Then she went to the front podium where they were taking in customers and looked at the list. She saw the next person on that list and called his name.

Ivy : Dan Wright, table for one.

Dan Wright steps up to the podium and says that its him. He waited for Ivy to get the menu on the side of podium.

Dan had a small tablet with a little notebook on the top while holding it. He was dressed in a nice black suite like someone who would work in an office. He is actually a food critic blogger who writes blogs on good or worst restaurants all around the world.

So Ivy signaled him to follow her to an empty table of one in the middle of the area she was working at. She invites him to sit and get comfortable. She offered him what he wanted to drink before ordering his food.

Ivy : Hello. I'm Ivy. I'm going to be your server for tonight.
Ivy : Can i help you with something to drink tonight ?
Dan Wright : Please get me a glass of water and your famous red wine.

Ivy writes down Dan's drink order and says.......

Ivy : i'll give you some time to look over the menu. I'll be right out with your drink sir.
Dan Wright : thank you.

Ivy knew from the moment she wrote down Dan's drink order that he was the famous restaurant blogger online. She was scared so she did her best to serve him on her first day of work. She went to the bar to get the drinks ready for Dan. Then she walked over to Dan's table to serve him his ice water and red wine.

Ivy : I recognized you from online. i'm sorry to ask but your the famous food blogger right ?
Dan Wright (*smiles & says) : i thought no one would recognize me here.
Dan Wright : you must have read my work online.
Ivy : Yes. i admire your writing sir.
Ivy : I'm sorry i'm not doing my job. would you like to order now or have a little more time ?
Dan Wright : i want to order now.
Ivy (*smiles & asks) : what can i get for you tonight Mr. Wright ?
Dan Wright : I have a craving for spaghetti. i'll get the Spaghetti Swirl Special.
Ivy : Would you like a side of bread sticks with the Spaghetti Swirl Special ?
Dan Wright (*asks) : can i ?
Ivy : sure.
Dan Wright : then please get me the side of bread sticks as well.

Ivy wrote down Dan's order and says......

Ivy : your order tonight is the Spaghetti Swirl Special with a side of bread sticks.
Dan Wright : that's right.
Ivy : i'm going to be right back with your order sir.

Ivy took her order pad and went to talk to Jason at the bar where she punched in the order on the Ipad cashier machine. Ivy was a bit worried on Dan's order because she knew deep inside of her that Charlie's restaurant special isn't spaghetti but steak and prime ribs.

Jason : Hey. that's Dan Wright, one of the most overwhelming food critic bloggers.
Ivy : i know. i have read his blogs and it can be overwhelming reading his work.
Ivy : i was so scared from talking to him. i'm still shaking.
Ivy : he hasn't been here since the day you opened ?
Jason : no. its his first time here.
Ivy : omg, this is tragic.
Jason : what did he order ?
Ivy : the Spaghetti Swirl Special with a side of bread sticks.
Jason : Charlie hasn't been able to fix the recipe. that's why nobody orders that dish.
Ivy : i don't know what to do now.
Ivy : i'm going to talk to Charlie.

Ivy was so worried after hearing what Jason had to say so she hurried to the kitchen to talk to Charlie about Dan Wright. She walked to Charlie and talked to him.

Ivy : Charlie.
Charlie (*says as being busy with other things in the kitchen) : what is it ?
Ivy : Dan Wright is out there and he wants a taste of your spaghetti.
Charlie (*asks) : he's there today ? right now ?
Ivy : yeah. what do we do ?
Charlie : i haven't adjust the taste of the Spaghetti Swirl yet.
Ivy : what are we going to do Charlie ?
Charlie : you could make it. your spaghetti recipe is exquisite.
Ivy : but…………. but…….
Charlie : we’re running out of time Ivy.
Charlie : its busy in here and i need to take care of the steak recipes.
Charlie : please. Dan Wright is out there and he's very intimidating when it comes to his blogs.
Charlie : i'm begging you this one time only, please Ivy.
Ivy : alright.
Charlie : just grab whatever you need and start cooking it. please Ivy, save us.
Ivy : someone go out there and cover for me. now !
Charlie (*yells at someone in the kitchen) : someone go now !

One of the kitchen helpers took Ivy's job for a little while and went out to serve the customers.

Ivy grabbed an apron from the wall in the back and started to gather all of the ingredients that she needed from the fridge. She started to cook away and putting the ingredients together in a pan. During the whole time cooking, she had no choice to recreate the spaghetti recipe. So she cooked the noodles and sauce separately. Then she assembled everything together onto a nice place. When she did, she thought about art and how she would decorate it if she had to paint the picture. So Ivy garnished a bit of parsley and shredded Parmesan cheese on top of the red tomato spaghetti sauce.

Then Ivy gave Charlie a heads up and told him that she was going to serve the spaghetti plate to Dan Wright herself because it was the right thing to do.

