear yeah but tabloid goal is not

really our style well maybe that's what

we're going wrong give the people what

they

want look there's a time limit to this

okay this Chef Stella Martins has two

weeks to decide whether she wants to

stay or her best friend and Hot Shot

restaurant Rebecca Joseph replaces her

juicy see what I mean okay I'll give you

two weeks you make this work I'll bite

if not I don't think there's anything I

can do for you I won't let you down

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boss

all working no place what can I say I'm

a stress cleaner why stressed because

I'm about to be dragged around London

all afternoon where are you going I

don't know somewhere with good food I

guess doesn't really narrow it

down who's

that no one if that's Chase I swear he

wants to talk how many times have we

been over over this stop letting him

mess you around I'm not you've already

done the hard thing moving away creating

a life for you not somebody

else why make it hard again just enjoy

figuring out the next

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chapter

hello

oh I can't yes you

can what if he means at this time if he

really still loves you wants to give

things another go he'll find a way to

apologize it doesn't involve sporadic

text messages and he'll understand that

it was easier for you to have a clear

head I believe in

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you

oh I can't believe I just did that

you're my hero Oh no you're my hero my

hair I don't want to cry don't cry I

don't want to cry I've done it it I'm

interrupting

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something

right it was a big moment so you're

telling me you haven't got his number

memorized yeah I thought so don't tell

Rebecca I have no idea the L she'll go

to to wipe it from my brain don't worry

your secret safe with me wait hey

who that's a good one what are you doing

part of this little Arrangement is

putting my restaurant on the map right

and terrifying us with flash photography

helps how the best way to put anything

on the map these days is through social

media I think you're underestimating how

old we are yeah you're right 34 is the

new

70 I've opened up a page for the

restaurant all you have to do is post a

little bit behind the scenes while

you're out and about soaking up all the

inspiration you need I've already sold

my soul to the media for you no offense

oh yeah there's no way that could be

offensive I'm not going to lower myself

to the internet stratusphere as well oh

come on it's only temporary have some

fun take some photos get a little bit of

Engagement while you can if you make me

do a dance I swear I yeah I'm vetoing

that for the record don't you want to

prove to your parents you're not not

just going through the motions

here do you want Chase to see what an

amazing time you're having and Ru the

day he cheated on

you oops shouldn't have said that okay

we're going to go now I'm sorry you're

the worst oh I love

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you

than

that was brutal though are you okay yeah

beex is passionate dramatic but she

doesn't mean anything by it well are you

ready to take your mind of it you know

what I am do you want to see the photo

Rebecca took of us it might cheer you

up oh oh yeah yeah that did make me feel

better it's going away

do you know what else might make you

feel better what food now you're talking

my language Theo

Hastings London is a Melting Pot of

different cultures we have farmers

markets where I'm from but this is a

different level well this is less like a

market and more like a mix of 10

different street food restaurants all in

one place I've not been living under a

rock I do know what street food is sorry

just cuz you called to the farmers

market well I'm a farm girl from the

states what can I

say thank you cheers we go try

this here we go W okay okay I'm going to

try

these M this is amazing yeah that's my

favorite type of food yeah I can see why

I mean I'm good but this is next level

so what's your usual style elevated home

cooking best of the classics I'm really

lucky my parents have a restur

restaurant so I used to rank what they

made obviously mine's better modest all

chefs are modest didn't you know that

well hang on let me get the phone can

you say some this to camera I'm not

playing Rebecca's s little game no this

is not for Rebecca this is for me I

think it'd be helpful for me to document

some of this okay for the record I'm

happy to post on social media anything

about the food the restaurant but

nothing about my personal life okay

okay so here we have Stella Martins

reving over street food in London are

you feeling inspired I'm not sure this

is breaking news well how about a samosa

or a Yorkshire PD in with pool pork on

top what or hot dog we have hot dogs in

the States you said you grew up on a

farm in monana correct so you have been

paying attention I always pay attention

to people your interest me well then I

need to be less

interesting right come on hey I want one

of those sosis

okay

oh right this looks so good I'm going to

eat this first and a

plantain oh

beautiful thank you thank

you wow okay ready yes here we go

beautiful this is great this is great

I'm getting it y ready I'm

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ready how is it is that hot come on one

