hanging out with friends

Maya was extremely busy managing the operations of the restaurant. She was seated at a desk, her attention focused on the computer screen as she maintained all inventory records, tracked sales, and ordered food ingredients from local suppliers. She had been on the phone for nearly an hour, speaking with suppliers.

"Chef DeLuca," a knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

"The tomato samples are here," a waiter pushed in a food cart. On top of it were five small open boxes containing tomatoes, each with a name attached.

Maya got out of her desk and took one of the tomatoes from the three boxes. She bit into the tomato and frowned. "Out,". She moved on to the next one, glanced at it, and rejected it. For the third one, she took a bite and smiled. "Maggie's farm will supply us with tomatoes from now on."

The waiter frowned. "You didn't check the remaining two."

"They look fresh, but they are the worst," Maya dismissed.