She walked out of the kitchen with the order in her hand, nicely presented. She walked to Dan Wright's table and served the meal to him in front of him.

Ivy then walked away to let him enjoy his meal. Ivy was doing other things around her area. She picked up plates and bills to the back. As Ivy was doing that, she saw how Dan was analyzing the plate.

He was taking pictures from different angles on his cellphone, writing comments in notebook, and uploading something on his tablet. He was all doing that while looking over the spaghetti plate. After a while, he took a bite into the spaghetti special and was very mesmerized and looks like he had fell in love with the recipe. Dan sat there for about 10 minutes and started to write a review in his notebook and finish with the plate.

Ivy saw the finished product and came over to Dan's table to see if he needed anything else.

Ivy (*asks) : Is it okay if i take your plate since you are done ?
Dan Wright : yes please.

Ivy took Dan's plate and asks him something.

Ivy : How did you like your meal tonight ?
Dan Wright : it was one of the best meals ive had in a long time. thank you.
Ivy : i want to thank you instead for analyzing our restaurant tonight.
Dan Wright : well your welcome.
Ivy (*smiles & asks) : would you like some desserts ?
Dan Wright : sure.

Ivy hands Dan Wright the dessert menu that she got from her front pocket apron. Dan Wright takes a look at it and asks.......

Dan Wright (*asks) : which dessert would you recommend ?
Ivy : i love chocolate so i get the 3 layer chocolate mousse cake.
Dan Wright : i'll trust your word on that one. let me get the 3 layer chocolate mousse cake.
Ivy : you got it.
Ivy (*asks) : you like some more water or red wine ?
Dan Wright : some water is fine. let me also get the bill too.
Ivy : sure. i'll be right back.

Ivy took the plate to the back for wash and went over to the side of the bar where all of the deserts were in the glass cake refrigerated displayed. She carefully took out a piece of the 3 layer chocolate mousse cake and placed it in a plate.

As Ivy was passing by the cashier machine, she picked up the bill for Dan Wright and brought it to his table. Dan wanted Ivy to stand by him so he could tell her about the blog post that he was going to write about on his website.

Dan Wright : i'm in love with this spaghetti recipe. can you tell me where it was revive from ?
Ivy : lets just say that it came from a family recipe.
Dan Wright : who cooked this ?

Dan Wright continues to say as he pays for his bill.

Ivy : do you really want to know ?
Dan Wright : yes.
Ivy (*lies) : Charlie, the restaurant owner.
Dan Wright : Ah.... i see.

Then Dan Wright handed Ivy the bill and she got it. He stood up from his table gathering all of his things. Before Ivy could leave, he stopped her and told her......

Dan Wright : i know that Charlie wasn't the one who cooked that dish.
Dan Wright (*asks) : it was you wasnt it ?
Ivy (*asks) : how did you know ?
Dan Wright : i knew from the moment you left to the kitchen to take my order.
Dan Wright : something didnt feel right and it took a little longer than i expected.
Dan Wright : and someone replaced you when you were working in the kitchen.
Dan Wright : dont try to fool me Ivy. i know from experience.
Ivy : im so sorry Mr. Wright.
Dan Wright (*asks) : what really happened back there ?
Ivy (*asks) : to be honest ?
Dan Wright : i need your honest opinion here.
Dan Wright : if you want William & Charlie restaurant to be on my blog with good reviews.
Ivy : the original recipe was terrible and Charlie was going to fix it soon.
Ivy : there wasnt enough time and you came at the wrong time.
Dan Wright : but i came at the right time for you to make the dish for me.
Ivy : we had no other choice so Charlie put me in charge because i can cook a good spaghetti
Ivy : im so sorry that we have disappointed you today if you didnt like it.
Dan Wright : i didnt say that i hate it.
Ivy (*asks) : excuse me ?
Dan Wright : it was one of the most best spaghetti's i have ever tasted besides my mothers.
Dan Wright : i really loved it a lot. you did a good job.
Dan Wright (*asks) : what is the secret ?
Ivy : there is no secret to the recipe.
Ivy : i always think about who im giving it to and make it the best.
Dan Wright : that sounds like a valuable reason.
Dan Wright : dont worry about the blog review. i am going to take care of it myself.
Dan Wright : your looking at a good review here Ivy.
Ivy (*smiles & says) : thank you so much Mr. Wright.
Dan Wright (*smiles & says) : if i were you, i would suggest Charlie to have you in the kitchen.
Dan Wright : some people would want to give the dish a try after this.
Ivy (*smiles & says) : i'll keep that in mind.
Dan Wright : im expecting big things from this restaurant.
Dan Wright : you'll be seeing me soon for your spaghetti in the future.
Ivy : thank you for this and coming tonight.
Dan Wright : no problem. i better go. i have other places to be at.
Ivy : then you should go.
Dan Wright : thank you.

Dan Wright walked out of the restaurant with his things and Ivy continued to do her job and cleaned up the tables.

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