more one more bite please please it's so

hot come on just one more one more

please oh my God no you have

it

okay everybody

smile I can't eat one more thing we

should try and walk this off and see if

any of these are social media worthy I

doubt

it and maybe get some unbre yeah it's

raining come

on

does this place ever stay dry or still

in the summer uh no and at Christmas

time absolutely not but there are some

quiet times in between peaceful almost I

feel overwhelmed just walking around

yeah I get that I grew up in the

countryside so yeah it was a change for

me too but um I love it now I could just

sit and soak up the energy for hours you

grew up in the country yes well the

countryside here isn't quite as vast as

it is in America but uh yeah quaint

version why would you ever

leave I believe I'm the one writing the

article about you about my food tell me

about your life well if you couldn't

tell from bex's Outburst I had a pretty

horrible breakup well on my side anyway

I thought I had my whole life figured

out and then I tried breaking out of my

comfort zone and it all went well how

so my ex was called ch

he was my high school

sweetheart I got a job at my parents

restaurant after I left high school as a

chef and he was a

waiter I like the life we had

but guess I just wasn't enough from him

I'm really sorry about that yeah me

too I could not wait to get away from my

parents' home moved to London and make a

career of my own right well you've

interviewed me now it's my turn uh

another time

should we go I thought you'd never

ask which way uh it's right

yeah I can't believe it stopped thank

God was like perfect Sunshine welcome to

British summer I know you know I had fun

today yeah yeah more than I thought I

would thanks are you finally coming

around to London then there's some good

part Parts yeah I always thought noting

Hill was quite peaceful it's still not

home but we have a lot more exploring to

do before you make me the perfect Chef

Muse then I can call my parents and tell

them I'm ready to go back home and try

again see you soon yeah of

course oh uh

sorry see you yeah see you later

bye

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Theodore hi

Dad have you decided to do the sensible

thing and come back

home not quite but I thought you over do

a visit you're right about

that I've also hit a slight snag with

work what did I tell you you should

never have left in the first place Dad

I've just come for some advice please

lay off the lecturing long enough to

give me some I just think after

everything that happened with your mom

dad all right I'm sorry no more

chastising I promise don't want you to

run off again do

I come inside for a cup of tea

okay they've been cooking much here and

there I have a full-time Chef who runs

the restaurant

now so I'm more back

office trying out new recipes and the

like how's it been stepping

back

weird but the gray hairs have slowed

down I look after the gardens now grow

new plants simple

life don't you get

lonely that's the benefit of Running a

Restaurant from your about

Garden there's always people around if

you want there to

be I saw you lost your

star

yep not surprising

really well do you think you get it

back without your mom

around I just don't have the same Drive

anymore

I mean the people who come here they

they eat good food they have a nice

time that's all I can ask for

now

so what's the problem in the big

city I'm just dealing with a case of

imposter syndrome what why Freddy is

basically fighting the board to let me

keep my job I haven't made a single

successful recommendation in over a year

you're still writing articles I am but

my knack for spotting Talent hasn't put

anyone on the map for a long time and my

columns just aren't having the success

they used

to why' you think that is maybe I'm just

losing my

Edge I'm distracted I'm not catching

opportunities in the same

way it's like something's fuzzier in my

brain that it used to do I mean do you

think and don't bite my head

off maybe you've only just started

processing everything that

happened what does that

mean it's just that when you first left

you seemed so determined to move on

to focus your efforts on something that

wasn't so

painful how did you manage

it some days I

don't but I find that in life you're

better facing things head on

otherwise they do usually find a way of

catching up with

you anyway I don't think that's

it being vulnerable doesn't make you any

less capable

son thanks

Dad so mhm talking about the starters

yes we need food to be ready at 700 p.m.

