TV celebrity chef and cookbook author Adam de Leon walked away from his lover when Jason's drug addiction spiraled out of control. Adam also abandoned his renowned restaurant in San Francisco to start a small bistro in the Sierra Foothills.<br><br>Five years later Adam is battling the conservative leaders of Stone Acres, California, to open a new restaurant in the historic Old Town area when Jason turns up on his doorstep -- a recovered Jason, now going by the name David and claiming he's overcome his addictions. What's more, he begs Adam to take him back and says he's ready for their happily ever after.<br><br>Adam has enough on his plate with problems plaguing the opening of his restaurant. Now he's having a hard time deciding which to follow -- his head or his heart.

When Adam Fell

The next day was the first of two big shopping trips and the first I was excited about. Hot damn. I planned to wallow in the Foothills Kitchen Supply Warehouse. Nothing like a huge room filled with cooking equipment to put bliss on my face.


When Fredi, Abe, and I first talked, I’d ordered all the big appliances, the stove, fridges, freezers, and everything else that needed to be built in or needed extra space. So this shopping spree was for pots, pans, utensils, and other kitchen paraphernalia. I was leaving the Bistro stuff up there because I fully intended to go back in the late spring and open for the summer as usual.


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