Appetite for Love Page #5

Okay, Miss Fixer.

I'll make you a deal.

Enter the race, and if you win,

I'll sell ICB the property.

- You're serious?

- You want that land...

...you've gotta put your menu

where your mouth is.

- You're on.

- Yeah. You're on.

Ladies and gentlemen,

boys and girls...

...as Mayor of Sycamore Springs,

it is my great honor...

...to welcome you

to the 25th annual...

...stuff- your- face race,

sponsored by Hart's!

Now, each contestant has to

complete the course through...

...the Springs, and get back here

by any means necessary.

But you must stop at every station

and finish eating...

...each portion of food

or be disqualified.

First one across the finish line

is the winner.

Is everybody ready?

- Excuse me!

Hold on folks, looks like

we have a last- minute entry here.

Well, I'll be!

It's Willy Jones, everyone!

- Yes!

- It's Mina.

Even wrote it down on the card.

- Okay then.

Racers, on your marks.

- Good luck.

Get set...

There's nothing

like farm- fresh cheese.

I thought you said the food was

supposed to be good at this thing?

I need to lie down.

Okay, good luck.

Just admit it.

Nobody likes the food...

...and they're quitting

the race as a result.

Are you trying to get out

of your bet?

- No.

- Good.

I'll save you a spot for you

at the finish line.

Okay.

Yeah.

I'm a machine.

Come on!

I'm so sorry to do this

but I really need your scooter.

- What?

- I'll bring it back, I promise!

Yes!

Honey, honey, you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

So, you think everyone stopped

coming because of the race?

And because you make me

serve this inedible food.

Our customers have high standards.

Half of them are farmers.

What's the point of making all

these changes if nobody comes?

Don't worry. There's

always a slight transition...

...when we re- brand.

- Slight transition?

This is a mass exodus.

- We've tried it your way...

...and it's obviously

not working.

Why don't we put some of Lucien's

ideas back on the menu?

Unless ICB wants to lose

its entire customer base...

...at its flagship restaurant?

- Maisie's back.

She wants her burger,

the real one.

Sometimes the rules

need to be broken.

This is not supposed

to happen like this.

Not all of them.

You can keep your posters...

...and your tablecloths,

and your uniforms...

...but give Maisie

her burger back.

There's nothing Americana

about frozen beef patties.

Okay.

We'll go with fresh ground beef.

I love it!

Hey, how's it going?

Hi, yeah, everything's

going great here.

Are you sure? Because

it doesn't sound that way.

What?

No, we're still redecorating.

Listen, Larry says upstairs

is breathing down his neck.

They've already acquired

new locations...

...and they're moving up

the national launch.

They wanna see the numbers, Mina.

I just need a little more time

to iron things out.

- What things?

- Well, for one thing the food.

I don't know who signed off

on this menu, but we should...

...really talk to Larry about...

- People don't go to these...

...restaurants for good food,

they'll go for...

..."Americana Extreme,

a fun, familiar menu."

- I know, I just thought...

- Don't over- think it.

Just do what you were

sent there to do.

Your future at the company

depends on this.

Our future depends on it, Mina.

- I know. Okay.

I should go.

I'll talk to you soon. Bye.

Okay, bye.

What do you say

we get outta here?

I can't, I have to

finish up this report.

Says the girl that used to skip

Mr. Chisholm's class...

...every Friday

to go to the lake?

Well, that girl

has responsibilities now.

That girl

needs to come with me now.

You know, it's hard to believe

you actually grew up here.

I've been saying that

my whole life.

You ever think about moving back?

Starting a family?

Atlanta is my home now.

My whole life is there.

My job, my friends...

...my boyfriend.

He asked me to move in.

Well, that's a big step.

I'm still thinking about it.

And you and Paisley?

We broke up.

She just hasn't accepted it yet.

Seems like it worked out for you,

getting outta here.

I knew if I didn't leave

to pursue a career...

...I would have regretted it

my whole life.

And seeing Sycamore Springs now,

everything is the same.

Well, not everything.

You're different.

Always helping everyone.

Yeah, maybe I just grew up.

- I got one.

- Okay.

- I got one!

- All right, just set the hook.

Yeah, yeah, I got it, I got it.

Come on!

- Here we are.

Oh, man! What happened?

He wasn't gonna let a city girl

just reel him in without...

...a fight, now, was he?

Come on.

I got something

that'll cheer you up.

Is that it?

- Are you ready?

- Oh, yeah.

My Corvette!

Check it out.

- You buried my doll?

- She had it coming.

I've been looking for that.

My very first mix tape.

I recorded it from the radio.

What's on it?

"Wannabe." You remember?

We used to go crazy!

The Cranberries...

...and The Waterfalls.

Thank you.

I can't believe I forgot

about our time capsule.

Not me.

I walk by that spot every day

before I come fishing.

I can't believe

I didn't dig it up sooner.

Why didn't you ask me to stay?

What do you mean?

Back then, after high school,

you just let me leave.

What was I supposed to do?

You'd already made up your mind.

I don't know,

I wanted you to fight for me.

Tell me not to go.

It felt like you didn't care.

- That's crazy.

Yeah, well, I'm a girl.

We're complex.

Tell me about it.

How could you think I didn't care?

You were everything to me.

I'm sorry.

My life's just too complicated

right now. I can't do this.

Can you take me back?

- Hi.

- Hi.

So?

Think we should talk about this?

- About what?

About how we have customers again?

I think giving Maisie her burger

back really did the trick.

You think all these people

are back because of Maisie?

Have you seen her Twitter feed?

What if people start requesting

items from the old menu?

Listen, Mina, try this.

That's fantastic.

As per the menu,

this is Hart's new...

..."Spaghetti Americana",

but it's really homemade linguine.

I used our heirloom tomatoes

to make the Bolognese...

...fresh Romano and

a pinch of basil. Here.

The "Super Veggie Explosion Salad"!

From the menu,

but all organic from the garden.

A lot better than a big bag

of brown lettuce, huh?

Technically, these items are

listed on the new Hart's menu.

I don't know about this.

And why did you install

another commercial water fixture?

Yeah, I wanted to talk

to you about that.

- What is that?

- I just wanted to see if it works.

It's a pump.

- A pump for what?

Water. I'm channeling the pure

Sycamore Springs water...

...on the property.

- Into the restaurant?

- Yes.

- No, no, no.

You want to know

why everything tastes so good?

It's the minerals in the water.

We use it to boil the pasta...

...in the soups,

the bread Lucien makes.

You have to admit,

it's pretty impressive.

It's more than impressive.

But you have to take it down.

Wait, is this because of

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