that's pretty early mom what do you

think

Mom what is it love can you and Dad tear

yourselves away from my most expensive

bottle of wine for 2 minutes and come

and help with a running

order I thought that was your job I'm a

restaurant not a party planner whatever

you think's best love we totally agree

oh no no if I have to be present here

then so do

you this is ridiculous who are the

parents here be wants to do the canopies

at 700 p.m. but I was thinking a little

later like 8 8:30 maybe just you not

rushed very good point you just said you

agreed with whatever I thought we agree

with whatever you both think and we're

just really happy to be here if you need

us we'll we'll be over there are

yeah it's like they're averted fact to

the ages of when they first got

married I want to be that in love

again

beex I just said something that should

provoke empathy no no time need to sort

out press you know to actually advertise

the rooftop which is the reason why I

agreed to this in the first place Save

By the Bell oh I've got to take this oh

can you grab a bottle while you're at it

take a deep breath okay

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hi Mom hey honey how are you uh yeah you

know

surviving looks like you're finally

having a good time what made you say

that I saw it on social media so what

the videos on the restaurant page hold

on how did

you what the I didn't think social media

was your style but this is

great I don't understand is I don't

either but it looks like a lot of people

do Mom can I call you back sure honey

hey I'm proud of you making the most of

this looks like you'll be ready for your

own Venture sooner than we

thought thanks uh love you speak

soon hey Botha hi we're just just

convinc It Go me oh Rebecca's told us

that was your lovely Mom how is she we

should have a video call with her and

your dad soon yeah yeah so is she coming

to the party I I don't know I'll have to

ask her have you got a minute uh yeah

sure yeah I'm just like no

what is it oh I don't know just the

wildly popular social media page that

you made for the restaurant that wasn't

have so many hit I was hoping you'd be

able to answer that I wish I was that

good it's see a social media star I'd be

surprised he's as clueless as Me Maybe

the American Foodie in London with a

cute guy is just a great USP USP Theo

said that earlier what is that unique

selling point what am I going to do it's

out of hand mil it why

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not so that's the latest one anyway

there so you reckon this could really

help to boost the profile apparently so

I'm going to try it anyway and you know

sorry

Stella have you seen it yeah are you a

secret influencer not that I'm aware of

well you are now this is great oh sorry

I thought I was just talking to Stella

fine don't waste

this so what do you want to do I don't

know it's not exactly what I had in mind

then we'll leave it my idea anyway to be

all over social media but my mom

actually

sounded proud of me for like the first

time

ever never mind it's silly it's no no no

it's it's not

silly look if this will make Rebecca and

your mom happy then

I can make it

work what say it again say what

again

mom come on

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please

Mom that's

hilarious so when do we go exploring

again

your work today thank you we did our

best good night

boss see you

later sorry if I was unbearable today

you're never

unbearable didn't your mother tell you

not to

lie is everything

okay you were

right I think I've discovered a new

level of burnout you need to slow down

how all I seem to do is be able to real

businesses this is your life businesses

don't live and breathe I guess seeing my

mom and dad having this party makes me

want to start dating again I've been

saying for so long that I need to

prioritize I my love life and maybe now

it's time hey I like that so what's it

going to be a dating app or a bar oh

there one step at a time well if I can

help let me

know I appreciate

you I can't start relying too heavily on

someone who might leave

soon

meaning meaning a head Chef's

replaceable support network

isn't I never thought of it like

that sorry being unbearable again he

it's all

good so you're seeing Thea tomorrow look

it's pretty obvious that you don't have

the energy for this conversation right

now so you get some sleep and we'll talk

later okay

deal

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morning oh thanks I guessed your

