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Laura is struggling with her feelings for Adam and the horrible review she wrote about her restaurant. She and Adam meet for breakfast on top of a very high building, and they have a wonderful time. Adams asks her what she does, and she simply says that she is a secretary and works for Roger, who is the editor of “The Voice”. Adam says he knows the magazine, and he even mentions he likes the guy who writes “The Dish”, that is, the food review, and since Laura writes anonymously, the general idea is that “The Dish” is written by a man. At the end of their breakfast Laura is delighted and smitten, especially when he kisses her. They have arranged to meet for breakfast again the following week, and even though Laura is looking forward to seeing him again, she is also afraid because of the review that will soon be published.
That weekend Laura gets the visit from her sister, Jess. I don’t like Jess very much as she tries to railroad Laura into doing what she thinks is right for her. First, she thinks that she is wasting her abilities in her job, and however much Laura says that she is happy and satisfied, Jess is like a dog with a bone, tirelessly trying to persuade her to dump her job. Then when Laura tells her about Adam, Jess is also critical and puts down the fact that a chef keeps unsocial hours, so she wants Laura to go on a date with one of her banker friends. Jess is unbearable, and in Laura’s position, I wouldn’t be so patient.
What I find interesting about Laura’s dilemma is that now she fears that her review might have some effect on Adam’s life. Yet, she should know that the effect would have been the same if he had been a stranger. Now she is struggling with the idea that the review is bad news for Adam, but maybe she should have considered that her printed words have consequences for people regardless whether you know the chefs or not. So maybe she should have been more merciful or maybe kinder.
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