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

David, however, deflected his pissy attitude by talking about some of the celebrities he’d played with in Vegas and around the LA area. The guy was in seventh heaven listening to stories about some of his favorite celebs. Every once in a while David would turn and wink at me. I must have looked stunned each time because he’d give me a cheeky grin and fall back into chitchat without missing a beat.


After Mr. Golf and his gushy wife, Melissa brought over a couple who wanted me to talk them through all the recipes in my first book, the one the missus owned and evidently didn’t know how to use properly. When I clammed up because I was so pissed, David again saved the day. He chatted about times he’d made some of the dishes they mentioned and the little changes he’d figured out to make some of the recipes easier.


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