order yeah tastes good so you ready for

another adventure what's the plan I

thought we' actually explore the city

today I thought we'd done that already

well London is never empty and this is

as quiet as it gets 6:00 a.m. on a

Sunday Morning Sun is still rising and

people are still in bed yes thanks for

reminding me how disgustingly early it

is I thought it was the best time for

you to try and connect to the city

you're creating your food in it's not a

bad plan I have my

moments oh have you got the magic social

media me your phone oh yes good here it

is let

go I've been to many places and seen so

many faces but I don't remember seeing

one sweetest

yours only you know how to take my away

when you show me around London Town

hell make it better when I'm

feeling

down oh

yeah now that is what I'm talking

about I'm not going to lie I think I've

got an actual affinity for this for what

this what sh in the world how fun and

outgoing I am I wouldn't go that far

just yet

wait what what time is it uh almost 1

shoot I was supposed to be be at the

rooftop to go over the meal plan for her

parents party well how far is it oh

sorry wrong person where is it hold on I

have the

address okay we could walk down about 20

minutes we oh well I I thought because

we I could observe You observe your meal

plan I am writing an AR about you after

all about my food yeah sure that too

seriously my private life is still off

limits Theo but people love the American

in London angle yeah for a bit of social

media fun but not for

publication what can I come to the

rooftop it would be good to see you in

action outside the restaurant setting

well I suppose there's less chance of me

getting lost if you come to oh so you're

saying you'd be lost without me

no

Stella yes

it's this way so you would be lost

without me I'll shut

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up it doesn't make any sense to have

music before food can you stop ganging

up on me we're not ganging up on you

it's just for I'm so sorry I'm late what

time did you call then I know I know but

we were on a very important mission for

the good of the restaurant what prancing

around Buckingham Palace what we say

prancing well the tour of London did

generate a lot of online traffic online

traffic the algorithms would have kicked

in now showing our content to an even

wider audience we've created a monster

are you two done here we were having a

heated debate oh fantastic where do I

sign up

nope this is your station you in a new

bestie can lock in the food plan over

here

so we have

seafood mhm oysters and smoked salmon

bis to represent the river then we have

elevated roast dinner canopy style like

the ones we had at the street food

market to represent the pubs of North

London then I'm going to incorporate the

flavors of Asia into the dessert canop

passion fruit papova with lemongrass and

Gango in the cream great I think you

missed something

though more you want more I don't think

so just this

once okay so we're going to do a tour of

London through food because you guys

grew up

here I love it it's really thoughtful

Stella thank you yeah do you have any

plans tonight um nothing why we could

run through the ideas at the restaurant

if that's okay with you

yeah what time you 7 okay it's a date

not a date uh sorry you know what I mean

you better bring your A

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game could you pass me the salt yes

chef what's it for the oysters I was

going to have it as a dressing but I

think I'm going to try it as a caviar

texture be easier to eat as a canopy

adventurous mhm do you think we should

be putting this up social media the

bookings for the restaurant have been

crazy since she did that verification

thingy how did you even do that a genius

never reveals a Secrets which actually

is kind of how I feel about this I think

this will be a nice surprise for our

guests

sure and it is nice to spend some time

together without the added pressure do

you think this needs some chili sorry

what were you saying

uh nothing

important um I don't think it's chili or

missing I think it's some kind of herb

what have you tried out of these um

cilantro coriander

cilantro time TI basle bit of

fusion uh sorl what it's really

difficult to grow my dad's obsessed with

it he's got this special Greenhouse how

do you know so much about

food uh I'm a food critic that's my job

yeah but it has to come from

somewhere your

dad look I haven't been entirely

transparent about my family home

meaning I grew up at the

homestead excuse me it's a restaurant

yeah I know what the homestead

is yeah my dad's Ben

Hastings Hastings the yo Hastings no way

guilty is charged Ben Hastings is my

mom's culinary hero it's probably the

whole reason she was so obsessed with me

moving to England yeah well it's not all

it's cracked up to

be

oh you want to make a name for yourself

so you don't live in your dad's Shadow

nope not going there non-negotiable well

you have to take me there that's

non-negotiable I suppose it is prime

social media fod see go social media you

sound like a grandma and that needs

honey well you have to take me there

please well let's get this dish one

first shall

we what did you say

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honey sah good morning to you too where

