The vibe: travel, food, slow burn, soft, Famousrry
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Eloise DuPont is one of the world's best chefs. She is thriving with a new cookbook that just came out, jump starting her cooking class tour. Her relationship just ended and the only th...
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ELOISE DUPONT
"Safety first, so remember when you are cutting tuck those fingers. We like to start the night with ten and end it with just as many." I watch as a few members do some questionable moves with their knife work that have potential caused me a slight amount of stress through the class tonight.
It wasn't what I was expecting, because tonights class was filled mostly with couples that were being extremely lovey-dovey. I guess since my own love-life was completely nonexistent it made me a slight Grinch to the idea of a happy romance budding directly in front of me. A little childish I am aware, but feelings are feelings, and I cannot help them sadly. I was spoiled to have not thought about my divorce and mess of a life all day, instead focusing entirely on my class, but then my class smacked me directly in the face with a solid reminder.
I roll my eyes secretly to Jade, while no one else notices as a couple kisses to congratulate the other on dicing the onions super well as they said. Kisses do not belong in the kitchen, this is a space of working.
Jade tries to stifle her small laughter while pulling her phone out to scroll and ignore me and my irritants. She's right, I should ignore it also, but I cannot.
After class Ricky promised to let Jade and I have a girls night that he fully set up. He got popcorn, candy, drinks, and numerous other snacks sent to my room along with logging into every single streaming app, some extra fluffy pillows, and anything else you can think of that makes for a heavenly hangout.
I guess even Ricky and Jade realize my social battery is starting to dwindle, and yet we are only a few nights into the tour. I never have been one for being great in crowds, the atmosphere and all the intensity makes me freeze up. I have a small social circle and don't tend to engulf myself in large settings because of the nerves it conjures up. I could never be one to fully immerse myself into the fame life because I couldn't handle all the circulation that goes with it.
The students were finishing up pulling out food from the ovens with beaming smiles while swirls of scents fill the air causing everyone's mouths to water. I was counting down the minutes left of signing books and talking to everyone before it was just my bestfriend and I in the comfort of a blanketed cocoon watching How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days while stuffing myself with Sour Patch Kids.
I liked that I was away from the city, because it did give my head a little space to clear up. I was thinking too much about Chase and my divorce as a negative thing. But with space and time away I am now realizing once again how small the world really is, and how I was limiting myself with Chase and an unhappy life. The only thing limiting my happiness was myself and the fact I settled without reaching towards changing my misery. Since tonight I spent a little too much time focusing on that, I promised myself that tomorrow we are going to have a good time in the city with all three of us making new memories.