are you going to the country side why

because Theo's dad is Ben Hastings and

he's invied me to the homestead can you

believe it well obviously there's no

secret he's been Hasting son probably

why he's so successful in the first

place and suddenly I understand his need

to make a name for

himself look I wanted to give you

this it's an

apology you've been doing a lot of

apologizing

lately

it's a friendship bracelet oh it's so

cute it's a proper version of the ones

we made when we were younger when I

visited the farm oh honestly be you

didn't have to no I

did I can't believe I said I couldn't

rely on you as a friend of course I know

I can even if you're far far away and

what about the rooftop with Theo I was

jealous there I said

it I feel so lonely most of the time

my job takes up my whole life and having

you here is kind of felt like having a

partner in crime and Theo you're the one

who told me to go for it yeah I didn't

mean fall in love with him W no one said

anything about that I'm happy for your

happiness especially if it means you'll

stay in London I'm not in love with him

I guess I just hope that this would be

enough me in the

restaurant I love you

beex I like Theo enough none of this is

mutually

exclusive the only reason I'm spending

time with Theo in the first place is for

you and the

restaurant I just want to be someone

people can rely on you my parents

the I just don't want to be replacable

anymore like I was to Chase and you

think you're going to achieve that by

following Theo Hast things into the

depths of the

countryside I can think of worse places

to figure myself

out thank you I love it and I'll see you

later

yeah love

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it's just like

home you see something new every day the

smell it's so

refreshing well I'm glad someone else

appreciates it other than my dad oh come

on you can seriously be immune to how

beautiful this is I don't understand

understand how you'd ever want to leave

I have my reasons and I guess you don't

want to talk about those let's just say

I probably sit in your parents side of

the

fence I do believe you have to broaden

your horizons to become a truly great

chef well my parents didn't have to did

your dad he's traveled yeah and then he

came back wait did you ever want to be a

chef oh my goodness I can't believe it

you really are Ben Hastings my mom would

die if you knew I was here you did you

just bring home a fan Dad this is Stella

who as likely as it seems is not an

actual crazy

person wow did I actually just do that

to be honest yes she

did what's this all

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so Stella what brings you to England oh

long story well Theo's probably heard

too many times already shall I

paraphrase yeah

fast talented

Chef Country Girl

brutally

dumped two shelters

hey broadening

Horizons wow I mean I've never had my

whole life reduced to 10 words before

well you said make it fast yeah suppose

I

did you always H had away with words

yeah

clearly well as a country bumpkin

myself Welcome to our little slice of

paradise a why you so happy to be here

Cheers Cheers Cheers

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so basically my mom modeled the whole

bases of the restaurant after the

homestead oh did she ever live in

England for a while yeah she had a PM

pal from school that she was super close

to and they used to visit each other all

the time so when I was old enough my mom

made sure that I signed up to the same

program which is where I'm at back but

yeah yeah she lived here too and she

learned to cook at the best restaurants

and then she met my dad and he's

American Sue so they both moved back

home and they set up a business together

it's a similar story to me and Theo's

Mom oh I've not heard this

story well I don't think it's one he

really likes to tell and I've never had

the chance because he's never brought a

girl home for me to recount it to before

oh he hasn't D Come On

Son Georgia was a beautiful girl we met

in Thailand I mean she was there to

explore the food I was just there for a

holiday yeah she was a chef

really I was just a boy who called

himself an entrepreneur but didn't

really have any

direction we met one night at a beach

party and I enrolled in the same school

as her the very next

day fast forward 2 years she calls me up

out with the blue and asks me if I'm

still planning to start off a small

business I mean I told her I'd already

started one small restaurant out of my

par

house she tells me she's looking for a

new Venture and asked if she could come

for an

interview I mean we weren't even hiring

but I was never going to miss a chance

of seeing her

again together we built this place from

the ground up got a star put the

business on the map had

Theo they were real housan

days it's a beautiful story

I feel the same way about my home which

is why I never wanted to

leave I think you really have to explore

the world to know where your heart

really

lies I mean it's only because I left so

often that I realized that there was

nowhere else I would rather be than

here with my

family with my

son

anyway I'll leave you both to

it I'll be inside if you need anything

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thanks why do I feel that that comment

from your dad bothered you do you want

the long or the short answer long answer

always or as long as you want it to

be the truth is I envy you envy me why

because your parents encourage you to

travel spread your wings mine just

wanted me to stay at home and be

sheltered forever I'm sure that's not

true it just didn't seem fair they got

to travel and I never got the chance

you're doing it now aren't you yeah I'm

sure I made it to the city but London's

only down the road okay so what's top of

your

list South America southeast Asia

Australia Morocco Madagascar I'm going

to stop you there before you go on a

tour of the world like I said

everywhere and what about your

mom what about

mom do you see her

often I think you know the answer to

that

wait do I get an official

tour of

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is that a purple carrot the original

carrot color yes I created a whole menu

around purple carrots but my dad won't

let me grow them why apparently they

don't appeal to the average consumer ah

so your mom is the creative one

definitely you look like you're in your

element right now yeah well I can be

adventurous sometimes ah so adventurous

when you're in your comfort zone what's

a

contradiction oh wait actually this is a

photo opportunity I can't miss okay

don't worry it's not for social media

it's just for memories oh no go on

Rebecca all love this okay I'm

recording everybody knows that Tomatoes

go really well

with leaks and what could you possibly

think to pair tomatoes and leaks with

other

than rhubarb

come on we do have a reputation to

maintain wait now the finish and

touch Ty Basil I'm not sure I'd eat this

dish but everybody says I have so much

potential very

funny so what's next well I think that's

obvious it was going so well until I

found the Basel not one for the

restaurant menu no I think it needs

work you know I had fun

today I seem to have a good track record

with

that look

Stella about my mom you don't have to

talk about it if you don't want to no no

I don't mind talking about it it's just

I'm very picky about who I talk

to I don't want to Bear my soul to

someone who might leave soon

you're not the only person who said that

to me

recently my mom died about 5 years ago

and honestly I moved to London because I

couldn't

cope I don't know how my dad

stayed all the memories the

sadness and the

joys I just had to get

away yeah he makes

sense I thought at the very least I

could do distract

myself all my early success came from

this place of not wanting to slow down

in case all the pain came back

but now everything slowed down it's

almost like I'm having to process it

again for the first

time have you ever thought that

maybe your dad needs you more than you

need the

city you could be truly great you said

so yourself you're already pushing

yourself yeah well we can talk about all

my issues after we finish talking about

yours do you want to glass of one

without a

doubt you

know I didn't want to do what all my

friends did after

college I didn't want to move to New

York and join some conglomerate

Juggernaut and work working advertising

and I lost touch with a lot of friends

because of

that

chase my

ex he became my entire world and I was

so relying on that one person for my own

happiness I wanted to open a restaurant

with him and my parents said they would

back it financially if we could

successfully run their place for a

while what happened the breakup

a month of disaster for the restaurant

and no support from my parents who

thought my lack of life experience was

the reason I didn't see it

coming and now I'm in a big city anyway

and I've never felt

so

alone I guess what I'm trying to say

is I know how terrifying it is to lose

someone and even if it's not in the same

way

toche

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mhm I feel so good when I'm with him

like he makes me feel so comfortable

that's amazing amazing and the only

other person who makes me feel like that

is you so it's a big deal it's okay you

don't have to make me feel better I had

my d a

moment I'm happy for you we're just

opposites in so many ways like it really

shouldn't work hey don't ever think it

it's hard not to there's just still so

much that's unknown I'm sure he felt

exactly the same yeah you're right I

need some of a newfound optimism look

I'm just finding my rhythm my style you

will too I know

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how's it going champ yeah I'm just

trying to write this article and not

make it sound like a cheap expose I

thought that was a plan I know but

something about it now just doesn't feel

right look you've got to monopolize

whatever you can all don't think I'm

joking when I tell you I'm trying my

best but you have to meet me

halfway you've done the Social Media

stuff now the board's excited

huh so if this is the new direction we

take to make it work so be it you were

right you know we're moving with the

times Freddy I hey I believe in

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you

so I started dating

again what why didn't you tell me I met

this guy it's early days I don't know if

I can commit to someone again begs this

is the best news you deserve this more

than anyone yes absolutely how have we

both found our love interests I know

maybe the vow renewal they sending out

some sort of cosmic energy it's about

time I'll drink to that yeah cheers

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send so I've got these for you thank you

and can you put these at the bath of the

van thank you very

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much

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right to got

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this

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hi hi oh you look great and you look

beautiful beex has really outdone

herself yeah how is she yeah she's doing

good actually yeah how have you done

this done what this is the best thing

I've ever tasted well I had a good Sue

Chef M speaking of will Mr Theo be

joining us

today I think that as he

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it's been a joy to watch Stella Martin's

trying to ReDiscover her passion the

food she's cooking now is some of the

best she'll ever

eat but her full potential is yet to be

realized are you kidding

me heartbreak can be the Catalyst for

growth we're the bases for fear and food

and it's hard to tell which way this

will go either way it's what worth going

to Silver along the

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way

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hello Stella leave a

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message what 20 canop in 1 minute is not

cute I'm a chef if anyone can revert to

grief feeding it's me oh it's not all

bad right I mean Theo did say for people

to check out the restaurant and that

your food is great he wrote about cheese

how about about my life me my personal

flaws he's a journalist no he's a liar

um

Stella can I talk to you

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please I'm so

sorry sorry for

what you made it very clear that you

needed to make a name for yourself by

all means necessary but it was just so

obvious what the people wanted to see

that the social media it was a bit of

fun yeah but it worked the article has

been shared over a thousand times

already great even more people who now

have the right to an opinion about me no

one's going to read it like that it's

just a hook for the article which

actually is very flattering by the way

are you seriously defending yourself

right

now you know how vulnerable I felt since

I got here and I was finally starting to

feel like this place might be home I

told you that stuff was off limits I

trusted you it doesn't matter

anyway because I'm leaving okay I

understand if you need some space no I'm

leaving London I'm going back to the

States I'm going home why thanks for

making my decision

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easier

are you that incapable of seeing the

bigger picture here what's that supposed

to mean you you you're so set in your

comfort zone and you refuse to do

anything else you tried that before

remember and I fell right back into the

same trap with you it was never a trap

you know your dad was right leaving was

selfish and you will never be happy or

get over your loss if you don't

appreciate what you already

have okay well I guess we really do see

things too differently

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I think you need to go Stella goodbye

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F you okay I'm so sorry I have to

leave

sure my happy ending just isn't

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here

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you really care about her huh I didn't

even realize it was

happening things happen when you at

least expect them

to I just don't understand how it all

went so

wrong sure you

do you left after your mother died

because you were too scared of facing

your

feelings seems to me that's exactly what

Stella is doing no that was different I

was channeling my energy into something

else she just lashed

out when you don't want to take any

blame for

that I

suppose poing into someone's personal

life is one

thing publishing it for the world to see

is

another

but what would you do if this was you

and Mom how would you make this

better your mother liked

flowers and a

picnic very

romantic and a genuine apology to go

alongside

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what are you doing

here I live

upstairs what are you doing

here I couldn't

sleep I needed

space going back home Stella see by that

I know you mean back to my apartment but

going back home is what I'm losing sleep

over come on let's have a

chat I don't know what to do well what

do you want to

do come on try harder than

that I miss my family but I'm scared if

I go back to the States and I won't come

back and I'll revert back to my

comfortable life and then I'll have to

admit to Theo that he was not a series

of

ultimatums I know you're used to working

in black and white but there's a whole

gray area in

between what's that supposed to mean

we're lucky enough to live in a world

with

airplanes so you could have the best of

both worlds if you

wanted but what about the restaurant

I'd make it

work your happiness is more

important speaking

of where did things stand with

Theo we got

mad and said some things we didn't

mean what are you going to do about

it

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Stella you know this is really annoying

what the flowers I was going to

apologize to you oh well I beat you to

it way to make me look bad oh well I'll

take them back to the floor no no no

they're

fine I don't have anything for you

though all I need from you is a yes

depends what I'm agreeing to it's a

surprise you're playing a dangerous game

Mr

Hastings so what am I saying yes

to I love that

we going let's

go you've really outdone yourself this

time look I'm so sorry for letting

myself sell out and dragging you along

with me I just had this need to prove

everyone

wrong I never ever wanted to hurt

you and I'm sorry for retreating back

into my little protective shell every

time something happened that I didn't

like we're so enlightened

not yet maybe one

day

so what is your

plan

well I

think I'm going to

stay what made you change your

mind Rebecca ouch she needs me the

restaurant needs

me well we can have one more person to

that list

okay let's make a deal M I'll stay for

you too as long as you take me to the

country whenever I need some inspiration

D and no more social media posts or

writing articles but what if Theo okay

sorry sorry done I'm

done and if I need another

tour there'll be a thousand Adventures

to go

on De

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